First Take SA

The Democratic Alliance has terminated the membership of Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille. The party's Federal Executive Committee made the announcement at a media briefing in Cape Town. The DA says she's consequently lost her mayoral position. The Ousted Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille says the termination of her membership is another shortcut by the DA to get rid of her. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Local Government Practitioner, Joe Mavuso...

Bus commuters will still have to find alternative transport on Wednesday. This as SATAWU and the other four transport unions involved in the ongoing bus strike have put forward a counter offer, which now brings them closer to the offer earlier tabled by employers.The unions resolved to demand 9% increases for bus drivers in the first year and 8% in the second year, backdated to April 1. Employers had offered 8.75% salary increase for the first year and 8.25% for the second year. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to SATAWU spokesperson, Zanele Sabela and Secretary General of the SA Road Passenger Bargaining Council Gary Wilson.

The North-West Premier Supra Mahumapelo has told us, he intends resigning his post as Premier of the province this morning. This comes just hours after ANC's Top Six, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa met at Luthuli House here in Johannesburg this past weekend, where they were to decide the premier's fate. Tsepiso Makwetla to leader of civil society group, the Revolutionary Council in the Northwest, Thato Magogodi.

The team of investigators, lawyers and human rights advocates behind last year's re-opening of the 46-year-old inquest into the murder in police custody of Ahmed Timol is appealing to South Africans for information relating to eight more atrocities allegedly perpetrated by apartheid-era police.Elvis Preslin spoke to Imtiaz Cajee, Ahmed Timol's nephew....

Indigenous First Nation Advocacy South Africa (IFNASA), who organized the recent Khoi and San Land Summit has called on the ANC to meet with them and discuss the Land issue. Among the resolutions of their summit is a call to Government to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to deal with all related issues of Identity Theft and Land Dispossession. Elvis Preslin spoke to Indigenous First Nation Advocacy South Africa CEO, Anthony Phillip Williams

The ANC's Top Six, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, met into the late hours of yesterday, deciding the fate of embattled North-West Premier Supra Mahumapelo. The meeting followed a decision by the party's national working committee, which recommended that Mahumapelo be recalled. Elvis Preslin spoke to SABC reporter Tshepo Ikaneng and Political Analyst, Professor Goodfriday Mhlongo

Another protest against the illegal occupation of vacant land has erupted in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg. Residents there are also opposed to land grabbers illegally occupying a piece of land in the area. Yesterday, a similar protest took place in Protea Glen in Soweto where the situation is reportedly calm this morning. In both cases, residents believe the illegal invasions will devalue their properties. Elvis Preslin spoke to Gauteng police spokesperson Kay Makhubele says police will be out in full force in Vosloorus

Kenya to Launch Its First Locally Made Satellite Into Space, South African products are still banned in Rwanda after listeriosis and The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said Africa needs about $170 billion annually to meet its infrastructure requirement. Victor Kgomoesoana, author of "Africa Is Open For Business" looks at this week's top African economic stories with Elvis Preslin

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union, NEHAWU, is planning a national day of action followed by a two day stay-away by public servants in the North West province, starting next week. This is in solidarity with provincial health and social development departments workers in the province. This follows industrial action at both provincial departments. Two weeks ago, the national government invoked a section of the constitution to place the health department under administration. Patrick Dintwa reports...

Eight people of the same family, including five children, have been killed in a shack fire in Site C in Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. The Bangani family are distraught, and shocked community members saddened by the incident. Twenty-two people have been displaced after the fire destroyed four shacks. The police are investigating the incident. Berenice Moss reports