Women typically earn between 23% and 35% less than men in South Africa for the same job. This is a stark reminder that the gender pay gap is still a huge problem in South Africa. This International Women’s Month, the National Debt Advisors shows that over 50% of women looking for debt help are juggling multiple debt burdens at once to make ends meet. Courtesy #DStv403

The Gauteng Health Department says water supplies have returned to hospitals affected by outages. The Eikenhof pump station was forced offline recently following a lightning strike at one of City Power’s local substations leading to widespread interruptions across Johannesburg. Conditions for patients and staff deteriorated at Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, Helen Joseph and more. Well concerns around water has led to civic watchdog body WaterCAN. #DStv403

With just over two months before the crucial general elections, political parties and independent candidates are intensifying their campaigns to woo voters. Activist Zackie Achmat is one of them. And those contesting the May polls have until 5pm on Friday, to submit their nomination requirements to the Independent Electoral Commission. Zackie Achmat spoke with eNCA via zoom from Cape Town. Watch the full interview: https://www.enca.com/videos/watch-contesting-independent-candidate

The IFP will be launching its manifesto over the weekend. Courtesy #DStv403

Some political parties are racing against the IEC's deadline to submit candidate lists for this year's elections. Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Masego Sheburi says there are still a number of steps to be taken after the deadline. #Today #DStv403 #eNCA #QuestionThinkAct

Structures erected illegally in Louriepark in Mangaung are currently being demolished. Law enforcement agencies are on the ground trying to evict illegal occupants. #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct

Ironically, March is national water month and large parts of Johannesburg are battling dry taps. In addition to the constant struggles in remote areas, water outages have become a frequent concern in the metros as old infrastructure crumbles. #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct #TheSouthAfricanMorning

Some Gauteng hospitals are experiencing water interruptions. The affected hospitals are Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Coronationville, Helen Joseph Hospital in Westdene, Zola Community Health Center in Soweto and Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital in the West Rand. #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct

For the first time in years, the ANC seems to be battling to finalise its candidate lists to represent the party in various legislatures. #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct #TheSouthAfricanMorning FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://www.enca.com/videos/discussion-2024-elections-d-day-candidate-lists

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It’s International Women’s Day today. It's a day when women across the spectrum are recognised for their achievements, without regard to national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political divisions. #InternationalWomensDay2024 #eNCA #DStv403 #QuestionThinkAct

Police have identified persons of interest peddling violence ahead of the May 29 elections on social media. Minister Bheki Cele was speaking on the sidelines of the Presidential Imbizo in eMalahleni, in Mpumalanga. #enca #dstv403 For more news: https://www.enca.com/

The Independent Electoral Committee's election signature requirement is a threat to democracy. This is the view of political analyst, Mighti Jamie. He says the 60-thousand requirement is a deliberate move to exclude others. For more on this: https://www.enca.com/videos/2024-elections-build-one-sa-ready-may-polls

Nora Al-Matrooshi, has become the first Arab woman to become an Astronaut. She graduated from NASA's training program this week, ready to blast off into the cosmos. Like her ancestors, the Emirati, spent much of her life gazing at the stars and dreaming of flying to the Moon. In 2021 the 31-year-old was chosen by the UAE Space Agency for a NASA training programme. #enca #dstv403 For more news: https://www.enca.com/

Rise Mzansi has also got the greenlight to appear on the national and provincial ballot papers. In a statement earlier today, the party says they are fully compliant with the IEC's requirements to contest the national and provincial elections. #enca #dstv403 For more on the story: https://www.enca.com/videos/2024-elections-rise-mzansi-ready-contest-elections

KZN Finance MEC, Peggy Nkonyeni, has delivered her provincial budget speech today. Last year she announced massive budget cuts and continued on the same trend this year. Spending towards several departments has been slashed. #enca #dstv403 For more news: https://www.enca.com/

Transnet National Ports Authority says it is ramping up repairs of port infrastructure development projects. #enca #dstv403 For more news: https://www.enca.com/

Business confidence fell in in the first quarter of this year. The latest RMB/BER business confidence reading fell to 30 from 31. This is still well below the neutral level of 50. #dstv403 #enca For more news: https://www.enca.com/

DA's Gauteng Leader Solly Msimanga reacted to ANC Gauteng Spokesperson Lesego Makhubela remarks. Msimanga says his remarks display the highest desperation. #enca #dstv403 For the full interview: https://www.enca.com/videos/discussion-anc-da-cadre-deployment-standoff-continues

ANC Gauteng Spokesperson Lesego Makhubela says the Democratic Alliance should also hand over full cadre records. This comes after the DA accused the ANC of deliberately withholding the records dating back to the period during which President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired the governing party's deployment committee. The party has slammed the DA, describing the party as deceitful, and aiming to heighten its populist and performative politics. #enca #dstv403 For the full interview: https://www.enca.com/videos/discussion-anc-da-cadre-deployment-standoff-continues