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Market analyst, Clive Ramathibela speaks to Dhashen Moodley on his reaction to the MPC decision and the retreating of the Asian Markets

President Jacob Zuma has denied being influenced by any external force including the Gupta family in the appointment of ministers and their deputies. He was responding to questions in the National Assembly . This was his first oral reply to the joint sitting of parliament for the year. The president has also rejected claims by former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor that she was offered a ministerial post by...

ANC General Secretary Gwede Mantashe says state capture by business is a threat to the party. He was speaking ahead of what is expected to be a heated National Executive Committee meeting that will discuss the issue. However, there is division over the Gupta family's influence on the governing party and the state. This comes amid revelations that the family offered ANC members cabinet posts and pr...

Nerina Visser, Strategist at ETF SA looks at the SARB hiking interests rates by 25 basis points, the rand to strengthen despite what's happening on the local political front and a rise in food prices

Police and protesting Zandspruit residents north-west of Johannesburg continued to clash as service delivery protests turned violent yesterday. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas as residents of the informal settlement returned for a second consecutive day of protests. Beyers Naude Drive is still closed to traffic after residents blocked the roads with rocks and burning tyres. Jamaine Krige...

Highly-indebted South Africans are in for a tough year ahead. The Reserve Bank has increased the cost of borrowing by a cumulative 200 basis points since 2014 to tame rising inflation. The bank increased interest rates by 25 basis points to 7 percent yesterday (17/03/16). This has pushed the prime interest rate up to 10,5 percent. The bank's governor Lesetja Kganyago expects higher interest rates...

Radio 2000 and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) OB part 3

Numerology with Sandy Smith

11 Mar 2016 - Radio 2000 and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Outside Broadcast

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Nerina Visser, Strategist at ETF SA looks at yesterday’s announcement by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mncebisi Jonas, which has added even more fuel to the fire that is raging in South Africa, ratings agency Moody's in South Africa and the US Fed announced last night that it will keep rates unchanged for now.

SACP congratulates Deputy Minister of Finance, Cde Mcebisi Jonas for affirming the values of revolutionary morality by refusing an offer to take over the position of Finance Minister he confirmed was made to him by members of the Gupta family. Dhashen Moodley speaks to the SACP's second Deputy secretary Solly Mapaila

The Collective spoke to an organisation called End Abortion Stigma in light of International Women’s Day.

Some political parties in Parliament say they will approach the police to investigate an admission by deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas, that the Gupta family offered him the job of Finance Minister. After news broke in the Sunday papers, Jonas has not been silent on accusations that he was offered the position of then minister Nhanhla Nene...an offer that he had refused. Opposition parties ha...

Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas has broken his silence and confirmed that the Gupta family offered him the post of Finance Minister. This was shortly before President Jacob Zuma fired then Minister Nhlanhla Nene late last year. Jonas says he has spoken out in accordance with his conscience, political values and the best traditions of the ANC. Joseph Mosia reports...

Constitutional law scholar Processor Pier De vos says he doesn’t expect that there would be no any minutes of a meeting between Guptas and Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas. Professor De Vos adds that anybody who takes any unlawful that impairs the independence of government and the state can be charged for treason

Security has been tightened at the three mines in Barberton, Mpumalanga, where mine workers have embarked on a strike. The mine workers from Sheba, Fairview and the New Consort gold mines embarked on an unprotected strike accusing union leaders of colluding with mine management and failing to address their demands. Motsebi wa Monareng reports......

Parliament has heard that lack of funds has put a halt on the development of the Moloto Rail Development Corridor. The project is aimed at developing a safe public rail infrastructure alongside the Moloto road between Pretoria and Mpumalanga, where scores of people are killed in road crashes every year. While the committee insisted that the rail project should be completed as soon as possible, the...

The Hawks have threatened action against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The investigative body says Gordhan missed two deadlines to respond to questions relating to the alleged rogue unit established at SARS while he was still commissioner. The unit was set up in 2007 to assist SARS with high-risk tax, customs and smuggling investigations. It is alleged that the unit was engaged in unauthorised...

Nerina Visser, Strategist at ETF SA looks at the Rand depreciation and the bond market giving insights into what to expect from the Moody's team arriving in SA today

A 14-year-old boy from Katlehong on Gauteng's East Rand is fighting for his life after he was shot following clashes between locals and foreign nationals. Bongani Msimango was shot in his genitals by a stray bullet on Saturday after the killing of a local man by Somali shopkeeper. It's alleged that the man had earlier bought stale chicken and was returning it to the shop when a fight broke out bet...

Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga says closing schools with small number of learners is the only solution for the Eastern Cape Education department to deal with the challenge of teacher shortages. Motshekga was speaking in a meeting with parents, principal and education stakeholders in Port Elizabeth's Northern Areas. The meeting follows a series of protests and closure of schools by paren...

A ground-breaking move is underway to ensure that the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) is made to do its work. With thousands of labour tenants being marginalised and evicted from their historic land, the Association for Rural Advancement (AFRA) has launched legal action to have a special master appointed to assist the department accelerate the implementation of the Labour T...

Factories at Mandeni on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast are still assessing the damage caused by last week's violent protests in the KwaSithebe Industrial Park. Some factories and businesses re-opened on Monday after a week long shutdown. The protests ended after the ANC in the province announced on Friday that it was recalling its PR councillor Bheki Magwaza, who'd been nominated to stand in the up...

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