First Take SA

SADC is facing a renewed battle against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria - with thousands of lives at risk despite years of progress. This has been the message at a meeting of SADC Health Ministers and regional health leaders in Durban. They say stronger health systems and regional cooperation are needed to meet these challenges, as well as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gcinokuhle Malinga reports.

Basotho living in the diaspora have called on Lesotho and South Africa to strengthen cooperation in support of Lesotho's economic development. This comes as businesspeople and other stakeholders gathered for the Lesotho Diaspora Investment and Trade Summit in South Africa. The annual gathering aims to mobilise diaspora remittances, attract investment and channel resources into domestic trade and job creation. Bonolo Maribe reports...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a blunt warning that poverty is denying millions of South Africans their constitutional right to justice. The President was addressing the International Conference on Access to Justice at Sun City, outside Rustenburg in the North West. He says people who cannot afford legal representation are often left powerless against unlawful decisions, employers who abuse them, and those who violate their rights. SABC Reporter, Simthandile Ntobela, attended the conference and compiled this report...

Mining production in South Africa remained under pressure in September, falling 10.7 percent year-on-year. That's slightly better than August's revised 11.7 percent decline but still marked the fifth consecutive month of downturn. According to the latest data released by Stats SA, the weakness was widespread with 10 of the country's 12 mining divisions recording lower output. SABC News Economics Reporter Nosipho Radebe has more…

The ANC has dismissed suggestions that its president Cyril Ramaphosa has offered to resign or will be forced to resign, at its meeting in Boksburg east of Johannesburg on Thursday. The ANC's top brass was locked in an Extended Special NEC meeting to discuss its performance during the 2026 local elections. The party dipped from almost 46 percent in the 2021 local polls to just 30 percent in the recently concluded local elections. Ntebo Mokobo has more...