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Crime & courts

Teacher accused of raping girl, 9, says she was coached and wasn't at school

A suspended 59-year-old Soweto teacher told the Pretoria Magistrates Court he will plead not guilty to raping a nine-year-old in a school toilet.

“On to this now, the Soyuz school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old child intends to plead not guilty. The 59-year-old made”
As heard on Power FM’s POWER Perspective

NamedPretoria Magistrates Court

Power FM · POWER Perspective

Aired 05 Nov, 21:07 SAST

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Reported incidents and address the emerging threats across all provinces. This reflects the operational preparedness, institutional coordination, and commitment of the security cluster to safeguarding the country's democratic processes. On to this now, the Soyuz school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old child intends to plead not guilty. The 59-year-old made

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Politics

Mokonyane and 702 host clash over ANC's Joburg failures: cable theft or mistakes

ANC chair Nomvula Mokonyane blames vandalism, cable theft and coalition instability for Joburg's failures; the host says they are ANC mistakes.

“You know there was cable theft, there was vandalism. Thirdly, you knew that when electricity”
As heard on 702’s Afternoon Drive

702 · Afternoon Drive

Aired 05 Nov, 17:21 SAST

Politics

DA claims outright majority in Northern Cape town after ditching luxury cars

The DA looks set to win an outright majority in a Northern Cape municipality after council turmoil, and says voters rewarded its clean leadership.

“The outright majority marks a dramatic comeback for the party in the municipality following months of council turmoil and bitter court challenges with the ANC and EFF over control of the town in 2023.”
As heard on 702’s The Clement Manyathela Show

702 · The Clement Manyathela Show

Aired 05 Nov, 10:02 SAST

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Politics

R1.5bn spent on consultants across 225 municipalities, AG report finds

A Power FM host unpacks a report saying municipalities paid billions to consultants for work their own staff and councillors should do.

Power FM · POWER Perspective

Aired 04 Nov, 20:18 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Hammanskraal voters: 20 years without water, no hope of change

Residents of Hammanskraal say they vote amid a water crisis dating to 2004 that turned deadly in a 2023 cholera outbreak.

702 · The Aubrey Masango Show

Aired 04 Nov, 20:04 SAST

Business & money

Joburg's capital budget fell over 50% per person in a decade

A Kaya Biz guest says Johannesburg's infrastructure backlog has grown from R170bn to R220bn while per capita capital spending was cut by half.

Kaya 959 · Kaya Biz

Aired 04 Nov, 19:04 SAST

Health

Elderly woman dies in Shallcross queue after three ambulances never arrive

An SABC reporter says a woman in her late 70s collapsed in a Shallcross voting queue; no ambulance came, so she was taken by Uber.

SAfm · The National Pulse

Aired 04 Nov, 17:08 SAST

Politics

Voters dodge raw sewage at Langa station as parties use AI songs

An EWN reporter says a burst pipe flooded the Langa polling station entrance, and that parties in Mitchells Plain are promoting AI-made songs.

Cape Talk · Afternoon Drive

Aired 04 Nov, 15:01 SAST

Politics

Malema: EFF will fix Polokwane's man-made water problem first

After voting in Seshego, EFF leader Julius Malema accused Polokwane officials of sabotaging water supply and listed party priorities.

Power FM · POWER Lunch

Aired 04 Nov, 14:06 SAST

Business & money

Joburg Can: last-minute wage deal will slash services as city has no fuel cards

Joburg Can's Julia Fish says the R10bn wage deal for 35,000 municipal workers, pushed through outside finance rules, is unsustainable.

702 · The Midday Report

Aired 04 Nov, 12:52 SAST

Politics

Voters cross makeshift log bridge in uMshwathi to cast ballots

Eyewitness News reports residents of Kamaluk balancing on tree logs over a river to vote, hoping the next municipality will build a footbridge.

702 · The Clement Manyathela Show

Aired 04 Nov, 11:02 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Campaigners: only 2 of 10 million eligible homes get free electricity

An Electricity for All campaigner on SAfm says electricity prices are up 1,100% since 2007 and the free 50kWh grant misses most indigent households.

SAfm · The Daily Discourse

Aired 04 Nov, 09:47 SAST

Politics

Voters in Esther River stuck in queue as voting seals fail to arrive

A Cape Talk reporter says no one has voted at Sperling Primary because seals haven't arrived; officials told people to wait or come back.

Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town

Aired 04 Nov, 08:12 SAST

Services & infrastructure

One-year-old drowns in unsecured Philippi manhole as city probes contractor

GroundUp's editor says a toddler fell into an open manhole outside his Philippi home; the ward councillor had flagged the site since August.

Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town

Aired 04 Nov, 06:44 SAST

Politics

ACDP candidate: Nelson Mandela Bay has 35 days of cash left

ACDP mayoral candidate Lance Hurdbohm describes failing finances and services in Nelson Mandela Bay ahead of the local elections.

BizNews Radio

Aired 04 Nov, 05:44 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Private solar now outstrips any SA coal station, says energy expert

On Cape Talk, Michael Jordaan's tweet that private solar hit 5.2GW prompts an energy institute head to explain why distributed power matters.

Cape Talk

Aired 03 Nov, 22:49 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Tshwane official: holy water and black dam water fuel illness

A Tshwane official says residents use ritual 'holy water' and contaminated dam water, and tanker suppliers resumed selling after police left.

Kaya 959 · Point of View

Aired 03 Nov, 20:03 SAST

Business & money

Logistics professor: Transnet can't unbundle itself, shareholder must

Stellenbosch's Jan Havenga says splitting rail infrastructure from Transnet must be driven by Treasury, presidency and Transport, not Transnet.

702 · The Money Show

Aired 03 Nov, 18:21 SAST

Politics

DA's Tshwane candidate blames ActionSA mayor Moya for water crisis, ANC-held portfolios

A DA mayoral candidate argues Tshwane's mayor must answer for the Bronkhorstspruit water illness outbreak and for ANC appointees on her mayoral committee.

BizNews Radio

Aired 03 Nov, 14:35 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Mangaung admits its R-million taxi hub is a 'white elephant'

Mangaung's intermodal transport facility stands vandalised and unused a decade after it was built, as taxi operators refuse to move in.

Cape Talk · The Clarence Ford Show

Aired 03 Nov, 11:05 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Water expert: Premier's El Nino excuse 'disingenuous', crisis is infrastructure

Watercan's Dr Fariel Adam says civil society warned for years, and rejects the Joburg mayor's claim that there is no water crisis.

702 · 702 Breakfast

Aired 03 Nov, 06:54 SAST

Services & infrastructure

SAHRC: Gauteng municipalities had to be subpoenaed, Rand West still no-show

SAHRC's Kulu Liwe Sitole says municipal managers resisted giving evidence to the water inquiry and Rand West did not attend even the report day.

702 · Afternoon Drive

Aired 02 Nov, 17:19 SAST

Politics

Zille: I'd rather be in opposition than run an EFF-reliant coalition

On 947, DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille defends the DA's record and says she won't lead a nine-party minority coalition reliant on the EFF.

947 · 947 Drive with Thando

Aired 02 Nov, 16:19 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Hill-Lewis: taxi war is no 'tale of two cities', Cape Town has best services

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis rejects claims that airport taxi disruptions reflect inequality, blaming warring taxi associations Cata and Codeta.

Cape Talk

Aired 02 Nov, 12:47 SAST

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