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DA leader Mmusi Maimane says the ANC in the Western Cape failed to run the province when it was in power and accused it of achieving flying colours when it came to corruption. He was addressing supporters at at Bishop Lavis on the Cape flats over the weekend as part of his vision 2029 tour. Maimane visited various part of the Western Cape - the only Province under DA control. Our parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent reports

1. Lets talk about the GDP growth numbers that came out of the U.S. on Friday
2. Outflows from emerging markets and their impact
3. The stepping down of Tiger Brands CEO

For the first time since 1982, sky gazers were treated to a double spectacle of a swollen "supermoon" bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse, this morning. The last time such a confluence happened was in 1982....there were just five such instances in the 20th century. For more on this Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa's Johannesburg Centre chairperson and viewing officer, Jerome Jooste.

President Jacob Zuma has called on the African Diaspora to play a meaningful role in supporting the African Union's twenty sixty three agenda. A blueprint socio-economic development initiative which embodies a renewed commitment by African leaders to achieve the pan-African vision of integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa. President Zuma delivered a public lecture at the Princeton University in the US last night. Presidential Correspondent Tshepo Ikaneng has filed this report.

Durban taxi strike has finally been suspended after a last minute agreement between taxi bosses and the eThekwini municipality was reached. As part of the agreement, taxi operators will pay reduced fines for the impounded taxis at the centre of the dispute. Small businesses and hawkers have lost hundreds of thousands of rands as people couldn't get to work and many shops remained closed. This report from our Durban office

A body representing wildlife farmers in the country, Wildlife Ranching South Africa, has questioned the legitimacy of a multi-million rand BEE deal awarded to ANC heavyweights in North West, including former Rustenburg Municipal Mayor Matthew Wolmarans. Wolmarans together with his associates, former Rustenburg Municipal Manager Andries Boshoff, and tenderpreneur Mike de Kock, benefited from a hefty donation of wild animals, including a hundred and thirty Buffalo, fifty Rhino and fifty Sable Antelope, worth a hundred million rand from the North West Provincial Parks Board. Opposition parties in the North West Provincial Legislature say the deal was never advertised for public participation and therefore, it should be investigated. Tshepang Molale reports

This week, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly Martin Creamer looks at the, Heat that’s been going waste for decades is now being turned into valuable electricity at a platinum smelter in Rustenburg, BMW has unveiled the first charging station for electric cars at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg and Japan is standing ready to invest big in South Africa if we re-establish a solid infrastructure platform.

The appointment of Mosebenzi Zwane as the new Mineral Resources Minister has been met with criticism within the mining industry. While some are questioning his background in mining, others are wondering how he is going to further the work that his predecessor Ngoako Ramatlhodi began with industry players. Bongi Gwala spoke to Special Advisor to Minister Ramatlhodi, Advocate Mahlodi Muofhe

The taxi strike in Durban is set to continue as taxi bosses and Government officials failed to reach an agreement in a meeting which lasted late into yesterday evening(Wednesday). Bongi Gwala spoke to
Kwanele Ncalane, spokesperson for KZN Transport Department

The taxi strike in Durban is set to continue as taxi bosses and Government officials failed to reach an agreement in a meeting which lasted late into yesterday evening(Wednesday). Bongi Gwala spoke to Kwanele Ncalane, spokesperson for KZN Transport Department