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The Hawks have revealed that an investigation has been underway into Guan Jiang Guang, a member of a an alleged rhino horns trafficker and a member of a crime syndicate who is reported to have links with State Security Minister David Mahlobo. The allegations were made in a documentary that was broadcast by television network, al-Jazeera. In the documentary Guan Jiang Guang boasts that Mahlobo is h...

The Water and Sanitation Department says it will take up to two or three years for the country to recover from the drought conditions it's currently experiencing. Government earlier declared eight provinces - including KwaZulu-Natal - disaster areas due to insufficient rainfall. Many municipalities across the country have been forced to impose water restrictions as a result. Authorities say despit...

The Free State government has set its sights on exploring the flower industry as a means to grow the economy and boost tourism. Tourists and flower experts have descended on Parys for the inaugural Madeira Flower festival .The concept was born from a high level government trade visit to the Portuguese island of Madeira in March this year. Palesa Moeti reports

ANC Treasurer-General Zweli Mkhize does not rule out the possibility of reconciling with party members who contested the August municipal elections as independent candidates and taking them back to the party. Mkhize met with party members in Phoenix west of Durban to listen to their concerns as part of a decision by the national leadership to visit all wards where the party's candidate selection p...

More than 200 families have been left destitute following a storm that hit eMalahleni in Mpumalanga. The storm uprooted trees and powerlines in Kwaguqa and the surrounding areas. The Emalaheni Disaster Management Team is assessing the extent of the damage. The municipality has promised to provide the affected families with food parcels, blankets and shelter. Mthobisi Mkhaliphi reports....

ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe, has called on ANC members to refrain from divisive behaviour ahead of next year's national elective conference. Mantashe also says corruption, state looting and factionalism within the party are contributory factors to weakening the ANC. He was speaking at the cadres forum held in Mahikeng in the North West. Patrick Dintwa attended the meeting and compiled thi...

Mahlobo denies links to rhino poachers. According to a documentary aired on Doha based television neworks, Mahlobo has close ties to a Chinese national living in South Africa who is alleged to be a rhino horn trafficker and part of an organised crime syndicate. Guan Jiang Guang has bragged about bribing South African Justice and immigration officials in a documentary. Sakina Kamwendo speak to mini...

Nerina Visser Strategist and Advisor at etf SA looks at some significant market movements since the world woke up last Wednesday to the reality of Donald Trump being elected as the next president of the United States, Mexican peso which has fallen by more than 13% in 3 days, and almost 30% over the last year and in Zimbabwe and India there is a very real cash crunch as people struggle to get hold...

Mohammed Nalla, Head for Strategic Research-Nedbank CIB the rand tumbling yesterday along with other Emerging markets, SA mining data a little upbeat but manufacturing disappoints and Singles Day kicks off in China!

Johannesburg emergency services says four people have died following yesterday's floods in some parts of the Gauteng province. People in informal settlements in low-lying areas have been warned to move to higher ground to avoid being caught up in flash-flooding. For more on this we are joined by Joburg Emergency Services spokesperson Nana Radebe.

Flash floods have caused chaos in parts of Johannesburg and the East Rand. Emergency officials at Emer-G-Med have confirmed that at least one person has drowned on the N3 in Linksfield. Several flights were delayed at OR Thambo international airport after torrential rain flooded runways. Scores of vehicles were stuck almost roof-height in water. We are now joined on the line by forecaster at the S...

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa continues to be committed to the promotion and protection of human rights. He said South Africa condemns in the strongest terms the violation of human rights where-ever they occur and wants those responsible to be held accountable. He was replying to questions in the National Council of Provinces. He also lauded the new AIDS vaccine trial schedule...

The Department of Transport is celebrating after the Constitutional Court got them off the hook for a 15-year-old contract. The Concourt yesterday (Wednesday 9 November) ruled that the traffic system known as eNatis, be transferred from a private provider to the Road Traffic Management Corporation. This comes after the contract with Tasima Limited was illegally extended in 2010. Senior Reporter An...

The Sector Monitoring Report has revealed that the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has not had sufficient transformation. The report outlines the status of the implementation of BBBee (triple B-E-E) in the sector. We spoke to Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister, Siyabonga Cwele...

Republican Donald Trump has shocked the world by beating Hillary Clinton to win the US presidency. The businessman has won a series of swing states that were predicted to be toss ups, making him the outright favourite to win the required 270 electoral voters required to claim the presidency. By early Wednesday, the US state Pennsylvania was one of the last chances Clinton had left for victory. We...

The ANC Caucus in Parliament has asked to be given space to make its own decision on the motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma. This is in response to ANC veteran, Mavuso Msimang, who has appealed for the ANC MPs to vote with the opposition on the motion. We spoke to Political Analyst and Head of Political Economy at Mapungubwe Institute For Strategic Reflection, Ralph Mathekga...

Maudi Lentsone, Managing Director at Lehumo Capital talks at how global markets are plummeting as investors fear Donald Trump, is there any reason to fear Trump.

Several witnesses were called to testify in the Port Elizabeth High Court in the murder and abduction trial of Christopher Panayiotou. Forensic evidence was given as well as details on the role of social media in the investigation. Panayiotou is thought to have master-minded the abduction and murder of his wife Jayde, in April last year. Veronica Fourie reports

Markets plunge with increasing chance of Donald Trump victory, Mohammed Nalla who is head of Strategic Research-Nedbank CIB looks at the this and what a Donald Trump victory would mean for South Africa.

ANC Stalwart Mavuso Msimang says the ANC in parliament must for with the DA in a motion of NO confidence against President Jacob Zuma. Msimang was part of a panelist on SAfm's Forum@8 discussion hosted by Sakina Kamwendo alongside another struggle stalwart Dr Fazel Randera who also called on MPs to vote with their conscience.

From December 1st, the minimum wage for domestic workers will be increased. The new rates for domestic workers in Area A, large metropolitan municipalities, will now be 12-rand-42-cents an hour while workers in Area B - all other municipalities - will be 11-rand-31-cents. The new wages will remain in force until the 30th of November 2017.We spoke to Mokgadi Pela, spokesperson for the Department of...

The ANC Youth League has called on President Jacob Zuma and others implicated in the Public Protector's State of Capture report to take it on judicial review. The organisation has also questioned author and former public protector Thuli Madonsela's credibility as well as that of the report. Noma Bolani reports

Maudi Lentsone, Managing Director at Lehumo Capital looks at the MSCI Asia Pacific Index extended the last session's rebound from a seven-week low after the S&P 500 Index snapped a nine-day losing streak, China's Exports Drop for a Seventh Month on Tepid Global Demand and British Prime Minister Theresa May's 3 Day Trade Visit to INDIA got off to a rocky start.

Former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has refused to comment about the alleged leaking of an audio recording of her discussion with President Jacob Zuma. Madonsela was one of the recipients of the Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha Award in an event held in Durban last night. The audio recording carried recordings of her meeting with President, Jacob Zuma when Madonsela was doing her investigation into...

Democratic Alliance has denounced utterances made by Economic Freedom Fighter's President Julius Malema that his party is not calling for the slaughter of white people‚ at least for now. These alleged comments were made outside the Newcastle Magistrate's Court in northern KwaZulu-Natal, by Malema yesterday. He was addressing to his followers after proceedings against him for allegely urging his su...