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The SANDF and the Gauteng Provincial Government are investigating a case of suspected human trafficking after close to 300 young people were found stranded in Wonder Park‚ north of Pretoria on Tuesday. The Gauteng Social Development Department says it rescued over 200 of the young people who had been lured to Gauteng by a man who had promised them employment. It's understood the large group had be...

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Markets as they are mostly lower, and this follows a negative close on Wall Street and the Euro gains on Hawkish Mario Draghi.

Market Analyst, Nerina Visser of ETF South Africa looks at South African markets following bounce in mining stocks on the JSE yesterday, up over 3%, bullish talk by Pres Jinping pushed commodity prices higher, and ECB president Mario Draghi's positive tone caused the Euro to strengthen and the rand back at the R13/$ level.

Committee members of the National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs were left fuming yesterday following the no-show of former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba and his successor, Hlengiwe Mkhize to explain why the Department had granted the Guptas citizenship after their initial application was denied. Home Affairs Director-General Mkuseli Apleni, who appeared for the Department, t...

Zimbabwean police have arrested #ThisFlag leader, Evan Mawarire. Mawarire is charged with praying with Zimbabwe medical students who were protesting against the recent fees hike, from 700 dollars to one thousand five hundred dollars per semester. Mawarire is being held at Harare's Avondale Police Station. He claims he has done nothing wrong. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to his lawyer, Harrison Nkomo.

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Markets as shares trading Flat following a Flat Wall Street close, gold plunged yesterday after 1.8million Ounces were traded in one minute and the US FED's Janet Yellen will be speaking at the UK Forum in London today

Market Analyst, Nerina Visser of ETF South Africa looks at South African markets with less known "Summer Davos", which starts in the city of Dalian in China today, artificial intelligence has many people running scared that the robots are going to take over the few jobs we do have and extent of addressing China's high levels of carbon emission and pollution in general

Mental health patients in 160 NGO's in Gauteng are in dire straits because the provincial Department of Health has stopped funding them. According to the DA, staff at some of the NGOs have not been getting their salaries, while others are considering to take the Department to court. because the provincial Department of Health has stopped funding them. According to the DA, staff at some of the NGOs...

SA Prisoners' Org for Human Rights says they are angered by what's happened at Sun City Prison where inmates were treated to strippers. SAPO's spokesperson Miles Bhudu told Sakina Kamwendo that they will not point fingers to the the Department of Correctional Services. Investigations are now in full swing following the emergence of images, that went viral on social media, of female strippers enter...

SACP Second Deputy Secretary, Solly Mapaila, has once again accused President Jacob Zuma of being an instrument of factionalism within the ANC. Mapaila was speaking at the North West provincial elective conference of teacher's union SADTU in Rustenburg. He re-iterated the SACP's view that Zuma should step down. Lucas Mothibedi reports ...

The truth about the death of struggle hero Ahmed Timol will finally be revealed. An inquest into his death which mirrors that of Steve Biko will start on Monday in the High Court in Johannesburg. While this is relief for the family, it comes too late for his deceased mother who testified in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Angela Bolowana compiled this report...

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Market as shares have begun the week on a high and the falling Oil Price negatively impacting the value of the Sasol Inzalo BEE Scheme

Market Analyst, Nerina Visser of ETF South Africa looks at South African markets as focus on the fact the we are currently in a technical recession pesists, referring to the fact that we've recorded two consecutive quarters of contraction in GDP, new National Treasury director general Dondo Mogajane addressed media for the first time at the weekend and immediate implications of the recent credit r...

ANC veteran and former MP Ben Turok turns 90 years old today. But he had an early birthday party at Salt River in Cape Town on Saturday evening. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent takes a look at some of the political times and life of Turok, who was ANC MP for 18 years....

A handful of Congolese nationals living in South Africa have protested outside the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria against the visit of DRC president, Joseph Kabila. The protesters say Kabila is not the legal president of the DRC and therefore, cannot act on behalf of the country. They claim he intentionally delayed the presidential elections in 2016 until 2018 so he can remain in power. Kabil...

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila has committed his government to creating conducive conditions for the resumption of a dialogue to unlock the impasse over the staging of the national elections. This emerged after a meeting between Kabila and President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria yesterday. Senior Political Correspondent Tshepo Ikaneng has filed this report.

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila has committed his government to creating conducive conditions for the resumption of a dialogue to unlock the impasse over the staging of the national elections. Bongi Gwala spoke to DRC national and political and social commentator Dr Juliene Kaku Katombe says there is a genocide currently under way in Zimbabwe

The sale of all live chickens has been banned across the country. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has put the suspension after avian influenza was detected in a farm in Mpumalanga last week. All affected birds in that farm have since been euthanized. Three weeks ago there was a highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Zimbabwe which led to South Africa suspending all tra...

The Democratic Alliance's Federal Council meeting has resolved to work towards ensuring that the ANC is removed from power in the 2019 general elections. The two days meeting in Durban tabled policy related issues to be discussed by various structures in the party. The party's federal council also welcomed the outcome of the Western Cape Premier Helen Zille matter. Nonkululeko Hlophe reports

Human Settlements Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, says all provincial Human Settlement Departments will make five percent of their budget available for housing in the Knysna and Plettenberg Bay areas. This is after devastating fires destroyed over eight hundred properties and caused hundreds of millions of rands worth of damage. Sisulu met local government officials in Knysna on Thursday. Tanya Krause r...

The memorial service of Namibian freedom fighter, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo will he held in Windhoek in Namibia today. The 92-year-old struggle icon died earlier this month at his home in the capital city. Ya Toivo spent 16 years on Robben Island after the apartheid police convicted him of treason in 1968. Thousands of Namibians are expected to fill the Independence Stadium where the event will take...

Market Analyst, Lungile Malinga of Effectus Capital Management looks at Asian Markets as oil prices rebound slightly and the reasons behind pressure on the Woolworths share price.

President Jacob Zuma says he welcomes the Constitutional Court's ruling on the issue of a secret ballot in the motion of no confidence against him, he believes the manner in which the vote is conducted will not change the outcome. Answering questions in the National Assembly, President Zuma, says he is confident that he will win his 8th vote of no confidence even through a secret ballot. Lulama Ma...

24 Vehicle Testing Stations in Gauteng province have been shut down for non-compliance to regulations. The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Dr Ismail Vadi says the licenses of the affected testing stations have been suspended. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Dr Vadi for the latest

Nadir Thokan, Investment Analyst at 27Four Investment Manager looks at the lack investment in South Africa and the U.S seem to be more sensitive to interest rate increases.