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Interested parties have met the announcement by a Texas based oil and gas company to explore millions of hectares of land in northern KwaZulu-Natal, with frustration and mistrust. Rhino Oil and Gas Exploration South Africa is applying to explore the possibility of mineral rich resources in parts of northern KwaZulu- Natal. But, some affected parties are questioning the long term possibilities of p...

Gauteng police say four foreign nationals have been arrested following a clash with residents of the Mandela informal settlement near Katlehong in Ekurhuleni. They have confirmed that one person has been killed and several others, including five foreign nationals, have been wounded. Shops belonging to foreign nationals have also been looted. Neliswa Mavundla reports

eThekwini residents in KwaZulu-Natal will soon be experiencing water reductions. The eThekwini Municipality is planning to implement water reductions to force residents to save as much as 15 percent. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Head of eThekwini Water & Sanitation Unit, is Ednick Msweli

Vantage Gold has finally found a way to reach the three miners trapped underground at the Lily Mine in Mpumalanga. However this plan will take six months to be complete. Solomon Nyerenda, Pretty Nkambule and Yvonne Mnisi were trapped underground over a month ago when the container they were working in collapsed into an 80 metre deep sinkhole. Rescue operations at the mine were suspended when the g...

Disabled children may be able to attend mainstream schools by 2021. During the Disability Summit currently taking place in Centurion north of Johannesburg, President Jacob Zuma has called for an end to the stereotyping and segregation of children living with disabilities. The summit is working on the practical implementation of the white paper on the rights of persons with disabilities. For more S...

1. Old Mutual results coming out today 2. Measures taken by the ECB to support growth 3. Challenge facing listed property funds

Political parties have widely condemned the release on parole of the murderer of SACP and ANC struggle stalwart, Chris Hani. Janusz Walus was sentenced to death for the 1993 assassination of the much-loved and popular Hani, but it was later commuted to life. He was sentenced with his accomplice Clive Derb- Lewis who was released on medical parole last year. Some political parties are calling for h...

Former President Kgalema Motlanthe has warned that any decision by global ratings agencies to downgrade the country's sovereign rate to a junk status will be detrimental to the poor and vulnerable communities. Motlanthe was addressing the ANC Johannesburg Region members in Braamfontein last night. This comes after the rating agency Moody's said it had placed South Africa's long and short term rati...

ANC Chairperson in KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala has called on party members to follow internal processes to lodge their grievances. He addressed the media at Mandeni on the north coast after a failed meeting with angry community members. The community refused to be addressed by the ANC leaders, demanding the release of more than 120 people arrested in connection with violent protests that saw six...

Parliament's Joint Ethics Committee chairperson has rejected the DA's claims that the committee is an ANC hit squad targeting opposition MPs. Nine MPs have already been informed about the outcome of investigations into breaches of Parliament's Ethical Code of Conduct. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent reports...........

The parents of 16-year-old Franziska Blochliger have expressed shock at the state of her body after viewing it at a Cape Town mortuary. Blochliger's body was found shortly after she was reported missing while jogging in the Tokai Forest in the Southern Peninsula on Monday. Police say it appears she was strangled. Three people have been taken in for questioning. Lynne Arendse reports ..

A UK company has introduced a “period policy” in an effort to give women more flexibility and “create a happier and healthier working environment.”

The Gauteng government has vowed to spend less on catering, travel, accommodation and telecommunications in an effort to cut costs. This is in line with Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's call for all spheres of government to implement cost cutting measures. The province will however continue with massive investments on infrastructure to boost economic growth. It will spend 41-billion rand over the...

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the review by ratings agency Moody's comes about because of serious questions they have about he South African economy. Moody's has placed South Africa's rating of Baa2-negative on review for downgrade, hours before Gordhan goes to the United States on the second leg of his investor roadshow. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Gordhan.

All political parties in the National Assembly who took part in the debate spoke out against racism. This was during the debate on racial tension on university campuses. The blame game was however the order of the day. Lulama Matya reports

Top three hashtags of the week with the SABC Digital News Multimedia Producer Neo Motloung

On Trends Watch today: Stories developing on social media: * A shooting in Sydney Australia * Recap of the Democratic debate: Clinton and Sanders battle over key progressive issues On the SABC LIVE blog which is on the top left of the home page some interesting stories: * Zuma meets KZN Izinduna- the headman, to resolve salary dispute * Twenty Cycle Tour participants hospitalised, some admitted fo...

The Independent Electoral Commission says the voter registration weekend was a success. By yesterday about a million people had visited polling stations around the country to register to vote in this year's upcoming Local Government Elections.

South Africa's human rights record is reviewed by the United Nations for the first time, today. According to the UN, South Africa submitted a report to the committee on the implementations of its human rights obligations. Non-governmental organisations have also sent report for consideration. Last month, Right2Know Campaign, Privacy International, and the Association for Progressive Communications...

South Africa's human rights record is reviewed by the United Nations for the first time, today. According to the UN, South Africa submitted a report to the committee on the implementations of its human rights obligations. Non-governmental organisations have also sent report for consideration. Last month, Right2Know Campaign, Privacy International, and the Association for Progressive Communications...

The IEC was prevented from conducting voter registration in the Vuwani area outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The protesting residents blockaded the roads and set alight a school and a spaza shop at Masakona village. Residents are opposed to the inclusion of their area in the newly planned municipality which also encompasses the Malamulele area. Our reporter Jabulani Baloyi reports

The community of ward 13, of the Abaqulusi Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal, remains confused about changes brought by the demarcation of municipal boundaries. Some voters who had been part of ward 13 have now been moved to ward 11. Other eligible voters have also been moved to new voting stations. The Independent Electoral Commission in KwaZulu-Natal says changes brought by the demarcation...

President Jacob Zuma will be on a two day state visit to Nigeria this week to strengthen political and economic relations. Relations between Africa's economic power houses have not been easy with the 2014 xenophobic attacks which led to the withdrawal of Nigeria's ambassador to Pretoria. The frosty relations were again tested when TB Joshua's church building collapse in Nigeria left 84 South Afric...

The DA and Independent Candidates in the Potchefstrooms beleaguered Tlokwe Local Municipality in the North West have lambasted the Independent Electoral Commission for its inconsistency in implementing the ruling of the Constitutional Court regarding verifying voters' residential addresses. They maintain the IEC is unable to meet its electoral obligations by continuing to function in the same mann...

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