The Weekend View

Former ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says there would have been no need for the step-aside resolution had the ruling party implemented its own constitution to deal with malfeasance and the lack of discipline. He was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the Party's 6th National Policy Conference underway at Nasrec south of Johannesburg. Some party members have criticized the implementation of the step-aside rule - claiming it is selective. Ntebo Mokobo has more. 

We also spoke to Political Analyst, Sandile Swana

This week’s  highly contentious elective conference of metalworkers union, NUMSA, ended on Thursday with some union regions rejecting the outcome of the congress, maintaining that it should be declared null and void. This was after the Labour Court in Johannesburg had dismissed the union's application for leave to appeal against the court's decision which interdicted the congress from going ahead.  NUMSA's Regional Secretary in the Western Cape, Vuyo Lufele, was among those saying the congress did not comply with NUMSA's own constitution, because the Mpumalanga region was excluded from attending. He reiterated that the elections which were held for new leadership were also null and void. That statement was a clear sign of future battles for the heart and soul of South Africa's biggest single trade union. We spoke to Labour Analyst, Mamokgethi Molopyane.

 Political science lecturer & analyst from the University of KwaZulu Natal, Zakhele Ndlovu weighs in on the ANC policy conference

More and more South Africans are struggling to keep a roof over their heads as they are battling to keep up with rental payments. This as most households are feeling the financial pinch with the cost of living rising from increasing food inflation and hikes in the cost of fuel, electricity, water, municipal rates and interest rates. This comes at the back of salaries that have plummeted or remained the same. We spoke to Waldo Marcus, Head of Marketing and Sales at TPN Credit Bureau which serves property markets in South Africa.

There was a total overhaul of the top five leadership of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal. Premier Sihle Zikalala lost the race for the chairperson's position to Sboniso Duma. Duma's slate swept all the top five positions during a provincial elective conference held in Durban. At least 1607 delegates voted during the conference. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to SABC reporter Nonkululeko Hlophe... 

It's official - Banyana Banyana are the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions. This after beating Morocco two-one at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium last night. This is Banyana Banyana's sixth attempt to win the tournament. They failed to win five previous Women's AFCON finals in 1995, 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2018. But in 2022, the team has got the glory for the first time in the history of the national senior women's team. It's also the first time since Bafana Bafana's win in 1996 that a senior national football team has been victorious in the Nations' Cup . Sebenzile Nkambule was in conversation with Mathews Mpete- Sports Editor at Daily Sun and Janet Whitton, SAfm Sports Anchor  

This week's regional efforts to resolve the crisis in Eswatini hit another major stumbling block when a second summit intended to discuss a national political dialogue in the troubled kingdom was canceled at the last moment. The summit of the Southern African Development Community - SADC's security organ, which was supposed to have been held on Thursday, would have been chaired by President Cyril Ramaphosa. King Mswati reportedly said he would only attend the Pretoria summit virtually, so the other presidents called it off as they insisted on a face-to-face meeting with Mswati. Swazi opposition forces are furious and have demanded that SADC step up the pressure on Mswati to negotiate. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Mlungisi Makhanya, president of the People's United Democratic Movement - PUDEMO -  the largest opposition party in Eswatini.

Banyana Banyana are going for glory tonight when they meet hosts Morocco in the final of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat. The game promises to be a thriller as both teams looking to clinch the Africa Cup of Nations title for the first time. The game starts at 10 pm SA time. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to Daily Sun Sports editor, Mathews Mpete

Zimbabwe this week announced plans to introduce gold coins later this month as it tries to curb rising inflation amid a slump in its currency. The country's central bank also outlined moves to make the US dollar legal tender for the next five years. The central bank's main interest rate was more than doubled this month to 200%, after the annual rate of inflation rose above 190%. To get a sense of these plans and whether they will make a difference . We spoke to the CEO of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce, Takunda Mugaga...

Since the lifting of Covid 19 restrictions, most companies have been slowly asking employees who have been working remotely to return to the office. However the current heavy bout of loadshedding is making working from home extremely difficult leading to greater demands from company executives for employees to return to the office immediately. The high and ever increasing cost of fuel is on the other hand, putting employees who may want to return to the office in a very tight corner financially. There are disagreements at senior levels within organisations and an ongoing debate about how to this. Some experts say hybrid and remote working can be productive and that forcing employees back to the office may have unintended negative consequences. We spoke to Advaita Naidoo, Managing Director: Africa, at Jack Hammer Global, Africa's largest executive search firm.