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Mohammed Nalla, Head Strategic Research at Nedbank CIB looks at how the rand is world's best performing currency over the last month, the Pound holds ground as UK selects new Prime Minister and US stocks close at all time high

The National Freedom Party (NFP) will be contesting the August 03 municipal election. The party will be contesting the eNquthu Municipality. Last week‚ the Electoral Court dismissed the party's bid to be included on the ballot paper after it missed the Electoral Commission of SA's payment deadline.We spoke to the NFP's NEC Member Manzzor Sheik Imam

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Des Van Rooyen went to visit Tlokwe last week, to find out progress made on putting voter's addresses on the voters roll. This was his second visit in a week and he expressed appreciation in the work done so far. The minister made these visits as a chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Elections and spoke to us about the current situation...

Eleven people have been killed and seven others sustained serious injuries when a bakkie they were travelling in overturned. The crash happened at Kwa Mbotho near Harding in the Ugu District on the KwaZulu Natal, last night. We spoke to KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mxolisi Kaunda...

Head Strategic Research at Nedbank CIB, Mohammed Nalla speaks US jobs data showing continued strength, supporting risk, Asian markets upbeat as Japan prepares for stimulus and oil continuing to slide from late last week....

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian Stocks which sank with the pound as haven demands boosted bonds and gold....

IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi has called on his party members not to resort to violence as means to resolve political differences. He was speaking at the launch of his party's provincial manifesto in Katlehong, east of Johannesburg on sunday. Buthelezi says he is aware of what he described as desperate attempts by apparent National Freedom Party members to use the IFP as a scapegoat in its alleged bid to have local government elections posted. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports.

The Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs is closing illegal initiation schools in the North West. A school in Syferlaagte outside Klerksdorp has become the latest to be closed. Five young boys who were discovered in the bushy area were rescued and taken to the hospital before being transferred to a legal initiation school nearby. Sisi Segalo reports

Government says improved relations between South Africa and France will benefit ordinary South Africans. President Jacob Zuma is in the French capital Paris on a two day state visit aimed at advancing economic relations between the two countries. France is currently South Africa's 4th biggest trading partner in the European Union after Germany, the UK and Italy. Both President Zuma and his French Francois Hollande are expected to sign three bilateral agreements. Our Presidential Correspondent Ntebo Mokobo has more

The Mpumalanga Health Department has spent over 60 million rand to revamp the Sabie hospital. The department officially opened a new wing after the locals raised concerns about the bad state of the hospital. This report was compiled by Tumelo Machogo and Vusi Twala reports