Jacaranda FM Newswatch - Interviews

Aspen secures rights to produce J&J vaccine in Africa

Aspen has signed a monumental deal with Johnson & Johnson that will see the South African pharmaceutical giant manufacture and sell its own branded Covid-19 vaccine in Africa.

30 Nov 2021 11AM 4 min

LISTEN: Gauteng Education extends placement period until 10 December

The Gauteng Department of Education in Gauteng has announced that the deadline for the placement period for online admissions for Grade 1 and Grade 8 has been extended to 10 December.

30 Nov 2021 7AM 1 min

Covid-19 cases ‘expected’ to top 10k new cases this week

This was confirmed by epidemiologist Professor Abdool Karim, who was part of a panel that was briefing media on Monday morning.

29 Nov 2021 7AM 1 min

'We should not panic’: Ramaphosa says; SA remains on Level 1

President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed the nation amid a spike in Covid-19 cases and concern over a new variant, dubbed Omicron, in the country. Among the highlights of speech are that: * SA will remain on Level 1. This may change as the President says the situation will be closely…

28 Nov 2021 1PM 29 min

Miss SA will lack legitimacy, says Africa4Palestine

The official Miss South Africa twitter account has announced that Lalela Mswane will be going to Israel to compete in Miss Universe. Spokesperson for Africa4Palestine Tisetso Magama.

28 Nov 2021 7AM 2 min

Covid cancelations cost SA R140m in just 48hrs

A broad grouping of associations in the alcohol, consumer, tourism and leisure industries have called on government to protect the struggling economy from further damage. CEO of South African Liquor Brand Owners Association (SALBA) Kurt Moore

28 Nov 2021 7AM 2 min

Mathunjwa remains president, says AMCU

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) says they have submitted papers to appeal a Labour Court judgment on Thursday. AMCU’s Krister J van Rensburg says the judge did not understand the AMCU constitution.

25 Nov 2021 10AM 1 min

Health Department to blame for lack of PPEs - Denosa

Members affiliated to the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) took to the streets of Tshwane on Thursday. Mogomotsi Seleke, regional Secretary of Denosa in Tshwane says nurses have been forced to re-use personal protective equipment (PPE).

25 Nov 2021 10AM 2 min

Eyewitness describes brazen N1 cash robbery

Three security guards are recovering in hospital following a daring cash-in-transit heist on the N1 north between Petroport and Murrayhill Road in Pretoria.

19 Nov 2021 6AM 1 min

CPI unchanged at 5% in October

Chief Director for Price Statistics Patrick Kelly says this is mainly due to the high fuel prices which showed an increase of 23.1%.

17 Nov 2021 7AM 2 min

De Ruyter admonishes media: It’s not blackouts, it’s load shedding

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter says the power utility is on track to suspend load shedding on Saturday morning.

10 Nov 2021 10AM 1 min

Basic Education says load shedding won’t impact matric exams

The Department of Basic Education says it has contingency plans in place to ensure the latest bout of rolling blackouts won’t impact the matric exams.

8 Nov 2021 8AM 1 min

LISTEN: Oscar Pistorius’ file not yet before parole board – Correctional Services

Convicted murderer and former Paralympian star Oscar Pistorius has served half of his sentence at the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, west of Pretoria. Pistorius shot and killed then girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home in 2013.

7 Nov 2021 8AM 2 min

LISTEN: Eskom fleets getting worse every year, says energy expert

The country was still in the midst of stage 2 load shedding on Sunday, which the power utility warned could last until at least Monday morning. Energy expert Chris Yelland explains that Eskom’s power plants are deteriorating year by year.

7 Nov 2021 7AM 3 min

LISTEN: Coalition discussions an uphill battle, says political analyst

With the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) set to announce the final local government election results on Thursday evening, coalitions are the talk of the town.

4 Nov 2021 11AM 2 min

LISTEN: NFP heads to court over election results

The National Freedom Party (NFP) will approach the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday afternoon to interdict the announcement of the local government elections.

4 Nov 2021 6AM 3 min

Holomisa: ANC and DA could both benefit if they work together

United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa believes a coalition agreement between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) could be beneficial to both parties.

4 Nov 2021 3AM 1 min

Court dismisses Zuma’s application to remove Downer

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has dismissed former president Jacob Zuma's application to have prosecutor Billy Downer removed from his corruption case.

26 Oct 2021 5AM 1 min

LISTEN: We want the land that comes with everything, says Malema

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has told supporters in Gqeberha that his party will keep on fighting for the redistribution of land.

26 Oct 2021 12AM 2 min

Joburg not backing down on ridding city of ‘untenable’ load shedding

The City of Johannesburg says it will engage with Eskom on plans to give City Power customers some reprieve from load shedding.

25 Oct 2021 10AM 1 min