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South Africa's economic growth has been cut to 0.1 percent for 2016. This is a fall from1.3 percent last year. In their latest annual assessment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says in order to revive the country's economy, decisive action needs to be taken. We spoke to IMF's Senior Resident Representative in South Africa, Axel Schimmelpfennig....

The threat to children with albinism in uMhlabuyalingana in northern KwaZulu-Natal has forced some families to place them in hiding as fear for their lives grows. This comes after the arrest of a 28 year-old woman while allegedly trying to sell a 12-year-old boy with albinism to a traditional healer for 100 thousand rand at Manguzi in the northern part of the province. In August last year, a 21 year-old woman with albinism Thandazile Mpunzi was murdered for her body parts. Her three murderers - who are currently serving 18 to 20 years imprisonment - admitted in court they procured her body parts for muthi purposes in order to get rich. Vusi Khumalo visited the area in the wake of the new developments...

As the economy continues to slow down, the premier of Gauteng David Makhura has appealed to investors to give young people opportunities to participate in the mainstream economy. Makhura says young people are growing impatient as the majority of them are unemployed. He was addressing French investors with business operations in South Africa. MorafeTabane report.....

Nerina Visser, strategist at ETF SA looks at SA financial shares which are under pressure in the aftershock of the Brexit vote two weeks ago, Bond yields resume their falling trend, and in most of Europe...

The Independent Electoral commission is working hard to rectify the voters roll in the amalgamated Tlokwe and Ventersdorp municipalities in the North-Wes. The IEC has to finalise the addresses by the fifteen of this month as a Constitutional Court order. The commission is to open voting stations this morning for people to go and verify their addresses. Zebilon Maine reports...

Pikitup's Managing Director, Amanda Nair has been placed on special leave. This after an internal enquiry found that she had transgressed the Johannesburg refuse removal utility's internal policies. Trade union SAMWU has accused Nair of nepotism and financial mismanagement. Workers had been striking on and off over Nair since last October. Managing director of Johannesburg Water Lungile Dhlamini will take over as acting MD from Monday. We spoke to Pikitup spokesperson Jacky Mashapu...

The threat to children with albinism in uMhlabuyalingana in northern KwaZulu-Natal has forced some families to place them in hiding as fear for their lives grows. This comes after the arrest of a 28 year-old woman while allegedly trying to sell a 12-year-old boy with albinism to a traditional healer for 100 thousand rand at Manguzi in the northern part of the province. In August last year, a 21 year-old woman with albinism Thandazile Mpunzi was murdered for her body parts. Her three murderers - who are currently serving 18 to 20 years imprisonment - admitted in court they procured her body parts for muthi purposes in order to get rich. Vusi Khumalo visited the area in the wake of the new developments

While the Zimbabwean government has given the assurance that the country's public servants will be paid, many on the ground fear that more needs to be done to improve the lives of ordinary South Africans. We spoke to a hawker in Harare who says they are struggling to survive...

A pension pay-out which normally takes two months, can take up to 10 years to be paid out by some government departments. This is according to a recent research report conducted by the Public Service Commission (PSC). How does that happen? We spoke to Commissioner Lulu Sizani of the Public Service Commission....

The Zimbabwean government has given the assurance that the country's public servants will be paid. Most of Zimbabwe was closed for business and people stayed home following calls for a national shutdown in protest over a deteriorating economy yesterday. This comes as police assured the public they would deploy security and guarantee safe passage for all employees reporting for work and businesses which opened. We spoke to our correspent in Harare, Shingai Nyoka....