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Group CEO at Lehumo Investments Maudi Lentsoane looks Asian Markets which are mostly lower, Facebook shares up to a record high territories in after hours trade as Earnings Per Share and Revenue both Beats expectations and Britain's Brexit bill clears first legislative hurdle

The South African Social Security Agency, Sassa, says it will approach the Constitutional Court to suspend the declaration of current contract with Cash Paymaster Services for payment of social grants invalid for another year. This will allow the agency to continue paying grants after March. This, after Sassa could not find an alternative payment system in the time stipulated. The agency has told...

Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has resigned. This in the wake of a damning report that implicates her and several high ranking officials of her department with regard to the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients. Most of them died while kept at various NGO's across the province. The Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba has handed over the report to national health minister Aron Motsoaledi...

Nadir Thokan of 27 Four Investment Managers talks about the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates on hold, the flurry of corporate bonds this year and China January PMI numbers that came out

Some African countries have spoken out against a draft African Union document that urges member states to collectively withdraw from the International Criminal Court. Last year South Africa, The Gambia and Burundi announced their intent to withdraw from the ICC. However Nigeria and other African states say they believe the court has an important role to play in holding leaders accountable. For a p...

The doctors treating 14-year old Siphamandla Choma who was left paralysed after he was allegedly beaten by his school principal in Middelburg, Mpumalanga say they cannot rule out the possibility that, he might have suffered more damaged during the assault. This has been a story that we have been following and some of you have asked to assist the family... Our reporter Sibongile Mkani- Mpolweni vis...

Constitutional Law expert Professor Pier De Vos says he understands Advocate Gerrie Nel’s resignation from the National Prosecuting Authority, but joining a dubious organisation like Afriforum he does NOT understand. De Vos says AfriForum does NOT have any legal right to do private prosecutions. De Vos Speaks to AMlive anchor Sakina Kamwendo

Nadir Thokan of 27Four investment managers talks about the trade balance numbers that came out yesterday and Apple has recorded a rebound in iPhone sales

Former top prosecutor Gerrie Nel starts work today (1st February) as head of AfriForum's Private Prosecutions Unit. Nel announced his resignation from the National Prosecuting Authority yesterday (31st January). He says his decision to leave the NPA after serving as a state prosecutor for 36 years was not an easy one to make. For more on this we are joined on the line by Gerrie Nel, newly apponted...

African Union leaders have chosen Chad's candidate as the next head of the AU commission. Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat beat Kenya's top diplomat Amina Mohamed. Outgoing commissioner, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, stayed in the job an extra six months after leaders failed to agree a candidate in July. We spoke to Professor at the Department of Political Science , University of Pretoria...

Striking UNISA workers affiliated to National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union expected back at work this morning after the union and the university management reached an agreement. Members have been on strike since last week demanding a 10 percent salary increase. The strike has affected hundreds of students nationwide. We spoke to UNISA spokesperson, Martin Ramotshela

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan filed court documents at the High Court in Pretoria where in he accuses the Gupta brothers of carrying out what he calls an organised campaign against him and the Treasury. In the affidavit Gordhan denies that he had a vendetta against the Guptas as claimed. The Guptas had earlier accused Gordhan of planning to diminish their business. Looking at the latest developm...

We look into message we received from a listener in Limpopo who was raising the issue of non-delivery of textbooks at Sevengana Secondary School in the Mopani district, Limpopo. We spoke to Dr Naledzani Rasila spokesperson for the Limpopo Department of Education....

Maudi Lentsoane, group CEO at Lehumo Investments looks MSCI AC Asia Pacific down 0.55% lower, following a Sell Off in US Markets and Bank of Japan leaves interest rates unchanged and maintains stimulus.

Nadir Thokan of 27 Four Investment Managers looks at the political uncertainty in the global financial markets and US about the flurry over corporate bond insurances this year.

In the first week of Donald Trump's presidency, his administration has been marked by a flurry of executive actions. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order halting the entire US refugee programme. He also instituted a 90-day travel ban for nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen among other things. However, a US judge issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa...

Mpumalanga residents continue to invade unoccupied land. The latest incident is when a large contigent of police dispersed a group of residents who were attempting to invaded land at Hillsview outside White River over the weekend. The residents claim that government has failed to build them low cost houses on the vacant land for over ten years. Vusi Twala reports.

Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee does not have powers to remove suspended National Police Commissioner Riya Phiyega from office. That's according to the chairperson of the committee Francois Beukman. This comes after DA Member of the Police Committee Zak Mbhele said he would write to Beukman to request that the committee push for the removal of Phiyega from office. Beukman says it is not po...

Nadir Thokan Investment Strategist at 27Four Investment managers Nadir Thokan looks at inflation in South African and the opportunities within global equities.

Management of Gospel singer Lundi Tyamara has confirmed that he has died at the age of 38 after fighting for his life in hospital. Tyamara has been in a Johannesburg hospital since October the 27th last year. He was diagnosed with stomach TB and liver problems. Tyamara started his solo career in 1998. His ground breaking hits saw him winning at the SAMA Awards, KORA Awards and the Crown Gospel Mus...

The community of Ntlezi at Flagstaff in the Eastern Cape has refuted claims that it instituted a Kangaroo court that allegedly sentenced two young boys to death. The boys were allegedly forced to choose between stabbing each other to death or hanging. They were accused of killing an elderly person in the village, an incident that triggered a wave of violence. Nkululeko Nyembezi compiled this repor...

Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian markets as shares advance after Dow hits 20, 000, S&P says South Africa needs to deliver growth, fiscal improvements and chicken Fight Rocks South Africa’s Trade Relations With Europe...

Organisers of the South African politicians awards say the event will go ahead despite a boycott by some political parties that were invited to participate. The organisers say the awards, to be held in February, are designed to rebuild the image of politics and inspire young people to become politicians. We spoke to project director for the awards Veronica Modieleng...

Market Analyst, Mohammed Nalla looks at South African markets as Dow Jones Industrial index tops 20000 for the first time, Trump's Mexican wall doesn't stop Mexican peso from climbing as EM FX and continues rally and SA PPI due today but food inflation risks remain...

The SA Democratic Teachers Union in Limpopo says there will be a total shutdown of schools as they march to the provincial education department, the treasury and premier Stanley Mathabatha's office on Tursday. The union says it demands, among other things, that textbooks and stationery be delivered to all schools and the payment of salaries owed to teachers and principals. We spoke to deputy secre...