Radio 2000 Mixes

Its all system go in East London in the Eastern Cape for the much anticipated ANC January 8th celebrations. Thousands of party members and supported are expected to fill the 16-thousand capacity ABSA cricket stadium and two extra fields next to it will be used as public viewing areas to accommodate the overflow of people. ANC president, Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address, setting the...

Ashburton Investments Portfolio Manager, Wayne Mccurrie looks at Steinhoff Bond redemption of local debt for R15bn Redeeming early. S.A. listed property taking a massive smack earlier on yesterday with some shares falling 20% and Nepi rockcastle trading update.

Nadir Thokan, Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at the world bank's assessment of growth in South Africa compared to the rest of the world, business confidence numbers released for December and what to look out for with regards to the start of US earnings season.

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Train services across the country continue to take a hit in disruptions with the latest being the Khayelitsha-Kapteinsklip-Bishop Lavis line in Cape Town. Services on this line have been suspended until further notice following a fatal shooting of a Metro-rail security guard at the Chris Hani station. In the past week, Metro-rail has experienced two accidents which claimed the lives of 19 people a...

Ashburton Investments Portfolio Manager, Wayne Mccurrie looks at Rising Chinese inflation. Consumer inflation still subdued but producer inflation quite high at 4.9% and rising and USA long bond yield. Interest rate increased to above 2.5%. Investors have lost some capital.

- Ramaphosa happy socks set social media alight - New Brenda Fassie Biopic in the works - New Mandoza single out next week.

The Democratic Alliance says it is disappointed that some sections of the Party are ventilating their thoughts regarding City of Cape Town Executive Mayor, Patricia de Lille, through the media. De Lille has accused the DA's Cape Metro Executive of making decisions without consulting branches and members. She was reacting to a statement by the regional structure, calling for her removal as Cape Tow...

Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants the Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry into the State Capture to be expanded beyond the Guptas. Mkhwebane says this is to be done to avoid any further allegations of State Capture being lodged with the Office of the Public Protector. This follows an announcement yesterday by President Jacob Zuma to establish a Commission of Inquiry...

Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants the Terms of Reference for the Commission of Inquiry into the State Capture to be expanded beyond the Guptas. Mkhwebane says this is to be done to avoid any further allegations of State Capture being lodged with the Office of the Public Protector. This follows an announcement yesterday by President Jacob Zuma to establish a Commission of Inquiry...

Nadir Thokan of Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at Aspen and if there's anything to worry about given the rumors and share price reaction, the Naspers problem on the JSE and US bond yields reaching a 10 month high.

Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has welcomed the appointment of the Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as head of the commission of enquiry into State Capture. President Jacob Zuma announced last night that he will be appointing the commission citing the urgency of the matter. Zuma says any further delay into the matter will make the public doubt government's determination to dismantle all...

Former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela says the State Capture Commission of Inquiry could face some challenges due to the delay in its establishment. President Jacob Zuma announced last night that he had appointed a Commission which would be headed by Deputy Chief Justice, Raymond Zondo. Madonsela released the State of Capture report last October and the President has since mounted several court...

Ashburton Investments Portfolio Manager, Wayne Mccurrie looks at Trump tax policies effect on corporate profits, British American tobacco announcement on effect and Aspen pharmacare rumoured expose by vanguard .

Nadir Thokan of Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at the strong support for emerging market bonds and why South Africa has benefited from this, Naspers latest investment in Swiggy and its plans there and the rumors circulating about Aspen and it's share price fall yesterday.

-Following her speech at the Golden Globe awards, it seems Americans want the talk show Queen Oprah Winfrey to run for Presidency. - Clothing Retailer H&M is under fire after running a product photo featuring a black boy in a hoodie with the words "coolest monkey in the jungle"

The MKMVA has thrown its full weight behind the new ANC leader as elected at the governing party's 54th congress last month. MKMVA had publicly declared its support for former AU commission chairperson Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma on a ticket that the party is ready for a female leader. However deputy party president at the time Cyril Ramaphosa emerged victorious. Two factions created by contestation...

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed two factions in the KwaZulu-Natal to set aside their differences and work together for the sake of unity in the organisation. Ramaphosa was speaking at the grave sites of both the late ANC President, Dr. John Langalibalele Dube at Ohlange outside Durban and of Inkosi Albert Luthuli at Groutville north of Durban. Ramaphosa referred to Saturday's incident w...

Ashburton Investments Portfolio Manager, Wayne Mccurrie looks at the withdrawal of central bank quantative, world economic cycle recovery is long in the tooth and World inflation - the true danger to markets.

Five people have been arrested for failing to pay for services from the Johannesburg municipality. This follows a revenue collection blitz led by city mayor, Herman Mashaba. The city is owed just under one-billion rand for water and electricity. There are about 2 000 businesses which have also defaulted. We speak to Johannesburg executive Mayor, Herman Mashaba.

Nadir Thokan from Invesment Analyst with 27-Four-Investments looks at US jobs numbers for December, the Naspers problem on the JSE and just how serious the debt problem at Eskom is.

Reports of the eminent arrest of the sons of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe are picking up steam. The reports first surfaced through an independent Zimbabwean newspaper citing corruption and illegal gold trading as some of the allegations levelled against the duo. This comes as current President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government embarks on a major corruption crackdown, which has already c...

The Tshwane University of Technology has given the assurance that it has put measures in place to deal with any eventualities. It says although it has places in some fields of study, it will not allow any walk-in application on its campuses. The university says students who wants to apply to study should do so online. The EFF has urged prospective students to turn up at higher institutions of thei...

-Unisa has announced that some students can study for free in 2018. - Zimbabwe Cricket announced that the National Team Bowling Coach, Makhaya Ntini has tendered his resignation. -Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey takes home 2018 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy at Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile's funeral on the 16th. President Jacob Zuma has accorded him a special official funeral. In New York City on Saturday, friends and scholars of the late "Prof" Kgositsile gathered to commemorate his life through poetry. The event came as a last-minute memorial on the sidelines of a major literary conference....