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Maudi Lentsoane, Group CEO of Lehumo Investments looks at the Asian Shares trading mostly higher, following the French election outcome and China Trade Surplus widens to $38.05 billion

An Eldorado Park resident tells Sakina Kamwendo that she will NOT be going to work today as residents blockade roads protesting for housing and better services

Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform MEC, Mlibo Qoboshiyane has condemned the shooting of eleven cattle, allegedly by a commercial farmer in Kruisrivier near Uitenhage. He has described it as an insult. He visited the farm on which the cattle are kept and has met with the family. Nine cattle have died and the farmer is reported to have barred the owners from taking them, as Anda Nqon...

Research Analyst Fundiswa Nkuta looks at what France's President elect Emmanuel Macron will mean to the country and relations with the European economy and U.S. unemployment and non-farm payroll came out on Friday showing a 10 year low.

Dr Ivor Sarakinsky, Senior lecturer at the Wits School of Governance says the ruling by the North Gauteng High Court Judge Bashier Vally for President Jacob Zuma to hand over all records explaining the reason why he reshuffled the Cabinet to the DA is a good move and it shows democracy in action. Dr Sarakinsky says unlike other developed democracies, South African constitutions is NOT explicit on...

Maudi Lentsoane, Group CEO of Lehumo Investments looks the Asian Markets end the week lower, Brent Crude drops below the 45 dollar mark, US job numbers expected today, these might have an implication on rates which up in June and World Economic Forum on Africa concludes, was this another talks hop?

Judge Mabel Jansen has resigned with immediate effect. Jansen was placed on special leave last year following racist comments in which she expressed her belief that rape was part of black people's culture. The Judicial Conduct Committee was busy investigating complaints of racism against the Judge and she was apparently facing impeachment if found guilty. Sakiana Kamwendo speaks to the spokesperso...

President Jacob Zuma has five working days to furnish the DA with documents containing the records and reasons for his decision to fire former finance minister Pravin Gordhan. Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas were fired together with four other ministers in March this year. The decision lead to South Africa's sovereign credit rating being downgraded to junk status by ratings agency Standard an...

The Executive Director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate,IPID, Robert McBride, has accused Acting National Police Commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane of waging a war against the directorate. According to McBride, Phahlane has spent thousands of rand in an attempt to have a search warrant at his house declared invalid. He says IPID has a tiny litigation budget while SAPS has huge resou...

Outgoing Eastern Cape DA leader, Athol Trollip's decision to bow out in his position has created a rigorous battle between a candidate perceived as his favourite and the sitting provincial chairperson. The hotly contested congress beginning today (5th May) in East London is between former COPE Youth President and DA Member of Parliament, Nqaba Banga and DA chairperson and caucus leader, Veliswa Mv...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has dismissed suggestions that Zimbabwe was a failed or fragile state. He says his country is the highest developed country in Africa, after South Africa. He was speaking this morning (thursday 4 May) in Durban at a panel discussion on the issue of fragile states at the World Economic Forum on Africa. The discussion also unpacked ways in which African states can...

Nerina Visser, Strategist & Advisor at ETF SA looks at the drop in oil price and the 50th anniversary of the Kruger Rand

Maudi Lentsoane, Group CEO of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Markets which are mostly lower, led by losses in Commodity Shares and the US Federal Reserve as expected left interest rates unchanged.

Nerina Visser, Strategist & Advisor at ETF SA looks at the World Economic Forum on Africa kicked off in Durban yesterday, and one of the appearances that drew the most attention - certainly from the South African perspective - was that of Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba, the Federal Reserve concluded their latest 2-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting and commodity prices, especially precious...

Canon South African Disabled Golf Open - The event, now in its 19th year, is hosted annually by the South African Disabled Golf Association (SADGA) and attracts the world’s top golfers with disabilities; most of whom boast handicaps of 18 or lower.

The Director of Communications at the Office of the Executive Mayor in the City of Johannesburg, Tony Taverna-Turisan says the culture of corruption within the City of Johannesburg was deeply rooted.

The bail application of two North West men, accused of killing a sixteen year old boy in Coligny ,has been postponed to Friday for judgment. This is to allow both the state and the defence team to wrap-up their arguments, which were entirely centred on the evidence by the top police investigator in the case. Brigadier Clifford Kgalane testified today that the only state witness was captured by the...

Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba says over 300 cases of fraud and corruption valued at over 10-billion rand are under investigation. Over 90 employees have been suspended with three senior officials having resigned. Mashaba was presenting his inaugural State of the City Address. He's anounced plans to address the billing system, improve road infrastructure, build more houses and fight crime. Tshe...

What is to be done with the quality of leadership on the continent - this was the basic question facing panelists at a discussion at the World Economic Forum for Africa taking place in Durban. While panelists agreed on the need for greater investments in agriculture, education and entrepreneurship to lift the wellbeing of the continent's people - there was sceptism as to whether those charged with...

Delegates at the World Press Freedom Day commemoration in Johannesburg have raised concerns about the future of the SABC. Speakers expressed concern about the reputation and the financial status of the public broadcaster. Thabile Mbhele reports

Lace Mine in Kroonstad in the Free State has issued letters of retrenchment to three-hundred mine workers. The move follows the closure of the mine last year after the management told employees that the mine was flooded and couldn't continue with operations. Mine workers have not been paid their salaries since October. Thabiso Radebe reports

Parliament has condemned the disruption of a joint committee meeting allegedly by the leader of Black First Land First, Andile Mngxitama. The BLF was in Parliament to make a presentation on the transformation of the financial sector. Mngxitama is alleged to have verbally attacked ANC MP Joan Fubbs, calling her a fascist, and threatened to assault Finance Committee chairperson, Yunis Carrim. Lulama...

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane looks at Asian Markets as they weaken with Australia's ASX200 leading the declines, Apple releases 2nd quarter results that missed market expectations and the FED expected to leave rates unchanged later today.

Market analyst, Nerina Visser looks at South African markets as a number of economic data releases came out yesterday, one of which was vehicle sales for April. What does it tell us about the state of the economy, the importance of the manufacturing sector in transforming the economic base of the country and the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI).

Minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba, says black people - especially those in townships and rural areas - should be given an opportunity to own the economy in order for the country to achieve inclusive economic growth. Gigaba was speaking ahead of the World Economic Forum Africa conference which started in Durban on Wednesday morning. Gigaba joined international media on a tour around Durban's towns...