First Take SA

It can be both sad and frustrating to invest money in your education and then later discover that the piece of paper you have is worthless. Alex Mohlakoane from Limpopo attended an NQF LEVEL 7 Labour Intensive Construction course facilitated by the Construction Industry Education and Training Services now known as Izwe Training and Development four years ago. He paid nearly R8000 But to this day he is yet to get a certificate. The training institution refuses to take responsibility for this and claims that the Construction Education and Training Authority is to blame for not issuing Mohlakoane with a certificate but CETA are pleading not guilty.

In May 2010 Alex Mohlakoane from Limpopo attended an NQF LEVEL 7 Labour Intensive Construction course facilitated by the Construction Industry Education and Training Services now known as Izwe Training and Development. He paid nearly R8 000 for the 3-day course. All went well until it was time for him to get the certificate.

Tsepiso makwetla speaks to Probation officer, Annette Vergeer, who battled to explain how placing Oscar Pistorius under house arrest could act as a deterrent for potential offenders. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel had asked her to justify how correctional supervision could be viewed as a harsh punishment. Vergeer struggled to find the words to support her recommendations.

former ANC member of parliament, Ben Turok, has called on President Jacob Zuma to pay back a portion of the R246 million spent on improvements to his private Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal.

In recent months, Speak Out has received many complaints relating to the purchase of property. We speak to Sanelisiwe Ngcobo who is an Attorney at Gunstons Attorneys in order to get more insight into this issue.

In July this year we brought you a complaint by Emerald Kunene who had paid Eskom to install a prepaid electricity meter at his Umgababa South Coast home in KwaZulu Natal. But after paying R3900 in March 2014 he did not hear anything from the company and when he made inquiries he was sent from pillar to post.

The 20 EFF MPs have abandoned the Powers and Privileges Committee inquiry into their conduct. They have decided not to be subjected to the Committee, claiming that the committee will be biased as it is made up of mostly ANC Members.

The murder trial of Shrien Dewani, has been adjourned until Wednesday. Dewani today pleaded not guilty to all charges against him in the Western high court in Cape Town. He allegedy arranged the murder of his wife Anni in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats in November 2010. The state will call its second witness when the case resumes.

Cape Town Mayor, Patricia de Lille, has expressed her disappointment after the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates was suspended.

Former President FW de Klerk, who received a Nobel Peace Prize together with late President Nelson Mandela in 1993, has lashed out at government after the suspension of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace laureates in Cape Town.