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It's still unclear whether Kenyan President-Elect Uhuru Kenyatta's win will translate to stability returning to the East African country. Yesterday, he was officially declared the winner in the October 26 repeat elections with 98-percent of the vote. But his victory is clouded by poor voter turnout - with a record low of 38-percent of registered voters casting their ballots. Court challenges of th...

Severe weather conditions have been reported throughout South Africa. With parts of the country like Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal experiencing heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms - large parts of the Northern Cape still remain drought stricken. The drought has also had a dire effect on dam levels in the province with the Gariep Dam currently at 64 percent and the Vaal Dam at 85 percent - but...

Kenya's Electoral Commission is yet to announce whether or not it will declare a victor in the repeat Presidential Elections while votes are outstanding from four counties. But the governing Jubilee party, says the constitution allows for the announcement of the winner even though more than 1-point-seven-million registered voters did not have a chance to cast their ballots on October 26. The voter...

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Kenya's ruling Jubilee Party says the law allows for the country's Electoral Commission to declare a winner in the Presidential Elections without the votes of the four counties* where voting was disrupted by violence. Over 5-thousand poll stations in Western Kenya did not open for Thursday's repeat vote due to violent protests. The four counties have more than 1-and-a-half million registered voter...

Gauteng police are investigating a case against the mayor of a municipality in the province for the alleged sexual grooming of a minor. SABC News is in possession of a screengrab of a Whatsapp message, where the mayor has posted a photo of a half-nude 14 year old girl, on an ANC Whatsapp group. His number and name are visible on the post. Several attempts to reach the mayor have been unsuccessful....

Two prisoners escaped from the Grootvlei Correctional Centre, outside Bloemfontein on Sunday. The offenders apparently fled through the prison's pig farm. One has been re-arrested. The Department of Correctional Services says it is working closely with SAPS to apprehend the other prisoner who is still on the run. The escape comes days after 6 dangerous prisoners escaped from the Kutama Sinthumule...

IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi has announced that he will step down at the the party's next national elective conference. The 88-year-old has been at the helm of the party since its inception in 1975. Buthelezi has also named Hlabisa Municipality mayor, Velenkosini Hlabisa, as his successor. He has however made it clear that his nomination of Hlabisa does not prevent party members from being nomi...

The Department of Energy on Friday announced that the price of 95 Reef petrol will increase by 4c/l in November and where will the focus rest for local markets at the start of the new week.

The state of New York in the US has announced that vaping will be outlawed in all indoor public spaces. The new rule, which will come into law in 30 days, will mean that the practice will be treated the same as smoking normal cigarettes. Vaping will be banned in places such as restaurants, bars and offices. Vaping products are marketed as a healthier alternative to cigarettes but health experts sa...

Three people are reported dead in Kenya as a result of violent clashes between voters and the police. Out of the three, two are reported killed in Nairobi, while one in Kisumu. Media reports suggest that voting in parts of Kenya might have to be delayed until Saturday the 28th of this month. We speak to our reporter in Kenya, Noma Bolani .

Questions continue to pour is around how SARS intends on covering the almost fifty-one Biliion rand shortfall in tax revenue collection. This after Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba revealed during his first mid-term budget budget speech on Wednesday that the country faces a revenue collection shortfall of fifty-point-eight Billion rands. Political parties have questioned whether the shortfall is due...

Minister Lindiwe Sisulu under fire for Khwezi comments and Miss South Africa unveils Miss universe dress.

Had it not been for apartheid - celebrated struggle icon Oliver Reginald Tambo, would have been a doctor. Instead he studied law, by candlelight, and later, together with Nelson Mandela, set up South Africa's first black law firm. The ANC's longest-serving president would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. National centenary celebrations will be held in his home village of Nkantolo outs...

The Life Esidimeni Arbitration has heard that Acting head of the Gauteng Health Department Dr Enerst Kenoshi lied when he testified before the hearings that the department had handed all necessary documents to the police. A senior police officer charged with investigating the deaths of mentally ill patients told the hearings that they had to take the department to court to force it to release info...

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Kenyan opposition supporters continue to clash with police in Nairobi's Kibera informal settlement on Election Day. The residential area is a stronghold of NASA's Raila Odinga - who's appealed to his followers to boycott the elections. Several stations have been locked by residents whilst others have a very poor turnout. This is Kenya's second attempt at choosing a President after the August 8th p...

The DA says it will consider all avenues possible to ensure a full review of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office. This follows YESTERDAY'S resolution by Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services that there is no basis to hold an inquiry into the fitness of the Public Protector (PP) to hold office. Last month, the DA wrote to the Speaker of the N...

President Jacob Zuma has backtracked on his submission at the High Court in Pretoria to have former Public protector's Thuli Madonsela's State Capture report referred back to her successor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane for further investigations. The shocking revealation was made by Zuma's advocate Ishmael Semenya during closing arguments yesterday. President Zuma is challenging Madonsela's remedial action...

Research Analyst, Fundiswa Nkuta looks at Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba's Mid term budget speech/

Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has indicated her willingness to appear before the Life Esidimeni hearings as soon as she's done with her exams. Mahlangu is said to be pursuing her studies in England. Justice Dikgang Moseneke who's chairing the hearings said that he won't wrap-up proceedings until Mahlangu and two other senior officials in the Gauteng Health Department are brought-in to...

University of Cape Town (UCT) students are threatening to "shut down" the university until their demands are met. The students marched yesterday to demand amongst others free higher education and immediate release of President Jacob Zuma's Fees Commission report. We speak to University of Cape Town spokesperson Elijah Moholola

The Minister of Finance Malusi Gigaba will this afternoon deliver his first mid-term budget policy statement in parliament. Gigaba faces a huge challenge of building consumer confidence and regaining taxpayer trust in an economic climate that's increasingly unsteady. What are the key areas that most workers would like him to focus on? We speak to Mining and Labour Analyst at Creative Voodoo Consul...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) last nightappeared before parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts , SCOPA, in what was expected to be a gruelling session. This follows SASSA's failure to appear before parliamentarians on two occasions last week saying there was no progress to report. A day later, Social Development minister, Bathabile Dlamini announced that she has made...

Research Analyst Fundiswa Nkuta looks at BlackRock said to list on the JSE and New Zealand signed a coalition deal. How are their policies going to affect other parts of the world?