The Weekend View

Concerns have emerged regarding data protection , this as many residential or lifestyle estates collect personal information at access or entry points. Security guards  previously would ask visitors for the name, cellphone number or to open the car boot but now with the digital age, they scan your car disc and drivers licenses .   Since the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) came into effect on July 1st 2020, this has raised a number of questions regarding what information may be collected at these complexes. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to  Marina Constas, Director at BBM Attorneys 

Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved two penalties during a shoot-out in the Africa Cup of Nations third-place play-off against DR Congo LAST NIGHT helping his team collect bronze medals. South Africa walked away with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory.   Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Matthews Mpete, SABC Sports Analyst ..

Political parties are in a race to sell their election promises and policy positions to voters. With the 2024 general election date soon to be announced , several political parties will be launching their election manifestos. The EFF launched it's election manifesto in Durban yesterday (Saturday) and the other 3 of South Africa's top 4 political parties will also launch their manifestos in the coming weeks. An election manifesto is essentially a list of policies that a political party promises to implement if it is voted into office. Much will be made of the popularity of parties' manifesto pledges, but ultimately they are much less important to how people vote than other factors like leadership and core values. Research has shown that many voters, either consciously or subconsciously, will refuse to even give a party a fair hearing on their promises or take their leader seriously if they believe the party does not meet their standards when it comes to core values like strength, decisiveness and how in touch they are with them as voters. Some experts have concluded that policies alone do not win elections as a negative perception of a party or it's leader can reverse their electoral fortunes.  We ask, how seriously do South Africans consider election manifestos before deciding on which political party to vote for?   To unpack this Bongiwe Zwane spoke to   Dr Sithembile Mbete, political analyst  and lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria and Professor Shepherd Mpofu , Associate Professor for Media Studies at UNISA 

Critics say the final State of the Nation Address of the sixth administration presented no new ideas on how the government will deal with pressing economic and societal issues. Opposition parties say instead, President Cyril Ramaphosa used it as a platform to boast about the ANC-led government's successes since the advent of democracy in South Africa. While he did not make any grand announcements during his speech at the Cape Town City Hall, he updated citizens on measures he said the government was taking to move the country in the right direction. To look at this week's SONA and whether the President has his finger on the pulse of the nation Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Sanusha Naidu, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Global Dialogue...

The EFF will TODAY launch it's 2024 election manifesto at Durban's Moses Mabhida stadium. The Red Berets are the first of major political parties that will launch their election campaigns on a shared battleground in KwaZulu-Natal. The ANC and IFP have also chosen the Moses Mabhida stadium as the venue for their party manifesto launches ahead of the general elections. The EFF's manifesto is expected to be centred around its seven cardinal pillars which include; land expropriation without compensation, free quality education and the nationalisation of mines, banks, and other strategic sectors of the economy. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to EFF National Spokesperson, Sinawo Tambo 

DebtBusters 2023 Debt Index for the fourth quarter has revealed that last year was among the most financially difficult for South African consumers. Among the factors contributing to the challenges is high interest rates, inflation and  poor economic performance which negatively impacted disposable income. The report coincides with National Debt Awareness Month with the focus on financial sustainability,  to acknowledge the pro-active steps South Africans have taken to put themselves on a better financial path. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Benay Sager, Executive head of DebtBusters 

Bafana Bafana are back in action TONIGHT when they face the DRC in their final game in the Africa Cup of Nations. Bafana, who lost 4-2 on penalties to Nigeria on Wednesday, will be hoping to bring bronze medals back home should they come out tops in today's third place playoff  at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan. TOMORROW Nigeria will clash with hosts Côte d'Ivoire in the CAF AFCON Cup final. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Sports writer and journalist, Khanyiso Tswaku 

Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved four penalties in a dramatic penalty shootout against Cape Verde, to carry South Africa into the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 0-0 draw in their quarter-final LAST NIGHT. After 120 minutes of goalless action, the game went to the spot and Ronwen Williams produced four sensational saves to inspire Bafana to a 2-1 shootout victory, setting up an AFCON last-four clash with Nigeria. Se4benzile Nkambule spoke to Mathews Mpete, SABC Sports Analyst 

As the voter registration blitz continues  ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says he's happy that South Africans are warming up to the upcoming elections. He was in Soweto yesterday to campaign for the ANC during the Electoral Commission's second voter registration process. Ramaphosa says citizens are responding positively to the registration process. To discuss how things started off yesterday and their prognosis for today Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Deputy Chief Electoral Officer for Operations, Masego Sheburi 

The United Nations Secretary General has taken note of the Order handed down by the International Court of Justice indicating provisional measures in the case brought by South Africa against Israel. Antonio Guterres further recalled that decisions of the Court were binding and expressed trust that all parties would duly comply with the provisional measures imposed. This as Israel's staunchest ally the United States called the ICJ ruling consistent with their view that Israel had the right to defend itself while continuing to hold the position that the allegations of genocide were unfounded.
We spoke to Ottilia Anna Maunganidze, Head of Special Projects at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) AND Advocate Sipho Mantula; Researcher at the Thabo Mbeki School of Public and International Affairs. Also joining us is Prof. Chris Landsberg, Director of the Centre for African Diplomacy and Leadership at UJ