Update@Noon

This Friday, SAfm’s radio anchor Sakina Kamwendo once again spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly, delving deeper into the world of mining and engineering.

Its hive of activities at the union Buildings in Pretoria as President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected today to officially receive the original FIFA World Cup Trophy as part of the Coca-Cola Trophy Tour. It's a huge moment of pride marking South Africa's return to the global stage after qualifying again after 16 years since hosting in 2010. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC's Percy Nkatlo who as the union Buildings in Pretoria

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga has just ruled that the witness, who was meant to take the stand today will now appear before the commission on Tuesday. The witness' legal counsel Hartley Ngoato brought an application to the Madlanga Commission to postpone todays proceedings citing that they have not been given sufficient time to prepare. He also cited his unavailability to work this weekend due to medical reasons. Madlanga says it is only fair to grant the postponement to ensure that sufficient time is given to the witness to peruse the documents in preparation for their testimony. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Political Analyst at Unisa's Department of Political Science Prof Dirk Kotze

The Border Management Authority, jointly with the Department of Home Affairs, have raised concerns about a sharp rise in unaccompanied minors intercepted at ports of entry during the 2025/2026 festive season. BMA reveals that at Beitbridge, 53 undocumented minors were discovered, with some as young as three, showing a major increase. While at Lebombo, 15 minors were stopped in the mountains trying to exit illegally. The authority says the most alarming was a Mozambican national who was caught smuggling a missing Johannesburg child to Mozambique; the suspect has since been detained. The Border Management Authority, jointly with Home Affairs, were earlier addressing the media on the 2025/2026 festive season operations. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr. Michael Masiapato