Jacaranda FM Newswatch - Interviews

Forensic case backlog of over 117 000, admits Cele

Police Minister Bheki Cele has told MPs that the forensic case backlog stands at 117 736.

19 Nov 2020 12AM 1 min

Over R100bn invested in SA economy - Ramaphosa

More than R100 billion in investment pledges have been made to the South African economy, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

18 Nov 2020 12PM 2 min

SABC to appear before Parliament amid retrenchment crisis

Department of Communications spokesperson Mish Molakeng says Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will be part of the meeting.

18 Nov 2020 4AM 1 min

Other SABC divisions should retract retrenchment letters, demands Bemawu

President of the Broadcasting Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (Bemawu) Hannes du Buisson says more divisions within the SABC should withdraw the retrenchment letters to staff members.

18 Nov 2020 1AM 1 min

NTA stage PTA march, threaten court action against Transport Department

The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) is expected to embark on a protest march in Pretoria on Wednesday.

17 Nov 2020 1PM 1 min

Man commits suicide on N1

Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane says motorists should drive with caution when approaching the scene and not take pictures of the deceased.

17 Nov 2020 3AM 1 min

Earth tremor in Cape Town

Chief Scientist at the Council for Geoscience Michelle Grobler says earthquakes in Cape Town are not uncommon.

17 Nov 2020 1AM 1 min

Pupil’s finger severed during Hoërskool Elsark brawl

A grade 11 pupil at Hoërskool Elspark in Germiston is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed several times during an altercation on school grounds.

16 Nov 2020 12PM 4 min

Accused in Henneman farm attack abandons bail bid

Phaladi Shuping says teh court case has been postponed for 09 December 2020.

16 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min

[LISTEN] Matric maths exam leaked in Gauteng, Limpopo

The Department of Basic Education has confirmed the leak of a grade 12 exam paper.

16 Nov 2020 8AM 2 min

Guests robbed at Kempton Park lodge

Several guests have been robbed of their belongings at a lodge they were staying in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg.

16 Nov 2020 1AM 1 min

Ipid confirms Bushiri opened extortion case against police

Ipid spokesperson Ndileka Cola says Bushiri claims police officers who were investigating allegations of rape against him attempted to extort money in order to make the case disappear.

16 Nov 2020 12AM 1 min

South Africa isn't experiencing a second wave of Covid-19 infections

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has warned though, it all depends on how we manage the situation.

15 Nov 2020 11PM 2 min

Prepare for a different Christmas, says Mkhize

National Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says South Africans must start gearing themselves for a “different Christmas”.

15 Nov 2020 11PM 1 min

DA: Motsoaledi must account for Bushiri escape

The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi must be held accountable for the escape of self-proclaimed prophet Sheperd Bushiri.

15 Nov 2020 10AM 1 min

ANC NEC ‘must remove Ace Magashule’

A group of African National Congress (ANC) members in the Free State has called on the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to remove Ace Magashule as secretary-general.

15 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min

Analyst: Ramaphosa will have to intervene in Bushiri drama

Political Analyst Professor Dirk Kotze says President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to move swiftly to establish the facts around the escape of self-proclaimed prophet Sheperd Bushiri.

15 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min

Govt starts extradition process for fraud accused Bushiri

Government says it has already begun the process of extraditing self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary extracted back to South Africa.

15 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min

SABC retrenchment no surprise, says Right2Know

The Right2Know Campaign believes political interference and mismanagement must take the blame for the looming retrenchments at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

15 Nov 2020 9AM 1 min