Jacaranda FM Newswatch - Interviews

City power implements 6-hour load rotation in Florida

City Power has implemented load rotation in Florida and surrounding areas in the west of Johannesburg, as technicians fix breakers and cables.

19 Jan 2021 3AM 1 min

Prof Karim on Covid-19 vaccine roll-out: Mammoth logistical task that's going to need all hands on deck

Chairperson of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 Professor Salim Abdool Karim signalled that it's going to be an uphill battle to inoculate millions by the end of the year.

18 Jan 2021 5PM 2 min

'Don't panic,first-year University enrolment to open in March' -Nzimande

Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister, Blade Nzimande on 2021 academic year.

18 Jan 2021 7AM 1 min

Covid-19 causes a week of extraordinary mourning in SA, says Mthethwa

Mthethwa released a statement on Monday morning, following the passing of veteran actor, Sam Phillips, in the early hours of Saturday morning at the age of 72.

18 Jan 2021 3AM 1 min

Gauteng restaurant managers arrested for selling alcohol

Managers of two popular restaurants - in Sandton and Silverton - were arrested in different incidents for selling liquor to patrons over the weekend.

18 Jan 2021 1AM 3 min

Lesufi to visit Helpmekaar College to make sure no learners are at school

Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi, is set to visit Helpmekaar College in Braamfontein, Johannesburg on Monday morning.

17 Jan 2021 11PM 1 min

Spike in break-ins reported at taverns, shebeens as liquor traders bemoan ‘double lockdown’

The Liquor Traders Formations has requested an audience with President Cyril Ramaphosa to issue a plea for the ban on the sale of alcohol be lifted.

17 Jan 2021 11AM 3 min

[LISTEN] Covid-19 hotspot in Mpumalanga running low on water

Parts of Mpumalanga are running short of water, causing concerns among residents.

17 Jan 2021 11AM 4 min

'Guptas had a vision for an African bank' Molefe tells commission

The State Capture Commission of Inquiry has heard that the Gupta brothers had the vision to help establish an African bank.

15 Jan 2021 9AM 1 min

‘Scenes outside Sassa office in Belville gave me shivers’ - Zulu

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says the scenes outside the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) offices in Belville left her with shivers.

15 Jan 2021 9AM 1 min

Announcement of schools reopening “a mixed bag” says Union

Naptosa Executive Director, Basil Manuel, says while the union welcomes the date of schools reopening, the union was not happy with certain aspects of the department’s pronouncements.

15 Jan 2021 6AM 1 min

Ramaphosa aided Glencore in sinking Eskom says Molefe

Former Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe has blamed the power utility's financial woes and load-shedding on President Cyril Ramaphosa.

15 Jan 2021 5AM 3 min

Reopening of private and public schools postponed until mid-February

Deputy Minister of Basic Education Reginah Mhaule confirmed during a press briefing on Friday morning that scholars will be allowed on the school grounds for the first time this year on the 15th of February.

15 Jan 2021 3AM 1 min

CWU ‘shocked’ by the resignation of post office CFO

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has expressed its shock over the resignation of South African Post Office (SAPO) Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Khathutshelo Ramukumba.

15 Jan 2021 3AM 2 min

Zuma instructed me to breach governance protocols says former DG

The former acting Director-General of the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Matsietsi Mokholo has told the State Capture Commission of Inquiry that President Jacob Zuma instructed her to unlawfully postpone an Eskom board meeting in 2015.

14 Jan 2021 8AM 3 min

Simelane-Zulu identify funerals as Covid-19 superspreader events in the province

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu says funerals have become a source of super spreader events in the province.

14 Jan 2021 7AM 1 min

No guarantee that South Africa will be first in line for Covax vaccine 

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti says the aim of  the Covax program, is to ensure an equitable distribution of the vaccine in the continent. 

14 Jan 2021 6AM 1 min

JMPD officers attacked at an after tears party

A Johannesburg Metro Police officer is in hospital after he was attacked with three others trying to shut down an after tears celebration in Protea Glen Soweto.

14 Jan 2021 6AM 1 min

Cosas calls for a delay in the opening of schools

The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) has called on the Basic Education Department to delay the opening of public schools for the 2021 academic year.

14 Jan 2021 4AM 1 min

Home Affairs immigrant officer arrested for corruption

The Hawks in the Northern Cape have arrested an immigration officer working for the Department of Home Affairs in Postmasburg.

14 Jan 2021 1AM 2 min