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President Jacob Zuma has assigned various Ministers to urgently assist families of miners who are still trapped at Lily Farm in Barberton. Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr Mosebenzi Zwane, the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women,Susan Shabangu and the Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini are expected to put their heads together and provide support to the affected families. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Amcu's spokesperson Manzini Zungu

Lily Mine rescue efforts for three trapped miners have been suspended following another collapse at the mine on yesterday afternoon. Additional Mine engineers have arrived at the Lily gold mine between Louws Creek and Barberton to conduct assessments at the mine. The miners were trapped when a container serving as a lamp room collapsed into a large sinkhole at the mine shaft a week ago. Vusi Twala reports

1. Last week continued to be extremely volatile on global markets, but at least we managed to finish the week of on a very strong note. Do you think the bounce that we've seen is sustainable?
2. Chinese markets were closed for the whole week for the Chinese New Year - should we expect them to be in catch-up mode this week, or will they lead the action once again?
3. Coming back home - last week we had the State of the Nation Address by Pres. Zuma, and next week is the much anticipated tabling of the Budget in parliament by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. Do you think government has done enough to avoid the potential downgrade of our sovereign credit rating?

A church in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape has raised eyebrows after allegations that it has violated children's rights surfaced. Community members have called for law enforcement agencies to intervene. It is believed that more than 20 children at the church are not allowed to go to school while parents who are members of the church are forced to resign from work. Nkululeko Nyembezi reports

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There's now hope that the trapped miners in Lily Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga will soon be found. A tyre that was close to the container that kept the miners has been discovered by the rescue team members. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) President Joseph Mathunjwa spend a day underground helping the mine management and the rescue workers to find the miners. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to President Joseph Mathunjwa

1. Reaction to the SONA
2. Rand strong ahead of the first trading following the SONA
3. Jobless Claims in U.S. Decline to Lowest Level in Seven Weeks

As this year's Mining Indaba wraps up in Cape Town - experts have appealed to mining companies to be more transparent regarding the impact of the current commodity slump. Some have urged the sector to retrain workers facing retrenchment in skills outside mining. Lack of adequate measures by the industry to deal with any cyclical downturn has also been raised as a major concern. Tshepo Mongoai reports…

President Jacob Zuma has called South Africans to work together and address the economic challenges. President Jacob Zuma says the South African economy has been facing a tough time since the global economy meltdown of 2008. He was delivering his State of the Nation Address to a joint sitting of Parliament. He singled out South Africa's BRICs partners Russia, Brazil and China as countries where growth has disappointed and which have a profound effect on the local economy. For a reaction to President Zuma's State of the Nation Address, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the managing director of the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA), Cas Coovadia