First Take SA

The Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF say they will not allow a criminal President to address members of Parliament. EFF spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys says they have not ruled out the possibility of a national shutdown if President Cyril Ramaphosa is allowed to deliver the budget vote for his office in Parliament today. Speaking to our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri yesterday, Mathys confirmed that the party will be part of today's proceedings...

Disgruntled 2022 Census field workers say they are suffering because they still haven't been paid. But Stats SA says most census employees had been paid, despite the organization experiencing difficulties with payments. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Mr. Zakhele Msweli, one of the Census 2022 ex-field workers...

EFF leader Julius Malema has accused the Sunday Times of bias when reporting on allegations of corruption against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Malema says the newspaper has appointed itself to protect and defend president Ramaphosa. He was addressing the media at the party's headquarters in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. For some reaction to this, Elvis Presslin spoke to the editor of the Sunday Times, S'thembiso Msomi 

The Director of Public Prosecutions in KwaZulu Natal has issued former President Jacob Zuma with a nolle prosequi certificate. This is after the Public Prosecutions declined to prosecute Advocate Billy Downer due to insufficiency of evidence. The certificate allows individuals to institute private prosecution proceedings. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Jacob Zuma Foundation spokesperson Mr. Mzwanele Manyi

Several areas in Gauteng are experiencing an outbreak of measles, according to the national health department. Four confirmed cases of measles were detected over the last two weeks of May in the City of Tshwane and parts of the Westrand. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Lesley Bamford, a Child Health specialist and leader of the vaccination program at the Health Department 

State capture fugitives, Atul and Rajesh Gupta have reportedly been arrested in Dubai. They were arrested four months after Interpol issued a red notice for them in connection with fraud and money laundering charges. Andy Mashaile, Interpol's Turn Back Crime Ambassador spoke to Elvis Presslin confirming the arrests...

Labor federation Cosatu is today (Tuesday) expected to meet with representatives at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) to discuss fuel price increases. This is as taxi associations in the country consider a national shutdown to protest against the spiraling fuel price. It has been reported that the National Taxi Alliance and SANTACO - are lobbying trade union Cosatu and other civic groups to join a national shutdown. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Cosatu Parliamentary Coordinator Matthew Parks 

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has written to the Governor of the Reserve Bank and the Commissioner of SARS seeking answers in relation to the theft of 4-million U.S dollars from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo. Elvis Presslin spoke to Herman Mashaba about this...

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...

Re-elected ANC Chairperson in Limpopo Stan Mathabatha, says there will not be two centers of power in the province although he will not be the premier when his term ends. Mathabatha has been re-elected for a third term during Limpopo's 10th provincial elective conference in Polokwane. Meanwhile, nominations for the leadership of the ANC Tshwane region were announced yesterday (Sunday), however, the conference got off to a bumpy start, with legal attempts to stop it from taking place. For some analysis, Elvis Presslin spoke to political analyst Levy Ndou