SAFM 8PM NEWS BULLETIN

President Cyril Ramaphosa sasy the e country will remain on level one of the Covid-19 lockdown over the Easter holidays with adjusted restrictions. The sale of alcohol for offsite consumption will be prohibited from Easter Friday to Monday, while the curfew remains the same.

SAFM 6PM NEWS BULLETIN

The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry says imposing harsher Covid-19 lockdown regulations over the Easter weekend will have devastating consequences for the Western Cape's private sector, particularly the tourism business.

SAFM 5PM NEWS BULLETIN

The Western Cape Department of Social Development says it is concerned over a SASSA report that about 120 700 social grant beneficiaries have not presented themselves for re-assessment or re-applied for their grants. This, after their temporary grants lapsed in December last year.

SAFM 4PM NEWS BULLETIN

President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the nation tonight has been moved from 7pm to 7:30pm. He is expected to provide details on developments in the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic following recent meetings with the National Coronavirus Command Council as South Africans prepare for the…

SAFM 7PM NEWS BULLETIN

Thousands of survivors of a militant attack in Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique have been arriving in the port city of Pemba. Hundreds of militants stormed the town of Palma on Wednesday last week, killing dozens of people, including South African Adrian Nel, and forcing many to flee. IS has cla…

SAFM 6PM NEWS BULLETIN

Police watchdog, IPID, is investigating four murder cases in which members of the police in Limpopo were allegedly involved. Three men were shot and killed, allegedly by police, at Moteti village in Dennilton while a man sought in connection with an alleged assault case was killed at Phalakwane vil…

SAFM 5PM NEWS BULLETIN

The militant group, I.S has formally claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on the gas town of Palma in northern Mozambique in which dozens of people including a South African were killed last week. The group made the claim on its Amaq news agency, saying it taken control of the town after da…

SAFM 2pm News Bulletin

Government will make an announcement on whether or not to ease restrictions on the size of congregations ahead of the upcoming Easter, Passover and Ramadan holidays. In his letter to the nation today President Cyril Ramaphosa says the matter is being deliberated on following a request by a number o…

SAFM 12pm News Bulletin

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the 2012 Marikana tragedy has compelled the police to change the way they control violent crowds. Cele released a report in Pretoria by a panel of experts, looking into policing and crowd control in the South African Police Service. The panel was appointed following …

SAFM 11am News Bulletin

We start with breaking news ... The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has agreed to allow the use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 patients without doctors going through the Section 21 process. This comes after SAHPRA registered another medicine in March with Ivermectin as an a…