Jacaranda FM News - Interviews

Pupil’s finger severed during Hoërskool Elsark brawl

A grade 11 pupil at Hoërskool Elspark in Germiston is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed several times during an altercation on school grounds.

16 Nov 2020 9AM 4 min

Accused in Henneman farm attack abandons bail bid

Phaladi Shuping says teh court case has been postponed for 09 December 2020.

16 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

[LISTEN] Matric maths exam leaked in Gauteng, Limpopo

The Department of Basic Education has confirmed the leak of a grade 12 exam paper.

16 Nov 2020 5AM 2 min

Guests robbed at Kempton Park lodge

Several guests have been robbed of their belongings at a lodge they were staying in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg.

15 Nov 2020 10PM 1 min

Ipid confirms Bushiri opened extortion case against police

Ipid spokesperson Ndileka Cola says Bushiri claims police officers who were investigating allegations of rape against him attempted to extort money in order to make the case disappear.

15 Nov 2020 9PM 1 min

South Africa isn't experiencing a second wave of Covid-19 infections

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has warned though, it all depends on how we manage the situation.

15 Nov 2020 8PM 2 min

Prepare for a different Christmas, says Mkhize

National Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says South Africans must start gearing themselves for a “different Christmas”.

15 Nov 2020 8PM 1 min

DA: Motsoaledi must account for Bushiri escape

The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi must be held accountable for the escape of self-proclaimed prophet Sheperd Bushiri.

15 Nov 2020 7AM 1 min

ANC NEC ‘must remove Ace Magashule’

A group of African National Congress (ANC) members in the Free State has called on the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to remove Ace Magashule as secretary-general.

15 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

Analyst: Ramaphosa will have to intervene in Bushiri drama

Political Analyst Professor Dirk Kotze says President Cyril Ramaphosa will have to move swiftly to establish the facts around the escape of self-proclaimed prophet Sheperd Bushiri.

15 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

Govt starts extradition process for fraud accused Bushiri

Government says it has already begun the process of extraditing self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary extracted back to South Africa.

15 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

SABC retrenchment no surprise, says Right2Know

The Right2Know Campaign believes political interference and mismanagement must take the blame for the looming retrenchments at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

15 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

Fraud accused Bushiri ‘felt unsafe’ in SA, lists demands for return

Shepherd Bushiri will formally meet with the Malawian government on Monday to discuss his demands for his return to South Africa.

14 Nov 2020 10PM 4 min

Bandile Masuku heading to High Court to review SIU report

Masuku’s lawyer Mojalefa Motalane says the review will be heard in January.

13 Nov 2020 10PM 1 min

Rhino poached outside Lephalale

Police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says the animal was killed outside the Dorset policing area.

13 Nov 2020 9PM 1 min

Magashule asks supporters to ‘help pay for the lawyers’

African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule has asked his supporters to assist him with his legal fees.

13 Nov 2020 6AM 1 min

Magashule released on R200 000 bail

The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Ace Magashule has been granted bail of R200 000.

13 Nov 2020 2AM 1 min

Kathrada Foundation ‘hopeful’ corruption clampdown will see prosecutions

Executive Director of the foundation Neeshan Balton says all arrests made in the past few weeks, including the VBS and Bosasa cases, sends out a strong message.

12 Nov 2020 11PM 1 min

Free State police expect ‘smooth’ court appearance for Magashule

Provincial spokesperson Sam Makhele says police will monitor the situation.

12 Nov 2020 9PM 1 min