The Weekend View

Current Affairs programme which provides listeners with the latest local and International news hosted by Elvis Preslin. Tune in 104-107 every Saturday and Sunday morning from 6 to 7 am

The Weekend View is a news podcast hosted by SAfm, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  SACP to launch election manifesto today

  Aug 16, 20266 min

  The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) has announced its mayoral candidates for the 2026 Local Government Election. The Party' deputy president, Wayne Thring, is the ACDP's prefered candidate for the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. Bishop Dulton Adams is the party's mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg. The ACDP president, the Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, made the announcement at the party's local government elections manifesto launch in Benoni, east of Johannesburg. Meanwhile, the South African Communist Party (SACP) will also launch its election  Manifesto today at the Tshwane University of Technology in  Soshanguve Campus. Jon Gericke spoke to SACP Central Committee member and SACP Politburo Member Dr Alex Mashilo 

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  Rhodes University to host Samora Machel symposium

  Aug 16, 20265 min

  Forty years after the death of Mozambique's founding president and liberation icon Samora  Machel, Rhodes University will bring together members of the Machel family, prominent African thinkers and liberation veterans. The  two-day symposium will interrogate the contemporary meaning of Machel's ideas around social justice, anti-imperialism, education, cultural liberation, popular participation and Pan-African solidarity — and what these principles mean for the continent today. Jon Gericke spoke to Professor Siphokazi Magadla, Dean for the Faculty of Humanities at Rhodes University 

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  HEALA calls for stronger diabetes prevention measures

  Aug 16, 20267 min

  South Africa is facing a profound shift in its health crisis, with diabetes now emerging as the country's leading reported cause of death, overtaking long-standing infectious disease threats such as tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the latest official mortality statistics. According to the latest available Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Mortality and Causes of Death report for 2023, diabetes accounts for 35,354 deaths, or 10.4% of all deaths recorded in the dataset. Now HEALA, the Healthy Living Alliance says the figures represent a warning that South Africa can no longer treat non-communicable diseases as a secondary health concern. Jon Gericke spoke to Nomfundo Mbuli, Programmes manager at HEALA

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  Government says South Africa is ready to host SADC Summit

  Aug 16, 20266 min

  The South African Government says is ready to host the 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community, with dignitaries and Heads of State and Government beginning to arrive in the country.Government says Preparations are complete for the summit, which is scheduled for 16–17 August 2026 will take place at the Durban International Convention Centre.Durban motorists are being warned to expect road closures and traffic disruptions today and tomorrow as authorities accommodate visiting dignitaries. Football fans heading to Kings Park Stadium for the Premiership clash between Chippa United and Orlando Pirates are urged to travel early and follow traffic instructions. Jon Gericke spoker to SABC news reporter Ditaba Tsotetsi 

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  Shell judgment raises SA’s economic future questions: Professor Bond

  Aug 16, 202618 min

  South Africa's Constitutional Court has blocked energy giant Shell from renewing its offshore oil and gas exploration rights along the Wild Coast. The landmark ruling ends a multi-year legal battle led by local fishing communities and environmental groups over flawed public consultation processes and marine protection. In a majority decision, the country's highest court overturned a 2024 judgment by the Supreme Court of Appeal. That earlier ruling had given Shell and its partner, Impact Africa, a potential lifeline to conduct seismic surveys under an exploration right initially granted in 2014. Wild Coast community representatives have welcomed the verdict as a decisive victory against both the oil companies and the Department of Mineral Resources. Jon Gericke spoke to Professor  of  Sociology  and  Political Economist Professor Patrick Bond  from the  University of Johannesburg  

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