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Events are planned across the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr. The 39 year old Baptist Minister died in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th 1968 while standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel when a sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck sparking rioting in more than 100 cities across the country....

Economist George Glynos says there are strong indications that the Reserve Bank will cut the repo rate by at least 25 basis points.

Economist George Glynos says there are strong indications that the Reserve Bank will cut the repo rate by at least 25 basis points.

Water consumption by residents of the city of Cape Town has this week dropped by 43-million-litres compared to the previous week.

Water consumption by residents of the city of Cape Town has this week dropped by 43-million-litres compared to the previous week.

Race is no longer a key factor in determining poverty levels in the country. That's according to a new report.

The leader of Soweto Students Uprising Dan Sechaba Motsistsi, says when Nelson Mandela was released in prison in 1990, it was a new dawn for South Africa.

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Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.sabcnews.com).

Johannesburg's Emergency Services has appealed to parents be vigilant of their children's whereabouts amid bad weather conditions and flooding.

National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa's Neo Tlaka talks about challenges facing disabled people in South Africa.

Human Sciences Research Council's Candice Rule Groenewald says people who are homeless feel isolated from society.

Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality Bongimusa Zondo says the city is working to address the problem of homelessness.

German software company, SAP appears to have had more information about commission agreements with companies linked to the Gupta family than previously revealed. Exclusive emails and documents obtained by SABC News indicate its global compliance team signed off on deals, despite having been warned about the possibility of the Gupta family acting in the background.

The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) has been shut down following violent clashes between security guards, students and riot police deployed to the institution.

The Presidency says it appreciates the public's desire to see an urgent resolution to the suspension of SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane.

Motorists and commuters using toll plazas across the country are expected to be affected as members of trade union Satawu down tools.

Political analyst, Joleen Steyn-Kotze, says the DA should draw important lessons from the ANC ahead of next year's national elections.

Prasa spokesperson Nana Zenani says they condemned the attacks that continue to be subjected to their employees.

Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Lindiwe Sisulu has issued a diplomatic warning to the Australian High Commissioner in the country Adam McCarthy over comments made on the land redistribution process.

Khoury says Social media engagement on platforms like twitter has seen a rise in racist rhetoric around the Land Expropriation debate in South Africa.

Balton says racism has manifested its ugly head on new media platforms and it is important for them as the Kathrada Foundation to use such platforms to fight it.

Law expert, Prof Pierre de Vos, has cautioned homophobic people that it is illegally to discriminate against LGBTI people despite your personal opinions.

Law expert, Prof Pierre de Vos, has cautioned homophobic people that it is illegally to discriminate against LGBTI people despite your personal opinions.

Law expert, Prof Pierre de Vos, has cautioned homophobic people that it is illegally to discriminate against LGBTI people despite your personal opinions.