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The inter ministerial task team has had a series of meetings getting first hand information and also assessing the situation at Lily Gold Mine near Barberton, Mpumalanga. The team arrived at the mine this week following another collapse of two rocks into the shaft, in which the three mine staff members are still trapped under ground. The mine management described the weekend incident as the ongoin...

The lawfulness of a disciplinary process against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe will be argued in the Supreme Court of Appeal today. The case is being brought by Constitutional Court Justices, Bess Nkabinde and Chris Jafta. The two were initially meant to be the principal witnesses against Hlophe at a Judicial Tribunal hearing. They have since lost their arguments at the tribunal and in...

The City of Cape Town's Environmental Management spokesperson, Gregg Oelofse, says there's no specific reason why whales have been beaching along the Cape coastline in the past three months. This comes after the carcass of a six metre long Southern Right whale calf was found on the rocks at Bantry Bay, Sea Point along the Atlantic Seabord yesterday. Corbin August reports..

Democratic Alliance Federal Council that met in Cape Town over the weekend is fully backing DA MP and former Prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach who is facing criminal charges for contravening the NPA Act and defeating the ends of Justice. The NPA says it has a winnable case to successfully prosecute Breytenbach who appear in the Pretoria Magistrates Court today. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercede...

The Johannesburg Central police Station is calling for members of the community who are keen to help fight crime, to join them as informers. Warrant Officer Xoli Mbele says accepted applicants will undergo training and be incentivised.

President Jacob Zuma has assigned various Ministers to urgently assist families of miners who are still trapped at Lily Farm in Barberton. Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr Mosebenzi Zwane, the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women,Susan Shabangu and the Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini are expected to put their heads together and provide support to the affected familie...

Lily Mine rescue efforts for three trapped miners have been suspended following another collapse at the mine on yesterday afternoon. Additional Mine engineers have arrived at the Lily gold mine between Louws Creek and Barberton to conduct assessments at the mine. The miners were trapped when a container serving as a lamp room collapsed into a large sinkhole at the mine shaft a week ago. Vusi Twala...

1. Last week continued to be extremely volatile on global markets, but at least we managed to finish the week of on a very strong note. Do you think the bounce that we've seen is sustainable? 2. Chinese markets were closed for the whole week for the Chinese New Year - should we expect them to be in catch-up mode this week, or will they lead the action once again? 3. Coming back home - last week we...

A church in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape has raised eyebrows after allegations that it has violated children's rights surfaced. Community members have called for law enforcement agencies to intervene. It is believed that more than 20 children at the church are not allowed to go to school while parents who are members of the church are forced to resign from work. Nkululeko Nyembezi reports

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There's now hope that the trapped miners in Lily Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga will soon be found. A tyre that was close to the container that kept the miners has been discovered by the rescue team members. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) President Joseph Mathunjwa spend a day underground helping the mine management and the rescue workers to find the miners. Sakina Kam...

1. Reaction to the SONA 2. Rand strong ahead of the first trading following the SONA 3. Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level in Seven Weeks

As this year's Mining Indaba wraps up in Cape Town - experts have appealed to mining companies to be more transparent regarding the impact of the current commodity slump. Some have urged the sector to retrain workers facing retrenchment in skills outside mining. Lack of adequate measures by the industry to deal with any cyclical downturn has also been raised as a major concern. Tshepo Mongoai repo...

President Jacob Zuma has called South Africans to work together and address the economic challenges. President Jacob Zuma says the South African economy has been facing a tough time since the global economy meltdown of 2008. He was delivering his State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of Parliament. He singled out South Africa's BRICs partners Russia, Brazil and China as countries where gr...

Government will tighten the public purse as the country battles a weakened economy and dwindling tax revenue. President Jacob Zuma announced new measures to curb wasteful expenditure. However he has made it clear social spending will not be compromised. He delivered his state of the nation address in parliament last night - spending much of his address on plans to revive the ailing economy. Presid...

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague will rule today (12 February) as to whether out of court evidence from witnesses who later recanted, is admissible in the case against Kenyan vice president William Ruto. The judgement goes to the heart of the case against Ruto, who's accused of ordering the violence that followed Kenya's 2008 election, as Elena Casas explains.

1. Let's talk about Woolworths earnings update and the general condition for retailers 2. Summary of some of the key points from SONA 3. Eurozone growth numbers coming out today

The hightened security in Parliament for the State of the Nation didn't dampen the colourful part of the event - which is fashion. Members of Parliament, dignitaries and invited guests were dressed to the occassion. Lulama Matya reports....

A New David Kramer music production " District Six Kanala" will make its world première in Cape Town this evening. Today marks 50-years since District Six was declared a whites-only area by the apartheid regime using the Group Area's Act of 1950. Thousands of people were forcefully removed to the Cape Flats and their houses, halls and bioscopes flattened. As Carmel Loggenberg Roberts reports the n...

Various activities have been planned in Cape Town ahead of President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address in Parliament. The City of Cape Town says organisations such as the "Zuma Must Fall" movement have been granted permission to march in the CBD. Chris Mabuya reports...

Political parties want President Jacob Zuma to tell the nation what his plans are to revive the economy. Some have also urged him to apologise for refusing for two years to adhere to the recommendations of the Public Protector on paying for non-security upgrades at his Nkandla home. Zuma will deliver the annual State of the Nation Address later this evening (thursday 11 February). His lawyers have...

On the sidelines of the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Trade and Industry minister, Rob Davies announced that his department and global precious metals company- Isando Precious Metal is funding a fuel cell project that will assist South Africa to boost our platinum industry...Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the CEO of IPM, Vinay Somera.

The search for the three missing Lily gold mine's staff members continues. Rescue teams remain busy underground blasting rocks and removing sand to reach the container in which the three workers are believed to be trapped. Church leaders, unions and members of the provincial legislature visited the mine to support family members of the missing trio. Vusi Twala reports ...

1. The Mining indaba and the CEO’s summit reveals “red tap” as core reason for the slowness in Foreign Direct Investments 2. More European countries consider exiting the Eurozone to protect their individual economies 3. The FED warns of complacency after the initial rate hike

The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South African (contralesa) says Mvezo Chief Mandla Mandela cannot lead the people of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape and be a Muslim at the same time. This follows Mandla Mandela's convertion to Islam. Mandela got married Rabia Clarke, a Muslim woman and is believed to have converted to Islam late last year. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the general secretary of Contral...