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Two people have been fatally electrocuted along the Metrorail's central line between Khayelitsha and Cape Town in the Western Cape. This as operations along the line remain suspended following the death of a security guard three weeks ago. Metro-rail Western Cape spokesperson, Riana Scott warns that high-voltage cables remain active on the Khayelistha-Bishop Lavis line despite the suspension of tr...

President Jacob Zuma is attending the African Union summit in Ethiopia. The meeting comes at a time when the continent is reviewing how it deals with external partners to ensure Africa's priorities are achieved. Coletta Wanjohi reports from Ethiopia:

ETM Analytics Chief Economist, George Glynos gives us an updated perspective on the SA economy, which are the main ones to look out for? 2. Eskom will be publishing its delayed interim results with funders seemingly satisfied, is future at Eskom looking brighter? 3. Noose closing in on corruption, will this offer a boost to sentiment? 4. ZAR strength has characterized Jan 2018, is all the good new...

Ashburton Investments Portfolio Manager, Wayne Mccurrie. looks at Rand at 11.88, Net asset value up 5% in Euro. What is the discount to underlying investments and whether a downgrade can be avoided

Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu says her resignation was an acknowldegement that things had gone horribly wrong in the hurried transfer of mentally ill patients to NGOs. Although Mahlangu says she takes political responsibility, she has accused senior departmental officials of misleading her. Mahlangu however came under fire for not taking heed of the red flags raised by experts and inte...

Former Acting CEO and Group Executive for Generation at Eskom, Matshela Koko has told the Eskom Parliamentary inquiry that he has never met any of the Gupta brothers. He also refuted claims that his trip to Dubai in January 2016 was paid for by Gupta owned company- SAHARA Computers. During the Inquiry Koko had an opportunity to view a video by Carte Blanche which had interviewed him on the Optimum...

Aphiwe Honono looks at the days trending topics. #EskomInquiry #SASSA #KOKO #MARKFISHCHALLENGE

Nadir Thokan of Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at South African inflation numbers that came out yesterday, Richemont’s decision to buy Yoxx Net A Porter and the significant Rand strength that we’ve witnessed.

KG chats to Clinical Nutritionist Elenia Kolokotronis about the dangers of sugar

-Tributes continue to pour in for Jazz Legend, Bra Hugh Masekela. -Mbuyiseni Ndlozi named most Influential Young South African for 2017. -Mary J Blige gets two Oscar Nominations.

Brand South Africa CEO, Dr Kingsley Makhubela has called for Africa and emerging markets to shape their own future. Makhubela, together with a high powered delegation from different sectors of the economy are in Davos, Switzerland where Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa is promoting the country as being stable and open for business. This is hoped to attract foreign investment opportunities in orde...

Another Eskom Senior Executive has resigned. Prish Govender who worked as Eskom's acting HR Head, was under investigation relating to the Trillian and Mckinsey saga. Govender resigned a day after Anoj Singh, who was the Chief Financial Officer of Eskom quit under a cloud. Are we likely to see more resignations at Eskom? To help us answer that, we speak to the Managing Director at EE Publishing, Ch...

Parliament's Evidence Leader in the Eskom Inquiry Nthuthuzelo Vanara says former Eskom CFO Anoj Singh is not telling the committee the truth about who arranged and paid for his trip and accommodation to Dubai in December 2015. This comes as Singh's evidence contradicted the evidence presented by Vanara. Singh claims that the trip was paid for by an acquaintance from the United Arab Emirates while...

The United States has joined global commemorations for the late Legendary jazz musician and activist Hugh Masekela. Masekela, who developed his musical talents in New York after being forced to flee South Africa in the 1960s also left his mark on the US Capital as our Washington correspondent Kevin McAleese reports..

Nadir Thokan of Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at the prospects for Sasol, what's driving the global equity market rally since the start of the year and how much legs are left and Richemont's decision to buy Yoxx Net A Porter

Former Gauteng MEC Qedani Mahlangu says the decision to terminate their contract with Life Esidimeni was not hers alone, but that of a collective. She says it was a cost cutting measure and in response to the Auditor-General's concerns that the contract did not follow normal tender processes. The contract has been in place since 1979. Mahlangu has been answering questions at the arbitration hearin...

Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini returns to the hot seat at an inquiry to investigate her role in last year's social grants crisis - which saw the extension of an unlawful contract with Cash Paymaster Services. The minister oversaw work streams, which are alleged to operated as a parallel process and hampered the Social Security Agency (SASSA) in taking over the payment of grants. SA...

The business of Parliament officially resumes this week after the December recess. The Eskom inquiry will kick off today (tuesday 23 January), while the Sub Rules Review Committee will meet again later this week. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent tells us that SCOPA has also subpoenaed the Transnet Board and executives to appear before it this morning

#LifeEsidimeni #Sassa #AnojSingh -Ghanian President, Nana Akufo-Addo goes undercover driving around the streets of Accra.

Social Development Minister, Bathabile Dlamini, returns to the hot seat at an inquiry to investigate her role in last year's social grants crisis - which saw the extension of an unlawful contract with Cash Paymaster Services. The minister oversaw workstreams, which, its alleged, operated as a parallel process and hampered the Social Security Agency (SASSA) in taking over the payment of grants. Can...

The Life Esidimeni hearings will resume tomorrow following former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu's first appearance yesterday. Mahlangu told the hearings in Parktown, Johannesburg that the decision to terminate the contract with Life Esidimeni was not hers alone, but that of a collective. She said it was a cost cutting measure and also in response to the Auditor-General's concerns that the con...

Nadir Thokan from Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at Lonmin's results, the impact of stronger than expected Chinese growth on the global economy and why the IMF cut South Africa's growth forecast for 2018.

Security is expected to be tight ahead of the much-anticipated appearance of former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu at the Life Esidimeni Arbitration hearings in Parktown, Johannesburg. Mahlangu is expected to be grilled over the department's decision to aburptly end the contract it had with Life Esidimeni for about 36 years, and take mentally-ill patients to NGOs who had neither the capacity n...

As the ANC LEKGOTLA drew to a close and ANC PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA gets ready to head for the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says the transition in the ANC is part of the good story they will tell Issuing a stern warning to State Owned Enterprises, Gigaba said the decisions taken on Eskom and the Free State Dairy show that governme...

Residents of Kagiso township in Mogale City on the Westrand say they will continue their shutdown in the area unless their concerns are addressed. Burning tyres and rocks have blockaded roads as residents claim the township has become a haven for drug peddlers and prostitution. For more on this we speak to the community leader in Kagiso, Rev Joe Mabuela....