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The future of the Pan African Congress of Azania hangs in the balance - with the party at risk of not contesting the upcoming local government elections. The IEC is giving the party a cold shoulder - until it resolves its internal leadership battles. The party has split into two factions since the expulsion of Letlapa Mphahlele as party president in 2013, with both sides claiming legitimacy over the brand. The IEC says it will not allow either of the two groups to contest any elections until the leadership issue is resolved. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports.

The Tshwane University of Technology's Student Representative Council says police acted within their rights when they used teargas to disperse striking workers.This comes after the situation at Tshwane University of Technology's west campus spiralled out of control when a group of students pelted striking workers with stones from inside the campus. Workers were waiting at the entrance to the campus when their leaders told them that management refused to come and address them. Maluti Obuseng reports

Thousands of protesters in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape province brought the rural town into a standstill. A number of shops have been vandalised and A ward councillor's homestead set alight. It is also believed that another councillor was forced to resign at gun point. Some learners claim they were forced out of classes to join the protest. Nkululeko Nyembezi reports from Lusikisik

President Jacob Zuma says the controversial pension tax laws will only be reviewed after two years. The president was responding to an outcry by labour unions who have threatened strike action if the new laws that come into effect on March 1st are not scrapped. In a statement, President Zuma says there was extensive consultation but the unions say these were not necessarily effective. The unions say they will go ahead with rolling mass action. Senior Political Reporter Angela Bolowana reports

DA Leader Mmusi Maimane will lead supporters on a jobs march through the Johannesburg CBD today. The DA says close to 2 million South Africans have joined the ranks of the unemployed since 2009.

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Gareth Cliff will only learn later this week if his application in the High Court in Johannesburg to force pay channel, Mnet to reinstate him as an Idols SA judge was successful. Cliff, who isn't a stranger to controversy - was fired earlier this month for supposedly supporting racist remarks by KZN woman, Penny Sparrow. The channel said it found that the media personality's defence of freedom of speech was insensitive with regards to this country's history. Noma Bolani reports

Gareth Cliff will only learn later this week if his application in the High Court in Johannesburg to force pay channel, Mnet to reinstate him as an Idols SA judge was successful. Cliff, who isn't a stranger to controversy - was fired earlier this month for supposedly supporting racist remarks by KZN woman, Penny Sparrow. The channel said it found that the media personality's defence of freedom of speech was insensitive with regards to this country's history. Noma Bolani reports

Burundi is set to be at the top of the agenda at the upcoming African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa later this week. This after Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza expressed that he does not want the AU'S proposed peacekeeping force imposed on his country. South Africa is likely to be part of the mediation efforts. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Jakkie Celliers chairperson of the Institute of Security Studies...

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