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Mohammed Nalla, Head Strategic Research-Nedbank CIB talks about how the US elections are dominating headlines while US markets surge on slight Clinton lead, rand surges on positive risk sentiment driven by both local and global developments and Oil prices stabilize ahead of OPEC meeting this month but Chinese demand lower

The United States will elect its next President today. While four candidates are on the ballot in most states only two have a viable chance of winning enough electoral college votes to replace President Barack Obama in the White House. National polls have Democratic Hillary Clinton maintaining a three to six point advantage over Republican nominee Donald Trump. Sherwin Bryce Pease filled this repo...

Trade union Solidarity has called for the appointment of an acting president pending the finalisation of the report by the commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture. The union filed a petition in Parliament and delivered letters to cabinet on Friday, setting out grounds for this request. We spoke to Solidarity Chief Executive Dirk Hermann...

The DA says it has uncovered a trail of corruption and plunder in the metros it won from the ANC in August 3 municipal elections. DA leader Mmusi Maimane, together with Tshwane Metro and Johannesburg Mayors, Solly Msimanga and Herman Mashaba briefed the media in Johannesburg at the weekend. Nomsa Mdhluli was there and filed this report...

A newly-built police station has become a white elephant in Moeka in the Moretele Municipality near Pretoria. Residents say the new police station has become a haven for criminals who are vandalising it. Construction started in 2013 and halted in early 2014 due to an alleged problem with contractors. Residents say before the construction was halted the police station only needed some finishing tou...

Managing Director at Lehumo Capital Maudi Lentsone looks at Asian markets as dollar and the Mexican Peso turn positive after FBI clears US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton of wrongdoing, China Bars Independence Supporters From Hong Kong Legislature and Australia Could Lose AAA Rating Next Month

Another ANC NEC member and member of Parliament, Mathole Motshekga, has spoken out against the party's president Jacob Zuma, calling for him to resign following the release of the State of Capture Report. Motshekga is the latest to break ranks after ANC Chief Whip in parliament Jackson Mthembu called for the entire party's NEC to step down. According to media reports, Motshekga maintained that the...

SACP General Secretary Blade Nzimande has urged a stop to the abuse of state organs for serving narrow agendas. Dr Nzimande speaks to AMLive Anchor Sakina Kamwendo

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema is expected to appear in Newcastle regional court this morning for allegedly breaking the Riotous Assemblies Act. The National Prosecuting Authority says Malema has been charged for inciting people to break the law, following repeated comments he made telling people to occupy empty land. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

Mohammed Nalla, Head Strategic Research-Nedbank CIB looks at the markets swinging from risk off to risk on, on the back of US election fears, Brexit vote set for the agenda in the UK this week and reports of the weekend that finance Minister might be charged will keep political risk alive in South Africa

Sakina Kamwendo speaks to the wife of the late Clive Derby-Lewis, Gaye who says her husband feared what was going to happen when the ANC took over. Gave Derby-Lewis says there is NO evidence that her husband killed the SACP leader Chris Hani

SABC News Specialist Political Researcher, Ronesh Dhawraj summarises the State of Capture report

The Public Protector's report on alleged state capture was released late last evening - finding a wide range of issues of concern and saying in its remedial action that President Jacob Zuma should appoint a judicial commission of inquiry within 30 days. The report goes on to say that the commission's findings should be presented to President Jacob Zuma within six months of the establishment of the...

ANC's Zizi Kodwa says interception between business & political leadership will always have unscrupulous relations. He further emphasised that the governing party takes the allegations in the report very seriously.

The ANC may lose one of its support bases in rural areas, if the Congress of Traditional Leaders' threat to withdraw it support is anything to go by. Contralesa has given the ruling party 60 days to respond to a list of demands or it will withdraw its support from the ANC. Among their demands, Contralesa wants President Zuma to pardon the jailed abaThembu King Buyelkhaya Dalindyebo and recognise t...

Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian markets as price of Brent crude oil at 47-dollars-43-cents a barrel, yen strengthens and hurts exports and recovery in the Brics nations could help with Ratings downgrade

Founder of the Decolonisation Foundation, Mzwanele Manyi says what the State Capture report calls for, is unconstitutional. The Public Protector's office was ordered by the hight court in Pretoria to release the 355-page report yesterday. The report calls for a judicial inquiry into the alleged influence of the Gupta family on government appointments.

The first HIV vaccination trials to prevent the spread of the virus have kicked off at the Chris Hani Baragwaneth Academic Hospital in Soweto. This study called the HVTN 702 involves over five thousand participants in 15 sites across the country. South African scientists and their international partners are optimistic that the trial will yield positive results in about four years. Sakina Kamwendo...

Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Khomotso Moshikaro, Public Law Lecturer at the University of Cape Town about the State of capture report

The Head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate - IPID - Robert McBride, says he is relieved that the charges of fraud and defeating the ends of justice levelled against him have been withdrawn. McBride, together with his two co-accused Mathews Sesoko and Innocent Khuba, was facing the charges in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court. The two investigators have since been fired from IPID as...

Opposition parties have dismissed President Jacob Zuma's assertion that former Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela did not follow due process in finalising the so-called STATE CAPTURE report. On Monday, proceedings got underway in the High Court in Pretoria where President President Zuma is seeking a postponement of the release of the Public Protector's report which attempts to ascertain whe...

Political parties in parliament last has held a debate on whether to review South Africa's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The debate came as the country is faced with the sluggish economic growth. Abongwe Kobokana filed this reports...

Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela Asian markets as possible Trump presidency gets a boost, Murray and Roberts sells substantial business unit and steady Rand could help down the petrol price as oil slows to $47.43...

Investment Analyst at Twenty-Seven-Four investment managers, Nadir Thokan looks at the potential for a merger between Steinhoff and Shoprite, new car sales numbers came out yesterday and China PMI numbers that came out yesterday

Opposition parties say they are pleased to have been admitted as an intervening parties in the State Capture case being heard in the Pretoria High Court. Pulling a united front, the Economic Freedom Fighters, United Democratic Movement and Congress of the People have all applied to intervene in President Jacob Zuma's application to interdict the report that was to be released by the former public...