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The Office of the ANC Chief Whip in Parliament says there is nothing suspicious about former AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma becoming an ANC MP as her name is on the party's top 20 national list. But the DA says this is irrelevant. She is expected to be sworn in this week.

The disciplinary hearing for the outspoken ANC MP, Dr. Makhosi Khoza, which was supposed to be held on Sunday in Durban, has been postponed until next Sunday. Khoza's representative asked for a postponement, arguing that he was only appointed by Khoza late yesterday. Khoza did not attend the hearing. The proceedings which was supposed to start at 9h00 at the party's KwaZulu-Natal offices in Durban...

An alleged mob justice attack has left the community of Chatty in Port Elizabeth living in fear after a person mistaken for a criminal was burnt alive and his home set alight last week. Mvuyiseko Mfezane, a 32-year old man was burnt in a field near his home by a group of people who claimed to be looking for criminals in the area. His unemployed 60-year old aunt, Thobeka Fezane says she now faces t...

We look at the Rand currently trading marginally weaker against the dollar, can we expect the Rand strength to continue? and we also take a look at key economic data we can expect this week.

Police have launched an investigation into last night's attack against app-based taxi drivers. Two Uber vehicles and a metered taxi were set alight. Gauteng provincial police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo says it appears the attacks are as a result of the ongoing violence between metered taxi and taxi app drivers.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal say they will engage with the National Prosecuting Authority on what charges to lay against the former bodyguards of ANC Ethekwini regional secretary Bheki Ntuli. This after a video emerged showing the two men cocking an AK-47 firearm and making death threats. It is illegal to carry the weapon in South Africa. The bodyguards have since been fired. We speak to KZN Police spo...

Political analyst Protas Madlala says the ANC leadership has finally come to terms with the fact that an urgent solution should be found to the politically-motivated killings in KwaZulu-Natal. The party in the province says it will soon meet with all its branches in Mzimkhulu, on the province's south coast, to iron out their differences. This after some leaders were hackled outside the house of th...

We look at mining and manufacturing data released yesterday, progress on the SASSA grants payment front and the poor mining and manufacturing data with ETF Strategist and Advisor, Nerina Visser.

we look at Asian Markets trading mixed, following a negative close on Wall Street. Chinese economic data is helping support the Chinese Markets and the Rand is stronger despite disappointing Manufacturing and Mining data. with Maudi Lentsoane, CEO of Lehumo Investments.

A crowd funding has been suggested for the Eastern Cape mother who fataly stabbed a man and wounded two others‚ allegedly when she found them gang-raping her 27-year-old daughter. The incident occurred at an unoccupied house in the Qumbu administrative area in Zwartwater‚ near Komani‚ at the weekend. The woman‚ who is from Lady Frere‚ was arrested on Saturday and appeared in the Lady Frere Magistr...

All fingers have pointed at former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng in the Labour Court in Johannesburg on the matter of the SABC 8. Unions, Solidarity and Bemawu want Motsoeneng as well as former News Executive Simon Tebele and the SABC, to be held liable for the legal costs incurred over the dismissal of the SABC 8. Although Tebele had previously blamed former Acting CEO Jimmy Mathews, he has now blam...

EFF leader Julius Malema says he doesn't need anybody's permission to attend the funeral service of former ANC Youth League secretary-general Sindiso Magaxa. Magaxa died at a Durban hospital this week. He was being treated for gun shot wounds. Magaxa and colleagues were ambushed by unknown gunmen at Ibisi in Kwa-Zulu Natal couple weeks ago. Phanuel Shuma reports...

The National Director of Public Prosecution Shaun Abrahams has revealed that there are eight legs to investigations of state capture which the Hawks are currently looking into. Abrahams was briefing the portfolio committee on Justice and correctional Services on the performance of the NPA in the first quarter of the current financial year. He says investigations on state capture are related to all...

Market analyst, Nerina Visser looks at South African Markets following release of 2nd quarter GDP numbers showing that we are officially no longer in recession, poor SACCI Business Confidence numbers released yesterday and rand strengthening this week: why the market declined for a fourth day in a row?

Market analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Markets as they trade higher, following a positive close on Wall Street and ECB Policy decision will be a key focus for the markets today.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has told the National Assembly that he will soon address the controversy around allegations that he was involved in extra-marital affairs. He was speaking in the National Assembly before starting his oral reply session. He also answered questions ranging from train services to the effectiveness of the constitution. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent te...

A two-year-old toddler from Bhamshela near Othongathi in northern KwaZulu-Natal has died after being bitten by a rabid dog. Nkosinathi Mzimela was playing with other children when the incident occurred. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu Natal has acknowledged that several cases of rabies have been reported in parts of the province. Hloniphile Fakazi reports.

The number of under-age children that were taken from North West villages to work on Free State farms as seasonal labourers now stands at 50. This was confirmed by the Department of Social Development in the North West when it welcomed 20 of them at children's centres in the province. More than 200 adults from various villages were also found to be working for free and living in squalid conditions...

The practice of Ukuthwala or arranged marriage, has again surfaced at Ngocbo in the Eastern Cape. This comes just a week after a woman was rescued by the Hawks under similar circumstances. A 17 year-old girl from Clarkebury outside Ngcobo has found herself having to share a bed with an unknown man after a marriage was arranged, allegedly by the man's family. Nkululeko Nyembezi reports…

Twenty municipalities in the country owe Eskom 9.4 billion rand. Seven of the municipalities in the Free State owe Eskom 4-point-four billion rand. The Maluti A Phofung Municipality alone owes 2 billion rand. Ishmael Modiba reports...

China will offer 500-million US Dollars to fund help developing countries tackle famine, refugee crisis and climate change. This emerged at the end of the two-day BRICS leaders summit which was held at the Chinese south-east port city of XIAMEN. Held under the the theme "BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future,", the 9th BRICS summit brought together leaders from China, Russia, India, Br...

President Jacob Zuma has condemned the continuing political killings in KwaZulu-Natal. This follows the death of former ANC Youth League secretary general, Sindiso Magaqa, on Monday. He succumbed to multiple wounds sustained when he was shot during an ambush in July this year. Speaking during a visit to the family, ANC NEC member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said political killings in the province would...

As the ANC prepares to hold its 54th National Conference, it says it's still in the process of completing audits in all provinces. Delegates are expected to convene in Gauteng in December when the party elects a new President. Mbali Sibanyoni reports…

We look at the Asian Markets trading lower, following the fall on Wall Street, as investors remained jittery about North Korea and two of the largest economies in Africa are growing again after recessions with Maudi Lentsoane, CEO of Lehumo Investments.

The National Assembly has rejected the DA motion to call for the dissolution of the National Assembly. The motion which was brought by DA Chief Whip John Steenhuisen was only supported by Agang and the COPE. Other opposition parties and the ANC were vehemently against the motion. We speak to DA's chief whip, John Steenhuisen.