Queues have already started to form at various voting stations around the country as South Africans get ready to cast their vote in this year's national and provincial elections.
It is expected that this year will see a higher turnout of voters compared to the 2019 elections, which saw the lowest ever voter turnout of 66% since the country's first democratic elections were held in 1994.
To talk more about what we could expect from today's voting trends, we are joined by the political analysts Dr Sithembile Mbete and Doctor Levy Ndou.
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,1,Friends and family have described the late Umhlobo Wenene FM presenter, Nomonde Vakalisa, as a person with humility and faith. Hundreds of people, including colleagues and members of the public, gathered at Nangoza Jebe Hall in New Brighton for the memorial service of Vakalisa. The veteran television and radio show host passed away in hospital last week.
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,1,South Africa's G20 sherpas says while the grouping has previously made commitments to promote open and free trade, there has not been much success in this area. Briefing the media in Johannesburg after two days of deliberations, the sherpas say the priorities of South Africa's presidency of inclusive growth and food security require open and free trade. The South African representatives say trade protectionism should be dealt away with if these priorties are to gain impetus during it presidency.
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,1,Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has emphasised the urgent need to invest more in campus-based student accommodation. The department spends billions of rands each year on private accommodation for students through mainly the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. As part of their ongoing investment in on-campus housing, the minister unveiled a newly built 200-bed accommodation facility at the TUT eMalahleni Campus in Mpumalanga. The minister, along with various funding bodies, further engaged with students at the Middelburg TVET College on the various funding opportunities for their studies.
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,1,Residents of Winburg in the Free State say they are emotionally and financially drained by the inconsistent water and electricity supply. They've called on the Masilonyana Local Municipality to account, as food has spoilt and some people are said to be getting sick. Retirement homes and those for people living with disabilities, have also been affected.
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,1,ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile says they won't be playing the blame game after the dismal results of the 2024 general elections which cost the party greatly. The province of KwaZulu-Natal, which had the largest ANC support base, only managed to receive 17% of the votes. Mashatile was on a visit to Pietermaritzburg, where he met with traditional leadership and communities, ahead of by-elections set to take place next week. Speaking on the future of the Provincial Executive Committee, the Deputy President said they would not dissolve any structure.
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,SABC News,actuality,world news,local news,6y8tWkdivGs,, Politics,Society, channel_UC8yH-uI81UUtEMDsowQyx1g, video_6y8tWkdivGs,Africa's work in development, from ending poverty and hunger, leading the way on renewable energy systems, to calls for reforming the global financial system, are efforts that require peace on the continent and beyond. So says UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in a briefing to the Security Council on 'Strengthening the Role of the African State in Addressing Global Security and Development Challenges'. The meeting is one of the signature events of Mozambique's Presidency of the Council for May, and comes two days ahead of Africa Day.
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,SABC News,actuality,world news,local news,bHDSTgNq4hI,, Politics,Society, channel_UC8yH-uI81UUtEMDsowQyx1g, video_bHDSTgNq4hI,Bantu Holomisa, UDM leader is now joining us for further discussion.
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,SABC News,actuality,world news,local news,CiKuq3fiZtQ,, Politics,Society,Television_program, channel_UC8yH-uI81UUtEMDsowQyx1g, video_CiKuq3fiZtQ,Queues have already started to form at various voting stations around the country as South Africans get ready to cast their vote in this year's national and provincial elections.
It is expected that this year will see a higher turnout of voters compared to the 2019 elections, which saw the lowest ever voter turnout of 66% since the country's first democratic elections were held in 1994.
To talk more about what we could expect from today's voting trends, we are joined by the political analysts Dr Sithembile Mbete and Doctor Levy Ndou.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
,1,Makhosonke Buthelezi, is the Spokesperson for the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources
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,SABC News,actuality,world news,local news,Fk05MknghK8,, Politics,Society, channel_UC8yH-uI81UUtEMDsowQyx1g, video_Fk05MknghK8,We continue to update on results a they are being captured. 22 789 of 23 292 Voting Districts have been completed thus far.
Meanwhile the MK party has set a new record for the largest number of votes achieved in a general election by a new political party in South Africa.
We are now joined by Political Analyst, Dr Hlengiwe Ndhlovu.
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,1,The United Nations Security Council has heard that extreme levels of gang violence continue to erode state authority and pose an alarming threat to the people of Haiti and to international peace and security in the region.
U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca also expressed deep concern about the slow progress on Haiti's roadmap for restoring democratic institutions after a coalition of gangs continue to cement its hold over the country, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince.
This High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk this week warned that the population in Haiti's capital was practically being held hostage as gangs now control all the main roads in and out of the area. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports that the United States and Ecuador have now expressed a readiness to proceed with a formal request for recommendations from the Secretary General for re-deploying a fully-fledged peacekeeping operation to Haiti.
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,1,As an economist who actually lives in the European Union, it saddens me just how much confusion currently surrounds the energy crisis the EU is going through right now. From doom and gloom preachers who say things like "Europeans will freeze this winter" (no, we will not) to excessive optimism, for example believing this winter will be a walk in the park here in the European Union (once again... no, it will not).
This video tries to put a balanced perspective on the European Union's energy crisis on the table so that viewers, not just those who live in the EU (because as made clear throughout the video, the implications of this energy crisis are global), can put together a coherent strategy based on facts rather than emotion.
Nobody knows what the future holds but by deploying reason, you will be light years ahead of the average individual in terms of rational preparedness. Is a Wild West world coming? I certainly hope not. But make no mistake, the likelihood of this winter ending without social unrest issues is slim. Yet again, not just in the European Union. Act accordingly.
,SABC News,actuality,world news,local news,TKDogh9idHo,, Society, channel_UC8yH-uI81UUtEMDsowQyx1g, video_TKDogh9idHo,Top jurists are set to vie for four superior court positions this week.
They'll appear before the Judicial Service Commission in Johannesburg.
In previous years, the JSC came under scrutiny on how it handled its interview process.
Senior legal minds will also be interviewed for one vacant seat on the Constitutional Court bench.
To discuss this, we are joined by legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala, from Zikalala Attorneys.
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,SABC News,actuality,world news,local news,AUBC,African United Business Confederation,XqaGTixIBos,, Politics,Society,Television_program, channel_UC8yH-uI81UUtEMDsowQyx1g, video_XqaGTixIBos,The African United Business Confederation is hosting a Round Table Dialogue with Deputy President Paul Mashatile.
The session will focus on the theme of effective leadership for driving sustainable development and prosperity in South Africa.
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