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Sentencing proceedings are set to get under way today in the Western Cape High Court in the case of the woman convicted of kidnapping Zephany Nurse 19 years ago. The 51-year-old woman from Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats was found guilty on three charges - kidnapping, fraud and contravening sections of the Childre ns Act. Zephany was kidnapped from Groote Schuur hospital when she was three-days-old. She is expected to testify in aggravation of sentence, when the State puts its case forward. Berenice Moss reports

The Central Energy Fund says South Africa still has access to 90 days worth of crude oil reserves. This follows media reports suggesting that the country's strategic reserves have been drained to three hundred thousand barrels, enough for less than one day. The reports allege that the Central Energy Fund, the guardian of SA's strategic crude oil stocks, sold ten million barrels of crude without obtaining permission from the Treasury. We are now joined on the line by Tseliso Maqubela who is Energy Department Deputy Director- General responsible for Petroleum Regulation and Central Energy Fund board member

Jana van Deventer Market Analyst at ETM looks at how South Africa’s strategic fuel fund secretly sold off a staggering 10 million barrels of crude back in December, South Africa’s credit rating and the risk of sub-investment grade (or junk status) is a hot topic right now.

A study conducted by Stellenbosch University has revealed that over 50% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa do not understand what they read‚ while almost 30% are illiterate. Titled "Laying Firm Foundations: Getting Reading Right", the research investigated the causes of weak student performance in literacy and numeracy in the Foundation Phases. The study aslo focused on overcrowded classrooms, with the Eastern Cape and Limpopo coming up as two provinces that have more than 60 learners in classrooms between Grades 1 and 4. For more on this we are joined on the line by Dr Nick Spaull who is a research fellow at the University of Johannesburg and the University of Cape Town

Eskom says it will not waive the electricity debt of the residents of Soweto, but it will only freeze the interest. This follows media reports that Eskom plans to waive the residents' debt on condition they convert to prepaid meters. The National Spokesperson of Eskom Khulu Phasiwe says reports are not true, as the only thing that Eskom is considering is to freeze the interest charged on the debt. We earlier caught up with both Eskom's spokesperson, Khulu Phasiwe and the Chairperson of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee, Jacob Kganedi....

The South African Revenue Service has identified roughly 1,700 local citizens whose names appear in the offshore records contained in the Panama Papers. The executive of the revenue service's product oversight, legal and policy division, Vlok Symington, told Parliament the roles of those identified vary from shareholders, directors, beneficiaries. Here is what he had to say...

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian stocks and Japan and China's millennials will work themselves death

More than one hundred bank accounts have been frozen by the South African Reserve Bank on suspicion of being illicit financial transactions. This was revealed by the South African Reserve Bank during a meeting of the joint sitting of three parliamentary committees. Lulama Matya reports.

Jana van Deventer Market Analyst at ETM Analytics talks about the Lewis Group which released its earnings results showing a 26.5% drop in profits, SA consumers under more pressure and a possible fuel hike on the cards.

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected claims that the ANC is buying votes with food parcels through the Social Development Department's relief programme. Ramaphosa spoke during his oral reply session in the National Assembly. Our parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent tells us more