Catch up on your top entertainment headlines of the week, adding exciting commentary from entertainment journalists and voices from your faves. TshisaLIVEDi TimesLIVE Podcasts

With six weeks to go before South Africans head to the polls for what is expected to be a hotly-contested 2024 general elections, have you made up your mind about who you will be voting for? In the coming weeks on Behind the Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, we will be speaking to party leaders about their offering. This week, we caught up with FF+…

The state of SA’s property sector in the second quarter of 2024 is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Andrew König, CEO of Redefine Properties. Topics of discussion include: current state of the property sector; trends driving activity; impact of higher interest rates on operations; and enga…

One of the big election stories has been the Jacob Zuma factor and his uMkhonto weSizwe Party. According to polls and by-election results, the party has outshone parties such as the EFF and the IFP. In this episode of the Sunday Times Politics Weekly we explain and hopefully demystify the Zuma/MKP phenomenon in our politics, and how it might impact…

Another Ramokgopa enters politics, but not for the ANC. SowetanLIVE · SowetanLIVE TwitterDi Rams Mabote

Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws confirmed communication between the five men accused of murdering football star Senzo Meyiwa. The evidence ties in with that of previous witness, police cellphone analyst Col Lambertus Steyn. Gouws was asked to analyse data downloaded from Bongani Ntanzi and Sifisokuhle Ntuli's cellphones to check if there was an…

With six weeks to go before South Africans head to the polls for what is expected to be a hotly-contested 2024 general elections, have you made up your mind about who you will be voting for? In the coming weeks on Behind the Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, we will be speaking to party leaders about their offering. This week, we caught up with Act…

When a new resident moves to Upington in 1997, no one knows much about his background. Then, the women of the area start experiencing horrific acts of violence, and it becomes evident that there is a predator among them. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Support the show on PayPa…

Investment in satellite communication is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Kyle Whitehill, CEO of Avanti Communications. Topics of discussion include: the development of satellite technology over 25 years; the growing popularity of low orbiting satellites; partnerships with telecoms operato…

The ANC will win the forthcoming elections, the DA will come second and the EFF third, former ANC exile intelligence leader Oyama Mabandla tells Peter Bruce in this edition of Podcasts from the Edge. “Even if the ANC misfires,” he says, “there is still no alternative to it. In South Africa black people vote for black parties.” Mabandla came home to…

Ahead of this year’s South African Fashion Week (SAFW) we revisit a 2021 conversation from our “Peers in Conversation” series. SAFW Pioneer Lucilla Booyzen and revered fashion designer Clive Rundle chat about farm life, architecture, the Joburg inner city and staging a fashion show for the Chinese Communist Party.…

Digital protections for SA’s small business sector is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Reabetswe Motsamai, marketing and communications manager at MakwaIT Technologies. Motsamai outlines the economic impact of South Africa's high cyber exposure; why SMEs are vulnerable to cyber threats and…

Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says they have ordered surveillance drones, speed boats and handheld biometric devices to help manage the country's porous borders. South Africa's land borders cover about 4,700km. Insufficient security and the poor state of fencing make the borders insecure, with foreigners entering illegally and allowing oth…

Government should not interfere with people's lives. That is a view of Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara. The foundation recently launched is campaign for Home Rule which speaks of decentralization of governance, emphasizing individual rights, private property, and the role of local communities in decision-making. He chats to Daron Mann in th…

Amid the heated discussion over the export of South African livestock, Wednesday was a bustling day at the harbor in East London. 56,000 sheep, 1,500 cattle, and 200 goats were put into the animal carrier Al Messilah. They are to be taken to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for slaughter. Pieter Cloete, president of AgriSA in the Eastern Cape and Dr Smaragd…

The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) has raised the alarm over an infectious disease outbreak at a feedlot housing 56,000 sheep destined for live export by ship from East London to the Middle East. In this second segment, host Daron Mann chats to SPCA's Jacques Peacock about the latest discovery inside the livestock carrier Al Messilah ahead of th…

With just more than six weeks to go before South Africans head to the polls for what is expected to be a hotly contested 2024 general election, have you made up your mind about who you will be voting for? In the coming works on Behind the Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, we will be speaking to party leaders about their offerings. Listen as we chat…

When a young boy goes to visit his grandmothers on a farm for the December holidays, his parents believe he is safe from the evils of the city. They could have no idea, that danger in the most unexpected form was already waiting for him there. (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/truecrimesa) (Su…

Catch up on your top entertainment headlines of the week, adding exciting commentary from entertainment journalists and voices from your faves. TshisaLIVEDi TimesLIVE Podcasts

The Roodepoort magistrate's court has postponed the case against six suspects charged with the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs to April 19. The suspects face charges of murder, robbery under aggravating circumstances, possession of an unlicensed firearm, possession of unlicensed ammunition and defeating the ends of justice. The suspects …

A new R1bn venture capital (VC) fund looking to shake up SA tech investment is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Conducive Capital founders Clive Butkow and Mitchan Adams. Topics include: developments in a number of areas such as trends in raising capital; challenges in finding capital; evo…

With just over six weeks to go before South Africans head to the polls for what is expected to be a hotly-contested 2024 general elections, have you made up your mind about who you will be voting for? In the coming weeks on Behind the Herald Headlines with Daron Mann, we will be speaking to party leaders about their offering. This week, we caught u…

Zuma keeps on escaping the traps set for him. SowetanLIVE · SowetanLIVE TwitterDi Rams Mabote

New IT governance laws set to come into later in 2024 are the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Guy Krige, Executive Risk Consultant at Escrowsure. Topics of discussion include: an outlining new IT laws that will soon affect SA’s financial services industry; the mechanics of software escrow ser…

Chris Hani's widow Limpho says whoever becomes president after the May 29 general elections should not have a bloated cabinet. She was speaking during an event in Ekurhuleni on Wednesday commemorating her late husband's death. She questioned the role of some deputy ministers.Di TimesLIVE Podcasts

From April 12 e-tolls will no longer exist, and Gauteng road users will no longer be required to pay for the service. This was announced during a media briefing on Wednesday held by the department of transport, with the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) and Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi. During the briefing issues of how the process wil…

Peter Bruce talks about being a columnist in this latest edition of Podcasts from the Edge. He approves of the notion that while columnists are nominally journalists they are driven by their own opinions and a powerful drive to grab the attention of their audience. Citing London Times columnist Matthew Parr’s he describes writing a column for a liv…

If BCM's town planning unit does not sharpen up, construction companies will migrate to municipalities that don’t take two years to process an application. This warning comes from Contour Projects MD Henk Massyn, one of East London’s top township and infrastructure development companies. He chats to Ted Keenan in this episode.…

Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the intensity of load-shedding is dropping. He briefed media on Tuesday to give an update on implementation of the energy saving system. Stages 1 and 2 load-shedding accounted for half the power cuts South Africans experienced so far this year.Di TimesLIVE Podcasts

Effort to grow small businesses in SA is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Nobesuthu Ndlovu, director of SME at Old Mutual. Topics of discussion include: challenges faced by small businesses in the country; pushing SME growth and profitability; and the significance of supporting SMEs owned …

Police minister Bheki Cele says South Africa's prisons hold almost 14,000 foreign nationals and more than 144,000 South Africans. He was briefing the media on Sunday to provide an update on successes achieved by the police service in response to serious and violent crimes and how crime intelligence has improved. Cele said the prison stats indicate …

UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says he remains positive about his party’s future in the Eastern Cape and has issued a warning to those undermining former president Jacob Zuma’s popularity in the province in light of his new party uMkhonto weSizwe’s rise to prominence. He chats to DispatchLIVE's Mandilakhe Kwababana in this episode about his plans for th…

When a police officer was arrested for a string of "killsurance" murders executed on her own family members and loved ones, South Africa was aghast at the enormity of the killer's deeds and the coldness of her crimes. Rosemary Ndlovu's public story, though, is only a fraction of the truth (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Pa…

Catch up on your top entertainment headlines of the week, adding exciting commentary from entertainment journalists and voices from your faves. TshisaLIVEDi TimesLIVE Podcasts

Amid the heated discussion over the export of South African livestock, Wednesday was a bustling day at the harbor in East London. 56,000 sheep, 1,500 cattle, and 200 goats were put into the animal carrier Al Messilah. They are to be taken to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for slaughter. Pieter Cloete, president of AgriSA in the Eastern Cape and Dr Smaragd…

The economics of sports and entertainment in 2024 is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Tony Simpson, partner and global head of sport at Oliver Wyman. Topics of discussion include: value of sport to an economy; broadcast rights; growth of sports streaming; the place of soccer in global spor…

With less than two months to go before the May 29 elections, EFF leader Julius Malema says he is prepared to give the EFF vote to the ANC nationally if it doesn't get 50%. He was speaking to JJ Tabane on the Frank Dialogue podcast. Malema said he will have one demand - the ANC must make EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu finance minister.…

Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was granted R50,000 bail after her first appearance before the Pretoria magistrate's court on Thursday. The former speaker faces 12 charges of corruption and one of money laundering. In her affidavit read by her lawyer, advocate Graham Kerr-Phillips, Mapisa-Nqakula said she believed the state…

The Proteas Women know what they are good at and what they need to work on as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup approaches. That is the opinion of wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta, reflecting on the Proteas’ 2-1 T20 series loss to Sri Lanka at Buffalo Park on Wednesday. “Could we have done better? I think so, but I just think where we’re at as a team, we kind…

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) hosted the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct and ballot paper draw at Gallagher Estate in Midrand on Thursday ahead of the May 29 elections.Di TimesLIVE Podcasts

Sony’s premium consumer electronics business is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Jobin Joejoe, MD for Sony Middle East and Africa (MEA). Topics of discussion include: Sony’s business in the region; pricing strategies; SA as a market for consumer electronics; and technologies that Sony is i…

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba on Wednesday announced the top 10 politicians his party would prosecute if it was elected into government after the May 29 general elections. Mashaba announced this in Saxonwold, Johannesburg, outside the former Gupta residence. He said two years after the Zondo commission submitted the final state capture report, not…

Rise Mzansi led a picket on Tuesday at the labour and employment department in Pretoria. The party believes the age limit for government programmes is discriminatory against people aged 35 and older who are looking for employment or to improve their skills.The National Youth Commission Act and the National Youth Policy set the definition of youth a…

The Pretoria high court on Tuesday dismissed with costs the urgent application by National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to interdict law enforcement authorities from arresting her during corruption investigations. Last month the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate (ID) conducted a search and seizure operation at M…

Executive director at We are the People and 30 year old activist Lindiwe Mntambo says elections are not rigged and those insinuating that are misinforming the public about voting. She joined the 30 years of democracy podcast to speak about her upbringing, Fees Must Fall and being an active community leader. We the people is a voluntary association …

The 12,519-tonne floating book fair is eagerly awaiting its next throng of visitors. The ship, which boasts more than 5,000 book titles, docked in East London last week and will be here for three weeks. In this episode, Daron Mann chats to Anastasia Leushkina about the ship and its activities.Di TimesLIVE Podcasts

When a police officer was arrested for a string of "killsurance" murders executed on her own family members and loved ones, South Africa was aghast at the enormity of the killer's deeds and the coldness of her crimes. Rosemary Ndlovu's public story, though, is only a fraction of the truth (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Pa…

A popular radio station based in KwaZulu-Natal, Gagasi FM, is consulting with its attorneys after former presenter Penny Ntuli disclosed the station offered her a monthly salary of R2,800. Ntuli's declarations led to the station being lambasted and labelled as exploitative. The station dominated social media trends this week as Ntuli lifted the lid…

When a police officer was arrested for a string of "killsurance" murders executed on her own family members and loved ones, South Africa was aghast at the enormity of the killer's deeds and the coldness of her crimes. Rosemary Ndlovu's public story, though, is only a fraction of the truth (24-hr trauma helpline 082-821-3447) (Support the show on Pa…

Mike Siluma sits down with Election expert Ebrahim Fakir to discuss the upcoming South African elections and what you need to know from how they work, to how they are calculated and what you need to do!Di TimesLIVE Podcasts