First Take SA

Millions of rail commuters will be looking to the Constitutional Court as it prepares to consider whether there is adequate security in trains. A metro-rail passenger wants to sue the Passenger Rail Agency or PRASA after he fell victim to a violent robbery while travelling on a train. The man lost his leg after he was flung off the moving train. Senior Constitutional Court Reporter, Candice Nolan has the details

They say even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things and 29 year old 'Birdie' Mboweni is a true testimony to how big things can really come in small packages. Small in stature but carrying an organic voice which penetrates deep into your heart, the songstress will soon launch her debut album to an audience of jazzy yet soulful enthusiasts at the Obit in Johannesburg. Our producer Asanda Ntame caught up with her...

Government has kept its promising for centralising tender advertisement and supply database. National Treasury has launched a Central Supplier Database and eTender Publishing portal which is set to reduce duplication of effort and cost for both business and government while enabling electronic procurement processes. PM Live host Tshepiso Makwetla speaks to Acting Chief Procurement Officer in the National Treasury, Schalk Human.

Some political parties in parliament have expressed mixed views about the defacing of the statue of Louis Botha outside Parliament. Botha is an Afrikaner and former first Prime Minister of the then Union of South Africa that was established in 1910 after the second world war. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent reports

South African youth like any other young people across the world are facing the challenge of being recruited by Islamic States of Iraq and Syria,ISIS. State Security minister David Mahlobo has assured South Africans that they are safe from any form of terrorism. This after a 15-year-old school girl from Cape Town was taken off a flight to Johannesburg by police who suspected that she was going to board an international flight to join the Islamic State. Mahlobo says the girl was actively engaged with social media networks. Evidence found in her bedroom suggests that she had been in contact with ISIS recruiters. He says terrorism is a world wide problem but security officials in this country are working tirelessly to ensure the safety of South Africans.

COSATU special Central Executive Committee has served Zwelinzima Vavi with divorce papers following his announcement that he will be boycotting the federations meetings. The decision was announced earlier today at a media briefing after the Cosatu leadership decided Vavi had acted improperly by refusing to attend meetings and failing to endorse the expulsion of Numsa, the federations largest affiliate. Vavi has been dismissed as general secretary with immediate effect.

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Nestle SA holds exclusive rights to the shape of its Kit Kat chocolate. South African courts recognised the trademark over the shape, forcing a competitor to recall its chocolates which have a similar shape. The Constitutional Court refused to step into the fray, meaning that a recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgment holds sway. Senior Constitutional Court reporter, Candice Nolan has the details

Two men, wrongfully convicted for the 2002 murder of an off duty policeman, have just been released from Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria. The Constitutional Court ordered their immediate release from prison after overturning their convictions and life imprisonment terms. The men had been convicted solely on the basis of the say-so of their fellow accused with no other evidence linking them to the crime. Senior Constitutional Court Reporter, Candice Nolan has the details

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