First Take SA

Panyaza Lesufi has won the position of chairperson at the Gauteng ANC provincial conference. Lesufi and Lebogang Maile both accepted nominations for the position. Voting was underway by midday yesterday (Sunday), following the nomination process for the province's top political positions. Nominations followed a 10-hour debate about credentials. Credentials adopted included just over 1 000 delegates qualified to participate at the conference. The prolonged debate was caused by continued disputes about the participation of five branches from Ekurhuleni. For some analysis on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Independent Political Analyst and Researcher Dr. Dale McKinley

Parents of children who died mysteriously at Enyobeni Tavern in East London are calling for the establishment to shut down. At least 20 people died in an apparent stampede at the weekend. Devastated family members are calling on the Eastern Cape Liquor Board to revoke the tavern's liquor license. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mgwebi Msiya, Spokesperson for the provincial Liquor Board and Eastern Cape Police spokesperson, Brigadier, Thembinkosi Kinana

Senior leaders of the Social Justice Coalition in Cape Town have been accused of corruption and mismanagement. One leader, in particular, is the organization's general manager, Xolani Klaas, who faces allegations of misusing funds for personal expenses. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mr. Klaas...

Human rights advocacy group the Black Sash Trust and other organisations are launching litigation against the government over what they say are unfair regulations that govern the social relief of distress grants. The organisations say they are challenging what they call the arbitrary means test of 350-rand , which they say deprives millions of people who are in need of social assistance. Our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri spoke to National Director at Black Sash Rachel Bukasa

Interview with Victor Kgomoesoana, Director and author of " AFRICA IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS" to help us look at this week's top stories

 A 30-year-old man with no travel history was confirmed by health department to have been infected with Monkey Pox. Monkeypox is a rare viral disease from the same family as smallpox, but is much less severe. It occurs mostly in remote parts of Central and West African countries, near tropical rain forests. However, there have been unusually high numbers of people infected with monkey pox outside of Africa this year with no travel links to the region. Speaking about the trend in infections, the National Health Laboratory Service's Professor Koleka Mlisana says infections have been mainly in men who have sex with men. Elvis spoke to  OUT LGBT Well-being, Marketing and Communications Consultant, Luiz de Barros

The 14th Provincial Conference of the ANC in Gauteng is set to start today until Sunday in Benoni, Johannesburg. The conference will see Deputy Chairperson Panyaza Lesufi and Lebogang Maile vie for the position of chairperson. This is despite a few branch disputes in the province which are still unresolved. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to Political Analyst Dr. Levy Ndou

President Cyril Ramaphosa says state capture was an assault on South Africa's democracy. He was briefing the nation after receiving the fifth and final installment of the State Capture report yesterday at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The handover has been postponed several times, amid mounting speculation over the reason for the delay. Chairperson of the State Capture Commission, Justice Raymond Zondo, who handed over the report says it contains issues around the Estina Dairy Farm contract, capture at the SABC, PRASA, and TRANSNET amongst other issues. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to SABC Senior Reseacher, Veli Mthiyane

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says it is dismayed and angered at the continued persecution of Dr. Tim de Maayer by officials at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Gauteng. De Maayer was suspended for speaking out against poor conditions at the hospital which, he noted, directly caused the deaths and disability of children at the facility. His suspension was lifted following the public outcry. SAMA says it has now emerged that a disciplinary process against Dr. Maayer has begun which could lead to his eventual dismissal. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to SAMA chairperson Dr. Mvuyisi Mzukwa.

Right-To-Die activist Professor Sean Davison says he does not regret assisting three chronically ill men to end their lives. Professor Davison was convicted and placed under house arrest in 2019 for the premeditated murder of three men he helped to end their lives. Speaking to our senior producer Ronald Phiri, Professor Sean Davison says he feels a great sense of relief after his 3 years of house arrest came to an end on Monday