Radio 2000 Mixes

The Southern Africa Development Community Council of NGOs (SADC- CNGO) says it is alarmed by the current developments in Lesotho. The Council has also called for Lesotho's military chief Lieutenant-General Tlali Kamoli to immediately step down to give the country a chance at peace and stability. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Boichoko Ditlhake, Executive Director of the SADC Council of NGOs…

1. Asian stocks erased losses and U.S. equity-index futures climbed as some of the most heavily sold shares in Hong Kong and China rebounded
2. China's stocks rose in volatile trading, led by consumer and health-care companies, as the government battled to restore investor confidence in a market that's lost $3.9 trillion in less than a month
3. AMCU quits Gold sector negotiations
4. Thursday investment theme - Life stage Investing

The South African judiciary will meet with President Jacob Zuma to discuss the recent attacks on it and for analysis on this matter Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Executive Secretaty for Council for the Advancement of South African Constitution Lawson Naidoo

The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has allegedly quit collective negotiations with Gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye Gold, Harmony Gold and two other gold producers. Amcu has allegedly threatened strike action because there is no progress. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Gold producer's spokesperson Charmane Russell and Amcu treasurer Jimmy Gama

The Pretoria High Court has declared Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies' decision to award the lottery licence to Ithuba Holdings as invalid. This comes after previous lottery company Gidani approached the High Court in Pretoria seeking a judicial review of the manner in which the tender to Ithuba was awarded. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Ithuba's CEO Charmaine Mabuza

1. Yesterday morning we heard that trading had been suspended in more than half of Chinese stocks. Later in the day trading was suspended on the New York Stock Exchange for several hours due to "technical issues". Is there any link between here to purely coincidence?
2. Considering events in the rest of the world, isn't it then surprising that the JSE managed to claw its way back above the 50,000 level yesterday. What propped up our market?
3. The Labour Court yesterday ruled in favour of Solidarity in its urgent interdict against Telkom in its current retrenchment plans. What did you make of this development?

1. Asian stocks climbed and Treasuries fell amid speculation that Monday's sell-off in risk assets was overdone
2. Samsung Electronics Co. posted second-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates as shortages of new smartphones made it harder to lure customers from Apple Inc.'s iPhone and cheaper devices made in China
3. `Banana Republic' Tag Haunts Australia 30 Years On

The Greek government plans to propose a new bailout deal with creditors at an emergency Eurozone summit in Brussels today. This comes in the wake of Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' resignation, after the country voted to reject the terms of a bailout. Experts say the resounding rejection puts the country's euro zone membership into further doubt. For more Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Peter Draper, Managing Director of Tutwa Consulting...

The case against former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has been struck off the roll at the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court. Mdluli is being charged with fraud and corruption. National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku said the court scrapped the case because the police investigation had not been completed. For an analysis Sakina kamwendo spoke to Professor Shadrack Gutto from the Centre for African Renaissance Studies. He is also a legal and constitutional expert at Unisa.

Labour groups have rejected the initial pay offer made by the gold companies. The producers had proposed a five-year wage deal with annual wage increases of as much as 13%, plus a share of profits. Gold producers want to stem rising costs that have left half of the industry unprofitable. The National Union of Mineworkers is demanding an 80% increase in basic pay. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to acting spokesperson for the NUM , Livhuwani Mammburu