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Details of the funeral service of Ronnie Mamoepa are expected to be made public today. Mamoepa passed away on Saturday night at the Unitas Hospital in Centurion, south of Pretoria. Mamoepa was the spokesperson for the deputy president, Cyril Ramaphosa. He died of complications after he suffered a stroke five weeks ago. Liela Magnus reports

Emergency Rescue Services have located the body of another Tau - Lekwa Gold mineworker who was trapped underground following a rockfall at the mine. This is the third body of a miner after two other bodies were earlier recovered. The search for the last man continues at the gold mine in Orkney near Klerksdorp in North West. The men were trapped underground following a 0.8 magnitude earth tremor. S...

The African Union has called on all stakeholders in Kenya's general election to ensure that its poll next month is free, fair and credible for the sake of the country's stability. Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, who's heading the AU election observer mission to Kenya, says a credible and peaceful poll on 8 August would set a precedent for the rest of Africa. He spoke to the media in N...

Investment Analyst, Lungile Malinga looks at Asian markets on Friday morning as the ECB and the Bank of Japan's policy rates decisions are out of the way and how South African markets react to the 25 basis point cut by the South African Reserve bank

The families of the Esidimeni patients together with government have reached an agreement on the Alternative Dispute Resolution process. This follows recommendations by the Health Ombud that the Minister of Health and the Premier must facilitate an Alternative Dispute Resolution process with all families affected. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to the Spokesperson for the Gauteng Provincial Government, Th...

South Africans who work overseas could be taxed locally for foreign earnings from 2019. Treasury plans to repeal a tax exemption on income earned by South Africans working overseas and has issued two draft bills. The public has until August 18 to comment on the bills, before Treasury and the SA Revenue Service introduce them to Parliament. To talk to us about how this is likely to affect South Afr...

Police have been deployed to Hout Bay in the Cape Peninsula where residents have set alight two houses belonging to community leaders in Imizamo Yethu. The violence erupted yesterday afternoon forcing the closure of several roads and intersections in the area. Mlamli Maneli reports.

Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyogo has warned that the reduction in interest rates will not provide a significant stimulus for economic growth. Kganyago says it's unclear where the drivers of growth will come from in the absence of credible structural policy initiatives to reduce uncertainty. The bank reduced rates by 25 basis points, taking the repo rate to 6-point-75 percent. Tshepo Mongoai...

Market Analyst, Jana van Deventer of ETM Analytics looks at the decision by the Reserve Bank by 25 basis points to 6.75% and the European Central Bank calms markets with unchanged interest rates

Abahlali BaseMjondolo President Sibusiso Zikode spent half a day on Wednesday testifying before the Moerane Commission in Durban. He revealed that at least five people from his organisation have been killed since 2009. Zikode alleges that all the killings of their members are politically motivated. In one murder case, two ANC councillors are already serving a sentence of life imprisonment for kill...

The Competition Commission says members of the public have untill August 24 to make submissions to its inquiry into the state of passenger transport in the country. The commission hoped to identifying some of the challenges faced in the public transport sector. Sakina Kamwenso spoke to Head of Communication at the Competition Commission, Sipho Ngwema.

Market Analyst, Jana van Deventer of ETM Analytics looks at some positive news on the domestic data front on Wednesday as the June inflation rate came in lower than expected and retail sales growth surprised to the topside, South African Reserve Bank's decision on monetary policy and the European Central Bank ti deliver its latest decision on monetary policy.

Tender regulations were flaunted when a 6-million rand contract for controversial security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence, was awarded to a company that was already involved in private work for the president. This has been the evidence of an investigator of the Special Investigations Unit in the disciplinary hearing of a senior Public Works official in Durban. Jayshree Pardes...

The South African music fraternity has paid tribute to the late Ray Phiri during a special memorial service at Baseline in Newtown, Johannesburg. Phiri died last week at a hospital in Mpumalanga from lung cancer. He was 70 years old. Mbali Sibanyoni reports..

Pearl Bhengu has replaced Thokozani Magwaza as the CEO of SASSA. Until now Bhengu was the regional manager at SASSA in KwaZulu-Natal. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) recently expressed its shock and anger at what it called brazen lawlessness by elements who want to frustrate the contract between Sassa and the South African Post Office. We speak to the Chairperson of SCOPA Themba...

Interim SABC board chairperson, Khanyisile Kweyama says the poublic broadcaster has handed investigations against former acting CEO, James Aguma over to the police's Special Investigating Unit. Aguma resigned yesterday. He was in the middle of a disciplinary hearing, which was suspended following his resignation. Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts has reacted with shock to Aguma's...

President Jacob Zuma has lashed out at the South African Communist Party for - what he terms - acting like an opposition political party. He was addressing an ANC's Cadres Forum during a Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture at eMpangeni Hall on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast last night. Meanwhile, provincial ANC chairperson Sihle Zikalala who introduced Zuma, suggested that those involved in the killing...

Suspended SABC CEO James Aguma will now face five charges in his disciplinary hearing, after four more were added to the original one. Aguma's hearing got underway in Sandton, north of Johannesburg on Wednesday. The original charge was one of providing false information under oath, during the disciplinary hearing of the broadcaster's dismissal of COO, Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Aguma's lawyer, Osborn Mola...

In this week's episode TK talks to Mr. Sanele Mabaso from the Department of Social Development. We find out about the sexual reproductive and the rights of people living with disabilities.

An academic who has done research on violence in KwaZulu-Natal says the province has a culture of blood letting. Professor Paulus Zulu from the University of KwaZulu-Natal testified before the Moerane Commission in Durban, probing violence in the province. Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal House of Traditional Leaders inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza has called for a cleansing ceremony. No...

As Eskom prepares to release its financial results, Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown has conceded that the series of serious allegations of corruption against Eskom have eroded the company's integrity. The results are also expected to shed some light on reports that the power utility is cash strapped. Tshepo Mongoai filed this report..

The Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi will today meet with his police counterpart, Fikile Mbalula, to discuss security concerns in the public transport sector. Metered taxi drivers have been protesting in Sandton, Johannesburg over the operations of Uber taxis, but they've also been accused of harassing and attacking Uber drivers . An Uber taxi driver died on Monday after his vehicle was burn...

Lungile Malinga of Effectus Capital Management looks at Asian markets this morning ahead of interest rate decisions in Japan and Europe this week, Shoprite released results yesterday showing a 2% slump and what to expect from inflation numbers expected today.

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has announced that he will engage with opposition parties with the aim of reducing political tension in that country. Lungu made the announcement in Lusaka after a meeting with the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa. Lungu has long been criticised for silencing political opponents since the detention of opposition leader, Hichilema Hakainde on treason charges.

The South African Police Emergency employees intend to cripple the 10111 call centres countrywide as they embark on strike this morning after what they term as 'negative responses' to their demands for increased salaries. Genereal Secretary of the South African Policing Union, Oscar Skommere says salary levels of SAPS Call Centre workers are not on the same level as other government call centres,...