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Senior Research Fellow and Political Economist at Trade Collective, Lebohang Pheko, believes the country is in recession. This follows the recent downgrades by rating agencies, Standard and Poor's earlier last week, followed by Fitch on Friday. She spoke to AMLive anchor Sakina Kamwendo

Maudi Lentsoane, group CEO at Lehumo Investments looks at the Asian Markets, Fitch Downgraded South Africa's Credit Rating to Sub Investment Grade and Donald Trump met with the Chinese Leader Xi Jinping

Families of the twelve people who died in a collision involving a minibus taxi and an SUV on the Wolmaranstad-Ottosdal road outside Wolmaranstad in the North West are expected to identify the bodies today.The twelve died on Saturday night when the two vehicles collided. The minibus caught fire after the incident. Only five people survived as Itumeleng Kgajane reports

State Security Minister and ANC National Working Committee member David Mahlobo has accused ratings agencies of trying force a regime change in South Africa through the junk status downgrade. Mahlobo was addressing ANC structures in Mangaung in the aftermath of anti-Zuma protests which followed the country's downgrade by Standard and Poor's. On Friday, Fitch also downgraded South Africa's foreign and local currency ratings. Palesa Moeti reports

Former Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan and ANC Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize were snubbed by ANC Youth League supporters during the memorial service of the late ANC stalwart Ahmed Kathrada in Durban. The two had their speeches interrupted as youth league members sang pro Zuma songs. ANC Provincial Chairperson Sihle Zikalala condemned the use of memorial and funeral services to purge each other and talk about party internal problems in public. Meanwhile Gordhan called for unity in the ANC and warned against what he says is the use of to influence certain views. Vusi Makhosini reports

Fundiswa Nkuta, a Research Analyst and Chartered Accountant looks at South Africa downgraded to junk, what are the implications, why did we see the subsequent downgrade of the banks and the US Non farm payroll came out on Friday as we saw the increase in jobs created decrease, from the trend seen in Jan and Feb, what does this mean?

President Jacob Zuma says he's not opposed to any march planned against him today. He was reacting to the Save SA-led march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria later this morning, as well as similar marches in other cities. Marchers from a range of orgnasations will be calling on President Zuma to step down. Presidential spokesperson Bongani Ngqulunga says they have no problem with the marches as long as they are legal

South Africa is due to explain itself at the International Criminal Court, ICC, on why President Omar Al Bashir was not arrested when he was here in 2015 on Friday, 7 April. Bashir was attending the African Union (AU) Summit in Johannesburg. Bashir is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Executive Director of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre,SALC, Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, whose organisation sought the implementation of an arrest warrant for Al Bashir

Lungile Malinga, Equity Research Analyst at Effectus Capital Management Asian Markets and how are SA markets doing - What to expect today

Opposition parties and civil society organisations have expressed concern at threats of violence and intimidation ahead of today's marches. Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets in the country's major centres of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban to call for President Jacob Zuma to step down. However in the run-up to the mass action, various incidents - including comments made by new Police Minister Fikile Mbalula, calls by the ANCYL for its members to arm themselves and the harrassment of Save South Africa organisers have put the country on a knife's edge. Political Reporter Mbali Sibanyoni reports