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Five people were killed at KwaMashu Hostel, north of Durban, yesterday morning (wednesday 16 September). A group of five people allegedly opened fire, killing four on the spot, while another died on the way to hospital. The MEC for the Department of Transport, Community Safety, and Liaison in KwaZulu Natal, Willies Mchunu, has condemned the killings. he spoke to Sakina Kamwendo

Presidential guard members loyal to former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore have detained President Michel Kafando and his cabinet. Kafando was chosen as interim president last October after the ousting of Compaore. The detention of the nation's transitional leader has triggered immediate street protests outside the presidential palace, raising fears of a coup few weeks before the country. To get the latest, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Veteran Editor Mathata Tsedu in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called the African Growth and Opportunity Act the corner-stone of the trade relationship between his country and South Africa. He was speaking at the conclusion of the biennial strategic dialogue with International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana Mashabane where issues of regional security, trade and development and public health were discussed. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports.

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Mercy Phakela had a chat with The Collective during the Moshito Music Festival

The EFF in Parliament says it will make sure that National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete informs Lonmin mine that the Assembly says the mining company is "corrupt to the core". This comes after the EFF successfully presented a motion without notice in the house last week, and without any objection from any political party in the House. But the ANC wants an investigation on how the motion slipped through. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent reports

Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change party has claimed that several of its legislators received death threats. The threats sent via SMS came as President Robert Mugabe officially opened the third session of the eighth parliament Tuesday. During the address to parliament there was an apparent mix-up as President Mugabe read the wrong speech. Shingai Nyoka reports

The bodies of at-least eleven illegal miners are still trapped underground at a disused mine shaft in Benoni on Gauteng's East Rand. It is understood that the bodies of a group of eight miners have been trapped in a shaft for almost three weeks, after they were killed when a generator exploded underground. The bodies of another three miners are also trapped, after they died due to a lack of oxygen last week. Sashin Naidoo reports

The Chamber of Mines is expected to present a draft agreement to three gold mining sector unions next week, at wage talks mediated by the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). These unions, Solidarity, NUM and UASA have in principle agreed to a six per cent increase for artisans and thirty two percent for entry level employees spread over three years. Meanwhile, AMCU says it is disappointed with the Chamber's revised offer and might formally reject the offer next week in a separate bilateral meeting. Frank Nxumalo reports