http://www.702.co.za Talk Radio 702 - The Podcasts en-us 2006 02 February 2012 2 702webmaster@702.co.za Over 70 people were killed after Hundreds of supporters of the Port Said team Al-Masry invaded the pitch to attack fans of Cairo's Al-Ahly team. 2012/02/02 07:16:24 PM Eskom launched the quarterly briefings today in line with its commitment to keep stakeholders up to date on the state of South Africa’s power system. Eskom has warned that the system would be tight for the next few years and that balancing supply and demand during the next two years would be particularly difficult. 2012/01/30 07:05:50 PM The South Africa Rugby Union have named Heyneke Meyer the new head coach of the Springboks. The 44-year-old's appointment was ratified on Friday following talks the previous day, and the Blue Bulls rugby executive will now begin preparing for his first match in charge, against England in Durban on 9 June. 2012/01/27 09:26:04 PM The demands of the NGO’s are contained in a memorandum which was handed over to The Lottery Board Chairman Alfred Nevhutanda earlier today. 2012/01/27 06:32:51 PM Martin Feinstein wrote an article supporting a full-scale entrepreneurial revolution. He states that the government doesn’t really understand entrepreneurs or entrepreneurship. 2012/01/23 06:53:24 PM Limpopo faces a potential shortfall of R2 billion at the end of the financial year. "Why has this situation come about in Limpopo? The province has large, accumulated unauthorised expenditure which has grown from R1.5bn in 2009 to R2.7bn 2011. The Cabinet put the province under administration after it emerged that Limpopo was bankrupt and could not pay civil servants, such as teachers and nurses. 2012/01/19 06:50:20 PM David speaks to British comedian Ricky Gervias who’s been invited back to host the Golden Globes Awards shows this year. He says there were loads of people in the press saying he’d never be invited back and that’s why he accepted the invite. 2012/01/13 09:43:11 AM Udo Carelse spoke to Higher Education & Training Minister Blade Nzimande about the death of a mother who was killed in a stampede at the University of Johannesburg this morning. At least 16 other people were injured when thousands of parents and young school leavers, queued outside UJ's entrance for several hours in the hope of submitting a late application. 2012/01/11 11:01:17 AM Today Trevor Noah will become the first SA comedian to perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Noah is currently travelling around the U.S. 2012/01/06 09:30:58 AM David spoke Presidential Spokesman, Mac Maharaj about the appointment of the new Acting Head of the special investigating unit (SIU) Adv Nomvula Mokhatla. She replaces current acting head Advocate Nomgcobo Jiba, after less than a week in the job. 2011/12/22 09:28:11 AM David spoke to Julian Knight an attorney based in Pretoria to get clarification on what the Criminal Procedure Act says with regards to parole. 2011/12/20 10:47:35 AM David speaks to former Reuters Correspondent John Herskovits about the death of North Korean leader, Kim Jong iL. 2011/12/19 09:38:57 AM David recorded an interview with British funny man Rickey Gervais recently. He spoke to Davind about his career, hosting the Golden Globes, and his new show ‘An Idiot Abroad 2’ with Karl Pilkington. 2011/12/16 10:07:07 AM Udo Carelse standing in for David O’Sullivan: Udo speaks to Orlando Pirates striker, Benni McCarthy about his feud with Bidvest Wits coach Roger De Sa and his assistant Eric Tinkler over a war of words exchanged at half-time at the Telkom Knockout final in Durban. 2011/12/13 05:47:17 PM David speaks to South Africa’s Chief Negotiator at COP 1, Alf Wills. The parties at COP 17 agreed on a clear pathway to a legally binding instrument that will compel all countries, including the biggest polluters, to take action to slow the pace of global warming. 2011/12/12 01:15:41 PM David speaks to Water & Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa about the outcomes of COP 17 following two weeks of negotiations in Durban. 2011/12/12 01:14:27 PM EWN’s Mandy Weiner speaks to David about Cricket South Africa (CSA) CEO Gerald Majola’s testimony at the Nicholson inquiry into bonuses paid to the cricket body’s top executive for the successful hosting of the 2009 Indian Premier League. Majola choked up when he described the emotional strain the bonus saga placed on his personal life. 2011/12/07 11:35:52 AM David spoke to Minister Cwele about his views on the reaction since the parliament election on the Protection of Information Bill. 2011/12/05 07:08:32 PM David spoke to Adv Willem Heath about his appointment as the new Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). 2011/11/29 06:08:52 PM ANC MP, Prof Ben Turok speaks to David about his reason for not voting for the Protection of State Information Bill yesterday. 2011/11/23 05:10:28 PM Eusebius McKaiser spoke to the ANC’s National Disciplinary Committee Chairperson Derek Hanekom about Julius Malema’s disciplinary outcome today. Malema has been found him guilty and suspended him for 5 years from ANC and ANCYL structures. 2011/11/10 05:15:25 PM Stephen Grootes standing in for David O’Sullivan. Stephen spoke to Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane who confirmed that provincial housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi was in the car that knocked over a Krugersdorp teenager. 2011/11/08 05:45:50 PM Last month, the Minister said he would appoint a committee to investigate a report submitted by auditing firm KPMG on the financial affairs of CSA. Earlier today he announced that KwaZulu-Natal High Court Judge Chris Nicholson would chair the inquiry. 2011/11/04 06:22:44 PM David O’Sullivan speaks to highly regarded international cricket commentator, Robin Jackman who has lived in South Africa for over 30 years. Robin is known as one of the top five commentators in the world. He talks about his new book - Jackers:A Life in Cricket. 2011/10/28 03:45:33 PM David speaks to the newly elected DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko. Mazibuko was on elected as the party's leader in Parliament earlier today, defeating incumbent Athol Trollip for the post. 2011/10/27 08:26:12 PM David speaks to ANC Youth League’s Secretary General Sindiso Magaqa about the youth league’s march for "economic freedom" on Thursday and Friday. 2011/10/26 06:46:46 PM David spoke to veteran newspaper editor Dennis Beckett about the infamous Black Wednesday, 19 October 1977, which saw the apartheid regime ban The World and Weekend World newspapers. 2011/10/19 07:13:07 PM The Tshwane metro's deputy police chief has been placed on three month's special leave amid allegations he used the same number plate for his motorbike and car. Ndumiso Jaca will be away pending the outcome of an investigation by municipal manager Jason Ngobeni. 2011/10/04 06:28:26 PM David spoke to the National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Adv Mthunzi Mhaga about the UK secretary of state’s decision to sign an extradition order for Shrien Dewani to be tried in South Africa for the murder of his wife Anni. 2011/09/28 06:42:41 PM National spokesperson Lindiwe Mazibuko has declared that she would stand for the position of DA parliamentary leader. 2011/09/27 07:25:43 PM David speaks to Joshua Ngonyama from the City of Tshwane and Jakob van Garderen from the Lawyers for Human Rights about the situation involving Schubert Park residents in Pretoria. 2011/09/22 07:12:34 PM David speaks to international star Julio Iglesias who will be performing at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City, Joburg, on 5 and 6 November 2011. 2011/09/16 06:57:22 PM Crawford-Browne has wanted the court to review Zuma’s refusal to exercise his presidential power to appoint a commission of inquiry into the 1999 arms deals for a long time. The arms deal and the allegations of corruption have dogged Zuma but came to nothing when the Directorate of Special Operations, known as the Scorpions, was disbanded. His reaction now that the arms deal has been reopened. 2011/09/15 08:19:21 PM One year since the announcement of the new National Rolling Enforcement Plan (NREP) by Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on 10 September 2010, more than 18,000 drunk drivers have been arrested and 50,000 un-roadworthy vehicles removed from the country’s roads. 2011/09/14 08:06:06 PM EWN’s Stephen Grootes and ANC’s Keith Khoza comment on an Equality Court ruling earlier today that Julius Malema’ s singing of the words “shoot the boer” and the song Dubul’ iBhunu constituted hate speech. 2011/09/12 07:09:52 PM Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa speaks to David about the 2010/2011 national crime statistics. 2011/09/09 07:32:57 PM Cosatu’s Secretary General Zwelinzima Vavi spoke to David about the unions view on cabinets announcement of the approved toll tariffs for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project phase one. 2011/08/12 05:59:36 AM David O’Sullivan speaks to the Head of the South African Foreign Policy and African Drivers Programme at the South African Institute of International Relations Nomfundo Ngwenya about the implications of a R2.5 billion rand loan to Swaziland. 2011/08/04 04:34:46 AM Andrew shared a website which gives an up-to-the-second update of the world population. The website is www.worldometers.info 2011/07/27 01:54:12 PM David replays live commentary by NASA’s Rob Navias as Space Shuttle Atlantis lands for the final time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this morning. 2011/07/22 01:09:46 PM David speaks to Paralympic Gold Medalist Oscar Pistorius who has qualified for the athletics World Championships in August and could be on his way to the 2012 Olympics in London. 2011/07/20 05:03:17 PM CNBC Africa will premiere the documentary “Mandela and a beast called business” on Monday; Journalist Chris Bishop was in studio to chat about the premiere. 2011/07/15 06:53:27 PM The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia), which represents the country’s major fuel retailers, confirmed that its members were being hard hit by the impact of the ongoing strike. 2011/07/14 09:15:41 PM EWN Reporter Alex Eliseev spoke to David O’ Sullivan about the arrest of six Nigerian men who allegedly lured a Dutch national to South Africa, kidnapping him, and then demanding a ransom. 2011/07/13 02:06:22 PM Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi spoke to David about his view that private hospitals are ripping off workers, employers and medical aid schemes by charging as much as R15000 for a simple 30-minute medical circumcision that costs R400 at a public hospital. 2011/06/30 05:45:28 PM President of the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) Jabulani Mthembu confirmed today that they are launching a low-cost airline. The Santaco Express would be officially launched on September 16 and would take to the skies by November. 2011/06/29 06:58:51 PM Golden Lions Rugby Union President Kevin De Klerk, has confirmed that their Black Economic Empowerment Partners have terminated their agreement with the Lions. In October last year the Lions Rugby Union announced that TransAfrica Capital and the Guma group had acquired 49,9 percent of the Union but that has now fallen apart. 2011/06/28 07:18:20 PM David spoke to Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich, Former Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils and ANC NEC member Dr Pallo Joordan about the death of Dr Kader Asmal. 2011/06/22 07:20:07 PM Public Protector CEO Themba Mthethwa spoke to David responding to the Sunday Times publishing a leaked copy of a provisional report on the investigation into the procurement of office space for the SAPS. 2011/06/20 06:19:53 PM Cooperate Affairs & Brand Manager at Cricket South Africa Kass Naidoo says there is nothing untoward with the bonuses she and other two senior executives received. Naidoo; CSA’s Chief Executive Gerald Majola as well as CFO Nassei Appiah and have been accused of receiving bonuses without revealing the full figures to the federations’ board. 2011/06/14 05:51:25 PM