METRO FM Talk with Faith Mangope
After 8 Is After 8: Raised or born a criminal?
This evening we take a look at the criminal mind and whether its’s a case of nature or nurture. We’ll also look at the experiences of people who raised or grew up with people who turned out to be criminals, was it developmental, psychological, did they come from good families, or did they have troubled upbringing?
Total employment decreased by 91 000 or 0,8% year-on-year between December 2023 and December 2024
Full-time employment decreased by 26 000 or 0,3% year-on-year between December 2023 and December 2024, while Part-time employment decreased by 65 000 or 5,3% year-on-year between December 2023 and December 2024. Year-on-year, gross earnings increased by R35,5 billion or 3,6% between December 2023 and December 2024. Year-on-year, basic salary/wages increased by R34,1 billion or 4,0% between December 2023 and December 2024.
Municipalities have put the country in a waste management crisis
South Africa is in a waste management crisis as the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment reports in a 2023/2024 overview that 60% of landfill services sites not being compliant with regulations. . Which means they were not sufficiently collecting waste, sorting it, and recycling that waste, amoungst other things. The report found that municipalities struggled enforce compliance - A total of 52 criminal cases have been opened against municipalities for non-compliant landfill sites.
There’s no need for a GNU approval of South Africa’s next ambassador to the U.S
President Cyril Ramaphosa insinuated this while answering questions from reporters regarding the return of former South Africa ambassador to the U.S - Ebrahim Rasool after he was expelled from the U.S following comments he made on the state of politics in that country. The president said selecting an ambassador remains the sole right of the president of the country.
Race based laws in South Africa, discrimination and over racialisation or appropriate tools for redress?
So called race-based laws in South Africa have gained some prominence in the last few weeks as right wing groups, in the main, claim that the country is littered with race- based laws that and these laws are over racializing the country. This claims that there is racial and ethnic discrimination against white Afrikaner people.
TB kills 10 people every hour in South Africa according to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), over 10 million cases of TB are reported each year, with the disease remaining a significant cause of death worldwide.
Only third of companies in South Africa comply with the Employment Equity Act
The Department of Employment and Labour has revealed that just 34% of companies inspected in 2024 complied with South Africa’s Employment Equity Act. The Employment Equity Act seeks to eliminate unfair discrimination and ensure equitable treatment in workplaces, incorporating affirmative action for designated groups.
Untrained and vulnerable community patrollers face harsh realities in townships
Community patrolling and the rise of untrained community patrollers, especially in townships, is in the spotlight following the brutal killing of Five community patrollers in an attack in the Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, Gauteng, during the early hours of this past Saturday morning. Community members in the area have shared how they’ve taken their protection into their own hands as crime runs rampant in Soshanguve, with others calling for community patrol groups to be developed and supported.
SOLLY MOLAYI - ACTING DDG RESPONSIBLE FOR POPULATION AND SOCIAL STATISTICS AT STATISTICS SOUTH AFRICA
Homelessness has quadrupled in South Africa over the last three decades, with unemployment as the primary reason for homelessness in the country - This is according to a new report by Stats SA. In 1996, the official count of homeless individuals stood at just over 13,000, but by 2022, that number had more than quadrupled, reaching almost 56,000.
INMATES UP IN ARMS FOLLOWING CHANGES TO PRISON MEAL PLANS
A number of prisoners are decrying the quality of the food being served in prisons across the country after the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) announced a cost-cutting meal plan for in mates last month. According to reports, prisoners are complaining that some of the meals are not well cooked and the portions are too small. The department says the new meal plan was carefully designed to aligns with dietary guidelines and save costs. SINGABAKHO NXUMALO – SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORECTIONAL SERVICES. FOLLOWED BY… GOLDEN MILES BHUDU - SPOKESPERSON FOR SA PRISONERS' ORGANISATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
THE SUBTLE AND NOT SO SUBTLE WAYS OUR LOVED ONES VIOLATE OUR HUMAN RIGHTS
In a lot of cases our human rights are violated by the people we know and love. These could be rights to privacy, where sometimes our friends, family members, romantic partners, etc… seem to not think we have that right. SEAN ZIMUNYA – CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER DUDU NKOSI – SOCIAL COMMENTATOR COACH CATHY MPHIRIMA - LIFE COACH & INSIPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
MOTSEKI MABUYA – BROADCASTER & COMMUNITY RADIO AWARDS FOUNDER
The spotlight will be on community radio in June this year when the Community Radio Awards are set to take place for the very first time. Community Radio continues to play a vital role in the South African media landscape and these awards aim to celebrate community radio and all the hard work and time that the volunteers involved in community radio put into informing and bringing together their communities.
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: ANTI-WOKE CULTURE
ANTI-WOKE CULTURE - THE WAR AGAINST “WOKE” AND IT’S IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOR MARGANILISED GROUPS. The first few decades of the 21st century saw a strong push for the fight for human rights and the empowerment of marginalised groups. However, over the last few years there’s been a rise in movements that are “anti-woke”: which in simple terms they are against the development & empowerment of marginalised groups. What’s behind this? Who’s benefiting and where did progressives, human rights and social justice activists get it wrong?
BRENDON PETERSON – TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST AND EDITOR
Millions of South Africans could be without access to television as the analogue signall switch off looms: The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria continued to hear a legal bid to invalidate and halt the analogue switch-off set for the end of the month. The applicants say that if the decision to set the switch-off deadline to 31 March 2025 is not reviewed and set aside, it will sever millions of South Africans access to television. This as analogue television sets that previously received these analogue services will be blank, and will not be able to access any television broadcasts.
EKHURHULENI METRO POLICE OFFICERS STRIKE
Ekhurhuleni Metro Police officers block major routes demanding better salaries and promised allownaces: Ekhurhuleni Metro Police officers blocked major routes including the R21 towards the O.R Tambo International Airport this morning causing massive traffic disruptions. The officers are demanding salary increases and danger allowance among others. Ekurhuleni Public Safety MMC Sizakele Masuku has promised protesting metro police officers that the City will respond to their grievances soon.
TSHEPO MONGOAI – SABC NEWS ECONOMICS EDITOR
CPI remains unchanged at 3.2% in February, while the SA economy faces turbulent times ahead. Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that the Consumer Price Inflation remained unchanged at 3.2% in February from January 2025. Inflation remains broadly under control and well below the Reserve Bank’s midpoint target and while some economists are predicting the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will lower interest rates by 25 basis points, when it announces its interest rate decision tomorrow afternoon, others think there Reserve Bank will pause the rate
AFTER 8 IS AFTER 8: Why did I NOT get married: Is it time to redefine marriage?
The statistics speak volumes. A recent Stats SA report said that over the past 26 years, attitudes toward equality, individual rights, and personal freedom have redefined how South Africans approach marriage, leading to a decline in formal unions. The report showed a drop in the number of legally married individuals, falling from 35.6% in 1996 to 23.8% in 2022. The proportion of people who have never married climbed significantly, from 52.8% to 61.7% during the same period.
CLAIRE TAYLOR, GUN FREE SA RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYST
A GRIM PICTURE OF GUN RELATED FEMICIDE IN SOUTH AFRICA. A man who killed two women friends will face a 25 year sentence after pleading guilty in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. The man had been courting one of the women, who were friends, but ended up killing both them, because he felt, at the time, that they were being ungrateful after he and a friend took them on a night out.
PROF. NTSIKELELO BREAKFAST – POLITICAL ANALYST
There are over 600 registered political parties in South Africa, with 383 registered nationally and 226 at provincial or municipal levels. Are we too spoiled for choice when it comes to political parties in South Africa? These numbers have come into the spotlight as IEC moves to de-register SACP and 91 other inactive parties The affected parties have until March 24, 2025 to submit reasons to the Commission explaining why they should not be removed from the register.
GAUTENG BUDGET SPEECH
Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile has tabled a half a trillion rand budget over three years for the Gauteng provincial government. He announced this during his 2025 Budget Speech in the Gauteng Legislature in Johannesburg today. Gauteng Education Department received the biggest allocation of more than R69 billion for the 2025/26 financial year with health coming second and receiving R66 billion for the current financial year.
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