The charges against the University of Johannesburg students and workers who were arrested on Friday have been dropped in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court. The 141 people were taken into custody for public violence, gathering illegally and contravening a court interdict. They've been protesting against the outsourcing of workers at UJ. As the crowd made marched from court to UJ's Kingsway campus in Auckland Park, police tried to stop the protesters, firing stun grenades and teargas at them. Wisani Makhubele has more

Today Nerina Visser Strategist & Advisor at ETF looks at implications of the HeatWave on agricultural crops and ultimately food inflation, AGOA and the JSE's 125th birthday.

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibe looks at the Asian Stocks that were split, with Chinese and Japanese equities rallying while smaller Asian markets retreated, the world’s economy is growing at a slower pace than the International Monetary Fund and other large forecasters are predicting and Goldman's BRIC Era Ends as Fund Folds After Years of Losses.

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibe looks at the Asian Stocks that were split, with Chinese and Japanese equities rallying while smaller Asian markets retreated, the world’s economy is growing at a slower pace than the International Monetary Fund and other large forecasters are predicting and Goldman's BRIC Era Ends as Fund Folds After Years of Losses.

President Jacob Zuma has called on African Union member states to avail resources required to sustain the African Standby Force. Zuma was speaking at ceremony to mark the end of the AMANI AFRICA 2 exercise at Lohatla military training centre in the Northern Cape. This simulated military exercise was aimed at evaluating the readiness of the African Standby Force to respond swiftly to ensuing conflicts on the continent. Amos Phago reports

The newly-elected ANC Chairperson Sihle Zikalala has called on all party members to unite behind the ANC. He was addressing delegates after he was announced as the new chairperson in Kwa Zulu Natal, in a highly contested and divisive leadership election. He defeated the former provincial chairperson Senzo Mchunu.

Newly-elected ANC KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Sihle Zikalala has called for an end to what he terms the use of state resources to peddle factions within the party. He speaks to Sakina Kamwendo

1. Most Asian Stocks Rise as Investors Await U.S. Employment Report
2. The Lonmin challenge, is it time to give in?
3. AGOA the struggle to impress the U.S or failure to be proactive
4. The weeks top stories wrap (MTN and The Weak Rand)

Disciplinary measures should be taken against senior management of the Health Professions Council of South Africa found guilty of mismanagement and maladministration. Those are some of the recommendations by the Ministerial Task Team which investigated complaints of irregularities taking place at the council. Meanwhile, the South African Medical Association says it is encouraged by the statements made by the Minister of Health to the HPCSA. To get a response Sakina kamwendo spoke to the President of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, Dr. Kgosi Letlape and the Chairperson of SAMA, Dr Mzukisi Grootboom

1. Judge Dennis Davis of the Tax review committee warns of a tax revolt given misspending of the tax payers money. Are his views justified?
2. The government approved the black industrialist policy framework yesterday. As a country we're known for good policies but very weak on implementation. What's different about this one?