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The family of 16-year-old Matlhomola Mosweu who was killed in Coligny in North-West last month, is to receive three houses from the Human Settlements Department and non-governmental organisation, Gift of the Givers. Two farmers are accused of killing Moshoeu by throwing him off a moving bakkie. This triggered violent protests in the small farming town. Sisi Segalo reports

Five out of six people died when they were shot while they were travelling in a Taxi at KwaDabhasi, near KwaNongoma in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. The Office of the MEC for Transport, Community Safety in KZN has confirmed that the five died on the scene, while the sixth survived. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are under investigation. The MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison in...

There are over six thousands disused gold, chrome, diamond and platinum mines across South Africa that have created a thriving underground economy. One mining expert believes the illegal underground mining industry supports thousands of people above ground in small mining towns like Welkom where at least 34 "zama zamas" were killed in an underground explosion last week. Wits University anthropolog...

A meeting involving national leaders of coalition parties in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro ran late into the evening last night. The meeting between the DA, UDM, COPE and the ACDP was meant to decide the future of the deputy mayor, UDM's Mongameli Bobani in the coalition. Executive major, Athol Trollip had earlier sacked Bobani from the position of the Head of Public Health in the Mayoral Committee...

Maudi Lentsoane, Group CEO of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Shares which are trading mixed following the deadly Manchester Arena attack, Iraq pumped 800-thousand more barels a day than is permitted by the OPEC agreement reached in November last year and General Motors announce another exit, yesterday it announced it was exiting India.

Nadir Tokhan, Investment Analyst at 27-Four Investment Managers talks about the short term opportunity offered by the political noise, US President Donald Trump's proposed budget plan and Pioneer Foods earnings tumble.

#Lovealoud, Love in the single world - Mr Xolani Hlitana

Backyard dwellers will be among those who will be prioritised by government when giving assistance on housing. This is according to promises by the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements, Paul Mashatile when he met with residents of Finetown and Ennerdale yesterday afternoon. The meeting follows recent protests over housing that erupted in the area. Mashatile said there are plans to obtain private land...

The ANC says a review of governance, frameworks of state-owned entities as well as the reconfiguration of the state is necessary to achieve the party's developmental goals. The NEC Sub-Committee on Governance and Legislature says they've recognised shortcomings at various government levels and SOEs - and the proposed policy document aims to address those issues. The party's Policy Conference is se...

Warning: The following story may be disturbing for sensitive listeners!!!! The family of a woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend at In Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape says it is devastated by her death. Forty-four-year-old Zingiswa Polotye's body was found cut to pieces in a pool of blood last week in Luqoqweni village. Fundiswa Mhlekude reports....

#Lovealoud, Love in the single world - Mr Xolani Hlitana

Market analyst Nadir Tokhan of 27-Four Investment Managers looks at South African markets after General Motors announced it was pulling out of the South African Market and the expectations and impacts of a low return environment that we experiences...

The fate of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Deputy Mayor, Mongameli Bobani of the UDM, will be decided tomorrow. Some political parties in the coalition government have made it clear that they will oppose any motion that would be tabled in the council on Tuesday seeking to get rid of Bobani. This after the Executive Mayor of the municipality, Athol Trollip, confirmed that he is planning to table a mo...

It's now emerged that the reported abduction of jailed Thembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo's brother, Prince Jongisizwe Mthandeni Mankuku, was a hoax. Police in the Eastern Cape went on a wild goose chase on Friday looking for Mankuku after reports that he had been abducted by four men. In a dramatic turn of events, Prince Mankunku told SABCNEWS that he made up the story to get the nation's attenti...

Disability Interview

The remains of two men who were trapped underground in a mine in Germiston, east of Johannesburg have been brought above the surface. It is believed that the owner of the mine and one employee had descended more than seventy-five meters into the mine to check on water levels. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to ER24 spokesperson, Annine Siddall......

Residents of Mangaung in the Free State say they are living in fear as teenage gangsters run amok in the city. One of the residents, an SAfm listener Thulani Mbaza, says his friend was attacked outside his home in Phase six by about 100 young boys NOT older than 16, when he returned from work. Mbaza says there is a long-standing rivalry between two gangs, the Romas and Born To Kill. Mangaung has s...

The disciplinary inquiry for former SABC COO, Hlaudi Motsoeneng with the SABC, has been postponed until next Wednesday. Meanwhile, Motsoeneng is expected to urgently approach the Labour Court after losing a bid to have the matter referred to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, The CCMA. Candice Nolan filed this report

Group CEO at Lehumo Investments Maudi Lentsoane looks at Asian Markets ending what was a turbulent week for Global equity Markets on a positive note, General Motors withdrawal from South Africa a great blow to the Country and weaker rand boost the JSE to end a week slightly positive.

The Secretary General of the South African Council of Churches, Malusi Mpumlwana, says South Africa is just inches away from becoming a mafia state. Mpumlwana was speaking at a Council of Churches briefing at the Regina Mundi Church in Soweto. The SACC is releasing a report from its 'Unburdening Panel' which was created after former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas made allegations of state c...

Economist and Managing Director at ETM Analytics George Glynos says General Motor's disinvestment from South Africa is a sign of how tough business is to conduct in the country and a clear message to policy makers?

President Jacob Zuma has expressed shock at the manner in which the police handled the investigation into the disappearance and death of three-year-old Courtney Pieters from Salberau in Elsies River on the Cape Flats. The three-year-old's body was found in a shallow grave in Epping last weekend after being missing for more than a week. Zuma visited the Pieters family at at their home to convey his...

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian markets with Shares trading lower, following a heavy sell off on Wall Street; China's Home Price growth easing in April and Tencent's revenue soaring to 55%

Mourners at the memorial service for Karabo Mokoena have pleaded with men to stand up and protect women and children . The 22-year-old's burnt body was discovered in an open veld in Lyndhurst north of Johannesburg. Mokoena's boyfriend, Sandile Mantsoe, has been charged with her murder and defeating the ends of justice. In recent incidents involving gender-based violence, four Soweto women have bee...

Recent studies indicate that by the age of 17, one in three young people experience a sexually abusive incident. Last year at least 784 900 young South Africans were sexually abused. For years Childline has been playing a big role in the lives of vulnerable children. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Director of Childline in Gauteng, Lynne Cawood...