In the prgramme today:

- The Syrian peace talks to expected to wrap up

- African Development Bank President, Dr Donald Kaberuka says Africa needs political and technical management to deal with fragile countries on the continent

- Uganda's government plans to double expenditure on anti-retroviral drugs, in an effort to reverse a worsening trend in HIV infections

In the programme today:

- The UN warns of a humanitarian catastrophe in south-eastern DRC
- At least eight militants have been killed in an attack by the Egyptian military in the northern Sinai Peninsula
- The joint UN and Arab League Envoy for Syria, Lakdhar Brahimi does not expect substantive progress in Syrian peace talks taking place in Geneva.

Top stories today:

- Lack of communication between rebels and their leaders "hampers" the ceasefire in South Sudan

- Boko Haram shoots dead more than 60 people in two separate attacks in North-East Nigeria

- The UN Security Council adopts a resolution on terrorist kidnapping for ransom

In the Programme today:

- Aid agencies welcome the signing of a ceasefire in South Sudan
- UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon welcomes Tunisia's adoption of a new constitution
- Negotiations between Gift of the Givers and Al Qaeda militants keeping South African teacher hostage in Yemen are severely strained.

In the progamme today:

- Central Africa Republic's new Interim President, Catherine Samba-Panza set to take the oath of office

- A new project to establish best practices for tackling stunting has been launched in Malawi

- South Africa signs a formal agreement with the British Council to work together to help improve the teaching of English to young children

In the programme today:

- Syrian peace talks begin in Switzerland, with officials expressing little hope of a major breakthrough

- The UNHRC adopts a resolution to appoint an independent expert to investigate the human rights situation in the Central African Republic

- Australia accused of human rights atrocities against refugees by the Human Rights Watch.

In the programme today:

- South Africans living abroad will for the first time be granted permission to vote

- We find out how the Red Cross is assisting people in Haiti four years after a devastating earthquake

- And in Sports: Burundi and Gabon share spoils in their CHAN clash in Polokwane

In the programme today:

- The number of wounded people in the violence in Central Africa Republic continues to rise
- Africa needs a progressive scholarship to bring about change says Thabo Mbeki
- Tight security for CHAN 2014 in Limpopo South Africa

It's an early morning show that begins at 05h00 and ends at 09h00. The content is strictly current affairs and includes news bulletins. It focuses on politics, human interest, education, science and technology, environment, economics and sports stories. Most stories are usually hard-core politics.

It's an early morning show that begins at 05h00 and ends at 09h00. The content is strictly current affairs and includes news bulletins. It focuses on politics, human interest, education, science and technology, environment, economics and sports stories. Most stories are usually hard-core politics.