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A number of roads in the Sandton CBD, north of Johannesburg, will be closed to private motor vehicles from this morning. This will continue for the duration of the month long for the first official day of the Ecomobility World Festivalwhich gets underway in Johannesburg's commercial hub. Jo'burg Mayor Parks Tau has accepted that there will be some discomfort due to the road closures. But motorists...

The Royal Family of the Kingdom of AbaThembu are demanding the immediate suspension of AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo pending the finalisation of his proposed Constitutional court challenge. This after Dalindyebo's 15 years jail sentence was reduced to 12 years in jail by the Supreme Court of Appeals for the crimes he committed between 1995 and 1996. Amanda Nano reports

Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly looks at the VW emissions scandal opening the way for fuel cell cars that use our platinum, top quality South African coal ¬– once the darling of global markets – is now being left for dead as South African coal exportation gets turned on its head and Bad legislation is being blamed for the wipe-out of our once-buoyant diamond...

Market Analyst and Homemade Economist Clive Ramathibela looks at most Asian stocks climbed, boosted by gain in Hong Kong, while oil rebounded, what to expect in Friday's jobs report and the super wealthy plan to make sure their kids stay super wealthy.

Nadir Thokan, Analyst at 27 Four Investment Managers tell us about the consumer and business confidence numbers that came out yesterday, US job numbers expected what can we expect and Euro zone inflation turned negative again in September as oil prices tumbled.

Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard is facing disciplinary action for sharing a post on Facebook which praised apartheid leader, PW Botha. Kohler-Barnard reportedly said she did not read the full text of the post. Former DA leader Helen Zille went on Twitter to ask her to withdraw the post and apologise unconditionally. Kohler-Barnard went on Twitter to say that she apologises unreservedl...

Justice Department Spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga says King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo of the AbaThembu clan has 48 hours to report to a correctional centre near the court where he was convicted. The King lost his appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein yesterday (Thursday 1 October) and was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. He was convicted of arson‚ culpable homicide, assault with intent...

The City of Johannesburg aims to reduce the number of private vehicles on the roads by half. And for the whole of October it's encouraging citizens travelling to Sandton to make use of public transport and other non-motorised forms of transport. It hopes this will help reduce congestion and carbon emissions to lessen the negative impact caused by climate change. Tshepo Phagane reports

The ANC Youth League has embarked on a quest to reclaim it's former glory of being at the forefront of youth struggles. The League has announced sweeping decisions, including taking up the fight against Gauteng's e-tolls. They will also be taking on Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to force him to provide free tertiary education. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

The bodies of the nine fishermen who drowned when their fishing trawler got into difficulties in rough seas on the False Bay Coast last weekend, have been identified. Nine others survived and three more are still missing. The 42-metre-fishing trawler started taking in water during rough seas and the crew abandoned ship. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Senzeni Zokwana, has met with ma...

1. Asian stocks rose with U.S. equity-index futures as reports showing a stabilization in China's manufacturing activity boosted demand for riskier assets 2. China to Lose Earliest Manufacturing Gauge as Flash PMI Ends 3. Wal-Mart Said to Plan Hundreds of Job Cuts at Headquarters

National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has dismissed the civil rights organisation AfriForum's claim that statistics released yesterday, are not a true reflection on the state of crime in the country. AfriForum briefed the media in Pretoria in reaction to the latest crime statistics. The crime statistics that Police Minister Nathi Nhleko and Phiyega released have identified some areas in the co...

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has called for a meeting with film stakeholders to discuss challenges faced by filmmakers. This comes after exhibitors decided to reduce the number of screens and performing sites at which the local romantic comedy film Tell Me Sweet Something, directed by Akin Omotoso, is being shown. Omotoso says the romantic comedy reached the R1 million mark in its firs...

The World Health Organisation says HIV patients should be given anti-retroviral drugs soon after diagnosis instead of waiting for their immune cell counts to fall below a certain threshold. The organisation says clinical trials have confirmed that early drug use extends the lives of those living with the virus. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Head of Policy at the Treatment Action Campaign, Marcus Louw.....

The National Union of Mineworkers is threatening strike action against the coal sector. The union has issued a 48 hour strike notice to various coal mining companies after wage talks collapsed. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to NUM's Chief Negotiator, Peter Bailey...

The National Union of Mineworkers is threatening strike action against the coal sector. The union has issued a 48 hour strike notice to various coal mining companies after wage talks collapsed. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to NUM's Chief Negotiator, Peter Bailey...

On the back of recent job losses and tough economic times, the National Credit Regulator (NCR) has issued a report that shows that South African consumers owed financial institutions 1.63-trillion rand in the second quarter. The report also shows that the number of consumers with impaired credit records increased by 124-thousand to 10.5-million in the second quarter. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Ngoak...

1. Lets talk about the World Economic Forum's global competitive rankings released yesterday 2. Chinese PMI released yesterday 3. Eurozone inflation data that came out yesterday

National Police Commissioner, Riah Phiyega, has attributed the slow rate of promotion in the police service to trade union Solidarity. Solidarity has served interdicts on the police to freeze posts, and accuses the SAPS of sidelining its members because of their skin colour. Phiyega announced in Pretoria that 14-thousand constables and sergeants have been promoted. Seven thousand of them effective...

Markets analyst , Clive Ramathibela 1. Asian Stocks Rebound as Ringgit Pares Worst Quarter Since 1997 2. Japan Tobacco Inc. fell the most in four and a half years after agreeing to pay about $5 billion for the international rights to Reynolds American Inc.'s Natural American Spirit division 3. Platinum poised for worst quarter in 7 years on VW scandal

National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega says more than 60-percent of murders that occur in the country happen during weekends. Phiyega and Police Minister Nathi Nhleko were briefing Parliament's Police Committee during the release of the annual crime figures for the 2014/2015 financial year. 83-percent of the population reported serious crime for that period. But committee members questioned the...

Government is ready to talk out of court settlements with the Marikana miners. President Jacob Zuma says they are considering initiating an alternative dispute resolution process to expedite the processing of all claims arising from the 2012 tragedy. This comes after the Arrested and wounded miners as well as the widows of the deceased miners launched a billion rand civil claim suit against govern...

The ANC rejects claims that it was involved in the transaction between Hitachi and its investment arm, Chancellor House. This relates to a deal in which Hitachi allegedly sold a 25 percent stake in a South African subsidiary to an alleged front company of the ANC. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to the ANC's National Spokesperson, Zizi Kodwa

On the day the Police Minister released the national crime statistics, which indicated a drop in cash-in-transit robberies, two people - one a cash in transit guard - were shot and killed in an armed robbery at a shopping mall in Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria. The latest statistics indicate cash-in-transit robberies are down by 17-point-nine per cent and bank robberies by 19 per cent. Ga-Rankuwa h...

Unemployment and poverty continue to be among some the biggest challenges facing South Africa. With the unofficial unemployment rate at almost 40 percent, and the economic growth revised downwards, the gap between the rich and the poor is likely to grow wider. This is part of the reason why the Nelson Mandela Foundation has invited renowned French economist Professor Thomas Piketty, to deliver the...