Jacaranda FM Newswatch - Interviews

When South Africans vote in the Local Government Elections on 4 November, they're choosing the people who will make decisions about the services they use every day. Think rubbish collection, water, electricity, roads...

Jacaranda FM Newswatch spoke to Marshalltown residents, business owners and property managers about the ongoing power outages and how they are affecting their daily lives and business operations. Latest news on our...

Die Noordwes Universiteit se Skool vir Kreatiewe Bedrywe en Uitvoerende Kunste, vereer die veteraan-aktrise Sandra Prinsloo Dinsdag 29 September, met 'n eredoktorsgraad vir haar jarelange bydrae tot die...

Die Noordwes Universiteit se Skool vir Kreatiewe Bedrywe en Uitvoerende Kunste, vereer die veteraan-aktrise Sandra Prinsloo Dinsdag 29 September, met 'n eredoktorsgraad vir haar jarelange bydrae tot die...

Families searching for missing loved ones are urged to report cases to police immediately and provide accurate information that can assist investigators. This comes as the number of missing people in Southern Africa...

South Africans, particularly residents of Ekurhuleni east of Johannesburg, are increasingly concerned that a serial killer may be operating in the area after the discovery of at least nine women’s bodies since July. Six...

In recent weeks, Jacaranda Newswatch reported on tech leaders' concerns over the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence. This comes after hundreds of AI agents from OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, escaped an...

South African consumers are set to have greater control over unwanted marketing calls and messages as the National Consumer Commission (NCC) prepares to launch a national opt-out registry for direct marketing. Speaking...

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, Jacaranda Newswatch remembers South African victims and former Gauteng residents Nicholas Rowe and Craig Gibson. Nick Rowe, a 29-year-old from Johannesburg, was at the...

Die wêreld herdenk op 10 September Selfdood Voorkomings Dag en hierdie jaar is die boodskap dat elke gesprek tel. Die South African Depression and Anxiety Group, SADAG, sê daar is veral kommer oor die toename in mans...

As South Africa prepares for the November 4 Local Government Elections, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has introduced a new Electoral Code of Conduct Countering Disinformation, aimed at curbing the...

Every time you pay for a plastic shopping bag, you’re paying a levy intended to help tackle pollution. But after more than two decades — and R6.56 billion collected — has the plastic bag levy delivered the environmental...

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases, has confirmed an increase in measles cases nation wide. According the Institute's latest data, there have been 3 891 cases reported nationally between December last...

The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) warns that the Local Government Elections in November could very well be the decisive moment for the embattled City of Johannesburg. Once known as the City of Gold, Joburg...

Last week, the northern and central parts of South Africa shivered as a cold snap pulled temperatures below 10 degrees in some places, and this week temperatures are expected to soar above 30. The South African Weather...