The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has threatened to shut down the University of Pretoria after the university asked students with pending criminal cases to motivate why they should be allowed to re-register for the 2017 academic year. A number of students were arrested at the university last year during violent fees must fall protests. We are now joined on the line by SAUS general secretary Sthembiso Ndlovu together with University of Pretoria's spokesperson, Candice Jooste...

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) says it is concerned about some statements made by Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi regarding the uptake of posts by doctors. Last week the health minister held a briefing to address the issue of unemployed doctors and interns, following complaints by the Junior Doctors Association and the Pharmaceutical Society group. During the briefing Motsoaledi said new graduates wanted to be placed at locations convenient for their personal circumstances. For more on this we are joined on the line by the Vice-Chairperson of the South African Medical Association Professor Mark Sonderup

The National Union of Mineworkers, NUM says it will meet with AngloGold Ashanti today (Monday) to discuss the mining giant's plans to shed jobs. Ashanti Gold has notified the union of its plans to dismiss over 800 workers. For more on this we are joined on the line by National Union of Mineworkers spokesperson Livhuwani Mammburu

The SACP in the North West says the ANC is not a one-family or clan organisation. This is according to the SACP provincial secretary Madoda Sambatha. The SACP has also warned that the presidency of the ANC must not be decided based on gender. This is the opposite to the position of the ANC Women's League, which says Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma must lead the party after its 54th congress in December. The ANC alliance partners have also warned the ANC against self destruction as a result of infighting for positions. Itumeleng Kgajane reports…….

A 14-year-old boy from Mhluzi township in Middelburg in Mpumalanga is now paralyzed after allegedly being assaulted by his school principal for stealing R150. Siphamandla Choma can't walk or do anything for himself as he is now wheelchair bound. The Grade 4 learner has not been at school since the incident happened last year. He told SABC News that Manyano Primary School principal allegedly assaulted him and his friend because he believed they had stolen the money which belonged to a teacher at the school. Our reporter Abongile Dumako has the details while Mpumalanga department of Education, Jasper Zwane tell us more about why the principal is still in school going about his daily business

Mohammed Nalla, Head of Strategic Research team at Nedbank CIB looks at how the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president affected markets, Rand stronger as dollar weakens in Asian trade and focus this week on the South African Reserve Bank on Monetary Policy Committee this week which is expected to keep the rates unchanged.

US President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States today. Trump's spokesperson Sean Spicer says the inaugural address will be a personal and philosophical one that lays out how he sees America, rather than push his agenda as president. As per tradition, after taking the oath of office on Friday at noon Trump will deliver his speech outdoors from a stage at the foot of the west side of the Capitol building to a large crowd spilling out over the National Mall. We are now joined on the line by our correspondent in Washington Sherwin Bryce Pease

The new Gambian president Adama Barrow has been sworn in to office away from home in Senegal. The incumbent Yahya Jammeh refuses to go despite threat of military intervention. Barrow won an election last year December. Meanwhile Human Rights Watch has condemmed Jammeh for declaring state of emergency in the Gambia. For more we're now joined on the line by the Human Rights Watch West Africa researcher, West Africa researcher,

Acting national police commissioner, Khomotso Phahlane is threatening to sue the Independent Police Investigative Directorate after a raid on his home in an estate north of Pretoria. He accuses the police watchdog of humiliating him by tipping off the media about yesterday's raid. In a statement, the Acting National Commissioner says he will continue to respect and fully cooperate with any authority competent to conduct investigations in accordance with the laws of the country. We caught up with the Acting National Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane for more details...

Last year on the ForumAt8 we aired the horrific story of more than 3 000 under-age girls who fell pregnant at Ratlou municipality in the North West Province. Some of the girls were as young as 12 years old at the time. We spoke to the Deputy Minister of social development Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu who indicated that she was in the process of opening cases against the perpetrators