First Take SA

The National Prosecuting Authority has expressed shock at the decision by Advocate Malesela Teffo, to withdraw as legal representative for accused one to four in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. Teffo cited harassment for his decision but says he will remain on a watching brief on behalf of Meyiwa's brother, Sifiso. Teffo has withdrawn from defending accused numbers one to four in the case being heard at the High Court in Pretoria. He says he was considered a problematic advocate. Five men standing trial for the murder of the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper who was shot and killed at his girlfriend's home, Kelly Khumalo in Vosloorus in 2014. For some analysis, Elvis Presslin spoke to criminal lawyer at Dubazana Attorneys, Nthabiseng Dubazana

The Special Investigating Unit with the help of DENOSA has raided the Limpopo Health Department offices to investigate allegations of corruption. The nursing organization says the raid was long overdue and expects the SIU to find serious wrongdoing in multimillion Rand PPE contracts in the department. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Denosa Limpopo Chairperson, Lesiba Monyaki

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally resigned as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday but said he would stay in Downing Street until a successor is found. His ousting coincides with a particularly perilous period for the U.K. economy. Inflation hit a new 40-year high of 9.1% in May and the country is facing a cost of living crisis. But some analysts argue that the U.K. continues to benefit from "strong institutional settings and a credible monetary policy." Meanwhile, the economy unexpectedly shrank in April to mark the first consecutive GDP contractions since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic - and the U.K. is widely tipped to experience a technical recession in the second half of the year. For an analysis of the UK Brexit to Boris's exit, Elvis Presslin spoke to economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the Northwest University School of Business and Governance (SBG). 

CEO of the Black Business Council Kganki Matabane says the tavern shootings over the weekend point to a problem in security and intelligence in the country. A total of 21 people were killed in separate shooting incidents in Soweto, Katlehong, and Pietermaritzburg. At least 15 people died in the Soweto shooting. Matabane says people should work with law enforcement agencies to protect businesses against criminal activity. To discuss this we are joined on the line by Themba Masuku, Programme Manager at the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum

Parliament's Section 194 committee will today enter its second day of hearings on the fitness of now suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, to hold office - with testimony from an expert witness. The DA in February 2020 filed a motion that Mkhwebane was incompetent, based on various negative court findings against her. Proceedings started yesterday, with Mkhwebane's legal representative, Dali Mpofu, arguing that Parliament's committee violated Mkhwebane's constitutional rights. He told the committee that his client was appearing before the committee under protest, that his client had been treated unfairly and had not even had time to prepare for the hearings. For some analysis, Elvis Presslins spoke to political analyst with the Nelson Mandela University, Dr. Ntsikelelo Breakfast 

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...

21 people have been killed in 3 separate tavern shootings this past weekend alone. 15 people were shot and killed at a tavern in Soweto, 4 at a tavern in Pietermaritzburg, KZN, and 2 people at a tavern in Katlehong, Gauteng. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the suspects to be brought to book. For the latest update on the shooting in Soweto, Elvis Presslin spoke to Police Spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello

President Cyril Ramaphosa has conveyed his condolences to the families of the people who were killed in the Soweto tavern shooting. Fifteen people have been declared dead after a shooting in the Nomzamo informal settlement in Orlando West, Soweto. It's believed that the perpetrators arrived at the tavern and shot indiscriminately. Four people were also reportedly killed in Katlehong and Pietermaritzburg in similar circumstances. To discuss this further Elvis Presslin spoke to National Convener of the Liquor Traders' Association of South Africa, Lucky Ntimane

The ANC's Interim Provincial Committee in the Free State has welcomed a court judgment that reaffirmed it as a constitutional structure in the province. The High Court in Bloemfontein has struck off the roll an urgent application to disband the Free State ANC Interim Provincial Committee. Three disgruntled ANC members in the Mangaung region questioned the status of the party's IPC, which was established in June last year to serve for nine months. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to ANC IPC spokesperson, Oupa Khoabane

What are the views of the youth on the myriad of issues and challenges that South Africa is faced with? This morning Elvis Presslin was joined in studio by two young gentlemen; Mikyle 13 and Mason 9 years old to briefly share their views on some of the pressing issues affecting society - such as load shedding, unemployment, and corruption