Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.sabcnews.com).

Senior Policy Consultant at South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI), Pietman Roos says scrap metal theft has had a devastating effect on the economy.

Scrap metal theft impact economy

It’s time to switch off the lights.

Electrical power consumption for lighting is a major factor in the energy use of buildings and can become a costly endeavour.
According to the Green Education Foundation (GEF), office buildings generally use 17% of their energy consumption for electrical lighting and for schools and universities the figure is even higher at about 30%.

But what if we could catch the abundance of sunlight we experience in South Africa yearly and focus it into buildings which in turn will replace electrical lighting with natural lighting?
Sunlight Harvesting systems supplier Light Sculptors has done just this.

Nina Oosthuizen reports.

National Employers’ Association of South Africa’s CEO Gerhard Papenfus says employers are well prepared for the National Union of Metalworkers of SA’ strike Scheduled to take place on Tuesday morning.

Labour Analyst, Terry Bell says low paid workers live far away from their workplace and also transport fees have increased tremendously

South African saw one of the most vibrant national and provincial elections in 2014, but there are still many lessons that SA media can learn. Listen to SABC Digital news interview with Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird.

PAGAD National Executive Member M Haroon Orri says that communities and police should work together in fighting crime

Lieutenant General Solomon Makgale says that community members should take part in fighting crime.

Lieutenant General Solomon Makgale says that the police are working hard to fight crime.