Otsile Lekone o buisana le motlhankela wa lefapha la ditiro tsa puso Isaac Kabini ka lifestyle audit ya ba mafapha le ditheo tsa puso.

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Full interview with the co-founder of the Dance Music Summit, Sakhe Motshoene.

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Otsile Lekone o buisana le motlhankela go tswa Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Mpho Mokoena.  Pegelo ya sesheng ya ba Nelson Mandela Children's Fund e bontsha fa bana ba feta di million di le nne mo nageng ba tshela ka tlala. Go begwa fa bana ba le bararo ba tlhokafala letsatsi le letsatsi ka ntlha ya tlala mo Afrika Borwa. Gareng ga dingwe tsa dikgwetlho tsa bana mo nageng tse di tlhagelelang mo pegelong eo, ke maemo a boitekanelo a bokoa a etegediwang ke bohuma jo bana ba tshelang mo go bone. Pegelo eo e bontsha gape fa mo dingwageng di le tharo tse di fetileng bana ba le di-percent di le lesome nne mo di province tsa North West, Northern Cape, Free State le Mpumalanga ba tshela ka tlala. 

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Otsile Lekone o buisana le sebueledi sa ba ditirelo tsa tshoganyetso kwa Johannesburg, Xolile Khumalo. Go begwa fa go bonwe setopo sa mongwe wa batho ba ba nwetseng mo nokeng ya Klip River kwa province ya Gauteng mo malatsing a fetileng. Batho ba le babedi ba ne ba nwela mo nokeng eo ka nako ya go tlhapisiwa sefifi. Ba ditirelo tsa tshoganyetso kwa Gauteng, ba ntse ba tsweletse ka letsholo la go batla batho bao.  Ga jaana go santse go batlwa motho wa bobedi yo nwetseng mo nokeng eo. 

Otsile Lekone o buisana le sebueledi sa ba NSFAS Slumezi Skosana. Tona ya thuto e kgolwane, Blade Nzimande a re ba setheo se se thusang baithuti ba thuto e kgolwane ka matlole, NSFAS ba dira ka natla go tokafatsa le go itlhaganedisa tsamaiso ya go thusa baithuti ba ba dirang dikopo tsa go thusiwa ka matlole mo ngwageng o tlang wa dithuto. Nzimande a re ba tlile go dirisana le ba setheo sa ditirelo tsa lekgetho, SARS le ba setheo sa thuso ya matlole a puso SASSA, mmogo le ba lefapha la merero ya selegae go seka seka tshedimosetso e tla thusang ba NSFAS go supa baithuti ba ba tshwanelang go thusiwa ka matlole. Seno ke jaaka e le letsatsi la bobedi baithuti ba letleletswe go dira kopo ya go thusiwa ka matlole mo ngwageng o tlang ke ba NSFAS. Tona Nzimande o itsisitse fa go tla nna le diphetogo tse di akaretsang gore  baithuti ba ba dirang dikopo  ga ba sa tlhole ba tlhoka go neela ba NSFAS tshedimosetso e ka ga letseno la batsadi le tshedimosetso e ka ga bo nnete ba gore makwalo a boitshupo a mothuti a dirang kopo ka one ke a batsadi ba gagwe. 

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Higher Education Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande had dismissed calls for the scrapping of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and rather distribute funds directly to higher institutions of learning. NSFAS has been rocked by a series of scandals including leadership instability and the irregular awarding of four fintech companies to disburse student allowances. Funding applications for the 2024 academic year opened yesterday and will close at the end of January next year. Nzimande briefed the media in Pretoria on applications. To discuss the challenges that students still face Elvis Presslin spoke to president of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Student Command, Sihle Lonzi 

The National Assembly has voted in favour of a motion by the Economic Freedom Fighters for government to shutdown Israeli Embassy in South Africa, pending a ceasefire as the war ranges on between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The motion was passed following an amendment by the African National Congress which resulted vote supported by 248 members of parliament from the EFF, ANC, Al Jama ah, NFP, ATM and the PAC. The DA, ACDP, FF-PLUS and  IFP rejected the amendments and the motion. For some reaction Elvis Presslin spoke to Freedom Front Plus Chief Whip Dr Corne Mulder and Research Associate at the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg, Kwezi Mngibisa

Former Eskom CEO, Matshela Koko has accused the state of pursuing what he calls a hate crime against him and his family. Koko's remarks follow a decision by the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court which struck the corruption case against him and 18 co-accused off the roll on Tuesday afternoon. The court found that there have been unreasonable delays in the case involving alleged corruption to the tune of over R2 billion in the construction of the Kusile Power Station, outside Emalahleni in Mpumalanga. Speaking with members of the media following the court's decision, Koko further accused the state of taking South Africans for a ride. The National Prosecuting Authority says the ruling made by the Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has no bearing on the merits of the case except procedures. For reaction into the court's decision, Elvis Presslin spoke to Deputy Chief Executive of Labour Relations at Trade Union Solidarity, Deon Reyneke

National Treasury has announced that the government of South Africa has signed loan agreements with the World Bank, the German government and the African Development Bank. According to a statement released by the department, the loans will be provided below market rates in order to support South Africa's just Energy Transition. The World Bank is set to provide a R1-Billion loan for a duration of 15 years, the German government will loan the country half a billion euros for 12 years, with the African Development Bank extending a 300-thousand US Dollar loan over a period of 12 years. For a look at what the loans mean for South Africa moving forward, Elvis Presslin spoke to Head of Multi Asset Strategies at Aluwani Partners, Patrick Mathidi... 

The National Assembly has passed the Economic Freedom Fighters' motion - amended by the African National Congress - with 248 MPs voting in favour of the closure of the Israeli Embassy until a ceasefire has been agreed on. The original motion by the EFF called for the Israeli Embassy to be closed and all diplomatic ties with Israel to be suspended. The motion was supported by the EFF, the ANC, Al Jama-ah, NFP, ATM and the PAC.  91 MPs  from the DA, ACDP, FF-PLUS and IFP voted against the motion. Executive Director of the Handy Concept for Connecting People Global Think Tank and global affairs analyst, Simon Alain Handy.

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Finance has decided to allow members of retirement funds early access to their pension funds from next year. The committee agreed to introduce the two-pot pension system from the 1st of March 2024. This is despite the National Treasury recommending that the new system should start in 2025. Other stakeholders feel an extended period will give them enough time to amend their systems and to refine the implementation plan and address potential challenges. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to tax partner at Webber Wentzel, Joon Chong.

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Otsile Lekone o buisana le Monna setilo wa Commission ya dikereke le setso Professor David Mosoma ka go nwela ga batho ko dinokeng.

Founder of non-profit adoption advocacy Gosiame Foundation, Kgomotso Mgiba, says far too many South African women, who give their child up for adoption are stigmatised and discriminated against. According to the US based Gladney Centre for Adoption, on average, only about a thousand children are adopted in South Africa annually. This is only a fraction of the those in children's homes. Dries Liebenberg reports

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Otsile Lekone o buisana le motlhankela gotswa IEC Mmakgabo Ramatlhodi ka beke ya ntlha ya go ikwadisetsa go tlhopa.

Impoverished families are forced to hunt and eat monkey meat in the community of Cwebeni, in the Eastern Cape. This follows a recent report by South African Human Rights Commission which found that over 100 children died from malnutrition in the province between 2021 & 2022. More than 60 starving toddlers in the Port St Johns community are forced to daycare on empty stomachs. In this village many children are malnourished and some of their parents rely on hunting monkeys in the jungle to feed their children. SABC reporter, Nkululeko Nyembezi filed this report 

The Boarder Management Authority has joined forces with the South African Revenue Service to pilot a system that seeks to co-locate in truck canopies at the Lebombo Boarder Post, to ease delays in the movement of trucks. The  Authority says the process will ensure the processing of truck drivers without requiring the  disembarkment of truckers from their vehicles. The news comes days after tensions between taxi and truck driver reached a tipping point at the Boarder Post, resulting in the torching of at least vehicle last week. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Deputy Assistant  Commissioner at the Boarder Management Authority , Stephen Van Neel 

Transnet is currently briefing the media about the rollout of a temporary recovery plan aimed at clearing backlog at its ports.  In a statement on Friday, Transnet said several initiatives had been implemented to clear the backlog but has also cautioned that it will take months to clear Durban port backlog. Durban port handles 60% of South Africa's container traffic. Acting Group Chief executive at Transnet , Michelle Phillips explains....

Public Interest South Africa says harsher punitive measures need to be imposed against senior executives of banks that manipulate the bank exchange rate. London-based Standard Chartered Bank is among 28 local and international banks accused by the Competition Commission of manipulating the RAND/DOLLAR exchange rate between 2007 and 2018. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Public Interest SA spokesperson Tebogo Khaas

The Electoral Commission will today host a media briefing on the outcome of the first voter registration weekend. The first registration weekend saw various voter registration stations being affected by service delivery protests in some parts of the country. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to IEC Commissioner Janet Love and a professor of Political Science at Unisa, Professor Dirk Kotze

Two voter registration centres were disrupted in Soweto, Johannesburg following protests over electricity. This as the IEC conducted its voter registration at the weekend. Last week, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi promised Soweto residents who have not had electricity due to the power crisis in that area, that they will soon have lights. Lesufi was speaking at the Kopanong Community Hall where he met with residents from Dobsonville, Mndeni and Zola to outline the provincial government's energy response plan. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Trevor Ngwane, Chairperson of the United Front and former leader of the Soweto electricity crisis committee

Several voter registration stations in Mpumalanga were disrupted after disgruntled residents staged protests over the appointment of teachers as Voter Registration Agents. The protests took place over the weekend as the Independent Electoral Commission was registering citizens to vote in next year's general elections. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to IEC Mpumalanga Stakeholder-Liason and Communication, Thanduxolo Mchembeni

Kelebogile Kgetse o buisana le motsamaisi mo lephateng le le dirang ka merero ya go dirisiwa botlhaswa ga diritibatsi le bojalwa kwa merero ya go thusa le go tlhabololwa ga matshelo a baagi - Mogotsi KalaeaModimo Tona wa merero ya go thusa le go tlhabololwa ga matshelo a baagi, Lindiwe Zulu, a re ke nako ya go dira ka natla go fokotsa palo ya baagi ba ba dirisang botlhaswa diritibatsi le bojalwa. Tona Zulu a re ga jaana ba-nna-le-seabe mo morerong ono ba tshwanela go buisana ka tiro ya go diragatsa maano le matsholo a leng gona, le go netefatsa fa a atlega. Zulu o ne a bua go sale gale kwa kopanong ya bosetshaba e e totileng go fedisiwa ga mathata a go dirisiwa botlhaswa ga diritibatsi le bojalwa. Gompieno re buisana le ba lefapha ka mathata a go dirisiwa botlhaswa ga diritibatsi le bojalwa mo nageng. Re tla lebelela le matsholo a a leng gona go thusa baagi ba ba nang le bothata jono.

Kelebogile Kgetse o buisana le mongwe wa batho ba ba dirang ka merero ya di-insurance - Insurance Broker, Noni Molemela  Ba kantoro ya Ombuds wa di-insurance ba re ba amogela dingongorego di feta di-percent di le some-a-matlhano tse di malebana le dituelo tsa insurance tsa di-Funeral Cover. Badirisi ka bontsi ba ngongorega gore ga ba duelwe madi jaaka ba ne ba solofetse. Ba kantoro ya Ombuds wa di-insurance ba re lengwe la mabaka a dirang gore batho ba seka ba bone madi a bona jaaka ba solofetse ke gore ba signer tumelano ntle le go tlhaloganya dintlha tsotlhe. Gompieno mo sekhutlhwaneng sa badirisi, re lebelela gore ke eng se se ka dirang gore o se ungwelwe go tswa mo insurance ya Funeral Cover.

Otsile Lekone o buisana le leloko la committee ya parliament e ka ga thuto e kgolwane - Jane Mananiso, Nthuseng Mphahlele go tswa kwa lefapheng la thuto e kgolwane, Thato Maseko wa Mokgatlho wa baithuti SAUS le Phinah Kodisang go tswa kwa  Soul City Institute for Justice Ka matshwenyego a palo e kwa godimo ya baithuti ba ba betelelwang le go bolawa kwa ditheong tsa thuto e kgolwane. Tona ya thuto e kgolwane, Blade Nzimande o ne go sale gale a bega gore di-percent di le lesome tsa go betelelela di diragala mo ditheong tsa thuto e kgolwane, fa ditiragalo tse dingwe e le tsa go bolawa ga baithuti ba basadi. Monongwaga, moithuti kwa Nelson Mandela University, Mziwenene Tinza o bolailwe ka go tlhabiwa, kwa Tshwane University of Technology, TUT go fitlhetswe setopo sa ga Ntokozo Xaba se se bontshang a tlhabilwe. Tshepang Pitse wa Wits University o bolailwe le go kgebetlelelwa. Sesheng jaana moithuti wa University of Western Cape, o tlhabile mosadi wa gagwe yo eleng moithuti wa kwa Cape Peninsula University of Technology, makgetlho a le masome a mabedi, kwa lefelong la bonno la baithuti. Go begwa fa moithuti yono yo tlhabileng mosadi wa gagwe, a nale molato wa go betelela o tlhatlhetsweng kgatlhanong nae. Seno se bontsha gore go sotlwa ga baithuti mo ditheong tsa thuto e kgolwane ke kgwetlho mo nageng.

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Tensions between Taxi and Trucks Drivers have intensified at the Lebombo Border Post, in Mpumalanga with at least one vehicle reportedly set alight. Truck drivers are demanding that systems at the border be made efficient. SABC's reporter, Nhlamulo  Mabasa has more details

 The City of Ekurhuleni says motorists whose vehicles have been impounded for various transgressions have until the 11th of December...that's NEXT MONTH, to come forward and claim their cars before the city auctions them off. The City says 753 vehicles are currently in their possession and that owners of the vehicles will be held liable for expenses incurred for the storage and removal of the vehicles. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to spokesperson for the City of Ekurhuleni, Zweli Dlamini.

Police have urged insurance companies to put in systems in place in order to detect fraudulent insurance claims which have led to the death of relatives within the same family. This comes as a  49-year-old woman is expected to appear in the Mmabatho Magistrate's court in the North West on a charge of murder. It is alleged that she murdered her relative in order to benefit from insurance claims. Police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe explains further.

 Non Profit Organisation, the Ground Work Collective has kicked off a campaign aimed at encouraging young people to register for the upcoming 2024 general elections. The campaign comes as the  Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) hold its first Voter Registration drive this weekend. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the founder of Ground Work Collective, Mbali Ntuli.

A woman alleged to be behind the murders of her relatives to benefit from insurance claims will appear in the Mmabatho Magistrate's court, in the North West today. The 49-year-old suspect was arrested in Centurion north of Pretoria yesterday. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to National police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe

Elvis Presslin takes a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, author of  "Africa Is Open For Business" and "Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo

The Communication Workers Union, CWU has declared a wage dispute against the SABC at the CCMA. The dispute comes after the SABC rejected a revised wage offer of 9% brought forward by CWU. The union has accused the SABC of not having any regard for ground workers as they have instead rewarded middle management with 5% and executive staff with 3% wage increases. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Nathen Bowers, National Bargaining Coordinator for the Communication Workers' Union, CWU

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Otsile Lekone o buisana le moitseanape wa Economy kwa Makwe Fund Managers,Makwe Masilela. Bathati ba commission e batlisisang maitsholo a bagwebi, Competition Commission, ba re bathati ba dibanka tse di golagangwang le go tlhotlheletsa boleng ba ledi la Africa Borwa, e leng Ranta,  ba dirile letseno la diranta di ka nna trillion ka letsatsi magareng ga ngwaga wa 2007 le 2013. Bathati ba di-banka di le tlhano go tswa go di le masome a mabedi le borobedi ba dumela gore ba nale seabe mo go tlhotlheletseng boleng ba ledi la naga dingwaga di feta lesome-thataro tse di fetileng. Batsamaisi ba di-banka dingwe ba ile kgotlhatshekelo go gwetlha kgato ya go ka tseelwa dikgato.

Otsile Lekone o buisana le mokwaledi wa mokgatlho wa bosetshaba wa lekgotla la dikolo, SGB, Matakanye Matakanya, go tlhaloganya tiro ya banna le seabe ba thuto ya motheo go netefatsa fa barutwana ba LGBTQI+ ba se kgerisiwe kwa dikolong. Mokhuduthamaga wa thuto kwa Gauteng, Matome Chiloane a re ba tlile go diragatsa dikatlanegiso tsa pegelo ya dipatlisiso tse di ka ga go ipolaya ga morutwana wa Grade six kwa Thokoza kwa province ya Gauteng, yo a neng a sa tsholwe sentle ka ntlha ya bong jwa gagwe. Pegelo ya dipatlisiso e atlanegisa gore mogokgo, motlatsa mogokgo le barutabana bangwe ba tseelwe dikgato. Go begwa fa morutwana wa dingwaga di le lesome-pedi, Sibusiso Mbatha wa sekolo sa Khehlekile a ipolaile go sa le gale ka ntlha ya go tlontlololwa ka ntlha ya bong jwa gagwe, ke morutabana wa gagwe le motlatsa mogokgo

Health experts say only a concerted multi-disciplinary collaboration and research will stem the tide of diabetes and diabetes-linked cardiovascular disease (CVD)They say diabetes linked Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death locally and worldwide, claiming 17,9 million lives a year. They also say globally, CVD takes more lives than TB, HIV and malaria combined, while 215 South Africans killed by CVD every day. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to Cardiologist and Former President of the SA Heart Association, Dr. David Jankelow

The Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum says South Africa's decision to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court, ICC is futile, misinformed and bias. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the government submitted a referral to the ICC to investigate Israel's attacks on continued bombardment of Gaza. Speaking to our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri, Hassan-Nahoum says South Africa's decision speaks volume to the bias the country's government has had against Israel in its war against Hamas and Elvis Presslin spoke to Associate Professor of Public Affairs in the Department of Public Management at the Tshwane University of Technology, Professor Ricky Mukonza

Another bank reached a settlement with the Competition Commission for colluding in currency trades to manipulate the value of the rand-dollar exchange rate. Standard Chartered joined Citibank in a settlement with the local competition authorities. Yesterday, the Commission reached a settlement agreement with the UK-based, Standard Chartered to pay an administrative penalty of R42.7 million.  Standard Chartered is the second bank to reach a settlement agreement with the commission. Last year the US based Citibank paid a R69 million fine. Elvis Presslin spoke to SABC Economics Editor, Tshepo Mongoai to explain in layman's term what currency manipulation is and what it entails for the affected countries

Some 300 mine workers are on strike at the Blyvoor Gold mine in Carletonville, on the Westrand. The workers are unhappy that the mining company would not be able to give them their 13th cheque and other allowances. They also want the mine to grant other unions rights to represent them. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) in the Carletonville region says it does not represent any workers at the mine, as currently, another labour union has exclusive rights to represent workers. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Oupa-Maditse Tshose, NUM Carletonville regional Treasure

The humanitarian group, Gift of the Givers says the head of its office in Gaza had been killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Founder Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, says Ahmed Abbasi and his brother were killed when they returned from morning prayers on Thursday.

The humanitarian group, Gift of the Givers says the head of its office in Gaza had been killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Founder Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, says Ahmed Abbasi and his brother were killed when they returned from morning prayers on Thursday.

Consumers have been paying close attention to the terms of their insurance policies as insurance companies process an influx of claims in the wake of property damages caused by recent hailstorms in parts of the country. Some of the areas affected by the storms include Rosebank, Midrand and Soweto in Gauteng. For a look at how such damages impact the average insurance policy holder, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Insurance Risk Manager at South African Insurance Association, Zakes Sondiyazi.

Otsile Lekone o buisana le Motlhankela wa commission ya ditlhopo, IEC,  Mmakgabo Ramatlhodi Batlhankela ba commission ya ditlhopo IEC, ba rotloetsa ma-Africa Borwa go ikwadisetsa go tlhopa mo ditlhopong tsa ngwaga o tlang. Ba IEC ba re di-station tsa go ikwadisa go tlhopa di le dikete di feta masome a mabedi le boraro, di tlaabe di butswe mo bokutlong jono jwa beke. Batlhankela ba IEC ba ikuela go mongwe le mongwe yo o nang le dingwaga di le some-robedi le go feta go ikwadisetsa ditlhopo. Mookamedi wa commission ya ditlhopo, Sy Mamabolo a re ba batla go oketsa palo ya batho ba le di-million di le masome a mabedi le borataro ba baleng mo lenaaneng la batho ba ba saleng ba ikwadiseditse go tlhopa. Mamabolo  a re ma-Africa Borwa ba ba nnang kwa dinageng tsa boditshaba ba tla itsisiwe ka letlha la bone la go ikwadisa....

Otsile Lekone o buisana le moitseanape wa tsa molao - Dr Joe Modise go seka seka matshwenyego a tlhagelelang ka ntlha ya ditshwaelo tsa moatlhodi mogolo Raymond Zondo. Ba mokgatlho o sireletsang le go tlotla molaotheo wa naga - Council for the Advancement of South Africa's Constitution - CASAC - ba re ba swabisiwa ke ditshwaelo tsa sesheng tsa ga Moatlhodi-mogolo Raymond Zondo. Moatlhodi-mogolo Zondo o ne go sale a bua mo phatlhalatsa ka ga merero e le mmalwa e akaretsang ditiragalo tse di golagangwang le dipolitiki mo nageng. Zondo o ne a bua tebang le go diragadiwa ga dikatlanegiso tsa pegelo ya commission eo a neng a e tsamaisa ya dipatlisiso tsa go tlhotlheletswa ga ditshwetso le tsamaiso ya puso ke ba lephata la private - State Capture. Zondo o ne a bua le ka maitsholo ao a seng maleba a baatlhodi le tsheko e iseng e konosediwe e e kgatlhanong le President wa maloba - Jacob Zuma.