Jacaranda FM Newswatch - Interviews

Budget sees tobacco industry’s hopes of recovery go up in smoke – Fita, Batsa 2

The tobacco industry feels as if it just cannot catch a break.

24 Feb 2021 4PM 1 min

Budget sees tobacco industry’s hopes of recovery go up in smoke – Fita, Batsa 1

The tobacco industry feels as if it just cannot catch a break.

24 Feb 2021 4PM 3 min

Tax hikes will not help economy grow, expert warns

Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni will table his budget in the National Assembly on Wednesday.

23 Feb 2021 9AM 1 min

Makhura: Gauteng residents must prepare for large-scale vaccinations

In his State of the Province Address on Tuesday, he said vaccines are one of the important weapons in the battle against the virus. He confirmed that to date 5 214 healthcare workers in Gauteng have been vaccinated with the Johnson & Johnson jab.

23 Feb 2021 7AM 1 min

SA will see more unemployment over time, warns economist

Efficient Group economist Dr Francois Stofberg has warned that South Africa will inevitably see more unemployment over time as the county becomes poorer and poorer.

23 Feb 2021 6AM 1 min

Gauteng will set example by sending corrupt officials to jail, vows Makhura

The Gauteng provincial government is committed to fast-tracking the province’s recovery following the second wave of Covid-19 infections.

23 Feb 2021 6AM 1 min

Forget pass rate, focus on quality of passes – unions, education expert react to matric results

The matric results of 2020 are on par with expectations, according to two teacher unions.

22 Feb 2021 1PM 4 min

Dipuo Peters denies any involvement in state capture at Prasa

Dipuo Peters denies any involvement in state capture at Prasa

22 Feb 2021 6AM 2 min

Jacob Zuma slams Parliament for not doing enough to create social cohesion

Former President Jacob Zuma has accused parliament of “not helping” in social cohesion debates and nation building.

22 Feb 2021 12AM 1 min

Five in court for theft of copper worth R1.9 million

Five suspects have appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate Court on Friday on charges of possession of suspected stolen copper worth R1.9 million. The Hawk's Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu said the arrest came after a tip-off that the suspects were delivering copper wire at a scrapyard in Hercules in Tshwane.

20 Feb 2021 3AM 1 min

'I don't tweet for fun' – Mbalula hits back amid tensions over festive season stats

Mbalula briefed MPs on the fatalities on the country’s roads over the festive season.

19 Feb 2021 6AM 2 min

Independent schools record a 98% pass rate

Independent schools have recorded a matric pass rate of 98.07% for the 2020 matric exams.

19 Feb 2021 1AM 4 min

Cele ‘sensible’ to visit Zuma amid possible arrest – policing expert

Policing expert and senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Johan Burger says he's not surprised by Police Minister Bheki Cele's visit to Nkandla.

18 Feb 2021 12PM 2 min

Electoral reform, anti-corruption unit can tackle rampant graft, Zondo commission hears

The State Capture Commission has heard that electoral reform is needed to strengthen Parliament's oversight role on the executive.

18 Feb 2021 7AM 1 min

New report details devastating effect of Covid-19 on child nutrition in SA

This was confirmed by First Lady Dr Tshepo Motsepe, who delivered the 15th annual child gauge report on Thursday.

18 Feb 2021 7AM 1 min

Environment department investigates sulphur stench over Gauteng and Mpumalanga

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) has sent officials to Sasol Secunda Operations in Mpumalanga, as part of an investigation to find the source of the strong sulphur stench in the air over parts of Gautneg and Mpumalanga since the week end.

18 Feb 2021 1AM 1 min

Risk of load shedding will gradually decrease after April, Eskom tells MPs

Eskom says while the risk of load shedding will increase during the first quarter as the power utility catches up on maintenance, it will be much lower after April.

17 Feb 2021 8AM 1 min

Vaal River pollution ‘beyond acceptable standards’, says SAHRC

“Having considered the various media reports, court orders, submissions to the panel regarding the pollution of the Vaal, the commission accepts, as a basic premise, that the Vaal is polluted beyond acceptable standards,” said commissioner Jonas Sibanyoni.

17 Feb 2021 6AM 3 min

Police track down, arrest Dimakatso Ratselane’s husband in Gauteng

The husband of radio presenter Dimakatso Ratselane has been arrested on a charge of attempted murder.

16 Feb 2021 8AM 1 min

Constitutional Court ‘cannot allow Zuma defiance to go unpunished’

Professor Ivor Sarakinsky from the Wits School of Governance says the Constitutional Court cannot let former president Jacob Zuma’s defiance go unpunished.

16 Feb 2021 5AM 2 min