The ANC has vowed to make the drafting of its 2019 election manifesto an inclusive process. It held its manifesto consultative meeting over the weekend with its deployees in government comprising of ministers, their deputies, premiers and mayors among others. Last week, the party president Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the ANC's election workshop during which he urged South Africans to work with government to create the society they wanted. Ntebo Mokobo has more...

The price of Petrol and diesel will go up by 26 cents a litre on Wednesday. The energy department says the weak rand and international oil prices are the major contributing factors to the petrol price hike. Petrol will cost a record 16-Rand a litre. We are now joined on the line by Visvin Reddy, national convener of People Against Petrol and Paraffin Increases, an organisation that has urged motorists to wear black on Monday and switch off their car engines for ten minutes against fuel price hike. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to chief economist with Efficient Group Dawie Roodt

The tax filing season has started in ernest. It has been cut by three weeks, which means that those who are eligible to submit their returns have until the end of October to do so. SARS is also urging taxpayers to submit their tax returns online, through the e-filing system. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to SARS Spokesperson, Janine Mqulwana

Parliament's Constitutional Review Committee will on Monday begin its public hearings in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. These are part of nationwide public hearings on the possible amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution to make it possible for the state to expropriate land without compensation. Motsebi wa Monareng reports...

Heavy downpours and gale force winds have resulted in flash flooding across large parts of Cape Town. Lower-lying areas have been the hardest hit as an intense cold front makes landfall in the Mother City. The Cape Town weather office says wind speeds of up to 80 kilometres per hour have been reported. Thandiswa Mawu reports...

ANC chairperson in the North West, Supra Mahumapelo says he will be serving thirteen people, including members of the ANC and opposition with court papers for tainting his image and bringing his name to disrepute. Mahumapelo made one of his first public appearance, since resigning as North West Premier. He spoke at a ANC Youth League Youth Month Memorial Lecture in Mahikeng. Here's a report by Lucas Mothibedi...

Time now for our Youth Month Feature. This morning we feature 31-year-old Munene Khoza who wants to lead the pack of strategic communicators across all industries in South Africa. This feisty and creative young woman has used her love for languages to start her own communications consultancy company, which already plays in the space of established agencies. Our Executive Producer, Krivani Pillay, caught up with Munene to chat about her growing business and the importance of entrepreneurship

Non-governmental organisations, Treatment Action Campaign and SECTION27, together with corruption watchdog Corruption Watch have made public a Special Investigating Unit report that documents widespread corruption totaling to R1,2 billion in the Gauteng Department of Health between 2006-2010. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke Treatment Action Campaign general secretary, Anele Yawa

Director of 'Africa Is Open For Business' , Victor Kgomoesoana speaks Zimbabwean Government has slashed Mobile Data By 60 Percent a Month Before Elections, Nigerian court has ordered Shell to Pay 3-point-6 Billion dollars Fine Over Oil Spill and In Rwanda, Parents and Teachers have welcomed a Ban on Cell Phones in Schools

Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt says the National Health Insurance will only put more pressure on the overburdened taxpayers. He suggests that there are better alternatives that government could have considered. Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi released details of the National Health Insurance Bill and the Medical Schemes Amendment Bill yesterday. Elvis Preslin spoke to Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt