Radio 2000 Mixes

1. ASIAN MARKETS RALLY LED BY JAPANESE STOCKS WHICH ARE AT THEIR HIGHEST PEAK IN 8 YEARS
2. THE RAND STRENGTHENS FOLLOWING STRONG DOMESTIC CURRENT ACCOUNTS DEFICIT RESULTS
3. PRICES OF OIL SLIGHTLY INCREASED FOLLOWING REVISED DEMAND MEANING WE MIGHT SEE PETROL PRICE HIKES NEXT MONTH

Many Northern Cape residents are back to using bucket toilets. This comes after the controversial 631-million rand sanitation tender awarded to the non-compliant Siyenza Group was terminated earlier this month. The cancellation of the lucrative tender follows months of investigation and exposure of extremely poor service delivery and maladministration which have left many residents of the Amathole District back with the bucket system. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Water and Sanitation Affairs Spokesperson, Mlimandlela Ndamase...

South Africa's power supply crisis poses the biggest obstacle to growth. That's according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It says there is a need for higher tariffs. The IMF singled out delays in easing electricity shortages, and policy and regulatory uncertainties as chief constraints to economic growth. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to IMF senior representative in SA, Axel Schimmelpfennig

The Ad Hoc Committee on Nkandla has decided to consider Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko's report on President Jacob Zuma's security upgrades at his private residence. Committee Chairperson Cedric Frolick spoke to Sakina Kamwendo and says he is also considering visiting Nkandla for assessments.

** The current account data that came out for SA yesterday
** The danger present in U.S . Equities

Are South Africans getting value for money from public representatives. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent takes a look at some of the benefits that MPs are entitled to, so that they carry out their constitutional mandate. Their remuneration benefits are determined by the Commission that deals with the remuneration of public office bearers. But they also get administrative support from parliament

1. Asian stocks climbed with U.S. index futures and the euro ahead of an emergency summit on Greece's debt crisis
2. Japanese stocks rose, led by insurers and banks, as investors await for more data out of the Eurozone and their resolution
3. China Aircraft CEO Resigns During Vacation, Can't Be Reached

The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) says opposition to E- tolling organisations such as OUTA and JPSA are misleading the public. Sanral's spokesperson Vusi Mona says their statements are based on selective reading of the Gazette which clearly explains the new lowered tariffs. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Vusi Mona and OUTA Spokesperson, Wayne Duvenage,

Gold producers are reportedly going to present unions with a package of welfare-boosting measures when wage talks begin today. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is to push for an 84% rise in basic pay for entry-level gold mining workers whilst its fierce rival, (AMCU) has asked for a R12,500 per month basic wage. The wage negotiations, come at a time when the industry is grappling with depressed prices, falling production and rising costs. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to NUM General Secretary David Sipunzi

Water rationing has kicked in at a number of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal in a bid to conserve water in the province. The Hazelmere Dam that supply Durban and surrounding towns, has a mere two months supply of water remaining. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube