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On the Forum@8 this morning, Will be coming live from Bodibe Village,unveilling our biggest project to date...As we join those saying 'thank you TATA...

On the Forum@8 this morning, Will be coming live from Bodibe Village,unveilling our biggest project to date...As we join those saying 'thank you TATA...'

** Asian stocks headed for the biggest weekly gain since April ** Chinese stocks rose for the second day running, erasing the benchmark indexes loss this week ** Investment company Brait complete their acquisition of Virgin Active

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) CEO Lucky Montana has been fired with immediate effect. This is according to the Media24 newspaper Rapport. The newspaper also recently reported on Prasa's 51-billion rand tender for new passenger coaches that allegedly did not conform to the country's rail standards. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to to Satawu general Secretary Zenzo Mahlangu

The Department of Trade and Industry is concerned about illegal online gambling in South Africa. On Wednesday, the department held a seminar which looked at challenges faced in regulating and combating online gambling. Online gambling is currently illegal in South Africa. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Chief Director of Policy and Legislation at the Department of Trade and Industry, MacDonald Netshi...

1. ECB announces an extension of emergency liquidity to Greece 2. Rand has been a bit on the back foot. Can we expect a reprieve? 3. U.S. earning season well underway with some big names reporting today and early next week

Major political parties in Parliament's National Assembly have given thumbs up, to changes to the teen sex law, and raised the importance of educating adolescents about sex. The bill states that consensual sexual acts between teenagers older than 12 is not a crime, as long as the age gap between the two sex partners is less than two years.

Tšepiso Makwetla speaks to Nedbank’s Connie Gugushe about the veggie garden they are building in Bodibe village for Retshwenyegile Relief Givers.

The Energy Department has revealed plans to build nine nuclear power stations in the country. These power stations are expected to produce 23 percent or 9600 MW of the country's power by 2030. The energy department's Deputy Director General for nuclear energy, Zizamele Mbambo, says this is part of government's electricity plan which has a mixed energy agenda and Sakina kamwendo spoke to the DDG...

1. Asian Stocks Rise on U.S. Retail Sales Ahead of BOJ commentary on stimulus 2. The nuclear agreement announced on Tuesday between Iran and global powers is being called historic and monumental 3. Yellen Faces Tough Time Convincing Traders She'll Act This Year on interest rates

The Municipal Demarcation Board is set to delimit metropolitan municipalities, local municipalities and wards. The board has completed its public consultative process on the ward delimitations for the 2016 local elections. It will soon be publishing the first set of its delimitations in the Provincial Gazettes. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Municipal Demarcation Board chairperson, Jane Thupana

A listener sent us a message this morning asking about the trains that were torched last night at Germiston Train station. Sfiso wanted to know if communters are safe . To get the details Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng

Efforts by the nine unions to try to debate the return of Numsa at Cosatu special congress was unsuccessful. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Numsa's Deputy General Secretary Karl Cloete to give us his reaction to what transpired at the congress

Two doctors and a nurse from KwaZulu-Natal state hospitals, north of Durban, have been suspended after a critically injured patient died because they were allegedly bickering over which hospital should treat him. MEC S'bongiseni Dhlomo is to report the incident to professional bodies, which will be able to determine if they acted negligently. Meanwhile, a private ambulance service operating in Ver...

South Africa is looking to China to address problems in its state-owned-enterprises. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is on an official visit to China. Ramaphosa is being accompanied by two cabinet ministers and four deputy ministers. Most of China's state-owned enterprises are partially publicly listed with interests in real estate, the financial sector and rail. Ramaphosa says government is also...

1. D-DAY FOR GREEK PARLIAMENT 2. STARBUCKS COMING TO SA ... 3. CHINA GROWTH BEATS ESTIMATES AS STIMULUS KICKS IN

A police station that should have cost 52 million rand, is costing taxpayers an additional 54 million rand! The Diepsloot police station, north of Johannesburg was expected to take 3 years to build. However, 8 years later, it is yet to open it's doors to the public. Diepsloot has one of the highest crime rates in Gauteng and residents had hoped the new police station will help increase police visi...

1. Asian stocks rose a fourth day amid relief over Greece's debt deal 2. U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index posting its best three-day rally this year 3. China bigger worry for SA than Greece

Fighting in Burundi is intensifying. According to reports, Burundi's army has killed more than 30 rebels and 170 others have been captured in the north of the country. This comes amid increased political unrest following President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid to run for a third term. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Dr Yolande Bouka, a researcher at the Institute for Security Studies based in Nairobi

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COSATU unions sympathetic to expelled general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and NUMSA suffered massive defeats at the COSATU special national Congress. In the end it all came down to numbers - and they lost in the votes on the credentials and agenda. They pushed hard - forcing the debate to come to a vote. It was a dramatic day with the media kicked out of the congress during the heated debates - an u...

China has offered to develop South Africa's skills capacity in nuclear technology with no conditions. This emerged during the South Africa-China bilateral talks held in Beijing. China and Russia have surfaced as the leading bidders for our nine thousand six hundred megawatt nuclear power project. According to the deputy minister of Trade and Industry Mzwandile Masina the offer is not conditional....

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will be in Burundi's capital on Tuesday to try to bridge a political impasse that has seen two United Nations-appointed mediators fail before him. Skirmishes between the army and armed groups near the border with Rwanda, increased grenade attacks in the capital and the continued outflow of refugees to neighbouring countries has confirmed the UN view that the coun...

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1. GREEK PRIME MINISTER ALEXIS TSIPRAS SEEMINGLY CAPITULATED TO SEAL A DEAL. BUT WILL IT PASS GREEK PARLIAMENT ? 2. IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL APPEARS IMMINENT 3. MACRO FOCUS TO SHIFT TO FED CHAIR JANET YELLEN'S TESTIMONY LATER THIS WEEK