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The Energy Department has revealed plans to build nine nuclear power stations in the country. These power stations are expected to produce 23 percent or 9600 MW of the country's power by 2030. The energy department's Deputy Director General for nuclear energy, Zizamele Mbambo, says this is part of government's electricity plan which has a mixed energy agenda and Sakina kamwendo spoke to the DDG...

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2. The nuclear agreement announced on Tuesday between Iran and global powers is being called historic and monumental
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The Municipal Demarcation Board is set to delimit metropolitan municipalities, local municipalities and wards. The board has completed its public consultative process on the ward delimitations for the 2016 local elections. It will soon be publishing the first set of its delimitations in the Provincial Gazettes. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Municipal Demarcation Board chairperson, Jane Thupana

A listener sent us a message this morning asking about the trains that were torched last night at Germiston Train station. Sfiso wanted to know if communters are safe . To get the details Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng

Efforts by the nine unions to try to debate the return of Numsa at Cosatu special congress was unsuccessful. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Numsa's Deputy General Secretary Karl Cloete to give us his reaction to what transpired at the congress

Two doctors and a nurse from KwaZulu-Natal state hospitals, north of Durban, have been suspended after a critically injured patient died because they were allegedly bickering over which hospital should treat him. MEC S'bongiseni Dhlomo is to report the incident to professional bodies, which will be able to determine if they acted negligently. Meanwhile, a private ambulance service operating in Verulam and Phoenix, says they are often sent from one hospital to another by lazy hospital staff. Dries Liebenberg reports

South Africa is looking to China to address problems in its state-owned-enterprises. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is on an official visit to China. Ramaphosa is being accompanied by two cabinet ministers and four deputy ministers. Most of China's state-owned enterprises are partially publicly listed with interests in real estate, the financial sector and rail. Ramaphosa says government is also seeking to partner with the East Asian giants in areas such as governance and training. Tshepo Mongoai is in Beijing, China and compiled this report

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Thembi Mashigo, Counselling Psychologist affiliated to Akeso Psychiatric Clinics talking about Mental Health

Afternoon Express Presenter Bonnie Mbuli was recently named woman of the year by Glamour SA Magazine. She spoke to #TheCollective2000 about the latest accolade and the impact her memoir Eyebags and Dimples continues to make in dealing with mental illness .