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Protesting Wits University students say campus demonstrations might have stopped for now, but they will continue to fight for all their demands using other means. The students and the workers have now abandoned the protests after the parties agreed in principle on Sunday that Wits University will end the outsourcing of workers. A commission will be set up to oversee the process of ensuring that th...

1. The JSE suspended the MTN shares yesterday, before resuming trade after management issued further public communication. The crisis is far from over. 2. Lonmin, the 3rd largest platinum producer in the world announced it will impair about $2billion of its assets. What will be the impact of this on the company? 3. National Treasury releases the Carbon Tax bill. What will be the impact of this on...

A police officer has been shot and killed and another wounded in a shootout with suspected robbers at Lwamondo village near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The officers were patrolling the area when they saw a suspicious vehicle. They followed the car and a shootout ensued. The wounded officer drove the police car to a nearby brickyard with the body of his colleague in a passenger seat to seek help. Our r...

The race to find a new Fifa president is on and our former Minister of Human Settlements Tokyo Sexwale is one of the presidential candidates. Sexwale comes with a lot of experience within Federation. He is currently serving as an adviser to Fifa. He previously served in the fair play committee and on several subcommittees, including the committee of the Fifa global task force against racism and di...

South Africa is experiencing a crippling drought situation and already, some parts of the country have been declared disaster areas. The unfavourable climate conditions are expected to persist for the next three years and result in South Africa receiving below average rainfall. This is the country's worst water shortages in 23 years, and has caused a decline in farming output that will lower its G...

Over 350 million rands has been set aside to address the drought problems in South Africa as over 11 thousand rural communities could face serious drought if there is no rainfall in the coming weeks and months. This was revealed by Water and Sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane at a media conference in Johannessburg about the extent of the water crisis in the country. Senior journalist Thabile Mb...

Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has condemned the killing of a suspect by police officers in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. Khulekani Mpanza was running away from the police minutes before he was killed. Sakina Kamwendo POCRU spokeperson Richard Mamabolo

Sanral gives another discount as motorists resist paying for e-tolls. Gauteng freeway users are getting a once-off discount which will see them being eligible for a 60 percent reduction on their e-toll debt. As part of the new e-toll dispensation, Sanral says motorists can now settle their debt within six months or make further payment arrangements. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Sanral Spokesperson Vu...

Chartered Accountant and Development Economist at Mmoni Advisory Services Grathel Motau looks looks at MTN's woes in Nigeria continues, putting a spotlight on ethical leadership and Feedback on the National SMME colloquium bringing some tangible assistance to entrepreneurs.

It has emerged that DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard's fate was decided by way of voting through a secret ballot. But the DA would not reveal by how many votes. Some political parties in Parliament have also expressed mixed reaction to her dismissal. The DA Federal Executive terminated Kohler Barnard's membership on Friday. This comes after she was found guilty of misconduct for sharing a facebook post...

IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi insists that his party still has a role to play in addressing persisting socio-economic challenges facing the country. This as the party is trying to rebuild itself ahead of the local government elections next year. Buthelezi says South Africa is burning under poor leadership. He was addressing hundreds of IFP supporters at the party's 40th anniversary celebration r...

The ANC Women's League will today hold its so-called "Hands off Zuma" march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. This is the league's first major action since it elected its new leadership in August

On Saturday the South African Post Office management will have an urgent meeting with the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services. This is in an attempt to find workable solutions to the current financial and leadership problems and to see how the institution can be stabilised. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Posta...

Drought striken KwaZulu-Natal has some parts of the province declared as disaster zones, as more municipalities are introducing water rationing. For more Sakina Kamwendo spoke to MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KZN Nomsa Dube.

Several provinces across the country are expected to experience hot, dry conditions during the festive season. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) warned last month that the current El Niño weather phenomenon would add to the damage being done by global warming. To elaborate further Sakina Kamwenso spoke to the CSIR Principal Researcher, Dr Francois Engelbrecht,

Eskom has issued a notice of intention to disconnect power to residents in the Dikgatlong Municipality in Barkley West in the Northern Cape if they do not settle their debt. The municipality owes Eskom 8 million rand and has until December 14 to settle their bill. Neo Bodumela reports.

1. Big sell off in commodity stocks yesterday leads JSE down 2. U.S. Q3 GDP data at 1.5% largely in line with expectations, stronger dollar 3. SA food prices on the increase as PPI ticks higher and as drought clouds outlook

The candidate of Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, John Pombe Magufuli, has been declared the winner in the Presidentail elections. He garnered 8.8Million votes while his main opponent, Dr. Edward Lowassa, secured 6, Million votes. Magufuli with 58% of the total votes cas,t will now become Tanzania's 5th President succeeding Jakaya Kikwete who retires after ten years in office. However,...

The National Prosecuting Authority in KwaZulu-Natal has welcomed the sentence handed down on two men who killed eight members of the same family by the Pietermaritzburg High Court. The two brothers, Thulani and Sibonelo Mncwabe, have been sentenced to seven life imprisonment terms each for the killing of seven Mncwabe family members. They were also sentenced to an additional twenty years for killi...

South African Post Office has won a court interdict to restrain the Communication Workers Union from striking today. The Labour Court has granted a final order stopping the Union from picketing at the SA Post Office's work premises, retail outlets, mail centres, depots, regional offices and hubs. The Union's demands include that contract workers become permanent Post Office employees. To tell us m...

Provincial Secretary for the Communication Workers Union in Gauteng Jabulani Mncube tells Sakina Kamwendo that Post Office workers do NOT have endless patience, “they cannot be held accountable for what happens" during the strike.

Despite growing risks facing the financial sector, South African banks remain viable and profitable. This is the finding of the Reserve Bank's Financial Stability Review. The review identifies any potential risks to the financial system. Tshepo Mongoai reports...

Wits University management has described as unreasonable the students' demand for the university to be closed until Monday. The demand was made when vice chancellor Adam Habib came out to engage the protesting workers and students in the scotching heat at the main campus in Braamfontein, Johannesburg yesterday afternoon. The students joined the workers in their protest against the outsourcing of w...

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has denied that there's a crisis in its branches following yet another postponement of the long-awaited eThekwini regional elective conference. The conference which was scheduled to take place this past weekend, has now been set for November after the provincial elective conference. Provincial Secretary Sihle Zikalala addressed the media in Durban following the party's pro...

1.. Apple Inc. said it will have another record holiday, fuelled by enduring demand for the iPhone 2. Brazilian financial and political crisis set to remain for at least 3 more years before recovery 3. VW expects results that are short of estimate as the scandal continues to hurt revenue