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DA Shadow Minister of Communications, Phumzile Van Damme has accused the Chairperson of the Communications Portfolio Committee, Humphrey Maxegwana, of blocking the appointment of the SABC interim Board. Van Damme says the appointment of an interim board at SABC is now 58 days overdue. Committee Chairperson, Humphrey Maxegwana, joins Sakina Kamwendo to interrogate the issue.

Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called on government to scrap Life Orientation (LO) as a subject in schools. He says it's a complete waste of time and adds no value to the academic development of learners in South Africa. He instead suggests that Maths and History be made compulsory for all pupils until grade 12. However, others argue that LO is an important subject which promotes among others, personal development and career planning. They suggest there are also minor life skills that should be taught in Life Orientation at school like how to change a car tyre; basic first aid; basic household management, including budgeting. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Education Activist, Hendrick Makaneta, and Chief Curriculum Planner for Life Orientation at the Western Cape Department of Education, Ismael Paladia for their views.

The Gauteng health department has commenced with the preparation for the relocation of mentally ill patients from the controversial NGO's to appropriately equipped facilities. Health minister Aron Motsoaledi and Gauteng's newly appointed health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa announced in a media briefing in Pretoria. They say police are also conducting forensic investigations on 19 unclaimed bodies, believed to be that of the mentally ill persons who were moved to the NGO's from the Life Esidemeni facility. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to attorney at SECTION27, Sasha Stevenson.

Tropical storm Dineo is continuing to strengthen as it moves through the Mozambique Channel. Along with hurricane force winds, Dineo is expected to produce extremely heavy rainfall over much of southern Mozambique before it moves westwards towards eastern Limpopo and Mpumalanga on Thursday. The Kruger National Park is among areas expected to experience heavy rain as well as localised flooding. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Edwin Thema, forcaster at the South African Weather Service, for more.

1. SA unemployment data shows improvement over the last quarter 2. Rand is a global outperformer as is surged stronger yesterday 3. Janet Yellen's testimony yesterday failed to stir markets too much but have increase rate hike expectations. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Head Strategic Researcher at Nedbank CIB, Mohammed Nalla, for analysis.

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1.Chinese Inflation surge will spur policy questions on stimulus 2. S&P 500 show 72% of companies that have reported earnings so far have indicated growth 3. Apple market cap surpasses $700bn as S&P tops 20trn with Mohammed Yaseen Nalla, Head Strategic Research at Nedbank CIB,

1. Asian markets mixed this morning after a strong rally yesterday 2. OPEC reports record compliance with output cuts, also raises 2017 oil demand growth forecast Maudi Len-tsoane, group CEO at Lehumo Investments.

When President Jacob Zuma promised jobs in his State of the Nation Address in Parliament last week, he sparked a great deal of heated debate among South Africans, about how that is to be achieved. Political analyst Prince Mashele commented that the president actually expected the jobs to come from white South Africans because it is white South Africans who create jobs, and not black people. Mashele says since 1994, black people have not established any massive factories to create jobs for their own. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Prince Mashele for more.

An ANC councillor, Nosipho Makeke-Tyobeka and a Police Major-General, Sandra Malebe-Themba, are among people who were allegedly operating illegal NGO's that housed psychiatric patients from Life Esidimeni. The Gauteng Democratic Alliance (DA) Shadow Minister for Health, Jack Bloom says, the Police General who is also the Executive Chairperson of the Re-Bafenyi Victim Empowerment Centre (RVEC), is the same person who resigned from the police in 2013 after being investigated for misconduct, but was employed again in 2015 after acting commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane took office. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to Jack Bloom for more.