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Nerina Visser, Strategist & Adviser at ETFSA looks at shift from US elections to global relations, with current president Obama meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whilst president-elect Trump had his first meeting with Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, Fed Chairman Janet Yellen made her first public comments post the election yesterday, shortly after news came out that for the first t...

The portfolio committee on trade and industry has heard that government should cancel the debt of consumers who have been victims of reckless and exploiting lending practices. The committee has been engaging interest groups that made representations about measures to provide debt relief to indebted consumers. Earlier this year the National Credit Regulator briefed parliament about the state of Sou...

Wits university students have condemned what they called rape culture at the institution. This after a student was raped at Wits Junction residence three weeks ago. The students say it is because of this culture that the suspect was allowed to remain in the same residence without regard for the complainant's well-being. The media was barred from a meeting last night at Wits University's Junction R...

Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly looks at Black-controlled company Thakadu that is building a R200-million nickel beneficiation plant, Labour Court this week tore a strip off the Department of Mineral Resources for irrationally bringing mines to a wasteful halt and Business and labour need to combine to counter the Department of Mineral Resources, which has t...

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at Nikkei leads gains in mixed Asian session as weak yen boosts share, Deputy Finance Minister says corruption undermining South African government and Japan PM Abe on Trump meeting: I'm confident we'll have a trusting relationship

Communications Workers Union has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down with immediate effect. The Cosatu-affiliated union says this is linked to the observations made by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's State of Capture report that the Gupta family - which is closely tied to President Zuma - may have had a role to play in appointing senior government officials. Speaking to the media in Jo...

A number of ANC MPs are in hot water for failing to attend sittings of the National Assembly on two consecutive days. This has resulted in the Division of Revenue Bill not being passed due to a lack of quorum. Now the ANC is taking them to the Caucus Disciplinary Committee to show its unhappiness with their behaviour. Joseph Mosia reports

Parliament's Legal Services has told the National Assembly's Programme Committee that it is making progress in locating apartheid laws that may still be in force. One piece of legislation that has been found dates back to 1835. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent tells us more

Presidential Jet Inkwazi gives defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula sleepless nights. The Defence Minister was making representations in parliament saying that they are going ahead with plan to acquire a new presidential Jet

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian markets which are in the red as oil slips further, Federal reserve chair, Janet Yellen faces a grueling house of Representatives following Trump victory and this week's Investment theme expansive retail spaces in the world

The heckling and insults allegedly levelled against president Jacob Zuma whenever he appears in the National Assembly generated intense debate among the political parties in the Rules Committee. This comes just a week before Zuma will be back in the National Assembly to answer oral questions. SABC's Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent tells us more

Minister of State Security David Mahlobo says he will not resign following allegations that he provided protection to rhino poachers. Police Minister Nathi Nhleko could not answer a question in parliament because he says the Executive Director of IPID refuse to provide them to him. And the purchase of a VVIP Jet for the President is going ahead. These are some of the matters that arose out of the...

The South African Petroleum Industry Association says it remains strongly opposed to the de- regulation of the fuel industry in South Africa. The Association's Chairman Maurice Radebe made the comments at the release of the organizations' first ever study into the economic impact the industry has on the local economy. Morafe Tabane compiled this report...

Nerina Visser, Strategist & Advisor at ETF SA looks at the Auditor General’s report which highlighted "irregular spending" of more than R46bn and a further R1.3bn in "wasteful spending", JSE-listed retailers such as Truworths, Woolworths and Mr Price slightly better than expected and disposable income is affected from month to month by the changes in the petrol price, and in recent months, that ha...

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has uncovered a new scam where Social grant beneficiaries are reportedly receiving text messages telling them to get new cards before the beginning of the year. This has been refuted by SASSA. We spoke to the National Spokesperson for SASSA, Kgomoco Diseko...

Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks Asian markets as they edge up as new optimism returns market confidence, the Trump Tentrum continues to dilute emerging markets performance and Telkom pays dividend in it half year results signalling strong revenue...

South Africa is set for high level negotiations with the Assembly of State Parties of the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday. Having given notice to quit the Rome Statute of the ICC last month -Pretoria is expected to state its case for its withdrawal from the ICC. This is against a backdrop of countries divided on how the treaty, to prevent impunity and protect vi...

Provincial secretary of COSATU in Mpumalanga, Thabo Mokoena has called on minister for Mineral Resources Musebenzi Zwane to compensate the families of the three workers who remain trapped underground. Mokoena has been speaking during a picket at Lilly gold mine in Lows Creek near Barberton in Mpumalanga. Vusi Twala reports....

The hotly debated state capture raged on in the North West with members of the provincial legislature accusing Premier Mahumapelo of being a first culprit thereof. While the ANC came as expected to dismiss the alleged state capture, the EFF followed by DA continued to point their finger at Mahumapelo. The motion to debate the state capture, was presented last week to the Speaker of the Legislature...

Nerina Visser, Strategist & Advisor at ETF South Africa looks at SA markets with 2016 being remembered for some fairly major and unexpected events, including some extreme weather - just this last week there has been both flooding and a tornado in Johannesburg and ratings agencies look at the state of South Africa's finances, they will still see this drag coming from the state-owned enterprises. On...

EFF members led by Party's national leadership expected to demonstrate outside the Middelburg Magistrate court this morning as two farm owners make an appearance. The two, Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins Jackson allegedly beat up a black farm worker and put him in a coffin while he was alive. Both Oosthuizen and Jackson uploaded the events on Social media, which has angered many locals around t...

President Jacob Zuma requested written representations from NPA head Shaun Abrahams on why he should not be suspended pending an inquiry into his fitness to hold office. Zuma's decision follows a request by Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation for the President to suspend the three advocates pending an inquiry into their fitness to hold office. To unpack the implication of President J...

EFF leader Julius Malema has become one of the first political party leaders in a democracy to be charged for contravening an apartheid legislation, - the Riotous Assemblies Act of 1956. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent looks at how this piece of legislation came into effect and how it has generated political debate. Here are the details together with analysis by political analyst P...

Fraud and corruption is increasing in the government sector as well as the private sector. So says adv. Charl Strydom from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). Strydom delivered a presentation on fraud trends and practises at the Bloemfontein seminar of the Fraud Awareness week. He says incidences of fraud and corruption in the workplace, no matter how big or small, are not going t...

It is expected to be another busy week at Parliament, with among others, the SABC inquiry kicks off. An ad hoc committee has been established to look into affairs at the SABC. Members of Parliament will also take part in a debate on Parliament's mandate to hold the Executive to account, in the National Assembly. Zalene Merrington has more...