The National Union of Mineworkers has vowed to defend about 2 200 Eskom wokers who embarked on a wild cat strike. Eskom says it will take action against the workers. Eskom workers are not allowed to go on strike since theirs is an essential service. The NUM is at loggerheads with Eskom management over wage increases. Tshepo Mongoai reports...

The fees commission that was established by President Jacob Zuma in January this year following violent student protests will begin with public hearings tomorrow (Wednesday). Student bodies, universities and other role players in education are expected to make presentations. The commission is being led by retired judge Jonathan Heher. We are joined on the line by Spokesperson for the Commission of Inquiry into Higher Education and Training, Musa Ndandwe

With local government election votes counted and results declared, some have been left clueless as to what a "coalition" actually means. The City of Johannesburg Metro is one of the municipalities where possible talks of a coalition are underway. So just what is a coaltion? Neliswa Mavundla spoke to some Johannesburg residents to find out what their understanding of a "coalition" is

Independent Candidates in Tlokwe municipality, in Potchefstroom in the North West, are preparing to file court papers with the Electoral Court against the IEC. They say that certain voters in Tlokwe were denied the right to vote in last week's municipal elections as a result of the amalgamation of Tlokwe and Ventersdorp municipalities. The merger led to some wards and boundaries being changed by the Municipal Demarcation Board. Patrick Dintwa reports...

A couple who fell victim to the Brusson home loan scheme say it's unfair for ABSA bank to reinstate their home loan even though they had already paid it off. The Moore's are against a bid by ABSA to get the Constitutional Court to reinstate the original bonds. They had taken out a loan with a company called Brusson Finance, but unwittingly sold their home in the process. Senior Constitutional Court Reporter Candice Nolan reports.

The Independent Electoral Commission has declared this year's local government elections as free and fair. About 26 million prospective voters went to the municipal polls which were fiercely contested. For the first time in the country's post-apartheid history, about 200 political parties and over 61-thousand candidates participated in the polls. SABC's Political Correspondent Tshepo Ikaneng has filed this report....

The EFF says it has formally met with the Democratic Alliance and the ANC. The meeting was to discuss possible coalition in metros and municipalities where there was no outright winner. EFF Spokesperson, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi joined us for more details...

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Des van Rooyen says concerns raised by communities in areas where municipalities share boundaries will be attended to now that the elections are over. Van Rooyen says his department is ready to facilitate the transition of new administrators of the country's municipalities. For more on this - Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister - Des van Rooyen - explains...

Municipalities have 14 days in which to formulate new councils following last week's Local Government Elections. The ANC won 53-point-nine-one per cent of the national vote, eight per cent down from 2011. The DA is second with over 26 per cent and the EFF with over eight per cent. Political parties are now discussing possible coalitions as there's no outright winner in some municipalities and some of the big metros. The DA says it is in talks with other parties for the metros they received a majority win. The Chairperson of the DA's Federal Executive James Selfe joined us for more details...

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