The family of a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted by his principal at Manyano Primary School in Middelburg, Mpumalanga says it plans to sue the department of education. Siphamandla Choma was allegedly beaten up by the school principal after he was accused of stealing R150, leaving him paralysed. The principal has been suspended following an investigation by the department. We spoke to Mpumalanga police spokesperson Brigadier Leonard Hlathi and our reporter Sibongile Mkani-Mpolweni

Small businesses will now be better empowered by government when it comes to procurement. This after the Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2011 was revised. The Department of National Treasury has released the revised preferential procurement regulations of 2017. We spoke to Acting Chief Procurement Officer at National Treasury, Schalk Human.

Dr. Nkosozana Dlamini- Zuma is stepping down as the chairperson of the African Union Commission, after serving four and a half years. Her position is among those, which will be hotly contested during the African Union commission elections due at the end of this month. Sarah Kimani takes a look at her legacy and those in the running to succeed her.

Congregants of the St Martin Lutheran church in Kimberley in the Northern Cape have taken to the streets in a march against the embezzlement of church funds. Over one hundred church members marched in the rain to stop what they call the victimization of whistle blowers in the church. The missing church funds are linked to the 40-million-rand that the national office of the church cannot account for. Congregants showed their support for the local pastor who they claim is being victimized. Lerato Segalo reports..

Market Analyst, Clive Ramathibela looks at Asian Markets as they hover in the negative and the dollar weakening due to uncertainty in US economy, Trump expected to cut 75% of regulations for easier access to business and tourism numbers in South Africa reach highs last seen 9 years ago in the festive season...

Statistician General Pali Lehohla has told the Fees Commission that free higher education is possible with proper planning. In his presentation, Lehohla told the commission that problems facing the education system had a historical background and that apartheid was to blame. Lehohla says the Bantu education system, coupled with economic deprivation makes it difficult for the majority of black people to finance their children to study further. Neo Makwiting reports.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has paid 1.3 billion rand in registration fees to universities on behalf of deserving students. The organisation says 78-thousand new students have been approved to study this year and they are expecting to fund over 450-thousand students in total. Angela Bolowana reports...

The Economic Freedom Fighters says it is now looking at alternatives to try and find a way to save the Public Protectors office. The party says advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane is only interested in protecting the interests of the state. Mkhwebane took over the Public Protector's office in November last year, after Thuli Madonsela served for 7 years. The party announced this during it's media briefing where it outlined the EFF's 3 day plenum, where it adopted the part's year long program. Mbali Sibanyoni reports….

The Principal of Manyano Primary School at Mhluzi township of Middelburg in Mpumalanga, accused of assaulting 14 year-old Siphamandla Choma leaving him wheelchair bound, has been suspended. This follows an investigation conducted by the provincial department of Education on the alleged assault of the learner whom he accused of stealing 150 Rand. Spokesperson Jasper Zwane says this seeks to send a strong message to teachers who continue to apply corporal punishment at schools. He says a full report on the investigation will be released later this week. Abongile Dumako reports...

AB InBev Africa and SAB seem to be backing down from the perpetual commitment they made when they merged last year. One of the conditions of the merger was an undertaking by AB InBev that this merger will not result in any retrenchments in South Africa. AB InBev Africa and SAB have confirmed that a voluntary severance process has been instituted. The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), had previously threatened a mass action across the country should there be any voluntary severance packages introduced. The General Secretary of FAWU joins us on the line now to react to this.