The Weekend View

A recent study conducted by The Thompson Reuters Foundation has found that South Africa comes third in Africa after Egypt and Nigeria as the best place to be a social entrepreneur. As we celebrate Youth Month, today we put the spotlight on youth unemployment in South Africa and the possible solutions. According to Stats SA, four out of 10 young people do not have a job. President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the high unemployment rate among the youth, a national crisis. Could social entrepreneurship offer a solution? For more Stephen Kirker spoke to Gugu Mjadu, spokesperson for the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and BUSINESS/PARTNERS and began by asking her to take us through the findings in the Thompson Reuters Foundation report

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it has learnt with shock, the news of the attempted assassination of its Chief Audit Executive, Thami Zikode.last night. For more Francis Herd spoke to SABC Spokesperson Vuyo Mthembu

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

The 19-year-old Forest High School learner, accused of murder and attempted murder will spend the weekend in jail. The learner from the Turffontein school in the south of Johannesbur stabbed a fellow learner to death. Judgement on his bail application will only be handed down on Monday at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court. The Grade 11 learner is alleged to have stabbed three fellow learners - killing one of them. He then fled the scene and police later arrested him in Dobsonville, Soweto. He is facing one count of murder and two of attempted murder. Sashin Naidoo reports and to discuss in depth Francis Herd spoke to Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi and SADTU General Secretary, Mugwena Maluleke

So Child Protection week in South Africa is coming to a close. Considering the violence meted out to children can make you numb. This stat is just incredible - 99% of children in South Africa had experienced or witnessed some form of violence. Not all have experienced abuse but an inordinate amount have. For more Francis Herd spoke the founding director of Women and Men Against Child Abuse, Miranda Jordan.

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce the new cabinet on Monday 27 May 2019. Speaking during his inauguration at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, Ramaphosa urged South Africans to work together in order to create an ethical state that is free from corruption.
For more Elvis Presslin spoke to Political analyst at UNISA Professor Lesiba Tefo

Today is Africa day and the 25th of May 2019 marks 56 years since Africa Day was conceived in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. This is an annual commemoration to honour the foundation of the African Union and to acknowledge the solidarity among African countries. To unpack the significance of this day and issues concerning the continent , Elvis Presslin spoke to Victor Kgomoesoana, Director at "Africa Is Open For Business