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Heads of State attending the SADC summit in the kingdom of Swaziland were present at this year's Umhlanga Reed Dance ceremony. Among them are presidents Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique. The annual reed dance is the kingdom's biggest cultural event. Motsebi wa Monareng reports.....

More that 50 Thusi Coal Mine workers who staged an underground sit-in in Ermelo in Mpumalanga, are now calling for government's intervention. They started the sit-in last week claiming that the mine management had failed to pay them their salaries for the past three months. Most of them are affiliated to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU). Mthobisi Mkhaliphi reports....

Black learners at Pretoria Girls High School say they have to face racial abuse on a daily basis.The learners met with Gauteng MEC Panyaza Lesufi after a protest that sparked a countrywide condemnation of racism at the school. Lesufi and Tshwane Executive Mayor Solly Msimanga went to the school to hear the concerns of both sides. Neo Makwiting reports.....

Police in the North West have concluded the process of opening cases against parents, guardians and those responsible for impregnating over three thousand under-age girls. The Ministry of Social Development made the shocking discovery in the rural Ratlou Municipalit on Sunday. Some of the mothers are as young as 11 years old. They are believed to have been impregnated by older men. Police says arrests are imminent, pending the transfer of dockets to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Lucas Mothibedi reports

Market analyst Clive Ramathibela looks Asian shares which have bounced this morning, the European commission which is to hand Apple an Irish tax bill of over 1 billion euros and Alphabet executive David Drummond who has stepped down from Uber board amid growing competition....

Democratic Alliance leader, Mmusi Maimane has demanded a progress report from Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, who is investigating allegations of state capture by the Gupta family. This comes after the Guptas announced over the weekend that they will sell all their South African business interests. The Public Protector launched an investigation into this matter at the DA's request some months ago. This followed Deputy Minister, Mcebisi Jonas' revelations that the wealthy family had offered him the position of Finance Minister after Nhlanhla Nene was removed by President Jacob Zuma. Maimane says the investigation must continue...

SAA spokesperson, Tlali Tlali says the national carrier is awaiting the response of the National Treasury regarding the government guarantee for over five billion rand, which is being held back by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan until the group elects a new board. This as the entity looks for for a sixteen Billion Rand loan to help meet its working expenditures and to deal with debt.....

An impeachment trial against suspended Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff has begun. She's facing charges of alleged fiscal mismanagement. After her testimony yesterday, today and tomorrow she'll face a vote in the 81-member Senate. If two-thirds of the members vote against her, interim president Michel Temer, will be sworn in as president. We spoke to former ambassador and international expert, Tom Wheeler....

Scores of former UDF activists have come together in Cape Town to mark 33 years of its formation. Most of those who spoke looked back with pride at what became arguably the most influential political force in the country in the 1980's. The meeting was also a reflection on what has gone wrong with the ANC leading up to a slide in the recent municipal elections. Joseph Mosia reports

President Jacob Zuma says the just concluded the 6th Tokyo International Conference on African Development will lead to increased investment in Africa. Speaking to the SABC, the president said with Japanese and African companies having signed more than 70 agreements, the summit provides a win win situation for both Africa and Japan. Sarah Kimani reports.