For the past two months or so, South Africa has been gripped by soaring temperatures. The South African farmers are not the only ones affected, local professional football teams have also been on the receiving end. The heat has forced Bidvest Wits coach Gavin Hunt to cut down on the training hours. Hunt has a first hand experience of the brutal summer conditions, when he was coach of Black Leopards, two of his players collapsed due to heat exhaustion. Joseph Mohale filled this report...

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian stocks and currencies which declines while oil erased gains as China weakened the yuan's reference rate by the most since August, the value of South African assets abroad outstripped foreign investment into the country for the first time on record and this week’s Thursday investment theme is Netflix goeing live in 130 countries, which helped the stock surge by 7.5%

The Kwazulu Natal MEC for Education Peggy Nkonyeni has expressed disappointment at the decline in the 2015 matric results. The province achieved 60 point seven percent in 2015 compared to 69.7% in 2014. During the release of the results, the Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said there are a number of issues that contributed to the decline and her department will work with the provinces to improve the pass rate. Fanele Mhlongo reports.......

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC will still remain in power at the beleaguered Tlokwe Local Municipality in the North West after by- elections are held next month. Ramaphosa was conducting door-to-door campaigns in Ikageng ward 18. The ANC Deputy President is in the province ahead of the ANC's 104th birthday celebrations to be held in Rustenburg this weekend. Patrick Dintwa reports ...

A law that criminalises racism may be what the country needs to clamp down the scourge of racism but South Africans need to continue the dialogue. This is according to the director at the Cape Town based Goedgedacht Forum, Felicity Harrison. The forum is one of the post apartheid initiatives aimed at fostering reconciliation among South Africans. Harrison was reacting to growing calls for a legislation to criminalise racism following the recent racist comments made on social media platforms. Zalene Merrington reports...

27 Four Investment Analyst Nadir token looks at the December US Federal Bank meeting minutes released last night and business sector in South Africa continues to wane

Sakina Kamwendo, speaks to Gauteng's top achiever, Minét Uys from Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool who achieved an average of 96% in her matric subjects.

There has been mixed reaction to government handing over houses in the mining township of Marikana in the North West. While recipients were elated, others have cried foul. President Jacob Zuma announced the Presidential Housing Project after the 2012 shooting that left 34 mine workers dead. Tension was further heightened in the township when residents heard President Zuma will no longer be handing over the houses. Presidential correspondent Ntebo Mokobo reports

Analyst at 27four investments Nadir Thoken speaks to Sakina kamwendo about the latest Eurozone inflation data. The impact of higher interest rates in the U.S. on equities and China's intervention in the stock market to restore some calm.

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