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Lehumo investments CEO, Maudi Lentsoane looks at Asia markets trading negative, the big losers are the Technology stocks and the British pound touching a two-month high versus the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as Britain and the European Union moved closer to a Brexit negotiation deal.

The ANC in Free State have officially backed Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as their preferred candidate for the position of ANC President. This is the first time that Dlamini-Zuma has been officially selected by a province. Mbali Sibanyoni has more...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is certainly going to be changing the way we live and work. But will our education system, in its current state, cope with the dramatic demands of educating and training students? We speak to the Founder and Vice-Chair of the ABN Group, Rakesh Wahi, who this morning is participating in the "Future of Education Summit' in JHB, aimed at finding solutions to the crisi...

Today's much-anticipated by-elections in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the Free State have been marred by allegations of vote rigging and the submission of special voters names belonging to deceased people. The SACP, which is locking horns through the contestation of elections with its alliance partner the ANC for the first time, alleges that special voters names of people that had relocat...

The international community's inability to prevent and resolve conflict is at the root of the estimated 17-thousand migrants and refugees currently being held in detention centres in Libya. That was the view of the High Commissioner for Refugees in a briefing to the United Nations Security Council that convened an urgent session to address questions of modern day slavery and human trafficking in t...

The ANC in Free State have officially backed Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as their preferred candidate for the position of ANC President. This is the first time that Dlamini-Zuma has been officially selected by a province. Mbali Sibanyoni has more….

The National Assembly held a snap debate on the state of capture allegations. Some ANC members were against the debate taking place, however the opposition was having none of that. Lulama Matya reports....

#ANCFS - nominates Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as its preferred candidate for ANC presidency #Witsmed- Allegations of racism @WitsMedSchool http://bit.ly/2iZe9hc #GRAMMYs- Ladysmith Black Mambazo nominated in 2 categories.

Research Analyst, Fundiswa Nkuta looks at the business confidence index that came out yesterday and what effect would a declining business confidence have on the economy?

Two local airlines, Safair and SA Airlink want to unite under the common umbrella of the Airlink group of companies and will approach the Competition Commission today for approval. The airlines say the merger will among other things make air travel accessible and affordable for their customers across Southern Africa. Will passengers really benefit? Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Aviation Expert and Mana...

The United Nations Security Council will today convene in New York after news reports and video footage emerged last week showing African migrants in Libya being sold as slaves. Permanent member France, which has taken the lead on the issue, says the meeting is aimed at creating a broader awareness on modern-day slavery while seeking a unified position from Council members against such acts. Last...

Suspended Gauteng Mental Health Director Dr Makgabo Manamela has apologised to the affected families as she concluded her testimony at the Life Esidimeni hearings in Parktown, Johannesburg on Monday. After four days on the witness' stand, Manamela admitted that the re-locations did not go according to plan, but says they tried their best to contain the situation. This is in contrast with Legal Aid...

The SACP in the Free State believes it will get an outright majority victory in Wednesday's by-elections in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality. The Communist party will be contesting the elections for the first time ever against its alliance partner, the ANC. Political experts say Wednesday's by-election will test the SACP's popularity outside its alliance partners. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SACP's...

Market analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian markets as BITCOIN up 800% in 2017, most major Asian indexes are trading higher following a narrowly mixed close on Wall Street overnight and US Retailers close higher after strong Black Friday & Cyber Monday.

Research analyst, Fundiswa Nkuta looks at the South African markets as the Rand performed better than expected and Bitcoin has made some significant gains and almost topped $10 000 and what is driving the crytocurrency crazy

Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi together with Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa have announced a high level task team to co-ordinate a recovery plan for the provincial health department. The department has been facing a number of challenges, which were heightened by the Life Esidimeni tragedy. The three officials briefed the media in Johannesburg yesterdayon these in...

Lehumo investments CEO, Maudi Lentsoane on looks at markets in Asia trading negative led lower by the South Korean markets which is down over 1.3% and a look back at the Federal Reserve unprecedented steps to stimulate the American economy during the financial crisis 9 years ago, did it do the right thing?

Zimbabwe's former finance minister, who was taken into custody by the military after it took power, is back in court today for a formal bail hearing. Ignatius Chombo, who's charged with corruption offences that allegedly took place more than a decade ago, first appeared in the Harare Magistrates Court on Saturday. The ousted finance minister was among those detained by the military when it seized...

- Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowned Miss Universe. -Idols SA runner-up Mthokozisi Ndaba accused of assaulting a young woman. - Zuma a no show at 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children launch.

Online shopping in South Africa is picking up steam as more consumers seek to get good deals during Cyber Monday sales. This as several retailers continue to run specials following the shopping frenzy associated with Black Friday last week. Cyber Monday is the first Monday after the US holiday of Thanksgiving, and is known as a day when people are encouraged to shop online. We speak to Stuff Magaz...

Executive director at Ubuntu Initiative, Stephen Lober, has warned that if nothing radical is done to alleviate unemployment, particularly among the youth, South Africa will see a massive crisis. His warning comes as the country's top executives prepare to attend a jobs summit in Sandton in the north of Johannesburg this morning. The summit brings together influential leaders across South Africa t...

Research analyst, Fundiswa Nkuna looks at What the implications will be if all 3 ratings downgrade SA? and What are the key issues Zimbabwe needs to address in order to revive the economy?

Nadir Thokan of 27Four Investment Managers looks at ratings agency decision out today and US short term vs long term interest rates.

Hundreds of thousands of consumers are lining up outside various shopping centres across the country this morning* to beat the queues to the low prices associated with Black Friday. The common American tradition of extremely low prices in stores has become popular in South Africa as customers prepare for the festive season. For a sense on how the queues are outside some of the various shopping cen...

All municipalities, with outstanding water bills not settled in two weeks, will experience water cuts. The Department of Water and Sanitation says it has issued warning letters to 30 municipalities to pay up their debts or face water cuts. The affected municipalities have failed to settle their water debt for more than 60 days. We speak to Spokesperson for the department, Sputnik Ratau...