First Take SA

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, author of  " Africa Is Open For Business" and " Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo

The Minister for Higher Education Dr. Blade Nzimande will visit Fort Hare University on Wednesday, following the attempt on Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu's life. Boneli Vesele, Professor Buhlungu's bodyguard and the driver was gunned down in Alice at the weekend while driving the vice chancellor's official vehicle. Higher Education Ministry Spokesperson, Ishmael Mnisi told our senior producer Ronald Phiri, the assassination attempt will not affect academic activities at Forthare

The National Health Department has urged people to vaccinate, get boosters and wear masks following the discovery of a new Covid19 variant. The XBB.1.5 variant, which is currently prevalent in the US - was first detected in South Africa at Stellenbosch University's Network for Genomics Surveillance. Scientists have described the variant as the most transmissible to date. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Foster Mohale, spokesperson for the National Health Department

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has condemned the murder attempt on outgoing Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter at the Power utility's Megawatt Park office. De Ruyter reportedly drank a cup of coffee laced with cyanide a day after handing in his resignation last month. The DA has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to outline measures being taken to address this. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Ghaleb Cachalia, DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises...

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the governing party's immediate action plan to turn the country around. Delivering the January eight statement under the theme: "The year of decisive action to advance the people's interests and renew our movement" at the Petrus Molemela stadium in Mangaung, Bloemfontein, Ramaphosa says the ANC has adopted a six-point plan to address challenges facing the country, including the power crisis, crime, and unemployment. This is as tripartite alliance partners COSATU and the SACP have called on the ANC to get its act together, for the betterment of the lives of ordinary South Africans. For some analysis on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Political analyst Sandile Swana

The bodies of eight illegal miners have been retrieved in Limpopo, after an illegal chrome mine collapsed in Driekop, near Burgersfort. Police say the mine collapsed following heavy rains in the area. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo

The Democratic Alliance, DA says Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter was sacrificed at the altar of politics. The party says de Ruyter's sudden resignation at Eskom is a reflection of Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe's relentless campaign against him - Despite de Ruyter's dutiful efforts to turn around the power utility. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Ghaleb Cachalia, DA Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises; FF Plus Head of Campaigns, Wouter Wessels; ActionSA Leader Herman Mashaba; Professor Mark Swilling, head of the University of Stellenbosch's Centre for Sustainable Transitions; and Political Analyst Dr. William Mpofu.....

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoeswana, author of  " Africa Is Open For Business" and " Africa Bounces Back". Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, NUMSA says the resignation of Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter was long overdue. The Union which has long called for his resignation says De Ruyter was not a suitable candidate to head the power utility. Numsa says workers experienced a high number of retrenchments due to persistent load shedding. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, NUMSA's National Spokesperson...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has survived an impeachment vote in Parliament yesterday. The majority of Members of Parliament voted against the adoption of the Section 89 panel report into the Phala Phala Farm Scandal. Several ANC MPs defied the party's mandate to vote against the adoption of the report. The ATM's motion was defeated by 214 votes to 148, with two abstentions. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to ACDP leader Reverend Dr. Kenneth Meshoe, whose party is threatening to take legal action against the President and ANC Head of Presidency, Sibongile Besani