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Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has rejected the presidential election results which indicate an early lead for President Uhuru Kenyatta citing massive irregularities. Odinga has termed the Kenya's 2017 General election a fraud. Preliminary results indicate that Kenyatta is in the lead by 1.2 Million votes. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Sarah Kimani

Market analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Markets as trade lower, in response to disappointing Chinese Trade Data for July and the Rand gains after Baleka Mbete announced the Vote of No Confidence in President Zuma will be conducted via a secret ballot

Jana van Deventer, Head of Real Time Research at ETM Analytics looks at South African markets after speaker of parliament Baleka Mbete's announcement on no confidence vote against President Jacob Zuma and Q2 labour market data

Motorists are warned to be cautious when driving around Johannesburg as majority of roads have been blockaded with burning tyres. There are no protestors on sight. But authorities say this is linked to this afternoon's motion in the President. President. Roads are blocked from Soweto, Johanneburg south and central, Orange Farm, Kagiso on the West rand to Tembisa on the Eastrand. Metro police have...

Three marches have been planned in the City of Cape Town on Tuesday ahead of the vote-of-no-confidence debate against President Jacob Zuma in Parliament in the afternoon. The city has granted permission to more than 20-thousand people to march. Thousands also marched in the CBD on Monday in support of the motion. Mlamli Maneli reports...

Johannesburg Finance MMC Rabelani Dagada says the majority of residents' rate bills are only estimates. He says the biggest reason for the city's current billing crisis is that there's no physical reading of meters. This follows the ANC's claims that Johannesburg was on the brink of collapse because it's in a financial mess. Tshepo Phagane has more...

Polls have opened in Kenya, in this year's hotly contested presidential elections. Over 19 Million eligible voters are casting their ballots in a tight race between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his political rival Raila Odinga. There are six other presidential candidates. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to our reporter Sarah Kimani

There are mounting calls for Deputy Minister of Higher Education Mduduzi Manana to resign after he allegedly assaulted Mandisa Duma and her cousin at Cubana Lounge in Fourways, North of Johannesburg. Manana released a statement apologising for his actions saying he should have restrained himself despite extreme provocation. But civil organisations, political parties and social media have called fo...

Authorities are warning motorists travelling in and around Soweto and Turfontein this morning to be cautious due to community protests. Its not clear what the protests are about but several roads have been blockaded. Johannesburg Metro police officers have been deployed to both areas. For more on this we are joined by Johannesburg Metro Police's Edna Mamonyane.

The speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete, will announce her decision on whether or not a secret ballot will be used in tomorrow's motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. This as opposition parties have accused Mbete of delaying the pronouncement. . The UDM and EFF, who want the voting to take place in secret, argue that many ANC MPs would be inclined to vote in favour of the motion if...

An assault case has been opened against Higher Education deputy minister Mduduzi Manana. Manana allegedly assaulted two women at a Johannesburg night club over the weekend. Eye witnesses say the Deputy Minister was sitting at the same table with the women when they were engaged in an argument. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Phesheya Duma who is the brother of woman allegedly assaulted by deputy minister

The speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete, will today announce her decision on whether or not a secret ballot will be used in tomorrow's motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. This as opposition parties have accused Mbete of delaying the pronouncement. . The UDM and EFF, who want the voting to take place in secret, argue that many ANC MPs would be inclined to vote in favour of the mot...

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian markets as they opened the new week positive following a positive close on Wall Street and the United Nations announcing on Saturday further sanctions against North Korea.

Market Analyst, Jana van Deventer of ETM Analytics looks at an eventful week for South Africa both in terms of data and political events and the key events to keep an eye out for this week and focus will rest on the motion of no confidence against Pres. Zuma in parliament tomorrow

An assault case has been opened against Higher Education deputy minister Mduduzi Manana. Manana allegedly assaulted two women at a Johannesburg night club over the weekend. Eye witnesses say the Deputy Minister was sitting at the same table with the women when they were engaged in an argument. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Phesheya Duma who is the brother of woman allegedly assaulted by deputy minister

Police minister Fikile Mbalula has stated that Deputy Minister of Higher Education Mduduzi Manana would not be given special treatment in dealing with a case of assault which has been opened against him. Manana is understood to have assaulted two women over a debate about the ANC leadership race. However, on social media reports have emerged that he allegedly hit the women because one of them call...

The South African Human Rights Commission will criminally charge President Jacob Zuma's son‚ Edward‚ despite his apology for the vitriolic open letter in which he attacked senior ANC leaders Pravin Gordhan and Derek Hanekom. Last week Edward Zuma, in the open letter, called Gordhan a 'stooge of white monopoly capital' and described Hanekom as an 'Afrikaner askari'. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SAHRC C...

Former cabinet minister Ronnie Kasrils has rubbished police claims at the Ahmed Timol inquiry in Pretoria that the then banned ANC and SACP encouraged members to commit suicide if they were captured and tortured by apartheid police. Kasrils also dismissed as a fake the INKULULEKO -FREEDOM document produced by apartheid security police as evidence that liberation movements encouraged members to com...

The family of Dumisani Masilela says they are struggling to come to terms with his death. 29 year old Masilela was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night after he was shot during what police believe to be an attempted hijacking in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg. Masilela is best known for his role as Sifiso Ngema on Etv soapie Rhythm City. After a car accident sidelined his professional soccer car...

A look at Asian markets , Job numbers expected from the USA and Sibanye Gold announced plans to cut jobs as it closes down two of its mine with Investment Analyst, Lungile Malinga.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal have confirmed that another woman has been gunned down at the notorious Glebelands hostel in Umlazi south of Durban. Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane says the 30 year old woman was shot dead at the hostel last night. He says the victim was shot when unknown suspects entered her room and shot her. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Nonkululeko Hlophe

The South African Policing Union has threatened to intensify their strike action, which resumed yesterday, following failed attempts to end their dispute with SAPS management. 10 111 operators have indicated that they have sought intervention from government and that effort yielded no results. The countrywide strike action was temporarily suspended in mid July as both parties attempted to find a m...

We look at announcement by Bank of England about the UK's monetary policy and what we can expect to see from the US non-pharm payroll that's being released today with Research Analyst, Fundiswa Nkuta.

Investment Analyst,Lungile Malinga looks at Asian markets ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate decision and why there are reports that South African companies are sitting on more and more cash on their balance sheets

Residents of Mgobodzi in the Nkomazi local municipality in Mpumalanga allege that they last had clean running water in 1998. The angry residents embarked on a march to the Nkomazi local municipality, yesterday. Vusi Twala reports...