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A number of opposition parties and civil society organisations will mark Freedom Day at a rally to be held in Pretoria today. The 'Reclaim our Freedom Rally' will be held under the banner of the Freedom Movement. Leaders of the UDM, the DA, OUTA, FEDUSA and the Religious Council will address the rally. The late president Nelson Mandela's personal assistant Zelda Le Grange and political activist Prince Mashele are also expected to address the rally. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Prince Mashele

The Hawks have arrested a 23-year old man in Midrand for allegedly plotting to assassinate officials perceived as state capture beneficiaries. The Hawks says officers intercepted communication material of possible assassinations of several members of Cabinet, state-owned entities and other prominent South Africans. Hawks spokesperson, Hangwane Mulaudzi says the African man is a founding member of the Anti-State Capture Death Squad Alliance.

Police presence is expected to continue today to monitor the situation at three townships of Itsoseng, Blaaideville and Coligny in North West. Residents are demanding for the provision of basic services such as water and housing from the cash strapped Ditsobotla Local Municpality. The council has been struggling to pay its staff wages as well as service providers such as Eskom. Sakina Kamwendo chats Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Sabata Mokgwabone

Amnesty International is calling for the immediate release of Zambia's main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, ahead of today's bail hearing. Hichilema and his colleagues were detained three weeks ago after they allegedly failed to give way to a Presidential convoy. Amnesty International says the charges are just designed to intimidate him from doing his work. Sakina Kamwendo chats to Amnesty International's Campaigner for Southern Africa, Wongai Chikwanda

Nadir Tokhan, Investment Analyst at 27-Four Investment Managers talks about the risk Naspers poses to South African investors and Donald Trump's plan to cut corporate taxes

Chaotic scenes have been reported at the O.R. Tambo International Airport where 350 South African Airways staff, affiliated to the South African Cabin Crew Association are picketing.
The cabin crew members are demanding an increase to their R161.00 meal allowances during international trips. Sakina Kamwendo speaks Feroze Kader who is South African Cabin Crew Association Chief negotiator

Lungile Malinga, Equity Research Analyst at Effectus Capital Management looks at Asian stocks hover near two-year highs on U.S. optimism, euro steady and Reserve Bank's leading indicator up, does this mean we are going to see economic growth.

Fraud related to banking cards has seen an increase of 8 percent in the past year. Card fraud statistics released by the South African Banking Risk Information Centre, SABRIC, show that the amount recorded for fraudulent activities reached 717 million rand in 2016. The organisation says measures put in place by its members, positions the banking industry to tackle card fraud, but has conceded that the ever evolving sophistication of tactics used by criminals is of great concern. Morafe Tabane reports

Lungile Malinga, Equity Research Analyst at Effectus Capital Management looks at how are Asian markets looking today and what to expect from the South African markets today

The ANC and the African Independent Congress have adopted a memorandum of understanding that will regulate the coalition partnership between the two organizations. The two organizations have agreed on political cooperation in the national interest with specific reference to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Rustenburg Local Municipality, Umkhanyakude District Municipality and other municipalities where both parties have representation. The two parties met yesterday in pursuance of commitments made when they entered into a coalition agreement following the 2016 Local Government Elections in August 2016. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to African Independent Congress spokesperson, Aubrey Mhlongo