First Take SA

Foreign nationals without a permanent residence in South Africa will not be admitted and enrolled as practicing or non-practicing legal practitioners of the High Court. This after the Constitutional Court upheld that certain sections of the Legal Practice Act were not unconstitutional to the extent that it prohibited non-citizens to be admitted and enrolled as legal practitioners. The applicants, Relebohile Rafoneke and Sefoboko Tsuinyane, two  Lesotho nationals who obtained their respective law qualifications in South Africa argued that restrictions on non-citizen lawyers from practicing in South Africa are unconstitutional. Elvis Presslin spoke to Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services...

The African National Congress (ANC) will be staging a protest at the Krugersdorp Magistrate Court this morning. The party is calling for illegal mines to be shut down following an operation by the South African Police Services to track down illegal miners in Randfontein and Krugersdorp after eight women were brutally raped at an abandoned mine in the area. Over the past weekend, the ANC at its policy conference indicated that it wants tighter citizenship laws to keep out 'undeserving' foreigners and also called on its branches to take a lead in helping communities report 'illegal foreigners' to authorities. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to ANC National Spokesperson, Pule Mabe

The family of one of the four people who died during the Tembisa protest yesterday says they are devastated. They say Linda Shabalala was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer. He was shot at a house, a stone's throw away from a municipal property where several buildings and vehicles were torched. Shabalala's sister Beverly Masinga says the 52-year-old was standing inside the yard, where he was renting a room, recording the violence with his cellphone when a police officer allegedly shot him at close range. Elvis Presslin spoke to Nelisiwe Khumalo, a resident of Tembisa who says the cost of electricity in Tembisa has become too exorbitant

The South African Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) will later today picket at the Atteridgeville Magistrate Court - to raise awareness about Gender-Based Violence within the retail and hospitality sectors. The workers union says thousands of workers (mainly female) in the wholesale, retail, and hospitality sectors are often subjected to harassment and violence by customers, managers, and communities in the line of duty. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spokt to the South African Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU)'s National Gender Coordinator, Patricia Nyman

City of Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Tania Campbell says protests in Tembisa are a plot to destabilize the Democratic Alliance-led coalition. She was briefing members of the Tembisa Community Forum following violent service delivery protests that saw two people killed. Tembisa residents have accused the Mayor of failing to attend a community meeting last week Friday. A municipal building and several vehicles belonging to the City of Ekurhuleni have been torched by residents protesting over the cost of water, electricity, and service delivery. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Tembisa Community Forum Spokesperson, Xolani Mnisi

Gauteng Health whistle-blower Babita Deokaran reportedly raised the alarm on dubious payments from Tembisa Hospital to ANC Ekurhuleni leader Sello Sekhokho, several days before she was killed. Sekhokho allegedly had three companies supplying medical equipment at vastly inflated prices to the hospital. Deokaran reportedly spoke to provincial Health CFO Lerato Madyo about her concerns and Madyo said that the matter would be escalated for investigation - But this reportedly never happened. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to DA's Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health Jack Bloom

Time to take a look at the current top African economic stories with Victor Kgomoesoana, 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

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the party's national Policy Conference as a resounding success. The ANC concluded its three-day policy conference at Nasrec in Johannesburg at the weekend. Delivering his closing remarks yesterday, Ramaphosa said policy proposals will be placed before ANC branches before being put to the 55th National Conference for adoption. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to ANC General Manager Ms. Febe Potgieter

Over 80 suspects have been arrested following a shocking and brutal gang rape and robbery in Krugersdorp, West Village, Johannesburg. Eight women, who were part of a production crew, were shooting a music video when they were reportedly attacked by a gang of illegal miners near a mine dump in West Village - where Zama Zamas are known to operate. More than 80 undocumented suspects are expected to appear in court today. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to DA Mogale Leader and Executive Mayor of Mogale City Local Municipality Mr. Tyrone Michael Gray

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Safety and Community Liaison Neliswa Nkonyeni says a team of detectives has been formed to investigate the mass shooting at a tuck shop in Savannah Park at Mariannhill. Seven people died on the scene and one died later in hospital. SAPS in Kwazulu-Natal has now started a program to visit all alcohol outlets across the province to check if they have the necessary licenses. Elvis Presslin spoke to SAPS KZN Spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker