Celebrating in style
Celebrating 25-years of broadcasting, Radio 786 hosted a business and stakeholder breakfast at the Capetonian hotel in September. The snazzy…
Author: Zahraa Schroeder
WATCH: Weekly news wrap
In this week’s wrap up Cosatu and its affiliates take to the streets in the fight to protect workers rights.…
Table Mountain cableway R100 October special
The Table Mountain Cableway has slashed prices for October. Tickets for a return trip is now at R100. It does…
Kramat of Sheikh Hassen Ghaibie in line for heritage status
The burial place of Sheikh Mohamed Hassen Ghaibie Shah al-Qadri has been nominated for Heritage Status. The declaration would provide…
Remembering Saladin’s liberation of Jerusalem
By: Jehan Alfarra On 2 October 1187, Ayyubid Sultan Salah Al-Din (known in the West as Saladin) liberated Jerusalem from…
Radio 786 bags another award – PMR Diamond Arrow
Radio 786 has won the coveted PMR Diamond Arrow award. It is testament to the value of the broadcaster’s brand,…
SAHRC prevented by armed police from visiting police station
South African Human Rights Commissioner Chris Nissen says he was prevented by armed police from visiting Heidelberg police station even though…
Kung-Fu Champion
Kung-Fu Champion Junaid Chafeker also know as MJ Li says: “The world is a small place and that we are…
Hamas: UAE-Israel Deal a Disgrace
On Radio 786’s newest global affairs show, the Diplomat’s Discourse – the UAE has set off a trend in the…
Magashule trying to ace Hawks and the media – Analyst
No arrest warrant has been issued to the ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule. His attorney Victor Nkwashu says his client has…
Brother of former SA cricketer shot, killed
Tyron Philander, the younger brother of former Proteas cricketer Vernon Philander. This was confirmed by the Ravensmead Community Policing Forum.…
Foreign powers push for Armenia and Azerbaijan ceasefire
The Swiss city of Geneva will today host the first round of talks aimed at convincing the Azerbaijan Republic and…
R650 million on B-Grade medical devices
An investigation into covid-19 expenditure revealed that all nine provincial health departments collectively sourced personal protective equipment (PPEs) and related…
Giving Back – Tree Planting
On Monday 5th October, Radio 786 gifted the community of Bonteheuwel five pomegranate trees. The planting of the trees coincided…
Human Rights in South Africa not fully attained – Chris Nissen
The Human Rights Commissioner in the Western Cape province of South Africa delivered the keynote address at Radio 786’s business…
The Identity Crisis Within The DA Continues To Plague The Party
The battle for the DA’s leadership post will come to a head this month, as the party’s regional congress will…
IN PICTURES: Detached from the country’s problem
Members of Cosatu and SAFTA down tools in protest. A motorcade left the Langa area and progressed to Cape Town.…
National Strike Action: Government and Business have no interest in the poor
A nationwide day of action calling for the protection of workers’ rights saw unions denouncing the inaction of government in…
Twigg vs Plato for top DA job
The identity crisis within the Democratic Alliance continues to plague the party. Political analyst, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says that there…
District Six Working Committee Welcomes Land Claims Court Ruling
The land claims court has yet again ruled in favour of the District 6 Working Committee. After numerous attempts for…