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The City of Joburg is calling on the residents who have debt that they could not pay for a long time to come forward. The city council has approved a debt relief programme to write of debts on customers who can not pay their municipal rates and services. The City will now be able to ensure that defaulting customers are brought back into good standing on their municipal accounts. MMC of Finance in the city of Joburg Funzela Ngobeni says there is a procedure that needs to be followed before a resident can be assisted. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to MMC of Finance in the city of Joburg Funzela Ngobeni...

Although unemployed, some young people remain hopeful that one day they will join the country's working class. Clement Tefu and Zanele Mthombeni, both 22, from Alexandra, are graduates but without jobs. Meanwhile, Student organisation , the South African Student Congress, (SASCO) is marching against youth unemployment. They are calling for the creation of an unemployment database and the scrapping of experience requirements for entry level jobs. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Buthanani Goba, the SASCO Gauteng Secretary...

A group of undocumented migrants has escaped from police custody. The group was being transported from court to holding cells where they were to be processed by the department of Home Affairs. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Police Spokesperson, Colonel Lungelo Dlamini...

Corruption is rampant within the South African Police Service. That's according to Corruption Watch's new report, Corruption in Uniform. Corruption Watch says the most implicated police officials are detectives and investigating officers, who are frequently aided by other colleagues. It highlighted bribery, abuse of power and dereliction of duty as leading categories of corruption in the police services. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Melusi Ncela, Corruption Watch reseacher.

The police have launched a manhunt following the discovery of two bodies in Magnolia Park, Pretoria, over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Captain Daniel Mavimbela says the two bodies were found over the weekend and two weeks ago they also found a body in a veld near the Mears Park Train Station. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Sunnyside Police Station spokesperson, Captain Daniel Mavimbela and Tebogo Mpufane is the spokesperson of Kopano Manyano centre

In this podcast Bussai features Ms. Busi Nkambule from Albinism Society of South Africa. We find out what preparation are in place for the South African albinism community in relation to the International Albinism Day.

Pan-Africanist Congress president Narius Moloto says he is not receiving support from other party members in planning the August PAC National Conference. The party which appeared to be united leading to the May National Elections seems to be having factional problems again. The PAC has dissolved its party executive and placed the party under administration. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Political Analyst, Prof Somadoda Fikeni

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is today picketing together with South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) at all the country's major airports to protest against a number of issues at SAA and SAA Technical. The issues include the recent resignation of the GCEO Vuyani Jarana, corruption of SAAT management; problems in the maintenance department; allegations of nepotism tribalism and corruption to name a few. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Numsa's National Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi- Majola...

Sugar giant Tongaat Hulett has suspended its share trading on the JSE. Tongaat asked that its listings be suspended because of accounting irregularities. The company is currently impelmenting a turnaround strategey that has resulted in over 5,000 employees receiving retrenchment letters. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU)'s National Organisor in the Sugar Industry, Nkosikhona Nzama..

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*** Great news for South Africa is that manganese, which we host in such abundance, is edging its way into the growing electric vehicle (EV) market.
***This week’s packed Junior Indaba pleaded with the government to kickstart junior mining or face significant decline in mining as a whole.
*** A South African company has raised R160-million in for investment in a new gas project in the Free State.