The Weekend View

 Peak traffic conditions are expected on the country's major highways throughout this weekend, as holidaymakers continue their return journeys. Heavy traffic is expected to clog highways and thoroughfares leading to Gauteng and the Western Cape, two provinces that saw hundreds of thousands of people leave to enjoy the festive season elsewhere across the country and in neigbouring states. To look at the traffic expected this weekend, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Sello Maremane, Gauteng Traffic Police Spokesperson and Maxine Bezuidenhout, Chief Director Western Cape Provincial Traffic

Parliament's spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo, says construction contractors are working around the clock to meet the deadlines for the rebuilding of Parliament. Large parts of the institution were gutted by fire in 2022, necessitating an extensive rebuilding programme. Added to that, another multi-million rand construction programme is underway across the road from the precinct, to reinforce and improve the Dome tent where plenary sessions will be held until the reconstruction of Parliament is complete. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Co-Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament, Sanny Ndhlovu

Will the process to find South Africa's next National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) be complete by the time the incumbent, Advocate Shamila Batohi, vacates her seat at the end of January? That is the question, as the race has garnered much interest, not only in a few candidates but in the process itself, with a legal challenge already launched against the latter. Canny Maphanga filed this report... 

The search operation of the missing member of SANDF in the Nkomazi River in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, yielded no results following the retrieval of an SANDF vehicle with a crane. The divers recovered the member's rifles and a bag inside the vehicle. However, one member remain missing and the search operation continues. The members were trying to cross the river from Komatipoort to the Lebombo Border Post on the lower bridge, when the vehicle was swept by the water and got trapped. Motsebi wa Monareng reports...

Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for a gang of suspects who bombed and robbed a cash-in-transit van along Khumalo Street in Thokoza, Ekurhuleni on Saturday. During the robbery a thirteen-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet and  was taken to hospital. The gang fled in four vehicles vehicles with an undisclosed amount of cash. SABC NEWS REPORTER, Culvin Mabasa, reports.

The department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has managed to reduce the number of dysfunctional municipalities from 66 in 2023 to 38 in 2025. Last year, the minister of COGTA, Velenksosini Hlabisa had given the country's dysfunctional municipalities less than 24 months to return to normalcy. Part of National government's broad intervention has been to put several of these ailing municipalities under administration and establish the Ministerial Development Programme - which has so far visited 80 municipalities. Zara Groenewald reports…

Voters in Guinea are preparing to cast their ballots today in the country's first presidential election since the 2021 military coup. The vote marks a key step in the West African nation's return to civilian rule, with experts widely expecting junta leader, General Mamadi Doumbouya to secure victory. Meanwhile, in the Central African Republic, citizens will also head to the polls today for presidential and legislative elections. Incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in power since 2016, is favored to win a third term after a 2023 constitutional change abolished presidential term limits. For more on this we are joined by African Centre for Governance Election Observation Mission deputy head, Tendai Mbanje

As the festive season holidays are well underway, Which are meant to be joyful moments filled with family gatherings, times when people come together at the end of the year to spend quality time with their loved ones. Yet, loneliness often hits hardest during this period, even when surrounded by others. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) has released the results of its 2025 Festive Feeling Study, which reveals that 45% of people reported feeling very lonely during previous festive seasons. Meanwhile, 69% of respondents feel anxious about not having enough money to spoil or support their loved ones this December. Elvis Presslin spoke to Tracy Feinstein, SADAG's Call Centre Manager 

As the 2026 Legends Township Marathon approaches, the Founder of the Marathon, noted that for nearly three decades the Marathon is a living, breathing testament to the enduring community spirit of Eldorado Park and has become a movement dedicated to healthy lifestyles, youth empowerment, economic development, community resilience and social upliftment. Elvis Presslin spoke to the Founder of the now Legends Township Marathon, Joe Morris 

As South Africans prepare to welcome the New Year, the NSPCA has sounded the alarm on fireworks and the terror they bring to animals, as well as the severe distress caused to pets and wildlife by loud explosions. The organisation warns that loud bangs trigger extreme distress, causing pets to panic, flee their homes, get lost, or become injured in accidents. Various municipalities allow private fireworks only from 11pm to 1am on New Year's Eve. Lighting them near animals, hospitals, or petrol stations is strictly prohibited and can lead to hefty fines. Elvis Presslin spoke to SPCSA spokesperson, Samantha Stelli