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Some political parties in Parliament have condemned the government's decision of granting diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe to answer charges of assault. The Department of International Relations (Dirco) yesterday issued a statement confirming that Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane had indeed given Mugabe diplomatic immunity for the alleged assault of Gabriella Engels 2 weeks...

Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe has faced a barrage of criticism after returning home from South Africa, where she is accused on assault. Mugabe left the country in the early hours of yesterday morning alongside President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe allegedly attacked Gabriella Engels at a hotel in Sandton. Mugabe has been given a diplomatic immunity by the South African government.

The IFP says it wants the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoane-Mashabane to be summoned to Parliament to explain the reasons for granting Zimbabzwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe diplomatic immunity. A number of political parties in Parliament have condemned Nkoane-Mashabe's decision of granting Grace diplomatic immunity. Mugabe is accused of assaulting model Gabriella Engel...

We look at the 37th SADC summit took place in Pretoria over the weekend, but was arguably overshadowed by the focus on Grace Mugabe's diplomatic immunity and the stand-off between SAA and Air Zimbabwe, the BRICS bank is expected to focus more on infrastructure finance, yet its promised loan to Eskom has now been put on ice, we look at the reasons behind this with market commentator, Nerina Visser....

Veteran journalist, photographer and SABC's Radio News Johannesburg Assignment Editor, Zola Ntutu has died. Ntutu was found dead at his apartment in Kennilworth south of Johannesburg. He had been ill for some time. He joined the SABC in the early nineties as a reporter. Ntutu also covered the truth and Reconciliation Commission. His brother Eric Ntutu says the family is still shocked..

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We look at how Asian markets doing this after the Barcelona terror attacks yesterday , the JSE was flooded with earnings results yesterday and Standard Bank and Exxaro

We look at standard bank earnings, why it's is dangerous to call a stock market bubble in the U.S. And the investment case for bonds in the current environment with Nadir Thokan of 27Four Investment Managers

The civil rights organisation AfriForum and the head of its Private Prosecuting Unit, Advocate Gerrie Nel, have confirmed that they will represent Gabriella Engels who was allegedly assaulted by Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe. The 20-year-old model who was accompanied by her mother, Debbie, during a media briefing in Pretoria yesterday, alleges that Mugabe assaulted her with an electricity ex...

Former African Union Commission chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe, who's accused of beating up South African model Gabriella Engels, must face the law. Dlamini Zuma was answering questions at the launch of her book on the AU in Durban. Grace Mugabe allegedly used an extension cord with a plug at one end to whip 20-year-old Engels in a Sandton hotel on Sund...

The ANC Chief Whip in Parliament, Jackson Mthembu says the decision to remove Makhosi Khoza as the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration was taken as a last resort. On Thursday the party removed Khoza with immediate effect, citing what it calls an irretrievably breakdown between her and other ANC MPs serving on the committee. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Dr Makhos...

14 August 2017 - The painful and tragic death of kwaito artist Anthony Motaung, popularly known or Tsekeleke, has highlighted the importance of gaining a greater understanding of diabetes and its legislative status in South Africa. Some 7% of South African adults aged between 21 and 79 (3.85 million people) have diabetes. Extensive research has been conducted into diabetes and there is considerabl...

The DA says that according to the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act, Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe cannot invoke diplomatic immunity. This as she is not in the country in an official capacity and the immunity extended to Heads of State is not applicable to a first lady. It's understood that Mugabe is now pinning her hopes on using diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested after alleg...

Grace Mugabe is still here in South Africa. The Police Department says her lawyers and representatives from Zimbabwe's High Commission are now invoking diplomatic immunity to avoid assault charges. This as discussions continue to ensure Grace Mugabe is prosecuted. It is also understood that Zimbabwe's first lady will continue with her itinerary which includes attending the SADC Heads of States Sum...

Five years since the infamous Marikana killings, a bitter taste of loss still lingers among those who remain. Thousands of mineworkers and political leaders gathered at the infamous Koppie in Marikana in the North West, to honour the 34 Lonmin mineworkers who were tragically were killed on the 16 August 2012. With no arrests and no compensation in sight for surviving families, it seems justice rem...

We look at how Asian markets doing this after the release of the US Fed minutes yesterday and ratings agency Moody's coming out with an opinion statement about South Africa with Investment Analyst, Lungile Malinga.

Kenya's opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has announced that he will move to the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of last week's presidential elections. Speaking in Nairobi yesterday Odinga said his opposition coalition, the National Super Alliance (NASA) has evidence of massive irregularities that slanted the results in favour of incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta. The electoral commission declared Ke...

we look at the South African retail sales, the FOMC minutes that came out yesterday and Tencent earnings that came out yesterday with Nadir Thokan of 27Four Investment Managers.

The case between ANC members supporting former Premier Senzo Mchunu and the ANC KwaZulu-Natal leadership is going before a full bench of judges in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Wednesday. Five branch leaders are taking the party's provincial leadership to court in the hope of having the outcome of the 2015 provincial conference nullified. During the conference Sihle Zikalala defeated former P...

Parliament has summoned the Minister of Public Service and Administration Faith Muthambi to appear before it next week to respond to allegations of nepotism and other financial irregularities in her department. Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises also resolved to recover the costs of travelling and accommodation from the minister in her personal capacity including her DG. Mutham...

Police say no warrant of arrest has been issued against Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe. Mugabe failed to arrive at the Sandton police station north of Johannesburg where she was expected to hand herself over to law enforcement authorities. This after she allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old model Gabriella Engels with an extension cord at a Sandton hotel on Sunday. Engels has since opened an assa...

In this episode, Bussai talks to Mr. T.L. Madiba who is a Social Worker by Profession. We find out that supporting Casual Day and buying stickers is actually donating to organizations of people living with disabilities.

We speak to Investment Analyst Lungile Malinga on how Asian markets doing this after the release of the US retail sales figure on Tuesday, more light into the US retail sales figure and what can we expect today from our local retail sales figure?

Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Marikana tragedy, during which 34 mineworkers were shot and killed by police at the Koppie near Wonderkop outside Rustenburg in the North West. Workers, who were mostly AMCU members, embarked on an unprotected strike demanding a salary increase to 12 500 rand per rands per month

Efforts by Santaco's leadership in Tshwane to stop a strike action by their members in the region have failed. The taxi council announced on its twitter page yesterday that it would embark on a strike action this morning. We speak to SANTACO spokesperson, Thabisho Molelekwa.