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Analysts have told the SABC any retreat by global investment banks from Africa will not be a long-term measure. This comes amid reports Barclays is looking to sell large parts of its assets in Africa, under plans by new CEO Jes Staley. Barclays Africa employs over 44-thousand people across the continent - but there are concerns over instability in some African countries and falling commodity price...

The ANC youth League president Collen Maine has defended President Jacob Zuma against critics who blame him for the strain that the rand is under after firing finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. He says the ANCYL aims to influence the government to establish state owned bank. Maine was speaking during a media briefing in Bloemfontein. Thabiso Radebe reports

Nerina Visser, Strategist at ETF SA looks at turmoil at the markets, the outlook for inflation in SA and CPI for December increased to 5.2% Despite some rain in parts of the country, the drought has not yet been broken and white maize prices remain at record levels, and are about 25% higher than yellow maize

Nerina Visser, Strategist at ETF SA looks at the World Economic Forum meeting which is underway in Davos in Switzerland, Port Elizabeth public hearings into Eskom's application to NERSA for another electricity tariff increase and Consumer Price Inflation numbers for December to be released later today.

Markets analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at how Asian markets continue declines as currency wars hit hard on the emerging markets, the Bank of England not ready to hike rates and the International Monetary Fund reviews downwards the world's Growth expectations.

Passenger rail agency, PRASA, MUST make sure that the doors on their commuter trains remain closed while the train is in motion. In terms of a recent Constitutional Court Judgment, failure to do this will mean that PRASA will have to cough up for damages. To date, PRASA seems to have done little to comply with their own basic safety procedures. Senior Constitutional Court Reporter, Candice Nolan r...

NUMSA is calling on all worker formations including Cosatu affiliates to join it in a rolling mass action against the newly amended tax laws. The Metalworker's union says it will apply this week to take to the streets in protest against the legislation. The union says it will push to have the law immediately repealed. Numsa is the latest in the chorus of other unions including Cosatu in rejecting...

There is still hope for students who want to attend University but don't qualify for bursaries or the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. Organisations like bursarynetwork.com helps raise funds to support students who don't have sufficient funds. The Founder of Bursary Network, Emmanuel Luthuli, joins us on the line to tell us more.

Yesterday, we received an sms from Khethokuhle Mbili, one of the final year students at Unisa, who says the institution introduced a new enrolment Policy last year, but until now, the majority of applications for first time students are not finalised. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Professor Michael Temane who is the Deputy Registrar at Unisa.

Markets analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at Stock Slump Extended in Europe, Asia as Iran Stokes Oil Decline, China GDP Slows to Weakest Since 2009 on Manufacturing Slide, shares in MTN Group rose on Monday on news that sanctions against Iran have been lifted and shares in South Africa's Mr Price plunge after weak Christmas sales.

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is reported to have been given preferential treatment in prison. The Department of Correctional Services has dismissed the claims , saying that all offenders are given the same treatment, except when a doctor prescribes differently. Department of Correctional Services Spokesperson, Manelisi Wolela speaks to Sakina Kamwendo

One of KwaZulu-Natal's worst performing education districts has been given a lifeline by a prominent Durban businessman. Vivian Reddy has pledged to spend about ten million rand to assist in improving education results in the Ilembe District on the province's north coast over the next few years. The initiative was announced by Reddy and Education MEC Peggy Nkonyeni in Durban. Meanwhile, a national...

Children living with autism in Soweto will now have easier access to schooling. This comes after the Gauteng Department of Education officially opened the Thulasizwe School for Autism, in Orlando West - Soweto yesterday. The school is one of eleven institutions that have been opened since the start of the year to cater for children with special intellectual needs. Thulasizwe School for Autism will...

Local government elections may possibly only take place in August. This is due to the Independent Electoral Commission still working on contingency plans to allocate thousands of voters in townships and rural areas with addresses. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela

Herman Mashaba, the Founder of the hair-product Black Like Me, has been chosen as the Democratic Alliance's (DA's) Mayoral Candidate for the City of Johannesburg for the upcoming local government elections. Mashaba says, he can't watch the country move in the wrong direction. He says he is really intrigued that in South Africa today, he is still regarded as a black person. He joins us on the line...

Markets analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at Emerging-market stocks fell to the lowest level since 2009 as concern about faltering global economic growth and the slump in oil prices sapped risk appetite, Stocks across the Middle East tumbled as the easing of sanctions against Iran raised the prospect of a surge in oil supplies to a market already reeling from the lowest prices in more than a decade...

Nerina Visser, Strategist at ETF SA looks at what 2016 for the markets and the economy, oil price would be around $30 a barrel! In the light of the weakness of the rand, this is probably something to be grateful for. What impact would this have on the domestic inflation and interest rate outlook and the global beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev listed on the JSE on Friday, does this mean that the tra...

ANC supporters have pulled down the 'Zuma must fall' giant billboard which was mounted on a wall of an apartment building in Cape Town. Chaos ensued when one member of the crowd insulted President Jacob Zuma while ANC Dullah Omar Regional Chairperson Xolani Sotashe was addressing the protesters. Abongwe Kobokana reports.

Students aligned to the Fees Must Fall demonstrations in Cape Town have described the deployment of additional security officials to universities as intimidating. Security has been visibly beefed up on some campuses, amid the writing of deferred exams and ahead of the 2016 registration process. Thandiswa Mawu reports..

Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly talks about the combined value Apple, ExxonMobil and Google has been lost by the world’s struggling mining industry, which is at an 11-year low, another diamond mine is closing and mines are coming under the auction hammer around the world and Former President Kgalema Motlanthe is calling for an efficient, collective solution...

The South African government has made a submission for an extension to explain to the International Criminal Court why they did not transfer Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir to The Hague when he attended an EU summit in Johannesburg in June 2015. The ICC has an arrest warrant out against the president for his alleged involvement in the atrocities in Darfur in 2003 which left approximately 300 tho...

Market analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at U.S. Stocks Stem Global Sell off , Asian Stocks Rebound After U.S. Advance as Material Shares Rise and the weeks wrap after Oil slumped and the Rand played yoyo.

Eleven people have been arrested for public violence and looting shops in Waterval Boven in Mpumalanga. Residents embarked on a violent service delivery protest setting alight municipal offices and a clinic, late yesterday. They are demanding services such as clean drinking water. Mthobisi Mkhaliphi reports..

The Independent Electoral Commission goes into this year's local government elections with the Tlokwe Municipality judgment hanging over its head. The Constitutional Court found that the 2013 by-election was not free and fair. Opposition parties have pointed to the case saying their confidence in the electoral body has waned. The parties attended the IEC's 2016 local government poll launch - outli...

Some analysts have called on pension fund trustees to do more to educate their members about the significance of saving for retirement. The resentment against the new pension fund reform by among the working class had been attributed to lack of education on financial matters. Earlier this week, President Jacob Zuma signed the new tax legislation which will see government regulating the way retired...