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President Jacob Zuma has called on the public to report abuse, neglect and exploitation of elderly persons. He was speaking during his visit to the Lodewyk P. Spies Home in Eersterust east of Pretoria yesterday, this as part of promoting care and support for older persons. President Zuma also handed over certificates of recognition and gifts to elders who wrote stories about their personal experie...

Marches against President Jacob Zuma will go ahead despite the change in the Finance Ministry. The President appointed Pravin Gordan back as minister of Finance to quell the uproar that followed the appointment of the little-known Member of Parliament David Van Rooyen. A number of marches have been organised for Wednesday in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria. Senior Reporter Angela Bolowana rep...

Provincial Veterinary Services in Limpopo have detected an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease in cattle in the Matiane community, in the Thulamela local municipality of the Vhembe District. The Thulamela Local Municipality is within the country's FMD protection zone where vaccination for the disease is routinely conducted. SAkina Kamwendo speaks to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,...

The only surviving victim of the triple family murder in Katlehong on Gauteng's East Rand says she wants justice to prevail. Nthabiseng Letsoalo survived a brutal attack at the hands of her two cousins. The other three victims, two teenage girls and a seven month old baby, were assaulted and their bodies tossed inside a bathtub full of boiling water. Neliswa Mavundla reports

New UDM deputy President Khanyisile Litchfield Tshabalala has big plans for the party and says she will be doing things differently. Litchfield-Tshabalala was elected to be second in command at the party's elective congress over the weekend. She beat chief whip Nqabayomzi Kwankwa by 65 votes. Litchfield-Tshabalala joined the party barely six months ago after she was expelled by the EFF. UDM Presid...

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at Japanese Stocks Fall as Rout in U.S. and Europe Spreads to Asian markets 2. The fears of the FEDs interest rate hike continue to cause havoc in the Emerging Markets 3. What does the new carbon emissions agreement mean to the world

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The PAC has retained its top leadership at its 10th Elective Congress in Molapoamogale, near KwaMhlanga, in Mpumalanga. Luthando Mbinda remains party president, while Narius Moloto, holds the powerful position of Secretary-General. The conference comes at a time when the party is plagued by factionalism which has seen several leaders being removed. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

President Jacob Zuma has called for unity amongst ANC members. Zuma has been addressing the last day of the Mpumalanga 12th ANC Elective Conference at Mbombela stadium. Vusi Twala reports

The newly appointed Finance Minister David Van Rooyen has lost his job after just four days in office. He is now replaced by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Pravin Gordhan. President Jacob Zuma removed Van Rooyen from his portfolio last night and appointed him the new Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs which was earlier led by Gordhan. Van Rooyen took over fr...

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A delegation from the ANC's National Working Committee is in Durban to meet with a group of disgruntled KwaZulu-Natal party members. This comes after protesters twice marched to the provincial offices demanding a rerun of the provincial elective conference. Supporters of ousted provincial chairperson Senzo Mchunu claim there were irregularities in the conference that elected Sihle Zikalala and his...

Ratings Agency Moody's says it will closely monitor any potential policy implications of the move by President Jacob Zuma to remove Nhlanhla Nene as the country's finance minster. It says fiscal policies are an important factor in its assessment of a country's credit profile. The agency cited earlier this week that lack of sufficient capital inflows into the country will affect the rand negatively...

Hundreds of people have gathered in the Ethekwini Community Church in Durban to celebrate the life of former Ukhozi fm sports commentator and actor Shadrack Ngema. Sixty five year old Ngema died after a short illness last Saturday. He had won the hearts of many people in the SABC 1 sitcom Emzini Wezinsizwa as Magubane the traditional healer. Nonkululeko Hlophe reports

the United Democratic Movement is looking to reenginneer itself as it celebrates 18 years of existence. The party is starting early - using the weekend's congress to launch its 2016 local government manifesto and to fine tune its game plan in what is expected to be a fierce contest. President Bantu Holomisa is again standing for reelection - arguing he is no political dinosaur and in fact he is at...

Several motor licensing centres in Johannnesburg have been closed due to a strike by staff members affiliated to workers union- SAMWU. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to sabc senior reporter, Tshepo Phagane....

Power utility Eskom says they are studying the Supreme Court of Appeal's Judgement that states that the 5-billion rand tender awarded to French nuclear company Areva NP Incorporated, is unlawful. The power utility says it will explore options to challenge the judgement as soon as they have scrutinized it. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Eskom's spokesperson, Khulu Phasiwe...

The SABC in partnership with the Department of Basic Education has launched the 2015 Matric Results service. Matric students can now register to receive their results through SMS and USSD lines as soon as they are released. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC Education Digital Media Project Manager, Eric Muragana...

EFF’s Dali Mpofu speaks to Sakina Kamwendo about leadership that is needed in the country because a democratic country depends on strong institutions.

Speaking to Sakina Kamwendo, Nqabayomzi kwankwa UDM Member of parliament says it is important to stabilise economy of the country. Kwankwa says the way in which finances are handled determines whether investors will invest or not.

Cope leader Mosiwa Lekota speaks about recent cabinet reshuffle of Finance Minister Nhlahla Nene and how the country is run.

DA leader Musi Maimane speaks to SAfm's Sakina Kamwendo about consequences that the country is going to face following President Jacob Zuma’s decision to recall Nhlanhla Nene as Finance Minister.

The National Union of Mineworkers says it hopes that Anglo American's restructuring plans will not affect its companies that are based in South Africa. On Tuesday, Anglo American announced that it planned to cut its global workforce by 60-thousand people to 102-thousand by 2017. The company is also planning to sell its coal assets in South Africa. The NUM has accused the mining company of not enga...

1. Asian markets in the negative and the commodities gain 2. Its all gone wrong for the worlds biggest mining company Anglo American 3. Thursday Investment Theme: short term insurance, why is it necessary? 4. Comments on the cabinet reshuffle

Although parts of South Africa have received some rain this summer, farmers say it is not enough to break the current drought the country is experiencing. Already the government has declared five provinces disaster areas for agriculture. To assess the outlook for the agricultural sector, in particular maize, which is a staple food for many people, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Chief Executive Offic...