The Weekend View

The knockout stage of AFCON lived up to expectation with two riveting games last night. Nigeria bundled Cameroon out of the tournament after a 2-nil victory. Angola also proceed to the next round after defeating Nambia 3 -nil. Tonight Equatorial Guinea face Guinea while Egypt will go up against the DRC. South Africa's first clash in the knockout stage is on Tuesday when Bafana Bafana play tournament favourites, Morocco. We spoke to our Sports Editor; Janet Whitton.

Thousands of South Africans living abroad are this weekend registering to vote in the forthcoming national elections whose date is expected to be announced soon. The special two-day voter registration event is taking place in over 100 countries. We spoke to IEC's Chief Elotoral Officer, Sy Mamabolo 

The South Africa Zionist Federation says the ICJ ruling is a legal victory. We spoke to Rolene Marks who is the spokesperson for the federation. 

Following last week's announcement of the matric results for the class of 2023, many students are now in the process of enrolling at various institutions of higher learning. Most universities have adopted the 'No Walk ins' policy for the registration process to ensure the safety of students and parents.  To look at the we spoke to  CEO of Universities South Africa, Dr Phetiwe Matutu.

The South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) this week revealed that 70 fuel stations across South Africa are selling diluted diesel to profit from the rising price of fuel. The diesel is allegedly mixed with illuminating paraffin. The 70 petrol stations accused of the alleged mixing were identified between April and December 2023. Samples from these diesel providers failed purity tests. To look at the dangers and how the trucking industry is tackling the problem we spoke to Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road Freight Association...

The International Court of Justice yesterday ordered Israel to take measures to prevent and punish direct incitement of genocide in the Gaza Strip. The ICJ ruled that it recognizes the Palestinians' right to be protected from acts of genocide. Delivering judgement at the Hague, Netherlands, I-C-J President, Joan Donoghue, said Israel must take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip. South Africa dragged Israel to the World Court accusing it of allegedly committing genocide in Gaza.

We continue to get more reactions regarding yesterday's ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the case brought by South Africa regarding the Gaza Strip War. The court ruled in favour of SA's request to impose emergency measures against Israel over its military operations in Gaza. The court ordered Israel to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. We spoke to Reverend Frank Chikane who in December led a South African Council of Churches delegation to Bethlehem in a show of solidarity with Palestinians...

Price of chicken set to stabilize

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of Southern Africa - AMIE - has welcomed government's decision to apply rebates on boneless and bone-in chicken cuts, saying that the move will keep the price of chicken in check for consumers, especially for poor households, who are struggling to afford this vital source of protein. The decision, published yesterday by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition provides a 30% rebate on boneless and 25% on bone-in cuts of imported chicken. To discuss this and its impacts on poor households we spoke to Paul Mathews, CEO of the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of Southern Africa.

Hundreds of Israelis who signed a petition calling on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule in favour of South Africa's lawsuit against the state of Israel are jubilant at the ICJ outcome. We spoke to Adam Keller.

All eyes have been on the 2023 matric results this week. We congratulate those who have managed to achieve their educational goals, but we also have been supporting those learners who didnt do as well as they had hoped. As the learners embark on different journeys of higher education, matric second chances and perhaps some will be looking for employment straight away, we wish them well on their endevours as they enter the big world. Let us reflect on the education system and take a look at whether it has prepared matriculants for the possibilities of the future and the real waorld. We spoke to Professor Ramodungoane Tabane, Chair of the Psychology of Education Department at UNISA, AND Hendrik Makaneta, an Education Activist and Deputy Chairperson of the Foundation for Education and Social Justice Africa...Also joining us is Mlungisi Nkosi, a Maths and Physical Science Education Expert....