Employment and Labour Ministry activate R1.5 Billion Labour Activation Programme

    Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth and the Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, will tomorrow preside over a ceremony in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, to formally activate over R1.5 billion in Labour Activation Programme contracts to companies in Gauteng Province. For more on this, I a…

SAfm has partnered with Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) for the 7th Annual Social Justice Lecture.

SAfm has partnered with Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) for the 7th Annual Social Justice Lecture. The lecture will take place tomorrow at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. The Lecture aims to spotlight social justice as a global challenge and it also serves as an opportuni…

SA’s Literacy Challenges

    Let’s now look at the Nal’ibali’s Leadership in Literacy Dialogue that happened earlier today. Nal’ibali has been running a series of dialogues and conversations on leadership in literacy in cities and towns across the country as they attempt to find solutions aimed at addressing South Africa…

2026 Local Government Elections: IEC’s Tertiary Institutions Campaign

    We unpack the Electoral Commission’s Tertiary Institutions Campaign that is aimed at improving voter participation amongst students at tertiary institutions as well as encourage participation in the country’s democratic processes.   GUEST: Bonolo Modise: IEC’s Head of Elections in the North…

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Youth Unemployment remains stubbornly high

South Africa’s unemployment rate has dropped but the country has added 2.6 million people to the number of unemployed over the past ten years, with youth unemployment remaining critically high. So what needs to be done to turn things around? GUEST:

 Remembering Jesse Jackson 

  In conversation with Tricia ‘CK’ Hoffler, a prominent US attorney and the CEO of the CK Hoffler Firm, who has served as legal counsel to civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition for over three decades.  GUEST (Dallas-US): Tricia ‘CK’ Hoffler: CEO of the CK Hoffl…

Springs Residents Still Searching For Gold 

We saw something similar happen in KZN a few years ago, now it is happening in Springs, east of Johannesburg. Residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement are searching for gold at a kraal that has allegedly been hijacked by locals following the discovery of gold particles in the area. Let’s get …

SAMWU Ekurhuleni on vetting of EMPD Officers

The City of Ekurhuleni has started vetting its Metro Police Officers via an independent forensic firm. The appointed firm is expected to hand in a report within two months. The Union representing most of the workers, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), believes there is no justificat…

Sizekhaya Holdings ready to start in June

In June this year, Sizekhaya Holdings will become the fourth operator of the South African National Lottery. Joining us to share the organisation’s vision and also to tell us more about how they intend to transform the aspirations of this country’s citizens in a responsible manner is….. GUEST: Leb…