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The PRASA board and former acting CEO, Collins Letsoalo, were having a heated exchange in Parliament trying to explain his alleged 350 per cent salary increase. Letsoalo and a PRASA delegation appeared before Parliament's Transport Committee to explain matters in the parastatal. It has come to light that Letsoalo - who was seconded from the Transport Department to PRASA - had allegedly raised his own salary. The director of the board, Bernard Phitsane, has told the committee that the board did not know about the salary increase. Letsoalo - whose secondment has since been reversed - has however vehemently denied increasing his salary saying he only enquired about a secondment allowance entitled to him. Zalene Merrington has more

Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian equities were in the red on Wednesday amid mounting geopolitical risks in the region and rising expectations that the Federal Reserve would tighten monetary policy next week and New CEO for MTN, after shock exit of the Mteto Nathi

A high-level investigation is underway into last night's multi-million rand robbery at the O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. It's believed the gang pretending to be police officers robbed an awaiting aircraft. Sakina Kamwendo speaks Hawks' Hangwani Mulaudzi

The country should be outraged that young and healthy boys die each year at initiation schools and nobody takes responsibility for that. That's the word from the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities in Johannesburg. The Commission is holding hearings into the deaths of young people at initiation schools across the country. The hearings started in Gauteng today and will proceed to the worst affected province, the Eastern Cape. Senior journalist Thabile Mbhele reports

Nerina Visser Strategist & Advisor at ETF SA look at the GDP numbers that were released yesterday which are the worst since 2009, just after the global financial crisis, China is on target to become the largest economy in the world in less than 10 years and is China growing?

South Africa has revoked its instrument of withdrawal from the Rome Statute in a diplomatic communication to the United Nations Secretary General's office. The UN has yet to confirm receipt of the note but the South African Mission has confirmed the move. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports

Bodies of suspected to be of illegal miners, have been found in Benoni on Gauteng's East Rand. The bodies were found late yesterday. 6 bodies were recovered on Sunday and the latest finding now brings the total number of bodies found so far to 14. Police say the motive for the killings may be linked to rival gangs fighting over territory. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to police spokesperson, Colonel Lungelo Dlamini, now joins us on the line for more..

The final report by the Ad Hoc Committee probing the affairs of the SABC will today be up for discussion in the National Assembly. Amongst other recommendations by the report is that president Jacob Zuma should consider firing Communications Minister Faith Muthambi for her role in the meltdown at the SABC, and the inspector-general of intelligence must investigate the broadcaster for setting spooks on its employees. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to the Chairperson of the Parliament Ad Hoc Committee probing the affairs of the SABC, Vincent Smit.

Although there has been a sharp improvement in water levels of many dams in the country, the Mangaung Metro which includes Bloemfontein will keep water restrictions in place. This is because the water levels of dams supplying Mangaung Metro are still a matter of concern, This includes the Rustfontein Dam which is only at about 40-per cent. But the Mangaung Metro has emphasised the importance of conserving water. Spokesperson Qondile Khedama says water restrictions are still place...IThabiso Radebe reports

The Limpopo Health Department says it is looking at ways of putting the Thabazimbi hospital under a state of emergency. The provision of services has been disrupted due to flooding. The department's spokesperson Thabiso Teffo says the casualty ward has been closed and patients taken to other wards, while other patients are being transferred to the Bela Bela hospital. This is the second time the hospital has been flooded. Our reporter Witness Tiva has filed this report