The Royal Family of the Kingdom of AbaThembu are demanding the immediate suspension of AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo pending the finalisation of his proposed Constitutional court challenge. This after Dalindyebo's 15 years jail sentence was reduced to 12 years in jail by the Supreme Court of Appeals for the crimes he committed between 1995 and 1996. Amanda Nano reports

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Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly looks at the VW emissions scandal opening the way for fuel cell cars that use our platinum, top quality South African coal ¬– once the darling of global markets – is now being left for dead as South African coal exportation gets turned on its head and Bad legislation is being blamed for the wipe-out of our once-buoyant diamond beneficiation industry.

Market Analyst and Homemade Economist Clive Ramathibela looks at most Asian stocks climbed, boosted by gain in Hong Kong, while oil rebounded, what to expect in Friday's jobs report and the super wealthy plan to make sure their kids stay super wealthy.

Nadir Thokan, Analyst at 27 Four Investment Managers tell us about the consumer and business confidence numbers that came out yesterday, US job numbers expected what can we expect and Euro zone inflation turned negative again in September as oil prices tumbled.

Democratic Alliance MP Dianne Kohler-Barnard is facing disciplinary action for sharing a post on Facebook which praised apartheid leader, PW Botha. Kohler-Barnard reportedly said she did not read the full text of the post. Former DA leader Helen Zille went on Twitter to ask her to withdraw the post and apologise unconditionally. Kohler-Barnard went on Twitter to say that she apologises unreservedly for sharing the post on Facebook, and that she erased it immediately when she realised

Justice Department Spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga says King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo of the AbaThembu clan has 48 hours to report to a correctional centre near the court where he was convicted. The King lost his appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein yesterday (Thursday 1 October) and was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment. He was convicted of arson‚ culpable homicide, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm‚ and defeating the ends of justice. The chief executive of the Xhosa Royal Council, Zolani Mkiva, says it is unacceptable that the king be sent to jail.

The City of Johannesburg aims to reduce the number of private vehicles on the roads by half. And for the whole of October it's encouraging citizens travelling to Sandton to make use of public transport and other non-motorised forms of transport. It hopes this will help reduce congestion and carbon emissions to lessen the negative impact caused by climate change. Tshepo Phagane reports

The ANC Youth League has embarked on a quest to reclaim it's former glory of being at the forefront of youth struggles. The League has announced sweeping decisions, including taking up the fight against Gauteng's e-tolls. They will also be taking on Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande to force him to provide free tertiary education. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports