Short-term solutions bring long-term problems, that's the word from Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. He was giving his weekly energy update earlier this morning. Treasury has given Eskom additional funds to carry out critical maintenance. This has resulted in the recovery of emergency reserves and the return of three generating units. #enca #dstv403 For more news: https://www.enca.com/

Saftu is maintaining its stance against the privatisation of State-Owned Enterprises. General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, says there is evidence of how things can go wrong. #DStv403 Watch the full interview here: https://www.enca.com/videos/discussion-rescuing-soes-bailouts-or-buyouts

State-owned enterprises are being looted because bailouts come too easily. That's the view of UJ economics lecturer Sean Muller. He says the government should limit bailouts to stymie corruption. #DStv403 Watch the full interview here: https://www.enca.com/videos/discussion-bailout-or-buyout-future-soes

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial-within-a-trial continues in the High Court in Pretoria. #dstv403

18-year-old dance sensation, Hlombe Languza will be representing South Africa at the American Dance Awards Finals in July. This after he was spotted at the American Dance Awards held here in Pretoria last year and he needs your support to raise funds for his trip. Courtesy #DStv403

18-year-old dance sensation, Hlombe Languza will be representing South Africa at the American Dance Awards Finals in July. This after he was spotted at the American Dance Awards held here in Pretoria last year and he needs your support to raise funds for his trip. Courtesy #DStv403

Watch the full interview here; https://www.enca.com/videos/are-manifestos-practical-or-just-pipe-dreams

Solving the electricity crisis has become the most discussed subject of late as there just seems to be no end in sight to rolling blackouts. Failures at Eskom, theft, vandalism, and wasteful expenditure are but some of the things keeping the country in the dark much of the time. City Power board chairperson, Bonolo Ramokhele discussed this with eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/videos/restore-power-grid-power-utilitys-plan-address-rolling-blackouts

South Africa is in a season of endings. It's the end of our twenties as we will be marking thirty years of democracy next month. It's also the last few months under the ANC's sixth government administration, with elections in May. Someone else going through a period of endings is 16-year-old musician Chloé-Jade Christian. The ending of a close friendship led her to writing and melodies. She's written the song "Won't Turn Back", to mark that chapter in her life Christian discussed this with eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/videos/music-chloe-jade-christian-ready-take-world-entertainment

Despite being treatable - understanding, detecting, and managing glaucoma is often overlooked. World Glaucoma Week raises awareness of this silent robber of sight. The theme for this year is 'preventing blindness'. Dr Marissa Willemse, the president of the South African Glaucoma Society, spoke with eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/videos/world-glaucoma-week-2024-theme-preventing-blindness

The latest GDP figures display a bleak reality of the agricultural sector. The contribution of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries to the GDP declined by 2 percent. Many factors threaten agricultural growth, including power cuts, animal diseases, and climatic conditions. Wandile Sihlobo from Agri SA discussed this with eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/business/agriculture-bleak-agriculture-gdp-growth

The IFP has launched its election manifesto in Durban where party leader Velenkosi Hlabisa detailed his 13-point plan. He spoke of stabilising the power grid to put blackouts behind us and a promise not to bail out state-owned entities. Can the IFP live up to these commitments? Political analyst Andre Duvenhage discussed this with eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/opinion/ifp-manifesto-launch-political-analyst-unpacks-ifps-bold-claims

he Inkatha Freedom Party is kicking off its election manifesto at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday. With a coalition government seemingly on the cards for South Africa, what does this mean and how does it work? Siphamandla Brian Mhlongo from the Democracy Development Project discussed this with eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/opinion/2024-elections-how-will-coalition-government-influence-south-africans

The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban is a hive of activity today as the IFP is holding a manifesto launch rally. This is the first time the party contests elections without founder Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who died in September last year. KwaZulu-Natal has emerged as a key province to win for several parties, with the EFF and ANC also having chosen Durban, for the launch of their manifestos. Political analyst Khanyi Magubane and political analyst Sanet Madonsela discussed the manifesto on eNCA. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/opinion/2024-election-discussion-analysing-ifp-manifesto-launch-proceedings

The National Prosecuting Authority has also sent a team to Malawi for the hearing into the Shepherd Bushiri matter. The South African government is trying to extradite Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri back to the country to face criminal charges related to fraud and money laundering. #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct #NewsLink FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://www.enca.com/top-stories/aka-and-tibz-update-ndimande-brothers-extradition-application

An application to extradite two suspects linked to the murders of Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes and his friend, Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane will be filed before the end of the month. Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande were arrested in Eswatini last month. #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct #NewsLink FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://www.enca.com/top-stories/aka-and-tibz-update-ndimande-brothers-extradition-application

The South African Council of Churches has set aside 5 May, as a National Day of Prayer for the 2024 General Elections. #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct WATCH HERE: https://www.enca.com/lifestyle-videos/discussion-praying-peaceful-2024-election-process

The IFP is launching its election manifesto at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. This is the first election in which the party will be without its founder, Inkosi Mangosuthu Buthelezi, who passed away last year. WATCH HERE: https://www.enca.com/top-stories-videos/watch-ifp-speaks-enca-party-launches-manifesto-durban

Musa Motha dazzled viewers with his breath-taking performance on Britain's Got Talent, becoming the first-ever contestant to get a group golden buzzer. In case you forgot, let’s take a look. Courtesy #DStv403

Audiologist and founder of HearTronix SA, Clementine Phale joins Abigail Visagie to talk about the importance of looking after our hearing and doing regular checkups. Courtesy #DStv403