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The head of UN WOMEN believes she now has the network of stakeholders in place to ensure key deliverables in the forward-moving women's equality and empowerment agenda. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was speaking exclusively to SABCNEWS in New York after confirmation this week that she had been appointed to a second term by Secretary General Antonio Guterres after broad consultation with UN Member states. The Under Secretary General and Executive Director also pointed to specific areas, including a reduction in violence against women and economic empowerment, as key areas of focus for her second term. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports...

ANC President Jacob Zuma has branded the monopoly capital as a major adversary for black socio-economic advancement. This is despite the decision by the majority of delegates at the ANC's National Policy conference to reject calls to adopt a phrase "White Monopoly Capital" to denounce white dominance of the country's economy. Over 3-thousand 500 members of the ANC attended the five-day conference which ended in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg on Wednesday. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Gauteng ANC Chairperson, Paul Mashatile...

7 people have died in a fire in a building in the Johannesburg city centre. Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba says the degradation of the inner city has been a problem for many years. He says lots of rundown buildings potentially offer refuge to criminals, drug users and illegal foreign nationals. A number of fires have broken out at the Cape York before‚ with reports suggesting that authorities had warned the owners to deal with potential fire hazards. He spoke to Sakina Kamwendo about what what the city's plans are moving forward...

Bussai talks to Ms. Busi Kubheka who is a Social Work from Mpumalanga Mental Health Society. We're introducing and bringing awareness around Mental Health Illness.

Invitation-International Albinism Awareness Day

The family of SABC senior producer Suna Venter, who was found dead on Thursday morning, believes the stress she'd faced over the past year helped cause her death. Venter, who was 32, was found dead in her flat in Fairlands in the northwest of Johannesburg. She had recently been diagnosed with a cardiac condition associated with stress and trauma. Sashin Naidoo reports

The South African Society for Psychiatrists is warning that mental healthcare in the country is collapsing. This despite, the Health Ombudsman's release of a damning report in February which contained specific recommendations to improve the service. Psychiatrists are saying many hospitals are still understaffed with few resources. They are also claiming that the death toll from the Esidimeni incident, in which 94 psychiatric patients died between 23 March and 19 December last year in Gauteng, has risen to above 100. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to President of the South African Society for Psychiatrists, Bernard Jance van Rensberg.

The City of Tshwane to reduce public transport fares with Effect from 1 July. Making the announcement last night, Mayor Solly Msimanga saying;safe, reliable and affordable public transportation is needed to addresses inequalities. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Tshwane Member of the Mayoral Committee for Roads & Transport Sheila Lynn- Senkugube who says

Maudi Lentsoane, CEO of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Shares which are trading higher following a positive close on Wall Street, Iron Ore Prices still recovering and Stats SA to release the May Producer Price Index today.

Civil action organisation, OUTA, has confirmed it will be presenting Parliament with a report directly linking President Jacob Zuma to state capture. OUTA says the report contains compelling evidence that warrants President Zuma's removal from office when Parliament holds a no-confidence vote on a date still to be announced. Thandiswa Mawu reports