The Weekend View

The Springboks will this morning continue their search for a desperately needed win against Australia, with eight new players named in the starting team earlier this week. The Boks head into the clash in Sydney after back-to-back defeats, a 35-23 loss to the All Blacks at home before crashing 25-17 against the Wallabies in Adelaide last week. The defeats have left the world champions bottom of the four-team Rugby Championship with three games to play and in dire need of a victory to keep their hopes alive.

Kenyans head to the polls tomorrow morning in the country's hotly-contested presidential election. Over nine million registered citizens are set to elect the country's fifth president and successor to the incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta. The country's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, IEBC has cleared only four candidates to run for the presidency. Elvis Presslin spoke to Africa Affairs Analyst and Channel Africa's head of the Kiswahili service, Mr. Nixon Katembo.

Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko has called on all women in Gauteng to march to the North Gauteng High Court and the Union Buildings on Women's Day to highlight the country's high rape statistics. Mazibuko was speaking at the launch of Women's Month in Gauteng in Mabopane, Pretoria. This is in the wake of the gang rape of eight women allegedly by illegal miners in Krugersdorp last week. Elvis Presslin spoke to the director of the women's support group Philisa Abafazi Bethu, Lucinda Evans about the challenges that women still face ahead of the Women's day commemoration tomorrow. 

Former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is believed to have shown his interest in contesting for the presidency in the next government elections. In a video that was shared on social media, Mogoeng was introduced as the new leader and president of the All African Alliance Movement which launched earlier this year. The movement, which intends on contesting the 2024 general elections, says the former Chief Justice has accepted the nomination as its president. Elvis Presslin spoke to the founder and Chairperson of Public Interest SA, Tebogo Khaas  

Mogale City had an eventful week- the local municipality was turned upside down when the South African Police Services (SAPS) had an operation to track down illegal miners in Randfontein and Krugersdorp, arresting 80 men. This is after eight women were gang raped and robbed allegedly by illegal miners in the area. On Wednesday, the African National Congress (ANC) staged a protest at the Krugersdorp Magistrate court West of Johannesburg where the party vowed to highlight and address challenges posed by illegal miners also known as zama zamas. Later in the week, the residents of Kagiso went on a rampage hunting down illegal miners. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to SABC's Politics Editor, Mzwandile Mbeje, and SABC's Specialist Researcher, Maswele Ralebone... 

The Transport Department together with The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and other relevant stakeholders are launching the National Potholes Campaign. The mass/ national initiative aims to coordinate and enhance already existing pothole campaigns in other provinces and municipalities. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to  Sanral's Spokesperson Vusi Mona... 

With the current economic climate South African consumers find themselves going store-to-store bargain shopping, guess what- you don't have to anymore as Outlier does that you. Every month end they compare in-store and online prices of the same basket of goods across four major retailers - Checkers, Pick n Pay, SPAR, and Woolworths to see which one is the cheapest. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to the Editor of The Outlier, Alastair Otter...

Black-owned advertising and marketing agencies have launched their own association, in order to establish an enabling and sustainable business environment for black communication professionals. The Chairperson of the Black Agencies Network Association (BANA), Groovin Nchabeleng says the industry needs to reflect the communities they operate in but at the moment the industry does not reflect that. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to the Chairperson of the Black Agencies Network Association (BANA), Groovin Nchabeleng

The Market Theatre Laboratory is looking for talented, determined young people who are passionate about the performing arts to become part of the next generation of artistic innovators, change-makers, and storytellers. Applications for the Theatre and Performance full-time course open from 1 August until 30 September 2022, for study in 2023. The Market Lab is a multi-award-winning arts incubator, with a reputation for facilitating the development of exceptional young theatre-makers, facilitators, actors, writers, and directors, and for creating innovative and relevant new plays. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Nompumelelo Mtshali, Course Coordinator at the Market Theatre Lab...

TODAY is World Ranger Day. It's a day to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work Rangers do to protect the planet's natural treasures and cultural heritage. Today's Rangers Day comes days after Anton Mzimba, the Head Ranger at Timbavati Private Reserve in Hoedspruit, Mpumalanga, was murdered in front of his family onTuesday night. The murder has been described as a 'hit' in which the killers drove up to his house, shot him dead, and drove off. Anton Mzimba is among 12 rangers who died in the line of duty over the past 2 years.  Joining us on the line is Tinyiko Golele, a female regional ranger based at Skukuza camp in the Kruger National Park.....