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The Standing Committee on Public Accounts - SCOPA - in the North West says punitive action will be taken against high ranking officials of the North West government, including the MECs, who were involved in the issuing of a controversial tender amounting to 15-million rands. This is in relation to the monies paid to a law firm, that was helping out with the disciplinary hearings of two officials....

The High Court sitting in Nelspruit in Mpumalanga has found the owner of an initiation school, Jabulani Mlombo, guilty of seventeen rape and three sexual assault charges. Mlombo and his wife, Sister Khoza are accused of assaulting and raping 21 girls who were attending their initiation school at Masoyi near Hazyview in 2012. The two were charged with 49 counts of rape and assault. Khoza was found...

The Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution, Lawson Naidoo, analyses the Public protector and Nkandla ad hoc committee saga

The office of the ANC CHIEF WHIP issued a statement responding to the Public Protector's criticism against the parliamentary AD HOC Committee. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to ANC Ad Hoc Committee member, Mmamoloko Kubayi....

Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela says the Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete is duty bound in terms of the Constitution to allow her to shed light on Police Minister Ntahi Nhleko's report before the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee on Nkandla. This comes after the ANC voted against calling her before the Nkandla ad-hoc committee on security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma's Nkan...

Load shedding is just as frustrating for babies as it is for adults, businesses and the economy. Babies have often missed their meals as they cannot get their formula milk or expressed breast milk when the power goes off. South Africa has been experiencing load shedding since the beginning of the year. Senior health journalist Thabile Mbhele reports

South Africa faces the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment. This is according to a report by global aid and development charity organisation Oxfam. The report says the future of South Africa depends on the country's ability to end social deprivation and manage social stress. For more Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Nokutula Mhene, Oxfam's Economic Justice Campaigns Advisor...

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Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at; 1. Asian Stocks Fall on China Growth Concerns as Oil Extends Drop 2. India’s Snapdeal Said to Draw $500 Million From Alibaba 3. Market Manipulation Goes Global, Says Steven Roach former Chairman of Morgan Stanley

While the National Police Commissioner is faced with justifying to President Jacob Zuma why she should keep her position following a probe into her fitness to hold office, the country's police officers are being shot and killed frequently in the line of duty. So far 53 police officers have been killed since January. This morning we speak to police spokesperson, Vishnu Naidoo, regarding possible in...

Market Analyst at 27 Four Investments Nadir Thokan looks at the Global manufacturing PMI data coming out today and AMCU's rejection of the latest wage offer in the gold sector.

EFF leader Julius Malema's fraud and corruption trial is set to begin in Polokwane today. The case relates to a 52 million rand tender awarded to On-Point Engineering in 2009. Malema's Ratanang Trust is alleged to have fraudulently benefited from the tender. The company was co-owned by Malema and his business associates and now co-accused - Lesiba Gwangwa and Kagiso Dichabe. The company allegedly...

Association of Mine Workers and Construction Union, AMCU,'s members have rejected the wage offer by their employers during a mass meeting held at Sibanye Beatrix sport ground at Theunissen, in the Free State. The workers included union members from Free State, Gauteng and North West. AMCU, NUM and Solidarity have been in negotiations with the Chamber of Mines since May this year. The Chamber of Mi...

The Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters has asked the Auditor General, Kimi Makwetu to to probe alleged financial mismanagement at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA. The request came amid alleged violations of the Public Finance Management Act and other related statutes regarding contracts and payments to service providers. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Spokesperson for the Minister of Transport, Tinyan...

National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, has until today to write to President Jacob Zuma, and explain her fitness for office following the recommendation made the Marikana Commission. The question however is who will replace her if she is dismissed, and will it be another politician, or is it perhaps time that a career police officer takes up the mantle, seeing that all three political appoint...

After a vote on Thursday in the National Assembly, Parliament has adopted revised rules, with immediate effect, dealing with disruptions in the House. The proposed rules will see unruly MPs removed from the precinct by the Parliamentary Protection Services if they refuse to leave the Chamber after being instructed to do so. The first report of the Rules Committee of the National Assembly was table...

Parliament's ad hoc committee on Nkandla has concluded that it will not call any other witnesses to appear before it. The committee was established to look into the report by the Police minister, Nathi Nhleko, on how much money President Jacob Zuma should repay for non security upgrades. Nhleko and Public Works minister, Thulas Nxesi, were called to explain their reports to the committee yesterday...

The South African gold producers have offered a wage increase of up to 17 percent to unions. This is their final offer, which they believe is generous and above inflation. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Charmane Russell, Spokesperson for the Gold Producers and General Secretary, David Sipunzi

The former CEO of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Prasa, has laid criminal charges of fraud against five people who he believes cost the company millions of rand. Lucky Montana yesterday addressed the media on the steps of the Hillbrow Police Station after laying the charges. One of the five people he laid charges against is the current Chairman of Prasa, Popo Molefe

1. U.S. GDP numbers a little softer but inflation ticks up pushing the dollar to its strongest gain since January 2. SA PPI numbers printed slightly below expectations 3. Gold set to end weakest month in 2 years as dollar weighs on commodities

A police officer has given damning evidence against his colleagues who are on trial for the death of Mozambican taxi driver, Mido Macia. Warrant officer Mpumzi Ngamlana told the High Court in Pretoria that Macia was brought into the police holding cells on the 23rd of February 2013, with no trousers and had suffered head injuries. Hours later, he was certified dead by the paramedics. Video footage...

Durban High Court Judge Achmat Jappie has called on leaders of the two factions in the Nazareth Baptist Church to calm their followers. This follows clashes between faction members outside court earlier this week. Police used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse the congregants. At least two people were injured and property was damaged during one of the clashes. The Church's leadership tussle be...

Certain employees of the Gauteng legislature are allegedly involved in corruption, fraud, malpractice and nepotism. The allegations are contained in an anonymous letter sent to the office of the speaker. SABC News is in possession of the letter. It alleges that legislature employees prefer certain companies during procurement and that some staff have been promoted without following proper procedur...

DA leader Mmusi maimane says it would be unwise to dismiss the fact that ministers Nathi Nhleko and Thulas Nxesi are appointed by the president, serve and defend him as well. Maimane made his remarks after police minister Nathi Nhleko and Public Works minister Thulas Nxesi addressed the Ad hoc Committee in Parliament regarding the upgrades at president Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence. Maimane says...

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