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Former Intelligence minister Ronnie Kasrils will donate the money he won in his defamation case against the deputy defence minister to the woman who had accused President Jacob Zuma of rape in 2005. The high court in Pretoria has ordered Kebby Maphatsoe to pay Kasrils half a million rand after he labelled him as a traitor and accused him of trumping up the rape charge. Maphatsoe has been ordered to apologise unconditionally to Kasrils and all women. Kasrils says he will give the money to Khwezi for her studies and to rebuild her mother's house in KwaZulu/Natal.

The ANC seems to have managed to retain the Ekurhuleni metro on the East Rand with the party's Patricia Khumalo narrowly winning another term as speaker. She defeated the DA's Shadow Shabangu by 117 to 106 votes. All 224 Ekurhuleni councillors will now nominate and vote for a mayor.

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says if the members call for the current leadership to step down following its dismal peformance in the local government election it must be ready to do so. Mantashe was speaking to the media after it was relegated to opposition benches for the first time in the rich metros of Tshwane, Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay metro. Mantashe says the party's structures have already begun debating whether to hold an early elective conference following a call by the Youth League last week. Mantashe says while the party admits to what it calls persistent negative narrative against President Jacob Zuma including over the Nkandla Controvesy, he can not be the only one that takes the fall. He says the NEC must take collective responsibility that is not based on factions within the party..

Voting for the new mayor of Johannesburg is expected to get underway shortly after the DA's Vasco Da Gama was elected speaker. The DA's Herman Mashaba is widely expected to win that vote. Earlier Da Gama secured 145 votes against 126 for ANC's Constance Bapela. The counting process was delayed following scuffles between an EFF observer and an IEC official.

Coming "FROM ALEX WITH LOVE".On our regular Open Mic slot today we feature South African Hip Hop artist and producer Sean Pages. The Alex born rapper recently dropped his latest album titled From Alex With Love. SAfm Producer Ronald Phiri spoke to Sean about his latest offering....

KwaZulu Natal MEC for Education Mthandeni Dlungwane has met with the stakeholders at Ekucabangeni High School in Nquthu after a video showing a teacher and a learner at the school having sex in one of the cottages. Outraged learners went on the rampage and burnt the cottage where the sexual act allegedly happened. It is also being reported that another learner was inside the cottage when the pupils tried to attack the teacher.

The DA's Athol Trollip has vowed to stop corruption, create jobs and deliver better service delivery in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. He was speaking after being elected mayor of the Metro. It's the first time a member of the ANC has not held the post since 1994. Councillors for the ANC, which suffered heavy defeats in recent local government elections, walked out after Trollip was voted in. Trollip says the municipality requires good governance...

The Democratic Alliance says it has entered into coalition agreements with COPE, the ACDP, FF-Plus, UDM and the IFP. The DA won the most votes in Tshwane and a number of other municipalities without securing an outright majority. The DA and ANC then embarked on coalition talks with a number of parties including the EFF - which had been touted as a possible kingmaker in Tshwane and Joburg. DA leader Mmusi Maimane was addressing a media conference in Sandton.

Residents of the Marikana mining town near Rustenburg in North West say little has been done to better living conditions in the area. It is here were exactly four years ago 34 mineworkers were killed during a confrontation with police. Thousands of mineworkers at Lonmin had embarked on an unprotected industrial action, demanding a monthly salary of 12-thousand 500 rand. Ten more people including mine security and police officers were killed on the days preceding the August 16 tragedy. Aphiwe Honono and Krivani Pillay compiled this report...

The latest Amnesty international report suggests that Lonmin platinum mine has failed to deliver adequate housing for its workforce in Marikana, in the North West. Today marks exactly four years since 34 mineworkers were killed by the police in Marikana during a strike where workers were demanding a basic monthly salary of 12-thousand 500 Rand. Ten other people including security guards and police officers were killed before August the 16th 2012.