The City of Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Eskom are in another tussle over the two municipalities' electricity bills. Tshwane owes Eskom 3.2 billion Rand which has accumulated over July and August 2023 due to erratic payments. The two Municipalities jointly owe Eskom 4.7 billion Rand. Ekurhuleni's current bill stands at 1.5 Billion Rand. Elvis Presslin spoke to Ekurhuleni Municipality's Group Chief Financial Officer, Kagiso Lerutla...

The ANC Youth League in KwaZulu Natal is today expected to march to the Umgeni municipality to protest against the DA's Premier candidate Chris Pappas. The ANC is calling for his arrest, following allegations of corruption and nepotism. Earlier, the municipality obtained an interdict against the Youth League in the Pietermaritzburg High Court prohibiting a protest aimed at shutting down the town of Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, which was scheduled to take place on Monday. The DA Youth in KZN has defended Pappas calling the league's actions "opportunistic". Elvis Presslin spoke to Mqondisi Duma, ANC Youth League Convener in KZN...

The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service has begun its work in developing a new National Policing Policy for the country, as per the instruction of Police Minister Bheki Cele. The Secretariat says the National Policing Policy will feed into the South African Police Service Amendment Act, which aims to improve Policing across South Africa. Public consultations are currently underway where provinces are making inputs into the Policy. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Lillian Mashele, Deputy Director responsible for Policy Development at the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service

President Cyril Ramaphosa is today expected to officially launch the Border Management Authority in Musina, Limpopo. The launch is to strengthen, facilitate and manage the legitimate movement of persons and trade across South Africa's ports of entry. The country's borders have been characterised by poor controls and weak management - which has seen a rise in cross-border criminal activities and surge in illegal immigration. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Mike Masiapato, Commissioner of the Border Management Authority

The Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF are taking Parliament to court to challenge the Ethics committee's punitive action against its deputy president, Floyd Shivambu. This after the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests found Shivambu guilty for failure to disclose payments totalling R180,000 from Sgameka Projects - a company owned by his brother, Brian Shivambu. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to EFF's Treasure General Omphile Maotwe

South Africans will be paying more at the pumps from today. This after the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced a fuel price hike which came into effect at midnight. Motorists will be paying more than R1 for all grades of fuel with Diesel expected to see an increase of between R1,96 to R1,93 per litre. But will the taxi industry refrain from fare increases despite rising fuel costs? For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Rebecca Phala, National spokesperson for the South African National Taxi Council, SANTACO

Some residents in the City of Tshwane Metro have threatened to boycott paying their municipal rates, citing poor service delivery, mainly in townships. Residents say they see no point in paying for services that they do not receive. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to the Chairperson of Lotus Atteridgeville Saulsville Civic Association, Tshepo Mahlangu

Police Minister Bheki Cele is challenging Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics which found him guilty of violating its code of ethical conduct for members of Parliament. Cele was found guilty of breaching the code after yelling "shut up" at anti-crime activist Ian Cameron during a police Imbizo in Gugulethu, Cape Town last year. This after Cameron interrupted Cele's speech accusing him of failing to protect residents of Nyanga and Gugulethu. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Ian Cameron, Action Society's community safety director and the founder of firearms.co.za

October is International Spine Awareness month, while October 16th is observed annually as World Spine Day to raise awareness of spinal health. Research conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 80 percent of people will suffer from back or neck pain during their lives. Spinal disorders, such as back pain, neck pain, and disc disease are common, and they can have a profound effect on a person's overall health. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Spine Surgeon Dr, Lusanda Bomela

The Democratic Alliance has welcomed Parliamentary findings against EFF deputy President Floyd Shivambu. An Ethics Committee report found Shivambu guilty of violating the Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members' Interests, for failure to disclose payments he allegedly received from the now-defunct VBS bank. The DA laid a complaint with the Committee in 2018 and again in 2019 when allegations surfaced that Shivambu received three transfers in August 2017, totaling R180 000 from Sgameka Projects - A company owned by his brother, Brian Shivambu. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to DA Chief Whip in Parliament, Siviwe Gwarube