KG sat down with musician Lira and found out more about her new album

South Africa and Iran have agreed to increase non-oil trade and investment to a billion dollars by 2020. This emerged after bilateral talks between President Jacob Zuma and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in the capital Tehran, Iran yesterday. President Zuma is on a two-day visit to strengthen bilateral trade and investment between South Africa and Iran. The lifting of sanctions against Iran in January has brought new opportunities for foreign businesses. Iran holds ten percent of the world's oils reserves, and has the worlds second largest natural gas reserves. Presidential Correspondent Tshepo Ikaneng reports

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) believes Johannesburg needs a complete facelift. UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says dilapidated buildings, poor infrastructure and densely populated settlements have turned the city into unhygienic environment. He addressed party supporters at the launch of the party's Gauteng election manifesto with the theme, Community First, in Pretoria. Phanuel Shuma reports

SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng has announced the SABC will launch several language-based television channels which will serve the SABC's audiences in the language of their choice and no more external advising for jobs and tenders. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Hlaudi Motsoeneng

The World Health Oragnaization says the global efforts to fight and control malaria and the implemented actions to combat the disease are still a challenge, as today marks World Malaria day. WHO says the theme for 2016 - "End Malaria for good" - reflects the vision of a malaria-free world set out in the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030. The strategy sets the target of reducing global malaria incidence and mortality rates by at least 90% by 2030. Sakina speaks to Vanessa Raju the spokesperson for the South African National Blood Service

LTE Consulting Engineers is being accused of a billion rand maladministration in a tender for water and sanitation, which was allegedly awarded without following proper procedures. According to media reports, President Jacob Zuma has asked the Special Investigating Unit to investigate the matter. The tender allegedly amounted to R502 million, but then ballooned to R2.7bn within a year. The CEO of LTE HOLDINGS, Thulani Majola, says these claims of tender irregularity and investigation are not true. He says the figure mentioned was a three year projection compiled on the business plan. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to LTE CEO Thulani Majola

In an interview with Aljazeera which aired last night EFF leader Julius Malema said the EFF is ready to remove the government by force if it responds violently to protests

Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Markets Analyst Clive Ntozabantu Ramathibela looking at Asian shares which were set for the first back-to-back declines in a month as the Japanese yen strengthened and crude oil retreated from a 5-month high, China's Economy seems to be recovering faster than and expected and the 5 expenses that will change in retirement

Nadir Thokan, Investment Analyst at 27 four Investment Managers looks at China debt load reaches record high as risk to economy mounts, South African inflation slowed for the first time in seven months in March and a summarry of US earnings season so far?

Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly at KwaZulu-Natal being a recipient of a hat-trick of multi-billion-rand investments, South Africa’s Sibanye Gold has board approval to spend nearly R4-billion on its booming gold mines and a promising new African auto association has been formed to spread manufacturing know-how across the continent.