Current Affairs (podcast) Articles

Private sector has put its hand up to assist government, following the recent oversight visit to the Port of Durban by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan. One of the issues of concern that...

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to build a canal. Called a “crazy project” by none other than Erdoğan himself, the Kanal İstanbul would link the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara, and from there through the Dardanelles to the Mediterranean. Its main...

The fire that led to the closure of the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital, is the fourth hospital fire in Gauteng in six years. At the same time, past inspections of Gauteng public hospitals have revealed widespread lack of compliance with the Occupational Health...

Historical items have been lost after wildfires ravaged parts of the University of Cape Town on Sunday. The fire broke out near Rhodes Memorial and quickly spread across Table Mountain and into several residential areas. Over 4,000 students were evacuated from the...

The Johnson and Johnson vaccine rollout is back on, after the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority recommended that government lift the pause on the administering of the vaccine. Certain conditions must be met. Government suspended the rollout of the...

There has been a break-in at the Parktown offices of the State Capture Commission. According to reports the offices were burgled on Saturday night with the thieves taking off with various items, including laptops. Radio Islam spoke to political analyst Dr Ralph...

There are calls for a speedy conclusion on the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority to probe the Johnson & Johnson Covid19 vaccine. Millions of South Africans have already received the vaccine, mostly healthcare workers, before the roll-out of the vaccine was...