Our Senior Producer Ronald Phiri spoke to Jones Ditsela, a Lawyer at Ditsela Incorporated Attorneys, a law firm specialising in class-action and civil litigation, who says those who are found responsible may be held liable for civil damages arising from the explosion

Elvis Presslin speaks to Victor Kgomoeswana, author of  Africa Is Open For Business and Africa Bounces Back. Victor is also the Executive Director for Marketing and Communication at the University of Limpopo to look at this week's top African Economic stories....

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has condemned acts of violence and intimidation against its officials at various institutions of higher learning. NSFAS officials who have been deployed to various campuses to facilitate the transition of NSFAS beneficiaries to the direct payment solution, have been subjected to acts and threats of violence by some students on campuses. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to NSFAS spokesperson Slumezi Skosana

A suspected underground massive gas explosion has left a trail of destruction on Bree Street in Johannesburg CBD. A road caved and vehicles were damaged following the reported gas explosion - No fatalities have been reported but the public have been warned to stay clear of the area. For the latest developments Elvis Presslin spoke to Graham Fritz, a secretary of SANTACO in Gauteng, and  Johannesburg Emergency Management Services spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi

Economists are divided on whether the Reserve Bank will leave interest rates unchanged or increase them by 25-basis points when it makes its announcement on today. This as data released by Stats SA shows the consumer price inflation rate eased from 6,3-percent in May to 5,4-pecent in June 2023. The annual rate of inflation has fallen back within the Reserve Bank's three to six percent target range for the first time in over a year. For analysis Elvis Presslin spoke to Tertia Jacobs, a Treasury Economist at Investec.

The South African Weather Services has warned South Africans to brace themselves for another cold front. The Weather Service issued a Yellow Level Two warning for possible disruptive snow and low temperatures. This is due to a cut-off low for the Southern Parts of the country. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Forecaster at the South African Weather Services, Dipuo Tawana

The Public Service Commission will host a whistleblowers symposium this Friday, as part of safeguarding the protection of whistle-blowers. The commission has highlighted the recent deaths of two prominent whistle-blowers in PPE and Home Affairs scandals as some of the reasons for the Symposium and calls for laws to protect corruption busters. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Public Service Commission Commissioner, Henk Boshoff

Human Rights Watch in Kenya says senior government officials have responded to the resumption of protests by an opposition coalition with threats and hostile rhetoric, heightening political tension. The organisation says Kenya's political leaders should stop the labelling of protesters as terrorists and respect the human rights to assembly and peaceful protest. The opposition coalition had previously called for antigovernment protests between March and May to pressure the government to address the rising cost of living and grievances relating to the August 2022 presidential election. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Human Rights Watch East Africa Director, Otsieno Namwaya

State-owned Transnet has announced that the largest harbour in Africa, the Port of Durban, will be operated and controlled in part by International Container Terminal Services Incorporated, of the Philippines. Transnet will have a 50% plus-one share ownership in a new company that will administer the port for 25 years and work to increase its yearly capacity. Transnet says there were six bids for the contract, including ICTSI, which runs terminals on six different continents. Meanwhile, Unions at Transnet have viewed the deal as attempts to partially privatise Africa's biggest port. To unpack this for us, Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr Siyabulela Fobosi, Senior Researcher under UNESCO 'Oliver Tambo' Chair of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, at University of Fort Hare...

Sign language will become the 12th official language in South Africa today. President Cyril Ramaphosa will sign into law the South African Sign Language Bill during a ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to Thoriso Mndawe, a Sign Language Interpreter, responsible for Stakeholder Relations at the South African National Deaf Association, SANDA