First Take SA

In a further blow to the hospitality and tourism sector, the sale, dispensing and distribution of alcohol has been suspended with immediate effect. Addressing the nation President Ramaphosa said the nationwide curfew coupled with the ban on the sale of alcohol will free up much-needed trauma and ICU care facilities across the country. The tourism industry had also been hoping for the re-opening of accommodation for leisure during lockdown alert level 3. Chief Executive Officer at the Tourism Business Council of South Africa, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa AND Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, political economist from the Nelson Mandela University...

Western Cape Disaster Management has warned that the upcoming cold front could be the biggest storm that the province has been hit within recent times. This follows a warning by the South African Weather Services of an intense cold front that is expected to make landfall TODAY, bringing with it gale force winds of up to a 100 kilometres per hour. Storm surges and wave heights of up to 13-metres along the Northern and Southern coastline are expected, spreading to the Eastern Cape coastline later in the day. Disaster Management spokesperson, James Styan has urged people to limit travel where possible and exercise extreme caution.

News and Current Affairs show between 5 & 6 am on SAfm 104 to 107 anchored by Tsepiso Makwetla

News and Current Affairs show between 5 & 6 am on SAfm 104 to 107 anchored by Tsepiso Makwetla

News and Current Affairs show between 5 & 6 am on SAfm 104 to 107 anchored by Tsepiso Makwetla

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) says more than 800 evictions have taken place since the country entered into the national coronavirus lockdown. The most recent of these cases involves Bulelani Qholani from Khayelitsha township in Cape Town. He was violently dragged out of his shack naked as the Cape Town Anti-Land Invasion unit demolished his shack. This resulted in a huge public outcry which brought into question the lack of dignity which goes with most evictions. Legal expert Lucky Makhubela says those that have been removed unlawfully or during the lockdown can and must seek legal recourse.

The Zondo Commission of Inquiry investigating allegations of state capture has spent about 700 million rand since its inception in 2018. This was revealed by the Department of Justice during its briefing to the oversight committee yesterday (Wednesday) when it was presenting its budget. Acting Director-General, Adv JB Skosana says about 18 million rand per month is spent on investigations. Is this money well spent? Former chairperson of Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) and leader of the African People's Convention(APC), Themba Godi....

Gauteng has officially overtaken the Western Cape as the epicentre in the country of the coronavirus pandemic with 75,015 cases compared with the Western Cape's 73,292. The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in SA is 224,665 with 8,810 new infections. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the COVID-19 storm that he's been warning South Africans about had arrived. Professor Wolfgang Preiser, the head of division of medical virology at the Department of Pathology at the University of Stellenbosch breaks down the increase of positive cases in the country...

More than five hundred workers at industry giant, Media24, are likely to lose their jobs in the coming weeks. The company has announced that it is considering down-sizing, as a result of the impact of C0VID-19. The organisation says it could close five magazines and two newspapers and reduce the frequency of its remaining monthly magazines due to a drastic drop in sales since the start of the lockdown. They also intend moving two newspapers onto the digital platform. This as the SABC has also announced it is going ahead with its planned job cuts, which could see about 1800 employees losing their jobs. In May 2020, Caxton Publishing, also said it would exit the print media business, a decision that would affect ten of its well-known publications. Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird explains the impact this will have...

Some parents and learners say it is not a good idea that Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga is phasing in more grades from today. They say with more learners going back to school, exposure to the coronavirus is very high. They say some schools do not have enough space to adhere to the COVID-19 regulations. Yesterday, Motshekga announced that grades R, 6 and 11 will go back to school. CEO of the Federation of School Governing Bodies of South Africa, Paul Colditz...