Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the only way to make the 3 500 rand minimum wage effective, is to ensure maximum compliance. He was answering questions in the National Assembly. He also faced tough questions on the recent excessive security measures taken during the State of the Nation Address as well as on the death of over a hundred mentally-ill patients in Gauteng last year. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent tells us more

The Lesotho National Assembly has passed a vote of no confidence in prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili's government. The opposition overzealously voted for the motion, while the government barely said no. This gives the Prime Minister three days to resign or advise the King to dissolve parliament and call for elections. Nthakoana Ngatane reports

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Bussai is in conversation with Mr Tom Mashiya, from Mpumalanga Deaf Federation of South Africa, they are talking about World Hearing Day.

Members of the Coal Transporters Forum have staged a protest in Pretoria that has left motorists frustrated in major traffic disruptions. Trucks have been parked from the Nelmapius turnoff up to Solomon Mahlangu drive on the N21. Members of the Forum along with the workers will convoy to the Union Buildings and handover a memorandum, putting the total of demonstrators at the total of around 2000 people. The Coal Transporters Forum requests Request the president to implement Independent Power Producers at later stage as coal cheaper is to produce. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Deputy Chairperson from the Coal Transporters Forum, Mary Phadi.

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The National Youth Council of Nigeria is reported to have threatened to shut down all South African businesses today over the recent conflicts between locals and foreign nationals. The council made the call during a recent protest at the South African embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. South Africa's mobile-operator MTN Group earlier noted with concern violence and vandalism at its property in Nigeria, where protesters attacked and vandalised its head office. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to National Vice President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Prince Adeso for further developments.

The Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama had earlier summoned the South Africa's High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Mnguni, to discuss the strained relations between Africa's two biggest economies. Onyeama said he is worried about the safety of Nigerian nationals living in South Africa and the destruction of their property. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Mnguni for more details.

The EFF leader Julius Malema's unsuccessfully challenged the ANC to take up the party's offer of 6-percent to amend the constitution to expropriate land without compensation. The National Assembly rejected the motion. It required two thirds of the votes to pass the motion. The PAC, APC and Agang are some of the parties that supported the EFF Motion. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent monitored the debate and filed this report