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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...

Market Analyst, Nadir Tokhan of 27-Four Investment Managers looks at South African markets as prospects for Resources companies improve and the big drivers of returns there, why Japan GDP growth numbers that came out relevant and an update on BREXIT and where we are in the negotiation process.

Market Analyst, Lungile Malinga talks Asian Markets as political tensions ease after North Korea's Kim Jong Un's statement and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's recent report about South Africa and its growth prospects.

The ANC leadership in Mpumalanga and Limpopo is urging the party to avoid deepening divisions and factionalism ahead of the 54th national conference. The two provinces have also agreed to persuade other provinces to consider an uncontested succession in order to forge unity. The two provinces held a joint meeting in Polokwane. Jabulani Baloi reports...

President Jacob Zuma is to take over from Swaziland king, Mswati as SADC chairperson at this week's 37th SADAC Summit of Heads of State in Pretoria. King Mswati has hailed SADC members of states for providing necessary support during his twelve-month tenure. The king says there is progress made in promoting economic growth, peace and stability in the region. Motsebi wa Monareng reports

Three suspected robbers have been killed and one seriously injured in a shoot-out with the police. This comes after a security guard from a cash in transit van was robbed of two cash boxes at a garage in Hillcrest in Durban. The robbers fled the scene in a blue Citi Golf. Hloniphile Fakazi reports..

That ANC's National Working Committee met overnight for the first time since President Jacob Zuma survived a motion of no confidence in Parliament last week. President Zuma wants the ANC to identify and and discipline Members of Parliament that voted with opposition parties. This call has also been supported by the party's Youth League in KwaZulu Natal while police minister Fikile Mbalula who call...

Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkhosi-Malobane has instructed law enforcement agencies in Gauteng to investigate the assault case of Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe and ensure that justice is served. This after allegations surfaced by a young South African women that Mugabe assaulted her at a Sandton Hotel. It's understood that Mugabe attacked the woman after finding her with her two son...

President Jacob Zuma says the ANC's constitution, specifically the section that speaks to acts of misconduct by members, needs to be applied. He was responding to the ANC-Youth League's call for the organisation to take disciplinary action against the 26 ANC MP's who voted in favour of the motion of no confidence to topple him last week. Addressing the cadres forum organised by the ANCYL at Pongol...

We look at regulatory risk in Naspers, the impact of North Korea tensions on the market and the risk of an ETF bubble with Investment Analyst at 27-Four Investment Managers, Nadir Tokhan.

Unconfirmed reports in Zimbabwe claim that Zimbabwean Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been rushed to a South African hospital after he started vomiting while attending President Robert Mugabe's rally in Gwanda at the weekend. We speak to our Correspondent in Zimbabwe, Ephert Musekiwa.

We look at how Asian markets after release of Chinese and Japanese data points this morning and talk to "lack of trust" between the private and public sector with Investment Analyst, Lungile Malinga.

Team South Africa has flown the country's flag high in the London's IAAF Championships which concluded last night. Caster Semenya bagged another gold in the finals of the 800m race bringing the total number of medals coming home to six. Semenya had initialy won bronze in the women's 1500m race while Wayde Van Niekerk won gold in the 400m race and silver and the silver in the 200m race. Luvo Mayong...

Social media users went on a rampage yesterday following comments by the Minister of Social Development allegedly defending Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana's assault on women. Minister Bathabile Dlamini allegedly told one of the weekend papers that she will not call for Manana's head as he is not the only one accused of the abuse of women and that the issue was just being used as a political ploy....

Market Analyst, Jana van Deventer of ETM Analytics looks at South African Markets following release of Mining and manufacturing production data for June, prospects for Q2 GDP and credit rating review update from Moody's...

Parliament has reiterated that it is impossible to trace how individual MPs voted during this week's motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma. This follows calls from some in the ANC that those who didn't follow the party line, should be identified and dealt with. Twenty-six ANC MPs voted in favour of the motion, and nine abstained. This is despite a party instruction that all ANC MPs shoul...

The opposition in Kenya has urged the authorities to declare its leader, Raila Odinga, the winner of Tuesday's Presidential poll. At a news conference a spokesperson from Odinga's alliance, said un-named sources within the electoral commission have told them that Odinga had gained more votes than the current president Uhuru Kenyatta. The provisional electronic results put Kenyatta ahead by a clear...

Gauteng health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopha says leaders caught up in gender based violence need to own up to their actions. She was speaking to journalists at a Women's Day event in Pretoria. On the issue of deputy higher Education Minister Mduduzi Manana who admitted to assaulting a woman at a Fourways night club in Johannesburg, she says an apology is not enough and justice must prevail. Phumzile Mla...

Hundreds of mourners packed the Hope Restoration Ministries Hall in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, for the memorial service of slain Rhythm City actor, Dumisani Masilela. 29-year old Masilela was shot during an attempted hijacking in Tembisa. He died last week Thursday in hospital. Ditaba Tsotetsi compiled this report...

Market analyst, Jana van Deventer of ETM Analytics looks at South African markets as they closed for Women's Day yesterday and Statistics SA to release the June mining and manufacturing production data

Market Analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian markets as they remain jittery amid heightened North Korea tensions, the US 2nd quarter earnings are drawing to a close and the focus will now shift to the Chinese earnings, in particular the banking sector which has been on the spotlight with regulators worried about a potential crisis

Leader Mmusi Maimane says he will today table a motion to have parliament dissolved in an attempt to have early elections. This follows the failed motion of no confidence debate in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday. Maimane was speaking at a press briefing held yesterday in Cape Town. He says an early election could afford South Africans a way to express their views about President Zuma's presidency...

Four people have been killed in election-related violence following a vote in which Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta held a strong lead despite opposition claims of rigging. Opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused hackers of allegedly breaking into election commission computer systems, leading to what he calls massive fraud. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC correspondent, Sarah Kimani

Police in Kenya fired tear-gas on Wednesday at a group of 100 chanting supporters of Opposition leader Raila Odinga in Kisumu one of Odinga's strongholds. The protests took place shortly after the NASA presidential candidate claimed the polls were rigged. This comes after the government said police would remain on high alert as the elections results are being tallied. The East African country went...

As the country gears up to commemorate Women's Day in Kimberley in the Northern Cape today, South African women are still facing serious challenges. Gender based violence and the socio-economic status of women remain issues. Neo Bodumela reports...