Social activist, Graca Machel says South African politics has become more about the individuals than issues currently facing the country. She was delivering the 3rd Annual Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Development Trust lecture at Rhodes University in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. Machel says the challenges facing the country are not prioritised. Mcebisi Ngqina reports...

Lehumo Investments CEO, Maudi Lentsoane looks at Asia markets trading higher following another positive close on Wall Street overnight. The US Nonfarm Payroll monthly report is once again around the corner, with market players heading into it with low expectations amid the hurricanes that tore Texas and Florida in the month and Christine Lagarde said on Thursday that "the long-awaited global recovery is taking root" and that three-quarters of the globe is enjoying an economic upswing in "the broadest-based acceleration since the start of the decade.”

Bafana Bafana's dream of playing in the World Cup is hanging by a thread. A win against Burkina Faso is the only result they will be looking for when they host the West Africans on Saturday afternoon. Even that may not be enough as the would depend on other teams in the group to lose in their games. Ticket sales for the game have also have been on a slow pace but CEO of Stadium Management South Africa, Jacques Grobbelaar says South Africans have a culture of purchasing tickets at the last hour.

Amnesty International has labelled the killing of the mayor of Nampula City, in Mozambique deplorable and deeply suspicious. It is understood that Mahamudo Amurane was shot at close range by an unknown gunmen on Wednesday after giving a speech. We speak to Professor David Matsinhe, who is a Researcher at Amnesty International Southern Africa Region.

The bird flu virus has now hit Johannesburg with over 500 birds culled since last month. The City of Johannesburg says several bird carcasses have tested positive for the H5N8 strain of the virus. Some birds at the Johannesburg Zoo have been affected, whilst carcesses have been found in popular parks including Zoo Lake and Emmerentia. Monte Casino Bird Gardens, north of Johannesburg, has been closed due to the outbreak. This is a viral disease that is highly contagious, but doesn't affect humans. Today, we are going to focus on the effects that the bird flu virus currently has on the poultry industry. We speak to the CEO of the South African Poultry Association , Dr Charlotte Nkuna..

Trending today: Presidential candidate Lindiwe Sisulu at Talk Radio 702's town-hall discussion with veteran journalist Karima Brown, Trevor Noah is trending after Gayle King wrote a piece about him for Variety magazine and Zakes Bantwini releases bang- bang video.

EMT Analytics head, Jana Van Deventer looks at oil markets back in focus as Brent crude posted a strong rebound,the SACCI business confidence index and the release of the US labour market report.

Lehumo Investments CEO, Maudi Lentsoane looks at Asia traded mixed in the morning session as markets in China, South Korea and Hong Kong are shut for public holidays,King Salman lands in Moscow as Saudi Arabia and Russia look to strengthen ties in historic visit and Competition Commission investigating Vodacom for abuse of dominance.

The Competition Commission has launched an investigation against cell phone giant Vodacom into what it terms abuse of dominance. The Commission says Vodacom has secured an exclusive contract with National Treasury to be the sole provider of mobile telecommunications services to government. The Commission says it has information showing that twenty government departments will be subjected to the new Vodacom contract. We speak to the National treasury Spokesperson, Mayihlome Tshwete.

The Competition Commission has launched an investigation against cell phone giant Vodacom into what it terms abuse of dominance. The Commission says Vodacom has secured an exclusive contract with National Treasury to be the sole provider of mobile telecommunications services to government. The Commission says it has information showing that twenty government departments will be subjected to the new Vodacom contract. We speak totThe Commission's spokesperson, Sipho Ngwema...