The Weekend View

TODAY'S South African Football Association's elective congress could be a watershed moment for football in South Africa. Incumbent, Danny Jordaan, will bid for a fourth term as president of the association, while businessman, Sandile Zungu, has promised to transform football and take it to new heights. A SAFA National Executive Committee meeting in preparation of the congress in Midrand, was disrupted YESTERDAY.  Mahudi Molapo filed this report

President Cyril Ramaphosa says BRICS countries must build local manufacturing industries and move beyond being suppliers of raw materials and consumers of goods produced elsewhere. Speaking at the opening of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Ramaphosa said the BRICS block should use shifting global trade patterns, technological advances and climate challenges as an opportunity to build a more resilient, diversified and inclusive economy. We caught up with Research Director at the Centre for Africa-China Studies, University of Johannesburg, Dr Emmanueal Matambo for his thoughts...

Government has come out strongly condemning the fatal chaos which resulted from Spring Day festivities on Tuesday.  What was meant to be a joyful celebration on the 1st of September descended into turmoil as youths lined up the streets, hurling buckets of water at motorists and passersby.  This turned fatal in Cullinan, east of Pretoria, where 21-year-old Tshepang Nyathi was stabbed to death after an argument broke out when his group splashed water on a 53-year-old man. Some commentators have since called for stronger enforcement of municipal bylaws while most have questioned the moral fabric of the country's young people. For an in-depth look into this for our Sunday discussion, we are now joined on the line by social commentator, Donovan E. Williams together with Dr Bongane Mzinyane, Lecturer in Social Work at the University of KwaZulu-Natal

Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal are to meet this month in a summit aimed at promoting peace and tolerance ahead of the Local Government Elections on November 4.  Premier Thami Ntuli says the gathering - which will involve parties contesting elections and the Independent Electoral Commission - is in part rallying stakeholders to ensure peaceful, free, and fair elections.  This comes in the wake of reports of intimidation and deadly attacks against councillor candidates.  However, it's not yet been established whether the attacks are politically motivated.  Zanele Buthelezi has more...

Build One South Africa (BOSA) supporters braved the cold Johannesburg weather to gather at Fairview Primary School to launch the party's first local government election manifesto. Party leader, Dr Mmusi Maimane delivered the keynote address and outlined five key priorities. These include reliable basic services, local jobs and economic growth, safer communities, clean government and accountable leadership. BOSA, which turns four this year, will contest in 24 municipalities, with close to 800 candidates vying for seats on councils.  Sibahle Motha reports.

UNAIDS, the Southern African Development Community (SADC),  the South Africa National AIDS Council (SANAC) and the Global Health Innovation Institute (GHII) have brought together the Government of South Africa, the Government of China, Chinese pharmaceutical companies and regional and global partners in a major new collaboration to strengthen pharmaceutical manufacturing across Southern Africa.  The groups facilitated a five-day exchange exploring how African manufacturing capacity can be strengthened. To find out more Bongiwe Zwame spoke to Dr Thembisile Xulu, Outgoing CEO of SANAC and Incoming Director-General of the Department of Health.

With the cost of living stretching budgets to breaking point, South Africans are increasingly looking for ways to save. Many turn to loyalty programmes, which can be an effective way to cut costs.  A loyalty programme is a marketing system that companies use to reward customers who shop or use services repeatedly. For tips on how to maximise loyalty rewards producer Sisanda Jonas spoke to Sarah Nicholson , Head of customer experience at JustMoney and began by asking her to explain more about the loyalty programmes and whether there's an uptake of these programmes in South Africa.... 

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has published the latest political party funding disclosures. The disclosures provide details into whom is financing South Africa's political parties ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections.  In the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, four political parties declared a combined R116.8 million in donations. The Democratic Alliance (DA) accounted for approximately R104 million - nearly 89% of the total. By comparison, approximately R175 million was declared in private political donations across the entire 2025/26 financial year. My vote counts says these figures make it increasingly important to look beyond simply who donated and to ask what these donations tell us about political influence. The group is now calling  for stronger political funding disclosure.  For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Ramakwe Pule, Senior Project Coordinator for Money in Politics at My Vote Counts 

To Nepal now, where more than a week after flashfloods hit, the death toll has continued to climb.  More than 1300 people have died, and more than 5,000 are still missing. But there have also been stories of miraculous survivals, as Neha Poonia has the latest details followed by a live chat with F Linda Govender, mother to Terricia Govender who remains part of six South Africans still missing in Nepal

The ANC has called on the Independent Electoral Commission to urgently investigate technical glitches that it alleges prevented the capturing of its candidates on the Online Candidate Nomination System. This, after the party said it experienced difficulties in submitting its full list of candidates contesting the local government elections. The IEC has denied claims that its Online Candidate Nomination System experienced technical failures. Meanwhile, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking while on a campaign trail in Ekurhuleni called for a solution to the alleged technical failures they experienced that prevented the party from capturing all their candidates. To unpack what this all means Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Political analyst, Prof. Ntsikelelo Breakfast from Nelson Mandela University...