I’m no longer a smoker but how can the President say smoking is allowed and then government change its mind? In a democracy interventions should be minimal and rational. Cigarettes are highly addictive and smokers won’t suddenly get healthy cos ministers tell them to.
We finally know! The ANC, DA and IFP will work together in a GNU. In KwaZulu Natal the NFP has one seat that will take this same bloc over the halfway line. That means the MK Party, with the most votes, will probably not govern KZN
@eNCA
The ANC's Jessie Duarte has confirmed the President did want to install Brian Molefe as finance minister, but the top 6 pushed back. My interview with her earlier tonight:
The rape of a little girl is a horror beyond belief and the perception that media are protecting the alleged Dros rapist is wrong. We simply cannot name him until he has entered a guilty or not guilty plea in court. It’s the law
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A Checkers, Spar, Makro, Pick n Pay all being named and will be investigated for seemingly raising prices on sanitizers, masks and toilet paper as authorities discuss the lockdown. On
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Minister Bathabile Dlamini says the SASSA debacle has nothing to do with Children’s Day. But grants for vulnerable children were at stake. You decide.
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More than 7000 South Africans were confirmed to have Covid-19 in one day this weekend, a new record. At 7pm on
#sabcnews
we speak to Health Minister
@DrZweliMkhize
who has warned SA to brace as we rush toward peak infections
@FullViewSABC
The US Embassy has issued this alert but Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele had told
#sabcnews
government has not received any evidence of a potential threat
The North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo, has just confirmed to
#sabcnews
that he’s resigning tomorrow. He says that tomorrow he will be the ‘former’ premier
Momentum has bowed to massive public pressure and will now pay R2.4 to the family of Nathan Ganas for a life claim. We’ll speak to the CEO shortly
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The EFF is now threatening to shut down campuses if walk-ins are not allowed at Universities. Says if walk in students are blocked, no one must be allowed in, including staff
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Have a 💜 like me and
@peterndoro
pleeez, for kids living with cancer. CHOC is calling on all SAs to support International Childhood Cancer Day
#ICCD
on the 15 Feb. Get your badge and more at
#childhoodcancer
@chocfoundation
Former SSA spy Thulani Dlomo has been released after handing himself over to police after being named as an alleged instigator of the looting and violence. Live on
#sabcnews
now
Graca Machel has released a statement addressing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as her ‘Big Sister’. She says ‘thank you for your brilliant wisdom, your fierce defiance, and your stylish beauty.’
#sabcnews
#WinneMandela
Are crises the norm rather than the exception in corporate SA? Out today in eBook,
#WhenCrisisStrikes
by
@FrancisHerd
and Nicola Kleyn brings 10 simple, effective rules to help manage crisis situations. Get it here:
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Social grant recipients will all receive more for six months (R250 more for most, R500 for those receiving child support grants). The poor who receive no grants can access R350 for 6 months.
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The ANC Chief Whip in the North West says the suspension of the Premier, Job Mokgoro, is an internal party matter that shouldn't be discussed in the media. I disagree. (2nd interview)
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Former President Thabo Mbeki says it was ‘reckless’ of Winnie Mandela to say ‘with...our necklaces we shall liberate the country’ but says it was a ‘sign of her commitment.’ Now on
#sabcnews
DSTV404
BREAKING: The SABC and Multichoice have signed a new deal to ensure that SABC News (DStv404) and SABC Encore continue to be broadcast on DStv. The current contract will lapse in just a few days.
#sabcnews
The SACP says it has information that Pres. Zuma is planning to fire his Deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, and is engaged in what the party calls ethnic mobilization
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SABC journalist, Alet van Rensburg Wright, says she’s been warned not to pursue apartheid-era exposes. The SABC has investigated claims linked to paedophile Gert van Rooyen & apartheid ministers for years. Join us!
#sabcnews
Ramaphosa says it’s important to have ‘great fun’ before Donald Trump comes tomorrow (to much laughter). He says many heads of state are leaving tomorrow saying they’re ‘out of here.’
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The EFF is dismissing very valid concern about overcapacity. Says universities must reopen applications to allow in more. Must double places and run night classes
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Minister Patel says key products like medical supplies can no longer be exported without permission to help keep stocks in SA. Imports being fast tracked. And there’s work on a ventilator prototype that can be manufactured here
#Sabcnews
After a year long investigation,
@OpenSecretsZA
says about R42 billion in unclaimed pension funds are owed to 4 million South Africans, and private companies are profiting
#SABCNews
ANC head of Elections, Fikile Mbalula, says the DA’s campaign warning voters about land expropriation is a ‘dirty’ and ‘desperate’ campaign
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@bonglez
Here is the SABC clip I played on
@Radio702
of the liquor industry guy who argues people not drinking alcohol agre at high risk of contracting covid 19 because they not sanitizing their stomachs.
#TheCMShow
!!! Mkhwebane says Joemat-Pettersson met her husband and solicited a bribe of R600000 for herself, the chair of the enquiry against Mkhwebane, Qubudile Dyantyi, and the ANC Chief Whip, Penny Majodina
#sabcnews
Zimbabwe’s President said it would take him 100 days to start stimulating the economy, but a year later there are acute shortages and fatal protests due to economic pain. The Finance Minister talks to us from Switzerland shortly
#sabcnews
#Fullview
The Rand is flying (best level of R13.85 today) as Bloomberg reports the PIC has a plan to rescue Eskom. It would involving swapping Eskom debt of R90bn for equity and a say on the Eskom board
#sabcnews
The debate has been heated after union SADTU called for schools to be closed until after the peak of Covid-19 infections has passed in SA. Prominent academic, Prof. Glenda Grey, weighs in after 8
#sabcnews
While an Estina dairy farm whistleblower has been telling the State Capture Commission about death threats, more
#guptaleaks
reportedly place Ace Magashule in closer proximity to the project. Our chat with
@PLMyburgh
earlier
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Mkhwebane is asked if she knows the cause of Joemat-Pettersson’s death. She doesn’t reply but points to the late MP saying “if this comes out it will end my career and life.”
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President
@CyrilRamaphosa
will address SA at 8pm tonight as the Covid-19 second wave is threatening to be more deadly than the first. We’ll assess his (hard) options with experts in the run-up on
#sabcnews
@FullViewSABC
@6
Another indecent abuse of AI. Please note each and every video involving SABC visuals and Elon Musk (which seem to be popping up everywhere) are FAKE 😤
@_BongiweZwane
Relief also includes food parcels, food vouchers through SASSA. Money will go to hospitals, municipalities for emergency water supplies. A R200 billion loan guarantee scheme will assist businesses pay costs.
#sabcnews
Whether you loved or hated Afro Worldview (that morphed from ANN7 on DSTV) it did add to the diversity of views among South African media. We heard the views of top journalists and union CWU on
#Fullview
a short while ago
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Confirmed cases of Covid-19 in SA now stand at 1170. The Health Ministry earlier reported 2 deaths. Govt now says it wants to clarify 1 is confirmed and 1 is suspected.
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Pres. Ramaphosa has a lot of explaining to do! He now admits his campaign accepted money from a company implicated in bribery, and that he misled parliament (he says inadvertently) when he said it was a legitimate payment to his son. The presidency joins us @ 8pm
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Tembeka Ngcukaitobi shares beautiful memories and talks about how the death of George Bizos has sparked introspection about the rule of law and oppression in SA
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Transport Minister Mbalula - Minibus taxis can transport essential workers and shoppers between 5am and 9am and between 4pm to 8pm. None should be packed
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Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has thanked Anoj Singh for leaving Eskom and has urged Matshela Koko to “follow his conscience” and step down. More at 6:30 tonight
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Minister Patel on crowded shops. Says retailers have to provide for the right distance between shoppers. Only essential goods can be sold, no general shopping.
#sabcnews
Breaking: SA is in a recession. Stats SA has just confirmed the economy contracted by 0.7% in the second quarter of the year (after a first quarter contraction).
#sabcnews
LINK CORRECTED The ANC's Jessie Duarte has confirmed the President did want to install Brian Molefe as finance minister, but the top 6 pushed back. My interview with her earlier tonight:
ANC President Ramaphosa seems to be going for broke and is putting party unity aside to face his opposition head-on. What does this moment mean for the ANC? Analysis with
@richardcalland
and Ralph Mathekga
The ban on cigarettes is going to make people who want to support government’s lockdown efforts lawbreakers. And the rationale to link this to Covid-19 is that people will share smokes, as if they are not adults who can make choices.
Tonight we speak to Former President Kgalema Motlanthe about the economy and the ‘green shoots’ everyone was talking about that are, seemingly from the latest data, either dying or failing to push through. Join us in
#marketsense
on
#sabcnews
@ 6:30pm
@bonglez
The mismanagement of taxpayer funds in SA is getting worse. Irregular expenditure has ballooned. The Auditor General Kimi Makwetu joins us just after 7 to discuss his latest audit outcomes.
#sabcnews
#fullview