Over 912,000 babies were born in the past year, this is according to data in the Recorded Live Births report compiled by the Department of Home Affairs birth registration. The busiest months for maternity wards are January, March and May. The report not only unpacks the health of mothers and their babies, it looks at the most popular names given to newborns. The most popular names for boys were Lethabo, Lubanzi, and Melokuhle. The most popular names for girls were Onalerona, Melokuhle, and Lisakhanya. To tell us more about the power of naming a child and the role of communities, we are joined by....

Guest: Ms Xolile Ntshangase - Language Practitioner, specializing in Onomastics 

Over 912,000 babies were born in the past year, this is according to data in the Recorded Live Births report compiled by the Department of Home Affairs birth registration. The busiest months for maternity wards are January, March and May. The report not only unpacks the health of mothers and their babies, it looks at the most popular names given to newborns. The most popular names for boys were Lethabo, Lubanzi, and Melokuhle. The most popular names for girls were Onalerona, Melokuhle, and Lisakhanya. To tell us more about the power of naming a child and the role of communities, we are joined by.... 
Guest: Ms Xolile Ntshangase - Language Practitioner, specializing in Onomastics

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Over 912,000 babies were born in the past year,  The most popular names for boys were Lethabo, Lubanzi, and Melokuhle.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS)’s Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, has today announced the revenue service’s final collection tally for the 2025 financial year. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…

GUEST: Naledi Ngcobo, SABC News Reporter

The South African Revenue Service (SARS)&rsquo;s Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter, has today announced the revenue service&rsquo;s final collection tally for the 2025 financial year. For more on this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Naledi Ngcobo, SABC News Reporter

SARS announce collection tall for 2025 financial year

Members of the South African National Defence Force have begun deploying across parts of the Western Cape from today, as part of a wider national effort to combat crime. More than 2,200 soldiers have been deployed to patrol crime-ridden areas in the Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Free State and North West. The deployment forms part of Operation Prosper and is set to continue until March 2027

We now speak to Ian Cameron, the National Assembly Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, who is on site in the Cape Flats where these operations are underway, to bring us the latest update on how they are progressing...

GUEST: Ian Cameron, the National Assembly Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police

Members of the South African National Defence Force have begun deploying across parts of the Western Cape from today, as part of a wider national effort to combat crime. More than 2,200 soldiers have been deployed to patrol crime-ridden areas in the Western Cape, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Free State and North West. The deployment forms part of Operation Prosper and is set to continue until March 2027
We now speak to Ian Cameron, the National Assembly Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, who is on site in the Cape Flats where these operations are underway, to bring us the latest update on how they are progressing...
GUEST: Ian Cameron, the National Assembly Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police

SANDF deployment in the Cape Flats

Traffic movements in Mpumalanga are being closely monitored as high volumes are expected on provincial roads, with holidaymakers and churchgoers travelling to various destinations. SABC News Reporter, Nonhlanhla Jele has been keeping an eye on the traffic movement and she now joins me on the line…

GUEST: Nonhlanhla Jele, SABC News Reporter in Mpumalanga

Traffic movements in Mpumalanga are being closely monitored as high volumes are expected on provincial roads, with holidaymakers and churchgoers travelling to various destinations. SABC News Reporter, Nonhlanhla Jele has been keeping an eye on the traffic movement and she now joins me on the line&hellip;
GUEST: Nonhlanhla Jele, SABC News Reporter in Mpumalanga

Over 912,000 babies were born in the past year, The most popular names for boys were Lethabo, Lubanzi, and Melokuhle.

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