The Weekend View

On 1 June 2015, Physics professor, Ntate Dan Kgwadi will take over from Dr Theuns Elof as the first black vice-chancellor in the history of North-West University. Despite the challanges he faced when growing up in Kraaipan and Taung in North-West province, Ntate Dan Kgwadi made the best of the situation and studied his way out of the rural despair. Listen to his interview with Elvis Presslin here...

Each year on the 12th of October, the Sunflower Fund holds its "national Bandana day". It was formed in 1999 to give all South Africans diagnosed with leukaemia and other life-threatening blood disorders the chance of life. In our health slot this week is the Sunflower Fund CEO, Tarryn Corlett...

The International Day of the Girl Child promotes girls' rights and highlights gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys. Professor Sheila Tlou, UNAIDS regional director Southern and Eastern Africa speaks to Elvis Presslin on this day...

As South Africa marks National Human Trafficking Awareness Week, sex workers' organisations have disputed suggestions that the decriminalisation of commercial sex work will lead to an increase human trafficking. SWEAT's Gauteng provincial manager, Dianne Massawe spoke with Elvis Presslin, and he asked her to suggest the best way to better regulate the industry...

Advocacy organisation, South Africans Against Drunk Driving (SADD), says the Justice Department should review the reduced sentences of hip hop singer Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye and Themba Tshabalala. Elvis Presslin spoke to Director at BDK Attorney, Ulrich Roux and began by asking him to explain exactly what is Pre-meditated murder, murder and calpable homicide...

Dietitian, Andrea Du Plessis talks to Elvis Presslin regarding Vitamins

SABC journalist speaks to Elvis Presslin on some of the issues discussed at the Gauteng ANC Provincial Conference and the road forward

Elvis Presslin speaking to motivational speaker and writer Dr John Tibane about enlightened leadership

Government has stressed that it is trying to avoid costly mistakes in its handling of the victims of the church building collapse in Lagos. One hundred and 15 people, including 80 South Africans and four other South African residents were killed last month. Nigerian authorities say they will begin an inquest on the 13th of this month into the cause of the incident at the a guest house attached to pastor T.B. Joshua's church. Joshua has blamed the incident on sabotage. We spoke to Government spokesperson Phumla Williams...

Paul Mashatile has been re-elected chairperson of the ANC in Gauteng at the 12th ANC Provincial Conference under way in Pretoria. We spoke to our reporter Tshepo Phagane who says many of the elections last night came as no surprise.....