The Weekend View

On today's edition of the Unedited we looked at Communication Workers Union saying the SABC requires not just a bailout, but a sustainable strategy that will be effective enough to create jobs in the future. Low paid South African workers will earn the National Minimum Wage of 20 rand an hour from the 1st of next month and advocate Shamila Batohi will take over as head of the NPA from February next year. Elvis Presslin spoke to Columinist for Rapport and Cape die Burger Heinrich Wyngaard and SABC Political Editor Dumisani Hlope

Cameroon has been stripped of the right to host next year's African Cup of Nations soccer tournament due to security risk. The decision was made by tournament organizer the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after a special meeting of its executive committee in Ghana. CAF president Ahmad, says the move to take the tournament away from the Central African country was "a crucial and decisive moment for the good of African football." This would be the fourth Nations Cup in a row to have change of host. Morocco is the favourite to take over the hosting of the expanded 24-team tournament, which is being held from June 15 to July 13 next year, with the preferred candidate to be named by the 31st of this month. Elvis Presslin spoke to African football analyst, Coudjo Amankwa

In 2017, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) launched an inquiry into the vacation ownership or timeshare industry following a number of unresolved consumer disputes within the industry. Some of the submissions that were made during the hearings are the inability to cancel contracts with the Clubs, value of the points that industry sells to consumers and unavailability of accommodation. Elvis Presslin spoke to National Consumer Commission's Commissioner, Ebrahim Mohamed ....

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says Eskom has come up with a plan which will be updated weekly between now and the end of January with regard to making efforts to keep lights on. Gordhan was briefing the media at Megawatt Park in Johannesburg on Eskom's current operational challenges. Earlier Eskom announced that it would implement stage two load shedding from nine o'clock to ten o'clock at night. The power utility says this due to a shortage of capacity on the national grid. It says rotational load shedding will continue in the country until March next year. Government wants load shedding gone before Christmas. Elvis Presslin spoke to energy analyst, Chris Yelland

In this week's edition of the Unedited we look at State Capure Inquiry which continued to hog the headlines. Fingers were again pointed at President Jacob Zuma, his son Duduzane and Fomer cabinet Minsiter Malusi Gibaba during the testimonies of those who took the stand at the state capture inquiry. Elvis Presslin spoke to Jovial Rantao, Group Ombudsman at the Independent Media and SANEF's Executive Director, Kate Skinner

Agang parliamentary leader, Andries Tlouamma has written to the speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete to request a debate of national importance on what he calls the Economic Freedom Fighther (EFF)'s violence against media. The request for a debate comes after the South African Editors' Forum (SANEF) having requested a meeting with the party. Elvis Presslin spoke to Media and Political Consultant, Makhosini Nkosi

In this week's edition of the Unedited- We looked at the State Capure Inquiry which continued to hog the headlines -- together with the sideshows around it. Public Enterprises minister, Pravin Gordhan and former Treasury Director General, Fuzile Lugisa told their side of the story -- but there was much noise -- literally -- in the background heckling Gordhan. Elvis Presslin spoke to SABC Political Editor Dumisani Hlophe and Mail & Guardian Business Editor Kevin Davie

Lobby Group Afriforum wants the High Court in Cape Town to stop Parliament from debating the Constitutional Review Committee's report of amending section 25 of the Constitution to make provision for the expropriation of land without compensation. Afriforums wants a judicial review of the whole committee process. But Parliament says it will oppose the court application. Meanwhile, According to a recent survey by Afrobarometer, South African citizens want to prioritize the return of land taken from forced removals since the 1913 Land Act, because, more than a century later, the country is still struggling to redress this historical injustice and the inequality it continues to foster. Elvis Presslin spoke to Afrobarometer spokesperson Sbusiso Nkomo

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the changes he has made in his cabinet as the first wave of government re-alignment. He has merged the departments of Communications with Telecommunications and Postal Services to be headed by minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. He has also moved Dr Siyabonga Cwele to the Home Affairs portfolio. Nomvula Mokonyane has replaced the late Edna Molewa as Environmental Affairs minister. Elvis Presslin spoke to political analyst, Raobaka Kalaote...

CEO of FNB Easy, Pieter Woodhatch says families should make every effort to track what every cent is spent on. Woodhatch says a budget is a good way of identifying where your money goes and it also helps identity wastage and unnecessary expenses. He further adds that in order for you to be consistent you have to ensure that all family members are onboard as there may be some sacrifices that need to be made. Elvis Presslin spoke to Pieter Woodhatch, CEO of FNB Easy...