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It has emerged that the National Students' Finance Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has erroneously given a Walter Sisulu University student 14-million-rand. A library on the university's Zamukulungisa Campus in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape was torched on Monday night. This follows students' protests related to financial exclusion at the Nelson Mandela Drive and Zamukulungisa campuses. Students claim that a numb...

As rescue efforts at the Kusasalethu mine continued overnight, the mine says challenging ground conditions are slowing down progress. The bodies of three of the miners who were trapped underground following a seismic event at the mine on Friday have been brought to surface. For the latest on the rescue operations for the remaining two miners, we speak to Investor Relations Manager at Harmony Gold...

A number of branches in the O.R Tambo region in the Eastern Cape have threatened to interdict the ANC from holding its provincial elective conference scheduled for next month. They've filed papers in the Mthatha High Court challenging the integrity of the O.R Tambo regional leadership. The branches want the provincial leadership to disband the regional leadership on the grounds that some of the me...

We talk about the impact of North Korea missile launches on the world and financial markets and the impact of Tencent's dominance in china and the impact of a growing Japanese economy on global growth with Nadir Thokan of 27Four Investment Managers.

We look at US consumer confidence data highlights and bank of Rwanda plans to increase capital with research analyst, Fundiswa Nkuta.

Finance minister, Malusi Gigaba, says he will institute a forensic investigation into why a one billion rand project at the National Treasury has not yielded any results, after more than 10 years. Treasury's Integrated Financial Management system was started in 2005. Its aim is to bring all financial, supply chain and human resource managements in government under one system. Parliament's Standing...

Research Analyst, Fundiswa Nkuta looks at Brexit talks that resumed on Monday, with David Davies expressing concern over slow progress and world first for India with launch of diamond F&O trade...

EFF, which boosts six seat in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro has accused the DA of bullying tactics, stating that non-consultation on the part of the DA may jeopardise other coalitions. This comes as the new deputy mayor of the metro is expected to be announced at the next council meeting. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to EFF Secretary General, Godrich Gardee...

Pravin Gordan has been labelled as a conspiracy theorist who failed as a Minister. This is according to an open letter allegedly written by Duduzani Zuma to Gordan. In the letter, the President's son criticizes Gordan for allowing the national debt to rise from 31 percent to 51 percent under his watch. In the letter, Zuma also warns Gordan that he reserve his right pursue legal action for the harm...

In the latest developments regarding Eskom Business Day reports that the power utility lied about Trillian payments. According to Business day , Eskom admitted on Monday morning that it had lied to Business Day and other media in June when it said that a review by Oliver Wyman, a management consultancy headquartered in New York, had found the payments to be above board. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Fi...

The Moerane Commission investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal, has heard evidence from the DA head of the uMgungundlovu East Constituency, Dean Macpherson, in relation to deaths in the Richmond area of the Midlands. He says the killings of ANC councillor Sifiso Mkhize and municipal manager Sibusiso Sithole are politically-related. He told the commission that at the time of Sithole's ass...

The Deputy Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro will be announced at the next council meeting. This is after coalition partners in the Metro have refused the re-instatement of councillor Mongameli Bobani as the deputy mayor of the metro. The parties held a media briefing where allegations of corruption against the axed deputy mayor were tabled. Bobani is implicated in the Milongani report, which...

Sleeping on roadsides in rainy weather has been one of the worst experiences of their lives. That's according to more than a hundred residents - including women, children and the elderly and frail - who have been evicted from housing units at Howell Road at Sydenham - west of Durban. This follows a long-standing dispute with a company managing low cost housing units on behalf of the eThekwini Metr...

Residents of Burgersdorp and Gavaza villages outside Tzaneen in Limpopo have asked the Fire Prophetic Ministry to leave the area after its leader was arrested for allegedly raping four minors in 2016 and 2017. The local traditional authority held a meeting on Sunday and agreed that the church stop its operations in the area. The self-proclaimed prophet, Confidence Monyela, appeared on Thursday in...

The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) has reprimanded its former President Angie Motshekga for allegedly "organising various events around the country under the banner of the ANCWL". The league has accused Motshekga, who is also an ANC NEC member and Basic Education minister, of trying to 'rule from the grave' and showing a lack of discipline. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Minister Angie...

Delays in the blooming of the wild flowers in Namaqualand in the Northern Cape, have left many tourists disappointed. The region is well-known for its beautiful flowers during spring, which attract tourists from across the world as well as South Africa. But this year, the ongoing drought has had a severe impact on the traditional flower season as Reginald Witbooi reports...

Residents of Burgersdorp and Gavaza villages outside Tzaneen in Limpopo have asked the Fire Prophetic Ministry to leave the area after its leader was arrested for allegedly raping four minors in 2016 and 2017. The local traditional authority held a meeting on Sunday and agreed that the church stop its operations in the area. The self-proclaimed prophet, Confidence Monyela, appeared on Thursday in...

First Lady Thobeka Madiba Zuma talking about Women’s Day and women with Disability.

23 Aug 2017 - More South Africans are slumping back into poverty as previous gains are being reversed since 2011. Reasons include “anaemic” economic growth, stubbornly high unemployment and educational outcomes failures, according to Statistics South Africa’s “Poverty trends in South Africa: An examination of absolute poverty between 2006 and 2015” released on Tuesday. For policy-makers and govern...

Afro-pop musician Vusi Nova's manager has confirmed that the artist has been found after being kidnapped during a hijacking outside his home in Melville, north of Johannesburg in the early hours of this morning. The musician whose real name is Vusi Nongxo was kidnapped together with another artist after performing a gig in Soweto. The other artist has also been found and is at the Brixton police s...

The United Democratic Movement has threatened to pullout of the coalition government in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro if its councillor and ousted Deputy Mayor, Mongameli Bobani, is not reinstated by Monday next week. Bobani was booted out as the Deputy Mayor through a vote of no confidence in yesterday's council meeting. The UDM has accused the DA of forming a 'side-marriage' with the Patriotic Al...

1. Let's start with some good news - the JSE hit new record highs yesterday! What was behind the latest surge, other than Naspers closing above R3,000 for the first time? 2. On the negative side, there was quite poor performance by Woolworths, and Steinhoff lost close to 10% in value. What caused this sharp fall? 3. From a global economic perspective, I understand all eyes will be on Jackson Hole,...

The Democratic Alliance wants Public Relations Company Bell Pottinger to make a full disclosure of its contracts with the Gupta family. This comes after the British -based PR Company was found guilty by the U.K's Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) for breaching its code over work done for the Gupta family. The DA had complained to the Association about Bell Pottinger's campaign...

Senior Research Fellow and Political Economist at Trade Collective, Lebohang Pheko believes that the controversial transactions at Oakbay and SAA have the potential to drive the country into further economic turmoil. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Senior Research Fellow and Political Economist at Trade Collective, Lebohang Pheko

We look at Consumer inflation for July ,the Naspers share price and why is it so important to market watchers with ETF strategist & Advisor, Nerina Visser.