First Take SA

The DA says preparations are in place for its national elective congress in Pretoria this weekend. Over two-thousand delegates from all nine provinces are expected to attend the event. Current party leader Mmusi Maimane is expected to be elected unopposed. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to DA's director of Communications, Mabine Seabe...

Chairperson of the uMkhonto We Sizwe Sizwe National Council General Siphiwe Nyanda has joined many other leaders who visited the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela family home in Soweto following her death on Monday. Tsepiso Makwetla an interview with Tsepiso Makwetla, Nyanda has described Madiizela Mandela as courageous and fearless...

Corruption Watch says growing public pressure on corrupt people and systems has contributed to the significant changes in South Africa. In its 2017 corruption report released today, the organisation says there has been a 25% increase in the number of reports of corruption in 2017. Titled "The Time is Now", the report reveals that 46% of reports originated from Gauteng, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 13% and the Western Cape coming in third with 8 percent of the total. Elvis Presslin spoke to executive director of Corruption Watch David Lewis

The Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe has signed 27 Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Projects. The projects will amount 55-point-92 billion rand. Last month, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and Transform RSA lodged an urgent application for an order interdicting Eskom from concluding the twenty-seven IPP projects, including the Power Purchase Agreements with Eskom. Elvis Presslin spoke to NUMSA's National Spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi- Majola, Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe and Energy Analyst, Chris Yelland

The Market Theatre is commemorating the life and works of late Gibson Kente in a musical tribute of songs from the plays he produced. Gibson Kente, also known as the father of township theatre died in 2004. The Gibson Kente Musical coincides with the 55th anniversary of Kente's first play, Manana, The Jazz Prophet, which featured celebrated musicians Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu. Elvis Presslin spoke to one of the performers of the Gibson Kente Musical Thembisile Khumalo

Anglo American has described the petrol bomb attack on a bus carrying mineworkers at Driekop outside Burgersfort in Limpopo as a senseless act. Six mineworkers were killed and 28 others injured. Mining companies, Anglo American Platinum and African Rainbow Minerals who have joint ownership of the mine. They have condemned the incident. Anglo American Platinum Chief Executive Officer Chris Griffith spoke to Elvis Presslin

Tributes continue to pour in for the late ANC struggle icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. ANC NEC member Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize pays her tributes in this interview with Tsepiso Makwetla

Some South Africans say they are not impressed by some uncalled for negative comments following Winnie Madikizela Mandela's death. Political Journalist, and authorised biographer of the late President Nelson Mandela Charlene Smith says she is appalled by white South African social media users for their negative comments since Madikizela- Mandela's passing yesterday. She earlier spoke to Tsepiso Makwetla

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says the South African Revenue Service (SARS) collected 1,216 trillion rand in 2017/18. Announcing the preliminary revenue results in Pretoria, Nene says the figure was very close to the revenue collection target of 1,217 trillion rand. He says the main contributors to revenue were personal income tax, VAT and company income tax. Nene says lower economic growth has affected revenue collection. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Acting SARS commissioner, Mark Kingon

American Civil Rights leader Reverend Jessie Jackson has described Mama Winnie Mandela as the live face and force behind the South African freedom movement for 27 years. Jackson says she was the first First Lady of South Africa. He says he and his wife, Jacqueline knew her for more than 30 years, adding that she was a source of strength and courage, a role model for men and women around the world. Reverend Jessie Jackson spoke to Tsepiso Makwetla