Radio 2000 Mixes

1. Emerging markets snapped two days of losses after oil surged and minutes of last month's Federal Reserve meeting reaffirmed its gradual approach to raising interest rates 2. Fed's Global Concern Signals Barriers to Next Rate Increase 3. Thursday investment theme: The market has become hypersensitive to any sign of weakness in global economic growth

ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe says they are sending members of the NEC to meet with branches around the country to engage them on the Constitutional Court judgement on Nkandla. This follows a call by the Sefako Makgato branch in Johannesburg for President Jacob Zuma to step down or face disciplinary action. Bongi Gwala spoke to Secretary General of the African National Congress.

CIVIL organisations are planning mass mobilisation around the country to pressurise President Jacob Zuma to resign. The Unite Against Corruption movement led by some ANC veterans, lchurch leaders, activists, former judges and activists are pushing for President Zuma to be removed from office following a Constitutional Court judgement found that he failed to uphold respect and defend the Constituti...

The next local government Elections will be held in 17 weeks' time. President Jacob Zuma has announced August the third as the date when local elections will take place. In his statement, the President also encouraged the youth who would be voting for the first time, to register for the local elections during IEC's registration weekend. Bongi Gwala spoke to the Chief Electoral Officer of the IEC,...

The city of Johannesburg says it cannot afford to pay ten thousands rand per worker. The South African Municipal Workers Union demands a salary adjustment of up to 10-thousand rand. They also demand that the MD of PIKITUP, Amanda Nair to be removed. The city also says even if they can agree on offer - the sanctions against employees who embarked on an illegal strike will remain. The strike has now...

1. FOMC minutes 2. The impact of food inflation on the consumer 3. The impact of global growth on asset class returns

ANC veteran Mavuso Msimang has backed the initiative taken by the ANC's Sefako Makgatho branch in Johannesburg calling on President Jacob Zuma to step down or face a disciplinary action. This is as civil organisations are planning mass mobilisation around the country to pressure President Zuma to resign. The move follows Constitutional Court judgement found that he failed to uphold, respect and de...

The Reserve Bank says the only way to stop increasing prices is for them to continue raising interest rates. The bank says it is doing this in order to keep inflation in check. With interest rates, fuel and food going up, unions and employers are going to be faced with challenges when it comes to salary negotiations. Bongi Gwala spoke to Inside Labour columnist at Fin24 and City Press, Terry Bell.

1. Asia's top private banks posted their first drop in assets under management 2. Emerging-market stocks fell to a three-week low as declines in Taiwan and China offset gains elsewhere in Asia amid higher oil prices 3. Is the Virgin America Name Worth Keeping?

Legal experts have dismissed President Jacob Zuma's interpretation of the constitutional court ruling. The presidency issued a statement on what it calls correction of media reports on last week's landmark ruling. It says the highest court of the land court did not find that he violated his oath of office. Senior Political Reporter Angela Bolowana reports.

President Jacob Zuma has survived yet another attempt by opposition parties to have him removed from office. The ANC easily defeated the motion brought by DA leader Mmusi Maimane to have Zuma removed from office following the Constitutional Court finding that he had failed to uphold, defend and respect the Constitution. To unpack this Bongi Gwala spoke to policy and political analyst at UNISA Prof...

President Jacob Zuma has survived yet another attempt by opposition parties to have him removed from office. The ANC easily defeated the motion brought by DA leader Mmusi Maimane to have Zuma removed from office following the Constitutional Court finding that he had failed to uphold, defend and respect the Constitution. The ANC maintains that it accepts the President's apology and that he had in f...

TB suffers could soon have access to a so called ground-breaking drug Sirturo, also known as Bedaquiline. Researchers of this drug might be more readily available in the next few years. Bedaquiline is said to be the first of its kind to kill bacteria in a different way. Bongi Gwala spoke to Prof Harry Hausler, Chief Executive Officer of the TB/HIV Care Association

1. The close link betweeen listed property and bonds 2. European PMI numbers coming out today 3. FOMC minutes coming out tonight

The Financial Services Board says the Panama paper leaks will be scruitinised with the possibility of re-investigating the Fidentia missing funds. Curators managed to recover about 200million-rand of the one pont two billion rand that was misappropriated from the Lvings Hands Umbrella Trsut fund by the asset management company, Fidentia. The Panama records fingered Fidentia as having off shore acc...

African People's Convention Leader Themba Godi has confirmed that he voted against the DA motion to remove president Jacob Zuma from office. All the opposition parties that supported the motion says they will approach the constitutional court to get clarity on section 89 of the constitution. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent report.............

Living at the hostel and surrounding areas has become a health hazard in Johannesburg because of the rubbish all over the city. Pikitup workers affiliated to municipal worker's union SAMWU have been on an illegal strike for more than a month and waste keeps piling up in and around the city. We visited the Denver Men's Hostel in Johannesburg to check the living conditions. Senior journalist Thabile...

MP's are back to begin the second session of parliament after a two weeks' break. But a lot has happened in the meantime. The Constitutional Court has found that parliament had failed to carry out its duty to hold the executive to account regarding the Nkandla matter. So their first and only sitting for this week will include a debate on whether to remove the president from office. Joseph Mosia re...

Young prostitutes are roaming the streets of Krugersdorp on Gauteng's West Rand and it doesn't appear as though anybody cares that hard core drug dealers and child traffickers are profiting from it. An SABC journalist was even held captive for two hours on Friday whilst investigating this story. But the reason for all of this might be due to allegations that certain police officers are working for...

The City of Johannesburg says it is worried about the health implications of the on-going Pikitup strike. The strike enters its 4th week and has left many parts of the province in a mess that could soon be a huge health risk. About 4-thousand Pikitup workers and members of SA Municipal Workers' Union (Samwu) are still protesting for salary increament. Bongi Gwala spoke to the MEC of Health in Gaut...

1. Asian stocks rose, following U.S. shares higher, as expectations for an immediate hike in U.S. interest rates remained low even after better-than-expected economic reports 2. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde rebuffed Greek government calls to replace top fund officials overseeing the country's bailout 3. The Rand remains steady despite petrol price hike

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says parliament respects and appreciates the guidance which the Constitutional Court has given the National Assembly on how to deal with reports by Chapter Nine Institutions. Mbete, who was accompanied by NCOP chairperson Thandi Modise, briefed the media in Parliament on the implications of the Constitutional Court ruling on the Public Protector's report on N...

The South African Communist Party Constitutional Court is calling for a decisive action after the Constitutional Court judgement on Nkandla. It says the judgement is a clear warning signal to the ANC, the alliance, and to the government. The alliance warns that if decisive action is not taken, the continuing loss of moral authority, political paralysis and fragmentation of the movement will contin...

1. U.S. jobs numbers 2. African Bank launching today 3. European corporate profits

Political infighting among parties in Marikana near Rustenburg in the North West has resurfaced. This follows alleged confrontations between the African National Congress and Economic Freedom Fighters in the mining town. Since Friday, one person is alleged to have been shot, another stabbed several times and a vehicle torched. Lucas Mothibedi reports....