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Traffic authorities in Mpumalanga have urged motorists to drive with caution, as rain continues to fall in various parts of the country. They say provincial roads are expected to be busy again before the schools re-open this week. Mthobisi Mkhaliphi reports....

Communities in Transkei in the Eastern Cape must brace themselves for more severe weather conditions this week. The South African Weather Service issued the warning after another violent storm hit the King Sabatha Dalindyebo municipality last week. Fundiswa Mhlekude looks at the prevalence of destructive weather patterns in the region...

EFF leader Julius Malema has described Durban University of Technology student Bonginkosi Khanyile as a hero. Malema visited Khanyile at Westville Prison in Durban. He was arrested in September last year during the Fees Must Fall student protests. Khanyile, who is the only student still behind bars, has been denied bail several times. Fanele Mhlongo reports

ANC members have been urged to humble themselves and serve people with respect and dignity. That's a message from the party President, Jacob Zuma at the governing party's 105th birthday celebrations at Orlando Stadium in Soweto yesterday. The ANC is still recovering from a devastating performance during the 2016 local elections. The party's poor performance is attributed to perceived arrogance and...

The ANC's 2017 January statement has received thumbs up from the party's alliance partners SACP, SANCO and Cosatu. President Jacob Zuma delivered the speech at Orlando stadium in Soweto yesterday. The statement focused on unity and cohesion within the alliance. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

The Automobile Association has predicted another roller-coaster year when it comes to the petrol price. The AA has highlighted the factors that contributed to price increases in 2016, warning that more hikes are on the cards this year. We spoke to Layton Beard, Spokesperson for the Automobile Association....

A survey conducted by the South African Federation for Mental Health has revealed that most psychiatric patients have been turned away from primary healthcare clinics without at least one of their medications because of drug shortages. The organisation says that these shortages threaten patients with relapse, loss of employment and social isolation. But just how bad is the situation and why do we...

The Higher Education Transformation Network (HETN) has added its voice to assessments of the 2016 Matric results. HETN says the Independent Examination Board's 98.67% pass rate is because of the support given to learners from wealthier backgrounds. They have also raised concerns about what they call a fee announcement by various Universities without any emphasis of internal cost-saving measures th...

Currencies prices in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, have been rigged. This revelation emerged after a former currency trader at Barclays, Jason Katz, admitted in court that between 2007 and 2013 he took part in manipulating foreign-exchange rates in the U.S. To find out how currency manipulation works, we spoke to Professor Johan Marx from UNISA's Department of Finance, Ri...

That buzz word in the African National Congress is "unity" as the party heads for its January 8th celebrations. Last year, we saw many of the party's officials and veterans calling for unity within the party and a way in which it can deal with its internal problems. What can we expect at this year's celebrations? We spoke to ANC Treasurer General, Dr. Zweli Mkhize

Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges in South Africa could face a shutdown this year, similar to that which affected universities in 2016. This is if the threat by the South African Further Education and Training Student Association (SAFETSA) is implemented. The resolution could affect all 50 institutions, as Esona Funeka reports.

One of the survivors in the fatal drag racing incident that involved Hip hop singer Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye - says he has forgiven the hip hop star and his accomplice,Themba Tshabalala. Correctional Services has granted both Maarohanye and Tshabalala parole. The two had served four years in prison. They were found guilty of killing four learners and leaving two others permanently brain-damaged...

Police have confirmed that the device that exploded and badly injured a 54-year-old woman at Gumbu village near the Madimbo military base outside Musina in Limpopo, is a military device. Matodzi Khorommbi is in a serious condition at the Mankweng hospital outside Polokwane. The device exploded while she was tilling the land at her homestead on Wednesday. Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo has called on...

Education lobby group Equal Education says too much emphasis is being given to matric results at the expense of early learning. They feel that government is not paying enough attention to primary-level education. But what are they basing this observation on? We spoke to Equal Education's Leanne Jansen-Thomas

2017 might turn out to be a tough year for retailers because real retail sales growth is expected to under-perform economic growth. We spoke to FNB's Household and Property Sector Strategist, John Loos..

The ANC Youth League in KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal is calling for the renaming of beaches in their region after a number of racial incidents they say took place at those beaches. They are complaining about new search measures that have been implemented for beachgoers. The league says the measures which were implemented by the Blythedale Beach Residents and Ratepayers Association, seem to be target...

Eastern Cape authorities have reported a decline in the number of deaths of initiates during the 2016 summer initiation period compared to that of 2015. Just under 30 young men have lost their lives, compared to 46 in the previous year. Yanga Funani has more

The ANC says it will use it's upcoming 105th celebration to reclaim lost ground. The celebrations are to be held at the Orlando stadium in Soweto on Sunday. The governing party's lost several key municipalities in Gauteng such as Tshwane, Johannesburg and Mogale City, to the Democratic Alliance in the local government elections last year. The ANC also lost overall voter support across the country,...

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the Matric class of 2016 achieved a 72-point-five per-cent overall pass rate. That's a one-point-eight per cent improvement from 2015's 70-point-seven per cent. The Free State is the best performing province with a record-breaking 93-point-two per cent. The Western Cape and Gauteng are second and third, respectively. Wisani Makhubele has more

Education experts predict more student protests in the 2017 academic year. Academic, Professor Brian O'Connell, says the promise of free education has lingered in the minds of students around the country and they are unlikely to back down until this promise is fulfilled. 2016 has been a year filled with upheaval on the education front in the Western Cape with the "FeesMustFall' protests at educati...

Cape Town firefighters struggled through the night to control blazing fire that broke out earlier in the day in Somerset West. Authorities say at least two houses have been gutted by the flames fanned by strong winds. Thandiswa Mawu reports

First National Bank (FNB) has experienced yet another heist. This time about R 1.7 million was stolen from a branch in Parktown in Johannesburg. Last month, clients' valuables were stolen from safety deposit boxes at a branch in Randburg. We spoke to Advocate Clive Pillay, who is the Ombudsman for banking services for more on liability regarding security of safety boxes...

AfriBusiness and Afriforum want Eskom to stop cutting electricity to municipalities that have not paid their electricity bills. The two groups believe Eskom should have other ways of dealing with defaulters. Some of the municipalities who have been issued with notices of disconnection include, Mbombela, Chief Albert Luthuli, Ventersdorp and Nala municipalities. We spoke to Afribusiness National Sp...

Experts in the education sector say that only 4 out of every ten students who matriculated in 2016 and don't study further, will find employment. The other six they say, will simply become a part of South Africa's already grim youth unemployment statistic of almost 50%. How then do we turn this around? We spoke to Tammy Chetty from Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator...

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga will announce the 2016 matric results in Midrand, north of Johannesburg at 6pm this evening. More than 800-thousand learners, full-time and part-time candidates wrote last year's Grade 12 exams. The Department of Basic Education is hoping for an improvement. The 2015 results dropped by five-percent to 70-point-7 percent, from 75-point-8 percent in 2014. Wis...