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Nigerians will be going to the polls to vote for a new president on Saturday, six weeks later than planned due to Boko Haram violence. The presidential and parliamentary polls are expected to be the most tightly contested since military rule ended in 1999. Incumbent Goodluck Jonathan, is bracing for a tight race against Muhammadu Buhari. The country has reportedly ordered the closure of all its la...

1. Asian stocks retreated from an almost eight-month high, following a slump in U.S. equities, as materials and consumer shares led losses 2. What will our Reserve bank consider when they announce the rates this afternoon 3. Facebook Opens Up Messenger App to Developers and Businesses 4. Thursday Investment Opportunity - Facebook

Workers at Medupi power station in Limpopo were expected to resume work this morning after downing tools yesterday (25thMarch-2015). Contract workers- majority affiliated to NUMSA downed tools, calling on ESKOM to respond to a set of demands by Friday (tomorrow). Dhashen Moodley spoke to Eskom's Spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe....

Workers at Medupi power station in Limpopo were expected to resume work this morning after downing tools yesterday (25thMarch-2015). Contract workers- majority affiliated to NUMSA downed tools, calling on ESKOM to respond to a set of demands by Friday (tomorrow). Dhashen Moodley spoke to the Head of Collective Bargaining at Numsa, Steve Nhlapo.

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been fired by the BBC. It follows an altercation with a producer but was the latest in a series of controversies. The move by the BBC not to renew his soon-to-end contract has upset Top Gear fanatics around the world. But as details of his sustained physical attack on a producer emerge, the BBC felt it had no choice. And police in Yorkshire - where the incide...

** WE SEE SAUDI ARABIA HAS INITIATED ATTACKS IN YEMEN , THAT CAUSED THE OIL PRICE TO SPIKE BY ATLEAST 5% YESTERDAY ** SARB MPC - WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE RESERVE BANK TODAY ** NUMSA STRIKE AT MEDUPI, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE ENERGY CRISIS DOMESTICALLY

Our reporter in Zimbabwe Shingai Nyoka gives us more details

The University of Cape Town (UCT) says multiple university stakeholders want the statue of Cecil John Rhodes to be taken down. Vice Chancellor, Max Price says he's been in discussions on the matter and most agree that the statue must be removed from is current location. Thandiswa Mawu reports....

** ASIAN MARKETS STRUGGLING AGAIN FOR THE SECOND DAY AS MOMENTUM IS DRAGGED BY THE STRONG DOLLAR ** WALL STREET WOMEN HEADING TO SILICON VALLEY COULD NARROW THE GAP ** THE GROSS PROSPECT FOR THE US IMPROVE DUE TO CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

Residents in the western German town of Haltern, were shocked after hearing that 16 local high students and two teachers who had just spent a week on a Spanish exchange program were on German-wings Flight 9525, which crashed yesterday morning, into the French Alps. The school group was among the 150 people on board the plane. Meanwhile aviation experts say it is too early to speculate on what coul...

Independent Police Investigative Directorate ,IPID Head Robert Mcbride was suspended yesterday, following a notice of suspension that was served on him by Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nlheko. An urgent interdict McBride sought last week, to prevent his suspension from Ipid, was struck off the roll in the High Court in Pretoria. It's all about the ongoing debacle surrounding an investigation into...

Twenty percent. This is the average score of Maths teachers in some Free State schools. Development organisation Kagiso Trust has been testing hundreds of teachers as part of their intervention programme. Now the department of basic education is going to be following suit as their 1 plus 4 project finally kicks off. Senior Education Reporter Angela Bolowana has more details ....

** US INFLATION CAME OUT HIGHER THAN EXPECTED , THIS IS LEADING TO MORE SPECULATION IN THE MARKET ABOUT WHAT THE US FED IS GOING TO DO, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US? ** BRAZIL SCALING BACK SUPPORT FOR ITS CURRENCY ** SOUTH AFRICAN LEADING INDICATOR CAME OUT YESTERDAY ,WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT THE HEALTH OF THE DOMESTIC ECONOMY

1. Most Asian stocks fell, following a drop in U.S. equities, as industrial companies declined 2. A Chinese manufacturing gauge fell to an 11-month low in March, suggesting more stimulus may be needed to bolster factories 3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel encouraged Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to follow the path set out by Greece's creditors

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To mark World TB Day today, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, will launch a massive National TB Screening and testing Campaign in the North West Province. South Africa is one of the countries with the highest burden of TB in the world. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Minister Motsoaledi

A strongly worded ruling by judge Elias Matojane in the High Court in Pretoria yesterday, found that the Head of Gauteng Hawks, Shadrack Sibiya can go back to work. The judge dismissed the acting Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza's application for leave to appeal an earlier ruling that set aside Sibiya's suspension. The court found that Sibiya's suspension was unconstitutional as Ntlemeza does not have...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has criticised Eskom's proposed electricity tariff hike, saying the increase is unjustified. Effective from the first of April, consumers who get their electricity directly from Eskom will pay 12.69 percent more. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Cosatu Spokesperson, Patrick Craven....

** Asian markets edge higher ahead of data week ** D-Day for Tsipras and Greece as they prepare to meet Angela Merkel ** What to expect from rand this week

The long-awaited court application against the directors and managers of Aurora Empowerment Systems, starts this morning. And trade unions already say that justice should be done for the almost 5 300 former Pamodzi employees, many of whom have been left without a salary and surviving on donations. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the General Secretary of Solidarity, Gideon du Plessis

Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the National Assembly Speaker, Baleka Mbete.

Allegations are abound that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete plans to censor the latest Nkandla report before it is presented before Parliament. AND now leader of the United Democratic Movement UDM, Bantu Holomisa, has reportedly written to Mbete stating that what she wants to do is flawed and may compromise the integrity of the House she presides over. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to t...

** Eskom tariff increase ** Recent Rand strength ** Eyes on this week's SARB MPC

About two hundred and fifty child soldiers, amongst them four girls have been released by the Sudanese armed group "The Cobra Faction". This comes after a successful peace deal between the faction and the Sudanese government. Another 400 child soldiers are expected to be released this week. Unicef together with the Sudanese government are working together to reintegrate the children back into comm...

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