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The police are investigating a case of attempted murder after the son of a Durban petrol station owner allegedly poured petrol on an employee and set her alight, causing severe burn wounds. The 31-year old woman, who is the breadwinner in her family, has not been able to return to work due to the injuries she sustained a month ago. Fanele Mhlongo reports.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is today expected to unveil far-reaching proposals aimed at bringing about universal health coverage in the country. Motsoaledi is set to spell out details of the National Health Insurance Bill and the Medical Schemes Amendment Bill at a media briefing in Pretoria. On the back drop of that, A group of general practitioners tasked with overseeing the National Health Insurance Pilot project at the Vhembe district in Limpopo, say the pilot phase has collapsed. This follows the termination of their contracts for the first phase of the NHI project. MEC of Health Phophi Ramathuba says the general practitioners were employed by the national Health Department and the Foundation for Professional Development, which no longer has funds for their program. She says the NHI project has not collapsed. Katlego Nyoni compiled this report.

The ANC has confirmed Professor Job Mokgoro as the new premier of the North West rovince. This comes after a special NEC meeting as well as an NWC meeting this past week. Supra Mahumapelo resigned from the position last month. 70-year old Mokgoro was the North West Director-General. ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule made the announcement.

Today marks World Refugee Day. The United Nations says more than 60 million people have been forced to leave their countries due to war, fear of persecution and natural disasters. The UN says those displaced are mostly from poor countries. It has urged people of the world to treat refugees with compassion. My colleague Anita Visser spoke to Darius Kwigomba from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who now has official refugee status. He came to South Africa in the year 2000.

A website and a Facebook page have been launched to assist former mine workers and their dependents who may be entitled to compensation if they worked at one of the six gold mining companies that have made provisions for a trust to pay workers who contracted silicosis and/ or TB at work. The historic settlement was made last month after 3 years of extensive negotiations. The gold mine companies in question are; African Rainbow Minerals, Anglo American, Anglo Gold Ashanti , Gold Fields Harmony and Sibanye -stillwater. Richard Spoor, who is one of the attorney's representing the affected former mine workers, spoke to Sakina Kamwendo.

Service delivery protests have spilled over to neighbouring areas of Thembalethu in George (in the Southern Cape). Residents of Lawaaikamp, Borcherds and Parkdene have joined in on the action, and are being kept at bay by police. Earlier, two trucks were set alight and looted on the N2 between the Garden Route Mall and Pacaltsdorp. The road remains closed to traffic. Our reporter in Cape Town, Tanya Krause is on the story.

Bussai talks to Khethiwe Mtshali from Amathamsanqa Business Enterprise about chances that the youth with disability have of getting business tenders

The embattled South African Weather Services has failed to appear before the Environmental Committee to explain the appointment of Julia Mphafudi as Executive of Corporate and Regulatory Services. This follows an anonymous tip-off about alleged irregulaties. 18 months ago former CEO Linda Makuleni was fired, leaving behind allegations of corruption and tender fraud in the organisation. Our parliamentary correspondent Zalene Merrington is following the story.

Fears that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will not be able to run free and fair elections next month are mounting. Candidates who should have received the voters' roll allegedly still don't have access to it. The country's Electoral Commission says it is facing administrative challenges in availing it to candidates as required by law. But it says the election will go ahead despite any grievances parties may have.

Eastern Cape ANC chairman Oscar Mabuyane has dismissed the Sbu Ndebele Report as flawed. In the report, Ndebele, calls for the party to set aside the outcome of the conference. The report was the subject of a hearing at the South Gauteng High Court yesterday. Mabuyane says only a court of law will decide on what is right.