Radio 2000 Mixes

Maudi Lentsone, Managing Director at Lehumo Capital talks at how global markets are plummeting as investors fear Donald Trump, is there any reason to fear Trump.

Several witnesses were called to testify in the Port Elizabeth High Court in the murder and abduction trial of Christopher Panayiotou. Forensic evidence was given as well as details on the role of social media in the investigation. Panayiotou is thought to have master-minded the abduction and murder of his wife Jayde, in April last year. Veronica Fourie reports

Markets plunge with increasing chance of Donald Trump victory, Mohammed Nalla who is head of Strategic Research-Nedbank CIB looks at the this and what a Donald Trump victory would mean for South Africa.

ANC Stalwart Mavuso Msimang says the ANC in parliament must for with the DA in a motion of NO confidence against President Jacob Zuma. Msimang was part of a panelist on SAfm's Forum@8 discussion hosted by Sakina Kamwendo alongside another struggle stalwart Dr Fazel Randera who also called on MPs to vote with their conscience.

From December 1st, the minimum wage for domestic workers will be increased. The new rates for domestic workers in Area A, large metropolitan municipalities, will now be 12-rand-42-cents an hour while workers in Area B - all other municipalities - will be 11-rand-31-cents. The new wages will remain in force until the 30th of November 2017.We spoke to Mokgadi Pela, spokesperson for the Department of...

The ANC Youth League has called on President Jacob Zuma and others implicated in the Public Protector's State of Capture report to take it on judicial review. The organisation has also questioned author and former public protector Thuli Madonsela's credibility as well as that of the report. Noma Bolani reports

Maudi Lentsone, Managing Director at Lehumo Capital looks at the MSCI Asia Pacific Index extended the last session's rebound from a seven-week low after the S&P 500 Index snapped a nine-day losing streak, China's Exports Drop for a Seventh Month on Tepid Global Demand and British Prime Minister Theresa May's 3 Day Trade Visit to INDIA got off to a rocky start.

Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has refused to comment about the alleged leaking of an audio recording of her discussion with President Jacob Zuma. Madonsela was one of the recipients of the Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha Award in an event held in Durban last night. The audio recording carried recordings of her meeting with President, Jacob Zuma when Madonsela was doing her investigation into...

Democratic Alliance has denounced utterances made by Economic Freedom Fighter's President Julius Malema that his party is not calling for the slaughter of white people‚ at least for now. These alleged comments were made outside the Newcastle Magistrate's Court in northern KwaZulu-Natal, by Malema yesterday. He was addressing to his followers after proceedings against him for allegely urging his su...

Mohammed Nalla, Head Strategic Research-Nedbank CIB talks about how the US elections are dominating headlines while US markets surge on slight Clinton lead, rand surges on positive risk sentiment driven by both local and global developments and Oil prices stabilize ahead of OPEC meeting this month but Chinese demand lower

The United States will elect its next President today. While four candidates are on the ballot in most states only two have a viable chance of winning enough electoral college votes to replace President Barack Obama in the White House. National polls have Democratic Hillary Clinton maintaining a three to six point advantage over Republican nominee Donald Trump. Sherwin Bryce Pease filled this repo...

Friday Old School Mix

Trade union Solidarity has called for the appointment of an acting president pending the finalisation of the report by the commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. The union filed a petition in Parliament and delivered letters to cabinet on Friday, setting out grounds for this request. We spoke to Solidarity Chief Executive Dirk Hermann...

The DA says it has uncovered a trail of corruption and plunder in the metros it won from the ANC in August 3 municipal elections. DA leader Mmusi Maimane, together with Tshwane Metro and Johannesburg Mayors, Solly Msimanga and Herman Mashaba briefed the media in Johannesburg at the weekend. Nomsa Mdhluli was there and filed this report...

A newly-built police station has become a white elephant in Moeka in the Moretele Municipality near Pretoria. Residents say the new police station has become a haven for criminals who are vandalising it. Construction started in 2013 and halted in early 2014 due to an alleged problem with contractors. Residents say before the construction was halted the police station only needed some finishing tou...

Managing Director at Lehumo Capital Maudi Lentsone looks at Asian markets as dollar and the Mexican Peso turn positive after FBI clears US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton of wrongdoing, China Bars Independence Supporters From Hong Kong Legislature and Australia Could Lose AAA Rating Next Month

Another ANC NEC member and member of Parliament, Mathole Motshekga, has spoken out against the party's president Jacob Zuma, calling for him to resign following the release of the State of Capture Report. Motshekga is the latest to break ranks after ANC Chief Whip in parliament Jackson Mthembu called for the entire party's NEC to step down. According to media reports, Motshekga maintained that the...

SACP General Secretary Blade Nzimande has urged a stop to the abuse of state organs for serving narrow agendas. Dr Nzimande speaks to AMLive Anchor Sakina Kamwendo

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema is expected to appear in Newcastle regional court this morning for allegedly breaking the Riotous Assemblies Act. The National Prosecuting Authority says Malema has been charged for inciting people to break the law, following repeated comments he made telling people to occupy empty land. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

Mohammed Nalla, Head Strategic Research-Nedbank CIB looks at the markets swinging from risk off to risk on, on the back of US election fears, Brexit vote set for the agenda in the UK this week and reports of the weekend that finance Minister might be charged will keep political risk alive in South Africa

Sakina Kamwendo speaks to the wife of the late Clive Derby-Lewis, Gaye who says her husband feared what was going to happen when the ANC took over. Gave Derby-Lewis says there is NO evidence that her husband killed the SACP leader Chris Hani

SABC News Specialist Political Researcher, Ronesh Dhawraj summarises the State of Capture report

The Public Protector's report on alleged state capture was released late last evening - finding a wide range of issues of concern and saying in its remedial action that President Jacob Zuma should appoint a judicial commission of inquiry within 30 days. The report goes on to say that the commission's findings should be presented to President Jacob Zuma within six months of the establishment of the...

ANC's Zizi Kodwa says interception between business & political leadership will always have unscrupulous relations. He further emphasised that the governing party takes the allegations in the report very seriously.

The ANC may lose one of its support bases in rural areas, if the Congress of Traditional Leaders' threat to withdraw it support is anything to go by. Contralesa has given the ruling party 60 days to respond to a list of demands or it will withdraw its support from the ANC. Among their demands, Contralesa wants President Zuma to pardon the jailed abaThembu King Buyelkhaya Dalindyebo and recognise t...