The Weekend View

After 10 years in the making, construction of the largest private renewable energy plant in South Africa is soon set to start. The Impofu Wind Farms, to be built in Kouga, Eastern Cape will comprise three 110-megawatt wind farms. The plant is expected to significantly change the country's renewable energy landscape when it opens  next year. Bongiwe Zwane spoke  to  Mark Tanton, CEO at Red Cap Energy 

Gauteng has a new police chief. Maj-Gen Tommy Mthombeni has been appointed as the province's police commissioner and Maj-Gen Maropeng Johanna Mamothethi as divisional commissioner responsible for visible policing and operations. They have both been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general with effect from YESTERDAY. Announcing their appointment yesterday evening, national police commissioner Gen Fannie Masemola said the two positions were critical in ensuring the deployment of capacity and resources in the execution of the police's mandate. To talk about the new appointments Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Dr Hendrick Lochner, a crime and policing expert.....

The Pan Africanist Congress - PAC - is launching it's  National Elections Manifesto at the Orlando Communal Arena in Soweto TODAY.. The party says their manifesto will mainly talk to the problems of the African people. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to  PAC Secretary General Apa Pooe

Another political party that is launching it's 2024 election manifesto TODAY is the United Democratic Movement - the UDM. The party, will be unveiling its election manifesto at Midrand's Gallagher Conference Centre in Gauteng. The party has been in the opposition benches for over 25 years. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to UDM leader General Bantu Holomisa

The deputy minister of Small Business Development, Dipuo Peters, has been suspended for a period of one-month without pay. President Cyril Ramaphosa YESTERDAY suspended her following a sanction adopted by Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members Interests that found Peters had breached the Code of Ethical Conduct in her former portfolio as Minister of Transport. Peters served as transport minister in former president Jacob Zuma's cabinet where numerous maladministration allegations were tabled against her. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to the Executive Director at Corruption Watch, Karam Singh... 

South Africa's 5th largest party, the Freedom Front Plus, will TODAY launch it's election manifesto in Pretoria. In previous elections the party actively campaigned against Black Economic Empowerment and affirmative action accusing the systems of breeding corruption. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Wouter Wessels, FF PLUS Head of Elections and National spokesperson....

The four financial services ombuds' offices - the Ombudsman for Banking Services , the Credit Ombud ,  the Ombudsman for  Long-Term Insurance  and the Ombudsman for Short-Term  have now come together under the newly formed National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO). The NFO Scheme which commenced its operations YESTERDAY - (1st march 2024) will be a one-stop, all-in-one dispute resolution service made up of the four previously independently operating services.  To explain more , Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to the Ombudsman for Banking Services, Reana Steyn 

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. In sub-Saharan Africa, it's the leading cause of female cancer with 11,000 South African women getting it every year and according to experts half of whom die due to the historic cost and complexity of treatments. Studies also show women living in poverty, in lower-income countries or living with HIV are disproportionally affected. The Cancer Association of South Africa says  22.2 million women aged 15 and older are at risk of cervical cancer.  To unpack how this can be overcome and to promote medical inclusion for more of Africa's women, Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Dr. Carrie Anne Minnaar from the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre University

Namibian President, Hage Geingob will be laid to rest TODAY at the Heroes' Acre in the south of the capital, Windhoek. Geingob, succumbed to cancer on the 4th of February at the age of 82. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to be among the 18 heads of state attending the funeral.  Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Freelance Journalist based in Namibia, Isack Hamata

The DA has threatened to launch a contempt of court application to force the ANC to hand over MORE documents from its cadre deployment committee meetings. On Friday the party gave the ANC an ultimatum of Saturday to hand over all the documents as directed by the Constitutional Court. DA Leader John Steenhuisen said, at a media briefing in Cape Town on Friday, that hey will also institute a criminal case against ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula whom he accused of seeking to hide President Cyril Ramaphosa's involvement in the cadre deployment saga. 
Sebenziel Nkambule spoke to Dr. Leon Schreiber, DA MP and Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration...