Early Breakfast with Ray White
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A hard blow for Anene Boysen
Ray spoke to EWN's Chanel September about the state withdrawing charges against Jonathan Davids after an investigative process. Davids was arrested after he was implicated in the rape and murder of Anene Booysen. The investigation revealed that there was insufficient evidence to secure a conviction.
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Obama in Mzansi
Ray spoke to USA Embassy spokesperson Jack Hillmeyer about Barack Obama making his first trip to South Africa as US president in June. This as part of a three-nation tour aimed at strengthening US relations with sub-Saharan Africa.
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"We’re not racists,” say Orania residents
Ray interviewed Quentin Leboucher from AFP, who wrote an article on Orania. The article was headlined "We’re not racists, say Orania residents". The interview was looking to find out what happens inside the mysterious mini State of Orania.
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Hope for the Rhinos
Ray spoke to RAGE’s Pelham Jones about the work they are doing to help fight the scourge of rhino poaching in South Africa.
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Youth leader outlines new plan
Ray White spoke to Mbali Ntuli, newly elected Democratic Alliance National Youth Leader, about her plan of action during her term in office.
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Cat Simoni’s Bohemian Rhapsody
South African singer, Cat Simoni gives an outstanding rendition of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody live on early breakfast with Ray White.
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Camel racing festival
Ray chats to Tim Jackson in Qatar about the camel racing festival. Tim tells Ray about racing in heat, dust, and wonderful prizes to win at the festival.
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SADTU calls for Minister of Basic Education Angie...
The General Secretary of SADTU Nkosana Dolophi was on the radio to chat about their call for the resignation of Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga. Nkosana said their issues with Angie range from collective bargaining to the introduction of biometric systems in schools. SADTU says they have lost confidence in the Minister.
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Generation Earth Summit
Generation Earth is launching the annual Generation Earth Summit. The theme for this Summit is the Green Economy and will cover energy, water, waste, transport, architecture, careers and eco-preneurship. United Nations Ambassador and Founder of Generation Earth Ella Bella was on the radio to chat about the summit.
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Police brutality and violence in South Africa
Following the death of the Mozambican taxi driver at the hands of the police, Shuvai Busuman Nyoni, Regional Advocacy Specialist from the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation was on the radio to chat about police brutality and violence in South Africa.
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Limpopo Textbook Saga: Delivery mission accomplished?
Basic Education Department's Panyaza Lesufi goes head-to-head with the DA's Mmusi Maimane on accusations that the department has fallen short on delivering all the textbooks to Limpopo learners.
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Pope Benedict’s resignation
Parish Priest Fr Russel Pollit maps out the likely way forward for the Vatican in the wake of Pope Benedict’s sudden resignation.
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ANCWL call to action
Ray spoke to Troy Martins ANCWL spokesperson regarding the brutal rape of a Western Cape girl. The league has called on stakeholders, government departments, NGOs, media and civil society to action around this social ill.
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The Youth Wage subsidy explained
Ray spoke to independent labour analyst Hassen Khalil about the proposed youth wage subsidy. Is it a financially viable option to address youth unemployment and who is to benefit from such a scheme will it be companies or the students who partake in the subsidy?
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How secure are governments in Africa?
Ray spoke to defence analyst Helmoed Heitman who spoke on how easy it is to overthrow African governments, he gave a brief analysis of the process, time and money needed to take over a country.
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Sightseeing service launches in Joburg
Ray spoke to Laura Vercuei the PR and Communications Manager for the Johannesburg Tourism Company, about the recent launch of the Red Bus tours, the brand that operates the iconic open top red double decker buses, which has begun running tours in Johannesburg.
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Mozambique experiences the worst flooding in over a...
Ray spoke to EWN Reporter Nastasya Tay about the flooding in Mozambique. It is understood over 70 people have lost their lives. Nastasya also touched on the humanitarian aid being provided by different NGOs that are facing a shortage in food supplies, due to the high numbers of displaced people.
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Looking forward to Bafana Bafana vs Mali
Ray spoke to Deshi Baktawer, former National Team Goalkeeper turned soccer analyst, about the Bafana Bafana quarter final match against Mali. He believes that SA are the favourites to win the match if key players are well rested.
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Municipalities will be stretched to a breaking point due...
Ray spoke to South African Local Government Association Working Group chairperson Subesh Pillay who has come out and said the proposed electricity price hikes will have a negative impact on municipalities which are also currently facing short falls in paying rates to Eskom. Subesh also touched on the trickle effect that will reach the consumers and affect their pockets in order to pay municipal rates.
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Candidate in the upcoming Italian elections
Ray spoke to Joe Cossarri who is running for as a counciller in the upcoming Italian elections. The seat he is after represents Italian interests in Africa, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Not many people know that the Italian Parliament has a representative for this part of the world. Joe also mentioned that South Africa alone has 30 000 voters eligible to vote in the Italian elections.
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DA reaction to Nkandla report
Ray spoke to DA spokesperson Musi Maimane to get the general reaction from the Democractic Alliance, regarding the Nkandla report which came out on the weekend.
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OUTA Appeal
Ray White spoke to Wayne Duvenhage, Chairman of OUTA, about its application to appeal against e-tolling which will be heard at the Pretoria High Court on Friday.
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Israeli elections and foreign policies
Ray spoke to Paula Slier about the recent Israeli elections and how the polls are looking, Paula also discussed Israel’s foreign policy in regard to Iran.
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Four ethical priorities for South Africa
Ray spoke to the CEO of the Ethics Institute of SA, Professor Deon Rossouw, about four priorities that South Africa needs to live by.
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Growing trend of steroids and drug use in schools
Ray spoke to Dr Suaib Munjra from the Institute of Drug Free Sports about recent reports of high school students taking steroids to grow muscles, and enhance performance.
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Every working person in South Africa supports themselves...
Lucy Halborn research manager at the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) was on the radio to talk about a survey conducted by SAIRR showing that the general dependency had dropped among South Africans in the past 15 years, however, Africans remained the racial group with the highest dependent average. Every working person in South Africa supports themselves and an average of three people.
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Lead SA: Community Builder of the year 2012
Shaka Sisulu looked into the inspiring story of Black Quarterly's Community Builder of the year 2012 Lebogang Luvuno.
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Miss Earth SA 2012 places in top 8 at Miss Earth...
Miss Earth South Africa 2012 Tamerin Jardine has just returned from International Miss Earth in Manila, Philippines. She made to the top 8 and has bagged 3 Gold Medals. Sustainable Energy was the 2012 theme of Miss Earth and this carried through to projects and campaigns initiated by each young lady in her home country. Tamerin focused her light harvesting projects with Miss Earth South Africa in Duduza, Ekhuruleni. This campaign saw her install light into the homes of shack dwellers that...
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International News Network: Why are Americans so...
United States radio host in Idaho Austin Hill looked at issues dominating American public discourse such as statehood for Palestine and the countries that voted against the idea at the UN; is Microsoft an American company when it employs South Africans in South Africa? and why are Americans so obsessed with Marijuana?
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