First Take SA

The urgent application by Khulubuse Zuma has been dismissed with costs by the High Court in Pretoria. Zuma was seeking to nullify the Master of the High Court ruling that upheld creditors' 1-point-five billion rand claim against Aurora Empowerment Systems and its directors, who include Zuma. Lawyers representing President Jacob Zuma's nephew approached the court to reverse the Master's decision.

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We help Nape Motlouana from Pretoria get back a Laptop he took in to Ellerines for repairs in 2010.

Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says his absence at the Central Executive Committee meeting currently underway is to send a message that the unity of the federation should come before the egos of the leaders. Vavi announced on his twitter page that continuing with the gathering with half of the affiliates refusing to participate, is not the best way to unify the federation. Seven unions, including SAMWU, CWU, Denosa and Fawu, continued with their boycott of the CEC meeting.

Asanda Ntame looks at what to expect at the #MM14

Sandros Ndlovu struggled for 6months to get a payout from mineworkers provident fund. He is now smiling all the way to the bank.

South Africa's economic growth figures GDP exceeded expectation, growing above forecasts by an annualised 4 point1 percent quarter-on-quarter in the last three months of 2014 compared with a revised growth of 2 point 1 percent in the third quarter. Growth figures released by Statistics South Africa earlier, show that the mining and manufacturing sectors both had a positive contribution to the growth. Joining us on the line to talk further on the matter is Statistics South Africa's Executive Manager for National Accounts, Gerhardt Bouwer

Spies, espionage, leaked documents - all the makings of a Hollywood thriller. Upon closer look this global headline story is much closer to home. News network Al Jazeera has in its possession hundreds of secret intelligence documents from some of the world's spy agencies - including South Africa. Among the documents include correspondence that South African and Ethiopian spies struggled to "neutralise" an assassination plot targeting a leading African diplomat as well as a spy cable exposing an alleged cover up of the theft of South African missile technology. PM Live host Tšepiso Makwetla speaks to Managing Director at the Institute for Security Studies, Anton Du Plessis.

The High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa has warned African governments to urgently establish transfer pricing units within their revenue authorities to help combat the practice. The Panel, appointed in 2012, has made various findings and recommendations to retain capital in the continent. More than 50 billion US dollars is lost annually through commerical, criminal and corrupt practices. Head of the Panel, Former President Thabo Mbeki says countries with mineral resources are the most vulnerable..

President Jacob Zuma's critics awaited his reply to the State of the Nation Address to see if he would use this to opportunity to instill confidence. Our producer Aphiwe Honono embarked on a taxi trip to gauge what ordinary South Africans felt about his reply...