Market analyst Clive Ramathibela talks about: Asian stocks advance to pare first monthly decline this year, Chinese stocks keeps making more billionaires, What to expect from the World economic Forum?

Market analysis with Mohammed Nalla of Nedbank capital: Chinese stocks slump by over 7% in two days, ECB warns over shadow banking while IMF may extend Greek terms to the end of June, US jobless claims rise but eyes now on GDP revision data due out this afternoon

Various Muslim organisations and scholars in the country have joined forces warning against the Islamic State group ISIS. Today, imams in mosques across the country will deliver a 'national unified' khutbah (sermon) about ISIS, that will encourage Muslims to be wary of recruitment activities of the group in South Africa. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to spokesperson for the various organisations Ebrahim Patel

The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) has raised concerns that wage negotiations with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) will collapse. This follows a disagreement over a new performance based system. SAMWU accuses SALGA of negotiating in bad faith. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SAMWU general secretary Walter Theledi and SA local government spokesperson, Tahir Sema

President Jacob Zuma has used his reply to the budget vote of the Presidency to chastise opposition MPs for their behaviour. The President says their behaviour is embarrassing for the country and he called on them to improve their level of participation. This follows the debate on the speech he delivered on Tuesday where he was severely criticised by opposition parties on government's performance. Joseph Mosia reports

The Department of Education has issued revised regulations governing matric exams. The proposed amendments which are published for public comment, are meant to curb cheating and improve the way tests are administered. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Basic Education Department spokesperson, Elijah Mahlangu.

The Commission for Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities says it intends to take the local government authorities to court over the re-use of graves. The commission says it wants to seek relief for communities who are unhappy at the re-use of the graves of their loved ones without their consent. The practice is reportedly to be rife in the Ethekhwini Metro. To discuss this matter further we're now joined on the line by the Commission chairwoman Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva

The United Council of the Nguni Youth, INJEJE yamaNGUNI, is releasing to the public a list of personal contact details for politicians. The organisation says if politicians claim to represent the public, then the public should be able to contact them directly. The head of research at INJEJE yamaNGUNI, Thabiso Zulu now joins us on the line to discuss the campaign of releasing and distributing the cell-phone numbers of all politicians

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at, Asian stocks dropped, following a decline in U.S. equities, after better-than-estimated economic data bolstered the case for higher interest rates, South Africa lifted its 2015 maize output by 0.8% to 9.84 million tonnes due to better-than-expected yield survey results and in the developing world, the poorest workers rarely benefit from minimum wage increases, and they may even pay a price

Today Mohammed Nalla of Nedbank Capital looks at South Africa's disappointing GDP numbers, Unemployment in SA surges higher and the US data spurs stronger dollar and weaker equity markets