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The role of councillors needs to be explained to communities.

Rhodes University SRC President Gift Sandi about withholding of results because of 50% of fees not being paid

Law expert Ulrich Roux and SABC journalist Noma Bolani give their take on the Oscar Pistorius issue.

Public Service Commission Commissioner Lulu Sizani on SA Fm’s AM Live says departments need to play a more central role in timely payments of pensions.

Legal expert, Dr Llewellyn Curlewis on Oscar Pistorius 6 year sentence.

Research Analyst Tawanda Makombo says public spending in the health sector has increased in SA.

Research Analyst Tawanda Makombo says government has done well in the fight against HIV and Aids.

Research Analyst Tawanda Makombo on the cancer is killing more people in South Africa.

Tensions still remain high as the national shutdown of public services persists in Zimbabwe.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual (LGBTI) community is not well represented in the up and coming Local Government Elections, says an expert.

Politcal Analyst Ralph Mathekga says the challenge with splinter parties such as the NFP is that they tend to rely too much on the personality of the leader rather than institutionalising the core functioning of the party.

KwaZulu-Natal police has fired rubber bullets at protestors on the R66/R34 between Melmont, Vryheid and uLundi.

The National Treasury Intergovernmental Relations, Deputy Director-General,Malijeng Ngqaleni says the taxi industry has been cost effective as a business over the years.

The Congress of South Africa’s Trade Union (Cosatu) has encouraged its member unions to balance wage demands with job security when salary negotiations begin.

An illegal initiation school at Magadimane in the Sekhukhune district in Limpopo will be closed.

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Fifteen thousand jobs were lost in the first quarter of 2016. This is according to the StatsSA's quarterly employment survey, which shows that the job losses were across all sectors of the economy. This is a decline of 0.2 per cent in the formal employment of South Africa's economy. Gross earnings also declined by 4 per cent during the quarter from over 545 million rand to just over 523 million ra...

Labour analyst, Mamokgethi Molopyane says South Africa’s economy continues to struggle.

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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).

NFP NEC member, Ahmed Shaik-Emam, says there was gross misconduct by some party members leading to the party's failing to pay a deposit to the IEC for the upcoming municipal elections.

On the Forum@8 on SA fm Professor Pitika Ntuli and Aubrey Matshiqi tackled the concept of decolonising the minds of South Africans as a ways to move forward as citizens of this country.

Police spokesperson Ronel Otto says investigations will determine if there were arsonists responsible.

Tshwane Metro mayoral spokesperson Blessing Manale says the Plastic View informal settlement where a fire killed five people is a very congested area.

Economics Lecturer at the University of Limpopo, Lavisa Tala says the Reserve Bank will increase the interest rates.