Lawyers for Solidarity and DA earlier today told the high court in Pretoria that former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe did not qualify for retirement pension benefits. They've argued in their submission before the full bench of judges that Molefe was not a full time employee when he resigned from Eskom, and therefore not a member of the pension fund. The parties wants Molefe's 30 million-rand pension payout ruled unlawful and set aside. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to our reporter Phanuel Shuma

Rating agency Moody's has downgraded Eskom earlier today citing the power utility's financial and liquidity woes and poor governance. Moody's downgraded Eskom's long term corporate family rating and placed the power utility on review for a further downgrade. This means that Eskom will find increasingly difficult to get funding and if it does, it will have to borrow at a higher interest rate. S&P Global Ratings lowered the ratings of Eskom, with a negative outlook in April this year. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe...

The Independent Electoral Commission in the Free State says they haven't received any complaint or objection from political parties over the Metsimaholo Municipal election re-run. The SACP and the EFF claim there have been irregularities at some voting stations today. The municipality is holding elections to appoint a new council after a coalition including the DA and EFF collapsed earlier this year. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to our reporter Thabiso Radebe

The ANC's Free State provincial conference cannot go ahead this weekend as scheduled. This after the High Court in Bloemfontein ruled that the party's general branch meetings held over the past few months were irregular and unconstitutional. The conference cannot go ahead until branch general meetings, which were declared unlawful, are rerun. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Dr Somadoda Fikeni, a Political and Policy analyst.....

Derek Matyszak of the Institute for Security Studies spoke to Tsepiso Makwetla about the recent unfolding events in Zimbabwe. Mr Matyszak was speaking during the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa EISA's 12th annual symposium, looking at 'State Capture as an obstacle to Democracy in Africa'.

Sibusiso Nkomo from the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation and Afrobarometer spoke to Tsepiso Makwetla about the perceptions of systematic corruption and the corrosion of democratic culture and institutions. Mr Nkomo was speaking to Ms Makwetla at the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa, EISA's 12th annual symposium, looking at 'State Capture as an obstacle to Democracy in Africa'.

The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) is currently holding its 12th annual symposium, looking at 'State Capture as an obstacle to Democracy in Africa'. The two-day symposium will examine the phenomenon of 'State capture' and its impact on democratic consolidation in Africa. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Prof John Stremlau of the University of Witwatersrand and EISA board member about state capture in the USA and lessons and challenges for sustainable democracy in Africa. She also spoke to Randrara Rakotomalala, Assistant Programme Officer at EISA South Africa about the exploitation of natural resources, The case of the"Rosewood scandal" in Madagascar..

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta was on Tuesday sworn in for a second and final term vowing to unite all Kenyans at a ceremony attended by thousands of jubilant supporters but boycotted by the opposition. His inauguration marked the end of a long drawn out electoral process that has left the country divided. His message was however largely ignored by the opposition who held a parallel rally in the East of the capital, Nairobi, where opposition leader Raila Odinga told his supporters that he will be sworn in next month. Kenyatta won a repeat poll last month with 98% of the vote after the opposition withdrew citing a biased electoral commission. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Independent Researcher and Analyst from Nairobi Nanjala Nyabola

The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) is currently holding its 12th annual symposium, looking at State Capture as an obstacle to Democracy in Africa'. The two-day symposium will examine the phenomenon of 'State capture' and its impact on democratic consolidation in Africa. The discussion has been motivated in large by recent developments in the South African political context following the release of the 2016 Public Protector's Report entitled 'State of Capture'1 as well as subsequent revelations in the so-called 'Gupta-leaks' emails. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Justice Albie Sachs, an activist, a former judge of the Constitutional Court and one of the guest speakers at EISA's 12th annual symposium

President Jacob Zuma has directed Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to identify concrete measures to urgently address the South Africa's economic challenges. The directive comes after Standard and Poor's Global Ratings downgraded the country's long-term local currency rating to junk status. Zuma wants Gigaba, the presidential fiscal committee and the National Treasury to look for ways to cut expenditure of around 25 billion rand and create revenue-enhancing measures, including taxes, amounting to about 15 billion rand. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Chief economist at Econometrix, Dr Azar Jammine