Controversial businessman Atul Gupta and the Bank of Baroda have vehemently denied wrongdoing in the alleged Estina dairy corruption scandal. They have taken their fight to the High court in Bloemfontein to oppose a court order to freeze their assets. The more than 220-million rand Vrede farm project was meant to benefit black farmers in the area. Ishmael Modiba reports..

Former senior prosecutor and current DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach and her former lawyer Gerhard Wagenaar have been found not guilty of contravening the NPA act and defeating the ends of justice. Magistrate Brian Nemavhidi delivered the judgment in the Pretoria North Magistrates Court. The state also withdrew fraud and perjury charges against Breytenbach. Maluti Obuseng reports...

The Constitutional court has reserved judgement in a case brought forward by Freedom Under Law, Corruption and Watch and others against the NPA boss Shaun Abrahams. The parties were seeking a confirmation order to the December 8th judgment by the High Court in Pretoria, which declared the appointment of Abrahams as the National Director of Public Persecutions as well as the removal of his predecessor Mxolisi Nxasana as unlawful. Senior political journalist Amos Phago and Abongile Dumako compiled us this report.

The human trafficking division of the Hawks have revealed shocking incidents of human trafficking in the country. The Hawks appeared before the Police committee in Parliament on Wednesday to brief it about progress made on high profile cases. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent was there .......

The newly appointed Police Minister Bheki Cele has warned members of parliament to be careful not to encourage a situation where the people are armed with guns as an excuse of fighting crime and self protection. Making his maiden speech in the National Assembly, Cele was responding to calls by some members of the House for the government to arm citizens in the wake of the spate of the shootings and killings of police officers at Engcobo in the Eastern Cape. Cele made references of the recent similar incidents in the United States of America where ordinary citezens had shot indiscriminately while carrying privately owned firearms. Abongwe Kobokana filed this report.

Market analyst, George Glynos of ETM Analytics (Pty) Ltd looks at South African markets as Rand has been weakening ever since the cabinet reshuffle,a sharp deterioration noted in the Jan trade numbers released yesterday and most important data released yesterday

People of gaModjaji in Limpopo will on Thursday hold celebrations for the recognition of their Queenship Status. This is the first Queenship in South Africa. In 2016, after a long campaign and succession dispute, the Balobedu queen, also known as Queen Modjadji or the Rain Queen, was officially recognised. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Balobedu Queenship spokesperson, Mampuele Phetole..

INTRO: The EFF's political schizophrenia will only harm the people of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMB) in Port Elizabeth. These are the words of the Democratic Alliance responding to threats by the EFF to pass a motion of no confidence in the DA Mayor Athol Trollip. The Leader of the EFF, Julius Malema announced in Parliament on Monday that his party intends to pass this motion against the NMB Mayor, as a form punishment for not voting with them in parliament on the motion of land expropriation without compensation. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to DA Eastern Cape Provincial Leader, Nqaba Bhanga

Investigative journalist, Jaques Pauw, says its absurd that his house in Riebeek Kasteel in the Swartland of the Western Cape was searched by the Hawks. He says members of the hawks linked to the Crimes Against the State Unit arrived at his home with a search warrant. Pauw's blockbuster book - "All the President's Keepers" - was published last year and alleged, among other things, that then President Jacob Zuma received a one million rand a month salary from a benefactor for a few months after becoming president in 2009. Pauw who is a highly respected investigative journalist says he cooperated fully with the Hawks officials. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Hawks spokesperson, Hangwani Mulaudzi

The National Assembly has passed a motion on land expropriation without compensation. It was tabled by the Economic Freedom Fighters for debate. The process will now be taken to the Constitutional Review Committee to look at possibly amending section 25 of the Constitution. Tabling the motion before the house, the EFF called for an urgent amendment of the Constitution to allow land expropriation for the majority of South Africans. Abongwe Kobokana filed this report.