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Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at the dollar which retreated against all of its major counterparts as traders weighed the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next month and the G-7 Shows Gaps on Currency Tactics as Leaders' Summit Looms.

Alternative Tuesday with palm reader Silvana Smith

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied abusing state resources to bring a Burundian woman into the country. A report in the Suday Times paper reported that she smuggled the 28-year-old into South Africa after flying from Waterkloof Air Force Base to the Democratic Republic of Congo to collect her. The woman was reportedly arrested for falsifying travel documents, which the minister's sister, who then worked in the Burundian embassy, had arranged for her. Joining us on the line is Mike Ramagoma, Head of the Ministerial Services.

South Africans are being urged to expose and isolate those who promote violence during elections. President Jacob Zuma and different faith leaders led a National Prayer Day for peaceful local government elections in Durban yesterday. They also prayed for rain as well as national unity and social cohesion following the recent spate of xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals. Our Presidential Correspondent Ntebo Mokobo reports

The leader of the EFF, Julius Malema, has called for transparency in housing allocation lists. Malema was addressing EFF supporters in Port Elizabeth that is part of the hotly contested Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. He says the housing list should be made public to avoid corruption in the allocation of houses.Siphokazi Chutu reports

The Vice Chancellor of the University of the Free State, Professor Jonathan Jansen, and Professor Adam Habib, the Vice Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, have called for better leadership and more participation from communities in dealing with the violence that is threatening to characterise the education sector in the country. They were speaking at the Kingsmead Book Fair in Rosebank, where they discussed violence in education. Krivani Pillay speaks Professor Adab Habib - Vice Chancellor at Wits.

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has denied abusing state resources to bring a Burundian woman into the country. A report in the Suday Times paper reported that she smuggled the 28-year-old into South Africa after flying from Waterkloof Air Force Base to the Democratic Republic of Congo to collect her. The woman was reportedly arrested for falsifying travel documents, which the minister's sister, who then worked in the Burundian embassy, had arranged for her. Joining us on the line is Mike Ramagoma, Head of the Ministerial Services.

Today is the last day for voters wishing to participate in the upcoming Local Government Elections to either register or re-register in a new voting district or to update their registration details at their local IEC office.The local government elections are scheduled for the 3rd of August. A week ago, the IEC told parliament that preparations for the coming Local Government Elections have been tough, but is progressing well. Krivani Pillay chats to Sy Mamabolo, Deputy Chief electoral officer at the IEC.

Jana van Deventer market Analyst from ETM Analytics looks at the main drivers behind the local currency's movements and Political risks that are lingering with the NPA expected to appeal the spy tapes ruling against President Zuma.

An innovative housing pilot project has been launched in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria. An environmentaly-friendly structure is erected over an existing shack ensuring that the shack-owner does not have to relocate while their shack is being converted into a house. Tshwane Executive Mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, says the coverted shacks, dubbed "the Lighthouse", take only four weeks to complete. The double-storey "lighthouse" which is rodent-proof also comes with superior thermal and acoustic features. Maluti Obuseng reports