The EFF will lead a picket outside Ugandan high commission in Pretoria on Tuesday to put pressure on the country to withdraw its controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The bill has been blasted by human rights activists and some world leaders as it would give the state power to arrest the LGBTQplus community in the country. Our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri spoke to EFF Member of Parliament Naledi Chirwa and first asked her about the purpose of the march ...

Newly re-elected DA leader, John Steenhuisen has expressed gratitude for his re-election to the position. Steenhuisen beat former Johannesburg Mayor, Doctor Mpho Phalatse for the position. Steenhuisen has thanked the more than two thousand delegates attending the DA Federal Congress in Midrand and the greater membership of the party for trusting him to lead the party again. Elvis Presslin spoke to Writer, Author and Political Analyst Dr Ebrahim Harvey and newly elected DA Deputy Federal Chairperson, Solly Malatsi...

Economists are expecting the South African Reserve Bank to increase interest rates by only 25 basis points at its Monetary Policy Committee meeting today. They believe the move will mark the last of the interest rate hiking cycle which started in November 2021. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Frank Blackmore, Lead Economist at KPMG

The South African Municipal Workers' Union, SAMWU says it will approach the Constitutional Court to challenge a new legislation banning all municipal workers from holding political party positions. According to the union, the Municipal Systems Amendment Act which was signed into law last year contravenes clauses in the Bill of Rights that allow citizens the right to political choices. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to SAMWU Deputy Secretary, Dumisane Magagula

The Hawks have carried out raids on properties linked to alleged tender irregular contracts at Tembisa Hospital that resulted in approximately R1-billion being siphoned from the Gauteng Department of Health. The Hawks conducted simultaneous search and seizure operations at a house in Bedfordview, offices in Germiston and Edenvale in Ekurhuleni respectively yesterday. Provincial Health Department whistleblower, Babita Deokaran flagged corruption at the hospital, three weeks before she was gunned down outside her home in Johannesburg in 2021. For the latest, Elvis Presslin spoke to the DA's Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health Jack Bloom

Lesotho is debating a motion to reclaim the Free State Province and other parts of South Africa as part of the Lesotho Kingdom. The motion put forward by an opposition party MP wants to see the Mountain Kingdom take the entire Free State and four more regions as its own. For more on the elections, Elvis Presslin spoke to our SABC Lesotho Correspondent Rapelang Radebe

DA councilor Cilliers Brink says getting the capital's finances in order, is a priority. Brink was speaking following his election as executive mayor of the City of Tshwane last night where he defeated COPE's Ofentse Moalusi. He replaces Dr. Murunwa Makwarela who resigned on March 10th after a fake insolvency rehabilitation certificate scandal. The newly elected mayor says they will look at Cape Town as a blueprint to restore the city's finances. Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Corné Mulder, Spokesperson for the Multi-Party Coalition in the City of Tshwane

The parole hearing of convicted murderer Donovan Moodley is expected to take place at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre today. Moodley was convicted and sentenced for the murder of Leigh Matthews, whom he kidnapped and held captive while demanding ransom money from her family, in 2004. After receiving R50 000 from Leigh's father, he murdered her. Last year, he was denied parole but managed to have that decision set aside by the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Luke Lamprecht, the Head of Advocacy at the Women & Men Against Child Abuse

The Competition Commission has raised concern over the price increases of essential food. The Commission says South African consumers have been subjected to unjustified price increases of sunflower oil, white and brown bread, and opportunistic price increases in maize meal over a two-year period. This was revealed in the latest 2021-2022 Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report released by the Commission yesterday. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Commission's Head of Communication Mr. Sipho Ngwema.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured people at Port St Johns that have been affected by floods that a contractor will start today to build them temporary structures. Ramaphosa was in the town yesterday to assess the damage caused by the recent floods which claimed the lives of three people and damaged private and public infrastructure. For the latest, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mayor Ms. Nomvuzo Mlombile-Cingo