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The News Podcast
Lefa Taleni
18 episodes
4 days ago
This is a current affairs podcast that is updated weekly, created for people who are not always up to date with their news as we all have busy lives, we are here to alleviate the burden for you. A quick dose news for you and some stock market ideas ( No one in the show is a financial advisor nor is any stock tips provided a way of telling you how to use your money)

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This is a current affairs podcast that is updated weekly, created for people who are not always up to date with their news as we all have busy lives, we are here to alleviate the burden for you. A quick dose news for you and some stock market ideas ( No one in the show is a financial advisor nor is any stock tips provided a way of telling you how to use your money)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Government
Episodes (18/18)
The News Podcast
ICJ Ruling || Groblersdal

Today we discus the ruling of the ICJ where they ruled against Israel, we then discus the situation in Groblersdal specifically what happened and why it happened. Sources: ICJ orders Israel to 'take all measures in its power' to prevent killing of Palestinians (ewn.co.za)

what is prima facie - Search (bing.com)

Israel must comply with key ICJ ruling ordering it do all in its power to prevent genocide against Palestinians in Gaza - Amnesty International

About Us | Amnesty International USA (amnestyusa.org)

WATCH | Groblersdal: Old Transvaal flag divides town after 'racist assault' (timeslive.co.za)

Tensions high in Groblersdal as two farmers appear in assault case - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

https://x.com/DreCourtSilver/status/1750198034862920022?s=20

https://x.com/AdvoBarryRoux/status/1750402645481685092?s=20

https://x.com/jenna_original/status/1750115150151962825?s=20

My X/Twitter:

Lefa Lwando Taleni (@lefa_taleni) / X (twitter.com)


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1 year ago
13 minutes 22 seconds

The News Podcast
World Economic Forum (WEF) 2024

Not much in the way of news this week as all eyes have been on the World Economic Forum, today we talk about what the role of South Africa was at this event/conference


Sources:

Our Mission | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Why does South Africa participate in the World Economic Forum | SAnews*WEF_key_messaging.pdf (www.gov.za)

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/lefa_taleni

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1 year ago
9 minutes 10 seconds

The News Podcast
Israel VS SA in ICJ

Today we start off with where we left off last week with South Africa vs Israel in the ICJ and we discuss how it is all unfolding and what the argument of each side is (00:50). we move the conversation to CapeXit and we try to understand what it is, why it is and if it is even possible (11:17). the we finish off todays episode with whatever is happening in the undergrounds of New York and figure out why Jews are there (20:48) Sources: Israel says South Africa distorting the truth in ICJ genocide case - BBC News South Africa Charges Israel with Genocide | Major Actors Read the Case File | Part 1 - YouTube An independent Western Cape on the cards? Here is what you need to know about the independence bid (timeslive.co.za) Ad Homonym on X: "The excitement is going to be palpable when CapeXit realises they've persuaded the president. https://t.co/XDPBcbJzCY" / X (twitter.com) Corn ✧⍣ on X: "they callin me a jew the way i got tunnel vision https://t.co/83hUMgtvce" / X (twitter.com) (video) What's the Deal With Those Secret Chabad Tunnels In New York? (rollingstone.com) My X/Twitter handle: @lefa_taleni

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1 year ago
26 minutes 6 seconds

The News Podcast
The Jefferey Epstein List

This is the first episode of the new year in 2024, and we kick it off with the Jefferey Epstein 'list' and how difficult it was for me to get this list this leads us to start conversating on how to separate fake news to real news. and conclude the episode with with South Africa siding and defending Palestine.


Sources:

Guide: How to tell if a news article is reliable - Africa Check

NewsGuard - Transparent Reliability Ratings for News and Information Sources (newsguardtech.com)

Newstools - Journalism tools

South Africa launches case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian

1324-epstein-documents-943-pages.pdf



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1 year ago
17 minutes 15 seconds

The News Podcast
Financial Avengers

Hi guys, today we speak about the new bill that the financial avengers are creating due to the rand manipulation saga from a week ago we then continue the conversation to how the corporate world is shifting to a four day week more and more and we speak about the results the trial has yielded.


Sources:


https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/sarb-national-treasury-and-fsca-to-overhaul-law-to-curb-rand-manipulation-7edcd01a-e85b-4dec-9cf4-18684039d275

https://businesstech.co.za/news/trending/733863/rand-manipulation-treasury-sets-the-record-straight/

https://www.gov.za/documents/financial-markets-act

https://www.citizen.co.za/business/companies-south-africa-trial-4-day-work-week/





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1 year ago
9 minutes 7 seconds

The News Podcast
Currency Manipulation || Should we get rid of Money?

In todays episode we talk about the about the recent discovery that major banks in South Africa have been playing in the ruin of the Rand we also go into the philosophy of money and what kind of society we would be if it wasn't for money, we then continue the episode by talking about Israel vs Palestine and their recent cease fire, we all hope that this is a step in the direction of peace but only time will tell. we then cap off the episode with a message to my peer telling them to vote.


Sources:


Rand manipulation part of private sector's efforts to destabilise govt - Cabinet (ewn.co.za)

Rand manipulation impacted SA workers, exporters and remittances heavily (msn.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cT1GwNfTCY

South Africans want to know what Kganyago and the South African Reserve Bank will do about the rand manipulation (msn.com) - (didn't talk about this but lets keep the SARB in mind)

Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas frees 17 hostages in latest stage of ceasefire deal | Israel-Hamas war | The Guardian

IEC E. Cape reports success in weekend voter registration drives - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.



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1 year ago
12 minutes 42 seconds

The News Podcast
Transnet Issues

Today we speak about Transnet and all of its short comings and what that could mean for the general public followed by some brighter news letting us know that the Rand is not weakening


Sources:


Load shedding isn’t South Africa’s biggest problem anymore: report – BusinessTech

Transnet urged to engage before presenting a R100bn bail-out ‘invoice’ (miningweekly.com)

Association warns of imminent collapse of Transnet (engineeringnews.co.za)

Big week ahead for South Africa – BusinessTech



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1 year ago
7 minutes 16 seconds

The News Podcast
Is AI the Future?

Todays episode we speak about the bombing of a hospital and who it could have done it, then we move onto what the AI coupld have in store for us as a society could it be bad or good? You tell me. We conclude the episode with what a few companies are doing and maybe what we can do to capatalise on it.


Sources:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/20/what-have-open-source-videos-revealed-about-the-gaza-hospital-explosion

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/tesla-boss-elon-musk-says-ai-will-create-situation-where-no-job-is-needed.html?&qsearchterm=elon

https://www.ladbible.com/news/ai-robot-un-summit-ameca-rebellion-921440-20230709

https://bnn.network/finance-nav/clientele-to-acquire-1life-insurance-in-r1-91-billion-deal-aims-to-bolster-market-presence/

https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/virgin-active-to-cut-head-office-jobs-in-sa-20231102


Mr. SA Voting Link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni


Mr SA Ticket Link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/events?fbclid=PAAaaob1Sa3qkyB_FQtGKe7gWJrtjw-wLIxwRf1mF0DOoHOxMFFHi4tWSSpGc_aem_AdqB_UPk4oxBWabs560PEbqr9mM_KNZEfzNif5uhNI0OWEbAaLoTSXe05WzMf_jg3Og



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1 year ago
10 minutes 59 seconds

The News Podcast
TVET Collages are Good

Not much news this week which gave me a chance to speak about TVET collages and their benefits we also spoke about the response to Palestine from Israel and how different countries are responding to it.


Sources:

Compare TVET Colleges And Universities - TVET Colleges (tvetcollegesportal.co.za)

israel/ palistine map - Bing images

What is Hamas, and what’s happening in Israel and Gaza? A really simple guide - BBC News

Hamas takes control of Gaza | Palestinian territories | The Guardian


Mr. South Africa Voting Link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni


Mr. South Africa Ticket Link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/events?fbclid=PAAaaob1Sa3qkyB_FQtGKe7gWJrtjw-wLIxwRf1mF0DOoHOxMFFHi4tWSSpGc_aem_AdqB_UPk4oxBWabs560PEbqr9mM_KNZEfzNif5uhNI0OWEbAaLoTSXe05WzMf_jg3Og



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1 year ago
7 minutes 44 seconds

The News Podcast
Israel vs Palestine

In todays episode we talk about about the Israel and Palistine war, we talk about their history long and tough history. We continue by talking about Joe Bidden Approving the continuation of "The Wall" that separate North America and Mexico. Then we conclude the episode by talking about how major pharmaceutical companies have took advantage of South Africa's desperation when it comes to the Covid 19 vaccine.


Sources:

Israel-Palestinian conflict explained: Why are they at war in 2023? | The Independent

World reacts to Hamas attack on Israel (msn.com)

Cyril Ramaphosa Slams Nations at 78th UN General Assembly for Not Raising R1.9 Trillion for Climate - Briefly.co.za

South Africa ‘held to ransom’ by big pharma, overcharged for COVID vaccines | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera

Joe Biden approves new section of border wall in south Texas to curb unauthorised immigration (msn.com)

Health Justice Iniative slams ‘bullying’ $734m SA Covid-19 vaccine contracts (dailymaverick.co.za)

Court orders health department to hand over all Covid vaccine contract info to NPO | City Press (news24.com)


Mr. South Africa Voting Link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni


Mr. South Africa Ticket Link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/events?fbclid=PAAaaob1Sa3qkyB_FQtGKe7gWJrtjw-wLIxwRf1mF0DOoHOxMFFHi4tWSSpGc_aem_AdqB_UPk4oxBWabs560PEbqr9mM_KNZEfzNif5uhNI0OWEbAaLoTSXe05WzMf_jg3Og



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1 year ago
13 minutes 15 seconds

The News Podcast
Water Outages

Hi guys today we have quite a longer episode than usual, i hope you still find it enjoyable. We start with the Rand Water station undergoing maintenance and which areas it affects followed up by the UNGA that recently took place, what it is, why it exists and what our president had to say at the event. We dip our toes into the Burna Boy concert cancellation controversy and what it could potentially indicate, we then conclude the episode with the SASSA debacle and the importance of saving for retirement.


Sources:

Gauteng residents struggle amid prolonged water outages - SABC News

Sassa delays of pension and disability grants explained following furore (msn.com)

The South African Reserve Bank Has Opted To Keep Its Repo Rate Steady (techfinancials.co.za)

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Sustainable Development Goals Summit, UNGA | South African Government (www.gov.za)

UNGA 2023: What's happening at the UN General Assembly? | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Burna Boy to perform at FNB Stadium: How much tickets cost (thesouthafrican.com)

Burna Boy's South Africa concert cancelled due to low ticket sales (citizen.digital)


Mr. South Africa voting Link: https: //www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni


Mr. South Africa finale tickets: https://www.mrsa.co.za/events?fbclid=PAAaaob1Sa3qkyB_FQtGKe7gWJrtjw-wLIxwRf1mF0DOoHOxMFFHi4tWSSpGc_aem_AdqB_UPk4oxBWabs560PEbqr9mM_KNZEfzNif5uhNI0OWEbAaLoTSXe05WzMf_jg3Og



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2 years ago
14 minutes 53 seconds

The News Podcast
Not for the Public

Today we discus the report on the Lady R ship that was alleged to have carried weapons meant to go to Russia and as well as the G20 summit and their lack of pressure put on India to arrest Putin should he be at the summit


Sources:

Full Lady R report release will ‘jeopardise work & safety' of SANDF - Ramaphosa (msn.com)

About G20

Who is attending the G20 summit? Here's the full list of leaders from the world's top economies - The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)

G20 Summit: Is India breaking up with Russia? | Russia-Ukraine war | Al Jazeera


Mr South Africa voting link:

https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni


Mr. South Africa tickets: https://www.mrsa.co.za/events?fbclid=PAAaaob1Sa3qkyB_FQtGKe7gWJrtjw-wLIxwRf1mF0DOoHOxMFFHi4tWSSpGc_aem_AdqB_UPk4oxBWabs560PEbqr9mM_KNZEfzNif5uhNI0OWEbAaLoTSXe05WzMf_jg3Og



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2 years ago
6 minutes 3 seconds

The News Podcast
The Housing Crisis

Today we open up with horrible the news about the fire that took the lives of 74 people and how this is an indication that South Africa's housing crisis is more dire than we expected, we continue onto the great news about how ABSA is giving shares to their employees but could there be a reason for this or does it come from the goodness of their heart.


Sources:

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/johannesburg/deadly-blaze-in-johannesburg-exposes-illegal-housing-crisis-breaking-01-september-2023/

https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/lasting-solution-needed-sa-housing-crisis-says-sahrc/

https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/absas-shareholders-approve-r10bn-empowerment-deal/

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-06-05-absa-shareholders-green-light-r10-billion-b-bbee-deal-as-share-prices-plummet/

http://www.hrpulse.co.za/news/latest-news/239469-labour-department-threatens-to-haul-standard-bank-fnb-and-absa-to-court-for-employment-equity-non-compliance


Social medias:

https://twitter.com/lefa_taleni

https://www.instagram.com/lefa_lwando_taleni/


Mr. South Africa voting link:

https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni




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2 years ago
10 minutes 15 seconds

The News Podcast
BRICS Summit 2023

In today's episode we begin by talking about BRICS and what benefits we would be receiving from it as a country, then we add a quick tidbit about how India landed on the moon this past week. Yevgeny Prigozhin, passed in a plane crash he was the leader of the Wagner group, and lastly we finish off the story that is a little personal to me about my my hometown Qwaqwa.


Social Medias:

IG- https://www.instagram.com/lefa_lwando_taleni/

Twitter/x- https://twitter.com/lefa_taleni


Mr. South Africa Voting Link:

https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni



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2 years ago
9 minutes 55 seconds

The News Podcast
Cape Town Taxi Strikes

Today we jump in and talk about the strikes that have been taking place in Cape Town with SANTACO and the government, we take a slight detour and talk about how Putin is no longer coming to the BRICS summit in South Africa. We also talk about the the allegations against the EFF about corruption.


Sources:

South Africa’s biggest cities in chaos – BusinessTech

EFF MMC Allegedly Received A House, 2 Cars & Other Gifts In Corruption Allegations - Opera News

Putin to miss BRICS summit by mutual agreement, South Africa says | News | Al Jazeera

SANTACO: Taxi strike will CONTINUE on TODAY (thesouthafrican.com)


Mr. South Africa Voting Link:

https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni




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2 years ago
9 minutes 16 seconds

The News Podcast
The Worst Municipality

Hi guys, I wanted to start off by making sure you guys did the registration to vote, then we dive into checking on which municipal is the worst rated in the country which tells us why it is important to vote, and we follow up on the consequences of the repo rate rise of our previous episode and find that is is not all bad news and that the country has plenty of fight in it.


Sources;


What life is like in South Africa’s worst municipalities – BusinessTech

1 USD = 17,5978 ZAR (msn.com)

Why Is ZAR Strengthening Against the USD in 2023? - The Washington Note (didn't use this source but I found it interesting)


Mr. South Africa voting link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni

Mr. South Africa Event Link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/events



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2 years ago
7 minutes 29 seconds

The News Podcast
Vote for Change

A quick one this week, we speak about the crazy explosion that happened in Joburg and why it is so important for everyone to vote


as promised here is the registration link to vote: Online voter information - VoterPortal (elections.org.za)


Sources: City of Joburg identifies three possible causes of the blast - SABC News


Mr South Africa voting link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni



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2 years ago
4 minutes 51 seconds

The News Podcast
Nationwide Strike

We are back!!! In todays episode we talk about why we have been enjoying so much electricity these few past weeks what exactly could be the reason for it, then we talk about the nation wide cosatu strike and what they want is what the whole country wants.


Sources:

Assisting the private sector to mitigate load shedding | Energize


Hitachi Energy – Advancing a sustainable energy future for all


Cosatu to strike this week over state of economy, government failures (polity.org.za)


Mr. South Africa voting link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lefa-taleni


My Twitter: @lefa_taleni



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2 years ago
9 minutes 44 seconds

The News Podcast
This is a current affairs podcast that is updated weekly, created for people who are not always up to date with their news as we all have busy lives, we are here to alleviate the burden for you. A quick dose news for you and some stock market ideas ( No one in the show is a financial advisor nor is any stock tips provided a way of telling you how to use your money)

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