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HIV testing kits are now available over the counter. The Pharmacy Council of South Africa says pharmacists can now sell HIV testing kits at their pharmacies. The Council says the ban on the sale of the testing kits was removed last year and is now ready to be implemented. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to CEO of Pharmacy Council of South Africa Amos Masango...

1. Amplats earnings 2. India's economic growth numbers 3. Janet Yellen's testimony to congress later this week

The search for the three missing staff members of the Lily gold mine continues. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Lilly Mine Operations Director who says the search is at the critical stage, but they are not loosing hope.

Markets Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at China's foreign-exchange reserves shrank to the smallest since 2012, Oil traded near $31 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met to discuss cooperating to stabilize the market and U.S. data signalled investors are split on the direction for prices and U.S. companies created 151,000 jobs in January, a disappointment compared to the economist consensu...

Nadir Thokan, Analyst at 27Four Investment Managers looks at US jobs numbers that came out on Friday, shrinking Chinese foreign reserves and why is this happening and the tough task facing Pravin Gordhan for the budget speech.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken out against incidents of racism in the country. He said that the government is working hard to improve the economy and create employment. The Deputy President also promised solutions to mitigate against the downgrading of the economy by rating agencies including a negative forecast by the World Bank on the country's growth prospects. He was speaking duri...

Two Durban cyclists have been killed by an alleged drunk driver. The incident happened just after five o' clock on Sunday morning. Both cyclists were members of the Kings Park Cycling Club. Minoshni Pillay compiled this report

The ANCYL says it is ready to defend its mother body and its president, Jacob Zuma. Addressing thousands of members at the Kgala-mela len-yatso rally in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, youth league president, Collen Maine, told the crowd they must protect the ANC and not be distracted as the Local Government Elections approach. Maine also had a strong message for opposition parties. Phumzile Mlange...

South African Businessman Tokyo Sexwale says he is pushing on with the race to be Football World Governing body FIFA's next president despite a decision by the Confederation of African Football to endorse Bahrain Football Association's President Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa. Sexwale says the continent needs a person who understands what ails football in Africa and he is that man. Sarah Kimani spoke t...

The public hearings by the National Energy Regulator, NERSA into Eskom's application to increase tariffs by more than 16 percent were held at Gallagher Estate in Gauteng today. The utility says it is applying for this increase, bearing in mind that consumers are hard pressed. It maintains that it is sensitive to the current socio-economic challenges and the increase will help it meet its financial...

The Constitutional Court case looking into the powers of the Public Protector is set to go ahead next Tuesday. President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday proposed how he might go about paying back part of the money for non-security related features to his Nkandla home. The Constitutional Court responded by saying that the parties should decide the issue among themselves. But such an agreement seems unlikely....

The eThekwini Municipality may soon be forced to revisit its practice of grave sharing if the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, disapproves it. The issue came under the spotlight at the Commission's recent sitting in Durban. Legal experts say the body has every right to force the municipality to urgently reconsider this. Mi...

COSATU says it is gearing up for a must win battle. The federation is going ahead with their fight for the new pension tax laws to be scrapped. The labour federation held a special Central Executive Committee meeting to map out a way forward with just three months to go before the law comes into effect. The new laws limit workers to withdrawing a third of their pension as a lump sum upon retiremen...

Zimbabwe's Central Bank has unveiled a draft of measures aimed at tightening exchange controls and keeping money in the formal banking sector. The country's Reserve Bank Governor John Manguya says Zimbabwe lost close to two billion US dollars or 160 billion rand - in externalization of funds in 2015. He tabled his 2016 monetary policy yesterday. Shinga Nyoka reports....

Moody’s Investor Services indicates that the GDP low growth prospects is credit negative. What does this mean and what would be the impact if any and can professionals play their part in curbing the scourge of unemployed graduates.

Adriana Marais is preparing herself for a one-way trip to Mars. She has been short-listed for the Mars One project. If selected, she will see her dream of travelling to the Red Planet fulfilled in 2026. Marais, who is a theoretical physicist and member of the Quantum Research Group, says her fascination with living on another planet started at a young age. She joins us on the line now to tell us m...

Suspended Police Commissioner, Riya Phiyega, claims there's a high-level conspiracy to discredit her. She was responding to police watchdog-Independent Police Investigative Directorate's recommendation to Parliament, that she should be criminally charged. This for allegedly withholding information from the Farlam Commission probing the 2012 Marikana shootings. Phiyega says she will fight to clear...

Presidential spokesperson Bongani Majola says no steps will be taken agains Zille for leaking the confidential information.

The Presidency says it not impressed with Western Cape Premier Helen Zille for disclosing confidential information. Helen Zille speaks to Sakina Kamwendo about the alleged leak

1. Under the current economic climate, can government still maintain the role of creating jobs? 2. Often we think education is the life saver, but there are unemployed graduates. How does this happen and how can this be addressed?

Eskom's Chief Executive Officer Brian Molefe says no load sheding is expected this coming winter. He says even though the power utility will still continue with its planned maintenance, there won't be a need to implement electricity blackouts. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe

Newly-formed Anti-Racism Action Forum says it will lay 22 criminal charges against the former president FW De Klerk and apartheid-era Law and Order minister Adriaan Vlok. Sakina Kamwendo speaks Anti-Racism Action Forum spokesperson Zandi Radebe.

Former President, FW de Klerk says he has have no fear about new human rights violations charges to be brought against him and former law and order minister Adriaan Vlok. The newly-formed Anti-Racism Action Forum (Araf) would open criminal charges at the Hillbrow police station in Johannesburg for "crimes committed against black people. : For more Sakina Kamwendo spoke to spokesperson for the Anti...

1. Asian stocks tumbled for a second day as Nomura Holdings Inc. reported disappointing earnings and oil's slump below $30 a barrel eroded investor confidence in global economic growth 2. Automakers reported the strongest U.S. January sales in a decade, topping analysts' estimates, however locally the industry is still under pressure 3. Germany's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to a record low...

President Jacob Zuma agreed to pay back some of the money spent on the security upgrades at his home in Nkandla. In a statement released yesterday, the president says the Auditor General and the Minister of Finance should determine the amount he should repay. The announcement comes exactly a week before the Constitutional court is due to hear an application by the EFF on the matter. Sakina speaks...