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Cosatu's Central Executive Committee has rejected the newly structured e-tolling system. The unions federation held a three day meeting in Johannesburg this week to also discuss issues of unity and cohesion within Cosatu. About seven Cosatu affiliated unions are still not attending the federation CEC meetings. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Cosatu President, Sdumo Dlamini

Nigerian president-elect Muhammadu Buhari is to be sworn in as the country's president today. Buhari, a retired general in the Nigerian Army, emerged victorious from the country's elections earlier this year. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Martin Ewi, who is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies.

Market analyst Clive Ramathibela talks about: Asian stocks advance to pare first monthly decline this year, Chinese stocks keeps making more billionaires, What to expect from the World economic Forum?

Market analysis with Mohammed Nalla of Nedbank capital: Chinese stocks slump by over 7% in two days, ECB warns over shadow banking while IMF may extend Greek terms to the end of June, US jobless claims rise but eyes now on GDP revision data due out this afternoon

Various Muslim organisations and scholars in the country have joined forces warning against the Islamic State group ISIS. Today, imams in mosques across the country will deliver a 'national unified' khutbah (sermon) about ISIS, that will encourage Muslims to be wary of recruitment activities of the group in South Africa. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to spokesperson for the various organisations Ebrahim P...

The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) has raised concerns that wage negotiations with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) will collapse. This follows a disagreement over a new performance based system. SAMWU accuses SALGA of negotiating in bad faith. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SAMWU general secretary Walter Theledi and SA local government spokesperson, Tahir Sema

President Jacob Zuma has used his reply to the budget vote of the Presidency to chastise opposition MPs for their behaviour. The President says their behaviour is embarrassing for the country and he called on them to improve their level of participation. This follows the debate on the speech he delivered on Tuesday where he was severely criticised by opposition parties on government's performance....

The Department of Education has issued revised regulations governing matric exams. The proposed amendments which are published for public comment, are meant to curb cheating and improve the way tests are administered. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Basic Education Department spokesperson, Elijah Mahlangu.

The Commission for Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities says it intends to take the local government authorities to court over the re-use of graves. The commission says it wants to seek relief for communities who are unhappy at the re-use of the graves of their loved ones without their consent. The practice is reportedly to be rife in the Ethekhw...

The United Council of the Nguni Youth, INJEJE yamaNGUNI, is releasing to the public a list of personal contact details for politicians. The organisation says if politicians claim to represent the public, then the public should be able to contact them directly. The head of research at INJEJE yamaNGUNI, Thabiso Zulu now joins us on the line to discuss the campaign of releasing and distributing the c...

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at, Asian stocks dropped, following a decline in U.S. equities, after better-than-estimated economic data bolstered the case for higher interest rates, South Africa lifted its 2015 maize output by 0.8% to 9.84 million tonnes due to better-than-expected yield survey results and in the developing world, the poorest workers rarely benefit from minimum wage incre...

Today Mohammed Nalla of Nedbank Capital looks at South Africa's disappointing GDP numbers, Unemployment in SA surges higher and the US data spurs stronger dollar and weaker equity markets

Community in the mining areas say companies and government and government are deliberately ignoring their interests. Sakina speaks toChris Rutledge of Action Aid

EFF Member in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, Ayanda Tshabalala, has resigned from the party. In her resignation statement, Tshabalala accuses party president Julius Malema of destroying the party and turning it into an unrecognizable, treacherous, ugly formation, Sakina speaks to Ayanda Tshabalala and EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi

Marikana miners are threatening to take President Jacob Zuma to court after he failed to meet yesterday's deadline to make the Marikana report public. Andries Nkome, legal representative for the miners, says delaying the release of the report violates the constitutional rights of affected miners. Sakina speaks to Andries Nkome

Health Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, has refuted media reports about drug shortages in the country. Last week a patient from Esigodini Clinic in KwaZulu Natal claimed in the media she did not receive her antiretroviral medicines and that many patients were being turned away. The patient said this because of widespread shortage of medicines in public health facilities.

Asian markets update with our resident market analyst Clive Ramathibela : Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index paring its weekly drop, after U.S. shares rose to records as mixed economic data fuelled bets the Federal Reserve won't rush to raise interest rates, the Bank of Japan refrained from increasing monetary stimulus and signalled a more optimistic view on the economy and this...

Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says her department is working at innovative ways to introduce low or no-water solutions for flush toilets. Mokonyane says the new plans aim of eliminate the use of clean water to flush toilets. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Minister Mokonyane....

The South African Police Service has introduced a re-enlisting process, where former members will be re-employed in lower positions. National Commissioner General Riah Phiyega says former members will be employed at ranks not higher than lieutenant‚ regardless of the rank they held when they left the Police Service. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to police spokesperson Colonel Vishnu Naidoo and President o...

Local markets update with strategist at ETF, Nerina Visser : There was no surprise in the interest rate decision from the MPC yesterday, One unlisted company that made it into the news yesterday was De Beers, the diamond mining giant and Minister Rob Davies announced plans to create a 26-nation free trade area in Africa. Can you tell us more?

South Africa is not ready for digital migration. The Communications Minister, Faith Muthambi told parliament that the June 17 deadline for the much anticipated switch from analogue to digital broadcasting will not be met. The deadline was set by the International Telecommunication Union. To unpack the implications of South Africa missing next month's deadline of digital migration. WSakina Kamwendo...

As South Africans are getting used to load shedding, the country is on the brink of another crisis, this time around water. South Africa is the 30th-driest nation on earth and government expects water demand to outstrip supply as early as 2025. To discuss this further Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Department of Water Affairs spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau,

Gauteng motorists will in future first have to pay e-tolls before they can renew their car license discs. And those who do not register for their e-toll tags will pay double to cover the administrative costs of getting them onto the system. This means they will not be able to benefit from the up to 50 percent reduction in fees announced by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa under the new e-toll disp...

· Government made quite a big splash of their e-toll press conference yesterday - potential political implications aside, what impact will this have on government finances? · Yesterday consumer inflation for April came in as expected, at 4.5%, and this afternoon the MPC will announce their interest rate decision. What should we expect? · Another central bank that we watch very closely is the US Fe...

Former boxing champion Dingaan Thobela, has been arrested and granted bail for allegedly failing to register his funeral parlour as a financial service provider. According to law, all companies that render financial services are required to comply with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Deputy Executive Officer of the Financial Services Board (FSB),...