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There's now hope that the trapped miners in Lily Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga will soon be found. A tyre that was close to the container that kept the miners has been discovered by the rescue team members. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) President Joseph Mathunjwa spend a day underground helping the mine management and the rescue workers to find the miners. Sakina Kam...

1. Reaction to the SONA 2. Rand strong ahead of the first trading following the SONA 3. Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level in Seven Weeks

As this year's Mining Indaba wraps up in Cape Town - experts have appealed to mining companies to be more transparent regarding the impact of the current commodity slump. Some have urged the sector to retrain workers facing retrenchment in skills outside mining. Lack of adequate measures by the industry to deal with any cyclical downturn has also been raised as a major concern. Tshepo Mongoai repo...

President Jacob Zuma has called South Africans to work together and address the economic challenges. President Jacob Zuma says the South African economy has been facing a tough time since the global economy meltdown of 2008. He was delivering his State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of Parliament. He singled out South Africa's BRICs partners Russia, Brazil and China as countries where gr...

Government will tighten the public purse as the country battles a weakened economy and dwindling tax revenue. President Jacob Zuma announced new measures to curb wasteful expenditure. However he has made it clear social spending will not be compromised. He delivered his state of the nation address in parliament last night - spending much of his address on plans to revive the ailing economy. Presid...

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague will rule today (12 February) as to whether out of court evidence from witnesses who later recanted, is admissible in the case against Kenyan vice president William Ruto. The judgement goes to the heart of the case against Ruto, who's accused of ordering the violence that followed Kenya's 2008 election, as Elena Casas explains.

1. Let's talk about Woolworths earnings update and the general condition for retailers 2. Summary of some of the key points from SONA 3. Eurozone growth numbers coming out today

The hightened security in Parliament for the State of the Nation didn't dampen the colourful part of the event - which is fashion. Members of Parliament, dignitaries and invited guests were dressed to the occassion. Lulama Matya reports....

A New David Kramer music production " District Six Kanala" will make its world première in Cape Town this evening. Today marks 50-years since District Six was declared a whites-only area by the apartheid regime using the Group Area's Act of 1950. Thousands of people were forcefully removed to the Cape Flats and their houses, halls and bioscopes flattened. As Carmel Loggenberg Roberts reports the n...

Various activities have been planned in Cape Town ahead of President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address in Parliament. The City of Cape Town says organisations such as the "Zuma Must Fall" movement have been granted permission to march in the CBD. Chris Mabuya reports...

Political parties want President Jacob Zuma to tell the nation what his plans are to revive the economy. Some have also urged him to apologise for refusing for two years to adhere to the recommendations of the Public Protector on paying for non-security upgrades at his Nkandla home. Zuma will deliver the annual State of the Nation Address later this evening (thursday 11 February). His lawyers have...

On the sidelines of the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Trade and Industry minister, Rob Davies announced that his department and global precious metals company- Isando Precious Metal is funding a fuel cell project that will assist South Africa to boost our platinum industry...Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the CEO of IPM, Vinay Somera.

The search for the three missing Lily gold mine's staff members continues. Rescue teams remain busy underground blasting rocks and removing sand to reach the container in which the three workers are believed to be trapped. Church leaders, unions and members of the provincial legislature visited the mine to support family members of the missing trio. Vusi Twala reports ...

1. The Mining indaba and the CEO’s summit reveals “red tap” as core reason for the slowness in Foreign Direct Investments 2. More European countries consider exiting the Eurozone to protect their individual economies 3. The FED warns of complacency after the initial rate hike

The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South African (contralesa) says Mvezo Chief Mandla Mandela cannot lead the people of Mvezo in the Eastern Cape and be a Muslim at the same time. This follows Mandla Mandela's convertion to Islam. Mandela got married Rabia Clarke, a Muslim woman and is believed to have converted to Islam late last year. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the general secretary of Contral...

Parliament says it is ready to host the President for this year's State of the Nation Address. National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete says there is adequate security to deal with any attempts to disrupt the event, as the EFF has threatened. Addressing the media at parliament, Mbete says all security services have made the necessary preparations and they expect everything to go smoothly. Joseph Mos...

Government and the business sector have agreed on new measures to improve levels of cooperation and engagement. This emerged after the meeting between President Jacob Zuma and the country's Chief Executive Officers of top companies in Cape Town yesterday. The meeting comes ahead of the President's State of the Nation Address on Thursday. Presidential Correspondent Tshepo Ikaneng has filed this rep...

1. The restructuring happening at Bidvest 2. The rout in European equities and what is driving it? 3. Janet Yellen's testimony to congress happening today and tomorrow

Thousands of EFF supporters descended on the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg to support the party's legal battle against President Jacob Zuma and the national assembly. They marched from Newtown to outside the court where the country's legal eagles were squaring up on the Public Protector's recommendations that President Zuma pay back the money for non-security upgrades at his Nkandla home in...

The number of doctors in the country is critically low while administration staff such as clerks and managers is fast escalating. The SA Medical Association says its concerned that there are too many medical posts that are frozen in provinces which need doctors the most. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Vice Chairman of the SA Medical Association Dr. Mzukisi Grootboom and Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoal...

1. Emerging-market stocks ended a two-day gain amid the widest price swings this year as slumping oil prices sapped energy companies and traders weighed the timing of U.S. interest-rate increases 2. More than a quarter of the African nations south of the Sahara Desert have presidential elections this year, and renewable energy developers could stand to benefit 3. India sees its growth exceeding ec...

The much-anticipated Constitutional Court hearing into the powers of the Public Protector is set to get underway this morning (tuesday 9 february). The marathon hearing before the highest court in the land is expected to settle the dispute over whether President Jacob Zuma is obliged to pay to pay back money for non-security features at his Nkandla home. Senior Constitutional Court reporter, Candi...

Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza on NDPP's decision to prosecute members of the Soweto Special Branch for the murder of Nokuthula Simelane.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says they have decided to prosecute four members of the Soweto Special Branch for the murder of Nokuthula Simelane. Simelane disappeared in September 1983. She was an ANC underground operative. She disappeared in the hands of the Soweto Special Branch. Sakina spoke to spokesperson of the NPA Luvuyo Mfaku and Thembi Nkadimeng , sister to Nokuthula Simelane L...

The North West police have confirmed an incident where a group of EFF members allegedly attempted to attack and set alight the house of the ANC Youth League President, Collen Maine, at his home village outside Taung. The alleged attack happened yesterday afternoon. This is apparently linked to the comments made by Maine at a youth league's rally in Shoshanguve north of Pretoria, over the weekend....