The Weekend View

Deputy political editor at SABC Radio News, Mahlatse Gallens, has been elected chairperson of the South African National Editors' Forum, Sanef. Executive Producer at Safm Current Affairs, Krivani Pillay, is Sanef's new Gauteng Convenor. Office bearers were elected at the Sanef AGM in Johannesburg

July is the South African Savings Institute's SASI's Savings Month and its 15th Year Anniversary. South Africa's official savings rate at the end of March 2016 was 15 percent, our household savings rate was 1.1 percent and our debt as a percentage of disposable income was 76.6 percent. These numbers show little reason to celebrate. However, they do represent a slight improvement. We spoke to Gerald Mwandambira, acting chief executive of South African Savings Institute (Sasi).

A new application called Mi Blackbox app is being designed to record vital information if you are in an emergency situation.The app will send information to a remote server where the law enforcement officials can access it .Managing Director if Rich Rewards Group Brent Thomson speaks to Elvis Presslin...

A 28-year-old woman has been remanded in custody by the Ubombo Magistrate's Court in northern KwaZulu-Natal for human trafficking. The suspect was arrested last week in Emanguzi in the far north of the province after allegedly attempting to sell a 12-year boy with albinism to a traditional healer for 100-thousand-rand. The suspect is due back in court for a formal bail application next week. Nomasonto Mazibuko, the executive director of the Albinism Society of South Africa spoke to Elvis Presslin about the issue of Albinism in the country...

The South African economy shed fifteen-thousand jobs in the first quarter of 2016. This is according to the Stats SA's quarterly employment survey, which shows that the jobs were lost across all sectors of the economy. This is a decline of 0.2 per cent in the formal employment sector of the country's economy. Economic analyst, Loane Sharp discusses this with Elvis Presslin...

New legislation to reduce salt in processed foods .The Heart and Stroke foundation says while the bill is ground breaking it will not completely resolve our excess salt intake.We speak to Christelle Crickmore, Science and Programme Development Manager at the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA and Prof Melvin Freeman Director of communicable diseases at the Department of Health about the new legislation

The Inkatha Freedom Party IFP, is opposing an application by the National Freedom Party NFP, to get the IEC to extend it's deadline for a registration fee.The NFP has approached the Electoral Court sitting in the Johannesburg High Court following an announcement that it has been disqualified for participating in elections as it missed the crucial deadline.Dr Lindiwe Makhunga Political Science Lecturer at Wits takes us through the implications of this on voters....

NGO 'Doctors Without Borders is continuing its prevention campaign against yellow fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Yellow fever is yet to be contained in these countries. 350-thousand people have been vaccinated.SF's Borrie Le Grange explains...

Eleven people have been arrested following looting in Tshwane this past week. ANC Tshwane Mayoral candidate, Thoko Didiza says they're confident that the party will retain control of the metro. Didiza together with the ANC Gauteng leadership have been canvassing for support for the upcoming municipal election. Didiza says Tshwane as the capital of the country is very important to the ANC. Elvis Presslin spoke to Thoko Didiza and Somadoda Fikeni....

World-wide, substance abuse is a major problem and is also on the increase. ANC MP, Vytjie Mentoor, former drug addicts - Pastor Ryan September and his wife Kelly and a mother, April Jenny, who had a son that was a former drug addict