First Take SA

South Africa and United Arab Emirates have signed mutual legal assistance and extradition treaties. Negotiations between the countries began in 2010. The department of justice and correctional services says the treaties will enable the two countries to assist each other in the investigation and prosecution of crimes through mutual legal assistance and the extradition of fugitives. Elvis Preslin spoke to Independent researcher, Dr Dale Mackinley..

The Greater Orange Farm Representative Council of Learners (RCL) Co-ordinating Team and the #NationalizePrivateSchools has called on young people in South Africa, to reject last week's Constitutional Court decision to legalize the private use of marijuana. The RCL co-ordinating team also calls on Parliament to draft strict legislation that will protect young people of school-going age, from using cannabis, which they say has the potential to destroy the country's future. Elvis Preslin spoke to Penuel Maduna, is Convenor of Greater Orange Farm RCL Co-ordinating Team

As global leaders are set to meet for the first-ever United Nations tuberculosis summit in New York on Wednesday, medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on governments to urgently scale up TB diagnosis and treatment, and commit more resources. The organization says while TB is the world's deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.6 million in 2017, it is still drastically under-funded. Elvis Presslin spoke to MSF TB doctor in Khayelitsha Dr Justine Fargher

Ratings agency Fitch says the Stimulus Package announced by the president is unlikely to deliver a significant boost to economic growth. The agency which has South Africa's foreign and local currency debt at sub investment grade says the rand's recent plunge would also hinder the plan. Fitch says the plan does include measures that could support growth, but many relate to long-standing policy ideas that have been slow to implement. Tshepo Mongoai reports..

The City of Cape Town says a total shutdown planned for today in various communities on the Cape Flats is an illegal protest. The communities are protesting against rising poverty, crime and unemployment levels. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the city supports legal public protests, but it does not condone illegal marches. Elvis Pressling spoke to Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith

TALKING POINTS:

*** This past weekend, the first dozen bodies were buried from the devastating ferry capsize on Lake Victoria that left people 224 dead

*** Liberian President, George Weah has requested the assistance of the United States Treasury Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the International Monetary Fund to help probe the inflow of money into the country since 2016

*** Th latest banking sector report has revealed, that KCB Group is the most attractive bank in Kenya

The trade dispute between the United States and China saw the two biggest economies impose fresh tariffs on each other's goods yesterday. Washington's latest volley against Beijing sees tariffs on more than 250-billion-dollars worth of Chinese goods. This amounts to roughly half of Chinese exports to the United States. China has accused the Trump administration of using intimidation and extreme pressure to further its own interests. Elvis Presslin spoke to Political Economist, and Senior Research Fellow at Trade Collective, Lebohang Pheko

Tourism is the platform to showcase our heritage and heritage sites must be adapted to cater for a divergent clientele. But heritage sites in many towns are not well managed and in a state of despair. Elvis Pressling spoke to Tourism Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology Unathi Sonwabile Henama

Nedbank Chief Executive, Mike Brown, says he felt pressured by former Mineral Resources Minister, Mosebenzi Zwane, to reopen the bank accounts of Gupta linked entities and take over as their primary bank. Nedbank is one of the four major banks that closed the bank accounts of companies linked to the Gupta family back in 2016. Brown is testifying at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Parktown, Johannesburg. Naledi Ngcobo filed this report.

The Dagga Party is ready to bring the next instalment on the fight to legalise banned substances. Party spokesperson Jeremy Acton says they will now approach the Constitutional Court to legalise the private use of magic mushrooms. This is after the party won the case to legalise the private use of dagga. The Constitutional Court ruled that it was a constitutional right to use dagga in private. It also allowed the private cultivation of the herb. Elvis Presslin spoke to Director at the Centre for Constitutional Rights, Phephelaphi Dube