SASSA grants might have to be delivered by trucks to beneficiaries, if attempts to renew the contract with service providers fail. This is according to the Department of Social Development Director General, Zane Dangor. He was updating the portfolio committee on communications in Parliament yesterday about different routes that SASSA might have to resort to if the negotiations with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) don't succeed. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Zane Dangor for more.

1. Private sector credit growth in South Africa 2. Snapchat shares closed their first day of trading up at 44 percent. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Nadir Thokan of 27 four Investment Managers.

1.Platinum has been badly hit by anti-diesel sentiment in the wake of the Volkswagen car emission scandal in the United States. 2. South Africa’s Sibanye Gold went on a charm offensive in the United States this week to woo shareholder backing its big American acquisition. 3. The mining industry’s downfall was caused by spending too much capital at the wrong time, says Glencore. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Martin Creamer Publishing Editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly.

1. Asian markets dragged down by falling commodity prices 2. The Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has urged South Africans to buy shares in the Reserve Bank. What are the shares worth 3. Barclays manufacturing PMI what it means for South Africa? Lungi Malinga from Effectus Capital Management

#FeesMustFall campaigner at the Durban University of Technology Bonginkosi Khanyile has been released from the Westville Prison in Durban. This follows a ruling by the Constitutional court that Khanyile be released on 250 rand bail under strict conditions. He was the only student still in custody after being arrested last September for allegedly firing a sling shot at police and controvening bail conditions for a previous offence. We spoke to his lawyer, Nhlakanipho Nxumalo ahead of Khanyile's release...

Ekurhuleni Mayor Mzwandile Masina has called on the South African National Defence Force to assist with the search and rescue operation of 5-year-old Richard Thole who fell into a mineshaft at the weekend. Rescue operations have come to naught in Jerusalem, an informal settlement in Boksburg, east of JHB. We spoke to Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services spokesperson, William Ntladi.....

South Africa's competition watchdog is seeking to charge Unilever 10-percent of its annual turnover. This follows an investigation by the Commission which found that Unilever together with Sime Darby had at least since 2004 to 2013 entered into an agreement not to compete with each other in respect of certain pack sizes of margarine and edible oils. Sime Darby settled with the Commission in 2016 and now the Commission is seeking an order from the Competition Tribunal to fine Unilever. We spoke to Head of Law at Monash South Africa, Professor Tshepo Mongalo...

Market analyst, Nadir Thokan of 27 four investment managers looks at South African markets following release of new car sales figures that were released this week and food inflation in South Africa

The ANC has moved to reassure commercial farmers that the speeding up of land redistribution will take place within the law. The party was reacting to statements by President Jacob Zuma and land reform minister Gugile Nkwinti that legislation will be amended to allow for expropriation of land without compensation. ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte says the party has asked Nkwinti to draft legislation within the confines of the constitution

Former president Kgalema Motlanthe says the land issue remains a contentious one in the country. Motlanthe is leading a high level panel assessing the effectiveness of key legislation introduced in 1994. The panel is holding public hearings in Rustenburg in the North West. It heard from most participants that there's still a large number of people who have had their ancestral land returned to them, while others say that only a section of the community benefits from the riches of their land. Itumeleng Kgajane reports