TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR...

****Tunisia's Prime Minister steps down over political squabbles

****Struggle Icon Zindzi Mandela to be buried next to mom Winnie today

****SABC News turns 70 years old

In Economic news......South Africa's power utility Eskom says no loadshedding can be expected from this morning

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR...

*** Tributes continue to come from far and wide following the death of South Africa's Ambassador to Denmark..

*** UNESCO says it deeply regrets the decision made by Turkish President to sign a decree converting the ancient Hagia Sophia building in Istanbul into a mosque...

In Economics: As countries across the globe continue grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, air travel industry, which has been hit hard, is slowly resuming as select airlines across the world return to the skies...

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR...

*** South Africans wake up to the news of a ban on sale and distribution of alcohol as the country scales up the fight against the coronavirus...

*** Malawi's new cabinet given five months to perform or face the chop...

In Economics: The public uproar over increased electricity costs has not deterred Botswana Power Corporation from pressing ahead with raising electricity costs...

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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.

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.

TOP STORIES ON Africa RISE AND SHINE

** President Cyril Ramaphosa urges South Africans not to panic as COVID 19 infections rise rapidly.

** Five people die weekly in South Sudan's Internally Displaced Persons camps.

** Gwede Mantashe says board chairpersons of State Owned Entitities who come running to the party, seeking intervention on corruption related issues don't know their job.

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR...

*** South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urges citizens not to panic and be alarmed by the rising number of Coronavirus infections in the country...

*** Global perceptions of the United States have dramatically fallen as a result of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey...

In Economics: The Consumer Unity and Trust Society of Zambia calls on Government to come up with a criteria on how farmers will graduate from the Farmer Input Support Programme...

TOP STORIES ON AFRICA RISE AND SHINE THIS HOUR...

*** The United States calls on the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran that was due to expire in October...

*** Unfair labour practices and the poor treatment of healthcare workers in South Africa said to have compromised the quality of health care in the country...

In Economics: The World Bank states that the collapse in oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic could plunge the Nigerian economy into the worst economic recession since the 1980s...