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Clashes between rival gangs in Pollsmoor Prison have left an inmate dead. Another has been seriously wounded. About two weeks ago, two correctional officers were stabbed at the Goodwood Correctional Facility during gang fights. Western Cape Provincial Correctional Services spokesperson, Simphiwe Xako gave us an update on this and other issues of safety.

Challenges currently faced by SABC employees and changes made on certain radio stations were discussed at a meeting between the Parliament's Communications Committee and three SABC unions. The Communication Workers' Union of South Africa (CWU), the Media Workers' Association of SA (Mwasa) and the Broadcasting‚ Electronic Media and Allied Workers Union (Bemawu) made a presentation to the committee in Sandton this morning. The employees at the SABC have over time, raised various concerns about the running and general working conditions at the institution. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the General-Secretary of trade union MWASA Tuwani Gumani.

The Department of Mineral Resources has called on mining companies to prioritise the health and safety of their workers. This comes as rescuers continue to search for 3 missing miners at Sibanye-Stillwater's Masakhane mine in Gauteng this afternoon. Four have died following a seismic event yesterday afternoon, while six are still recovering in hospital. Mine management has denied that lack of proper safety measures has caused the incident saying they have been adhering to stringent safety standards because they are aware that the area is prone to rockfalls. The department set up a team of experts earlier this year which will come up with solutions to minimise deaths due to rockfalls. It says 30 percent of mining fatalities are due to the rockfall. There was seismic event at Kloof Ikamva in Gauteng this year, a worker was crushed to death after a box of gold ore fell on him when blasting. 955 miners were trapped undergound at the company's mine in Welkom but all workers were rescued. Our reporter Candice Nolan is on the story.

A mother of a student at the Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth says she is stressed and frustrated due to NSFAS non-payment of her son's fees

The Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth has been shut down by students who are protesting over the lack of funding from the student financial aid scheme NSFAS.

Power utility ESKOM has assured South Africans that there will be no power outages this winter. There have been reports that ESKOM's coal stockpiles are running low.

A large group of Mangosuthu University of Technology students have stormed the Durban magistrate court carrying placards denouncing bail to a suspect arrested for killing a student. They want the court to deny bail to the former student who allegedly killed his ex-girlfriend Zolile Khumalo.

Sandile Mantsoe has been sentenced to an effective 32 years in prison. Mantsoe was found guilty yesterday in the High Court in Johannesburg on three charges, including the murder of his ex-lover Karabo Mokoena. Handing down sentence, Acting Judge Peet Johnson has said the sentence will send a strong warning that abusive conduct towards women will not be tolerated in society.

Our Workers' Day show includes interviews with Labour Analyst Terry Bell and AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa.

Police in KwaZulu Natal are monitoring the situation on the N3 in Mooi River in the Midlands closely this afternoon, after violent protests broke out. The protestors are accusing foreign nationals in the trucking industry of taking their jobs. More than twenty trucks were burnt down and over fifty protestors have been arrested. The MEC for Transport has condemned the violence. This was the second incident in three weeks. Sakina Kamwendo started by speaking to KZN Police Spokesperson Thembeka Mbhele.