Radio 2000 Mixes

Commuters have been left stranded in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats where both taxis and buses are not operating. A number of Golden Arrow buses in the area have been stoned. We speak to Golden Arrorows bus service Spokesperson, Bronwyn Dyke-Beyer and SABC reporter Phumzile Mlangeni on the situation in Pretoria.

we look at Brent crude has rallies significantly in recent weeks and is trading at its best levels since mid-April and main events to keep an eye out for in the week ahead?

Thousands of commuters in both City of Tshwane and Cape Town may be left stranded due to strike action this morning. This as taxi drivers plan to march to the Union Buildings demanding that their traffic fines be scrapped. The planned strike is expected to affect commuters in Soshanguve, Mabopane , Ga-Rankuwa, Atteredgville and Mamelodi. Taxi owners are however against the planned strike and have committed to not providing their taxis in order for the drivers to blockade roads. Meanwhile, in Cape Town a leadership squabble within Santanco may lead to commuters seeking alternative transport. We speak to Santaco spokesperson, Thabihso Molelekwa

280 workers, who were fired 23 years ago, by the then Midrand Council, will now be employed by the City of Johannesburg. The dismissals, effected in 1994, followed a strike by municipal workers against corruption and nepotism within the council. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), in collaboration with the City, believes that this historic bargain will vindicate the honest workers who suffered at the hands of an administration which preferred protecting corrupt officials. We speak to the General Secretary of SAFTU, Zwelinzima Vavi.

Human Rights Foundation - iLungelo Lakho - with the support of the SACP and its Youth League, will picket outside the Johannesburg High Court this morning against evictions and illegal house dispossession. The group, which represents evictees from across Gauteng, says they have been evicted from properties they had occupied for decades under apartheid where black people were denied freehold tittles. They now intend on taking the matter to the Constitutional court alleging their houses are being sold without their notice at below the market value. We Speak to the Leader of the group, King Sibiya .

Rapper Emtee releases new album titled Manando and Bonang Matheba relaunches her book -Form AtoB.

We look at Asian markets after North Korea’s missile launch and Impala Plat has warned of possible job cuts with investment analyst, Lungile Malinga.

We look at our current account deficit widening from 2% to 2,4 % of GDP in the second quarter of 2017. The Rand losing further grounds against the dollar and the pound yesterday and Aspen Shares jumping to 8.5% after company released impressive sets of results with Lehumo Investments CEO, Maudi Lentsoane

Apple's new iPhone 8 has been officially unveiled. The latest smartphone, released in Los Angeles, is seen as a radical change for the company, which is seeking to wow users for the 10th anniversary of the device. we speak to Editor of Stuff Magazine, Craig Wilson.

National Treasury is now under pressure to pay 13 billion rand bailout packages in order to save two ailing parastatals. The South African Airways (SAA) is expected to get 10 billion, while the SABC is looking at getting 3 billion from Tresury. This comes as reports have emerged that the extension of SAA Board Chairperson, Dudu Myeni's contarct to November may be irregular. Three months ago, some civil organisations had expressed delight at the announcement by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba that Dudu Myeni would not serve another term on the board of SAA after the 31st of August. We unpack this with the Chairperson Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, University of Johannesburg, Professor Jackie Walters.