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News and Current Affairs Show hosted by award winning presenter Sakina Kamwendo, live on weekdays from 12 noon to 1 pm on SAfm 104-107fm... more
FAQs about Update@Noon:How many episodes does Update@Noon have?The podcast currently has 10,234 episodes available.
February 18, 2016EC Social Development MEC visits Angel Ministry churchAbout 18 children rescued from the Mancoba Family Church in Ngcobo Eastern Cape must go to school. Eastern Cape Social development MEC, Nancy Sihlwayi, and officials visited the Angel Ministries church on yesterday (Wednesday) to understand its practices. The children are found to have been living under extremely poor conditions. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the MEC of Social Development in the Eastern Cape, Nancy Sihlwayi......more8minPlay
February 18, 2016Lily Mine rescue faces a two to three weeks delay as mine has to safety tunnelLily Gold Mine management near Barberton in Mpumalanga says it will take them 14 days to resume rescue operations underground. This after operation to find three trapped mine workers were stopped due to rock fall at the mine over the weekend. The workers are believed to be in a container which was used a their work station. The announcement was made last night at a joint media briefing with AMCU and the Minister of Mineral Resources. Motsebi wa Monareng reports...more3minPlay
February 18, 2016Nerina Visser, Strategist at ETF SA on Inflation and retail sales data1. Inflation and Retail sales data released yesterday, both came in higher than expected. What does that say about local economic conditions?2. High inflation and low growth - is this what is meant with the term 'stagflation'? 3. If we lose our sovereign credit rating, what alternatives do we have as a country, to source loans or capital inflows?...more8minPlay
February 18, 2016Lily mine will take two more weeks to rescue trapped workersLily Gold Mine management near Barberton in Mpumalanga says it will take them 14 days to resume rescue operations underground. This after operation to find three trapped mine workers were stopped due to rock fall at the mine over the weekend. The workers are believed to be in a container which was used a their work station. The announcement was made last night at a joint media briefing with AMCU and the Minister of Mineral Resources. Motsebi wa Monareng reports...more3minPlay
February 17, 2016Inquiry into collapse Grayston bridge to resume again in AprilThe inquiry into the collapse of the temporary bridge over the M1 at Grayston Drive in Johannesburg will resume again in April. On Tuesday - stakeholders submitted administrative reports where it was revealed that there may have been bolts missing on the temporary scaffolding structure that collapsed onto the highway in October last year. Two people were killed and 19 injured. The inquiry has been established to find if someone should be held criminally responsible for the incident. Noma Bolani reports...more4minPlay
February 17, 2016Chartered Accountant Grathel Motau on Anglo American results1. Anglo American released very disappointing results yesterday. What does this mean for the organization and for jobs in South Africa?2. SAA has requested an extension from parliament to table its annual report from February to March. How does this impact on parliamentary oversight?...more7minPlay
February 17, 2016Scientists in the U.S. find cancer treatmentA treatment to help the immune system fight cancer could soon be a reality. Scientists in the United States say they have found exceptional results with modified T-Cells for patients who would normally have just months to live. Researchers say they witnessed symptoms in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia disappear completely. Dr Carl Albrecht, Associate Researcher in the Biochemistry Department of Stellenbosch University, says he welcomes this breakthrough, but is concerned about the costs of treatment....more6minPlay
February 17, 2016Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources visits Lily Gold MineThe Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources, Sahlulele Luzipo, says he is satisfied with level of commitment by Lily Mine management on finding the three missing miners. Luzipo met with the mine management, families of the trapped mineworkers and the Department of Mineral Resources on site for an inspection yesterday. The three have been trapped underground since 5 February....more7minPlay
February 17, 2016Nerina Visser ,Strategist at ETF SA on economic news and markets update1. Rating's agency Moody's was back in the news yesterday when they announced that they have further downgraded the expected GDP growth of South Africa. Is this a surprise?2. Yesterday we spoke about oversupply in commodity markets as being one of the major driving forces of lower prices. The agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia on capping oil output, will this boost oil prices?3. Also making headlines yesterday was the annual results of Anglo American. Will they be reducing production and output?...more7minPlay
February 17, 2016Opposition parties tear into President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation AddressOpposition parties have torn into President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address. They were taking part in a debate in Parliament on the State of the Nation Address which President Zuma delivered last week. They've expressed concern about government's handling of the economy. Zalene Merrington reports....more4minPlay
FAQs about Update@Noon:How many episodes does Update@Noon have?The podcast currently has 10,234 episodes available.