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Group CEO at Lehumo Investments Maudi Lentsoane looks Asian Markets which are mostly lower, Facebook shares up to a record high territories in after hours trade as Earnings Per Share and Revenue both Beats expectations and Britain's Brexit bill clears first legislative hurdle

The South African Social Security Agency, Sassa, says it will approach the Constitutional Court to suspend the declaration of current contract with Cash Paymaster Services for payment of social grants invalid for another year. This will allow the agency to continue paying grants after March. This, after Sassa could not find an alternative payment system in the time stipulated. The agency has told MPs that none of options it has looked at so far will resolve its problems by the end of March. Joseph Mosia reports.

Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu has resigned. This in the wake of a damning report that implicates her and several high ranking officials of her department with regard to the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients. Most of them died while kept at various NGO's across the province. The Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba has handed over the report to national health minister Aron Motsoaledi. The report contains the findings and recommendations of the probe conducted late last year following the death of scores of psychiatric patients. Phanuel Shuma reports.

Nadir Thokan of 27 Four Investment Managers talks about the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates on hold, the flurry of corporate bonds this year and China January PMI numbers that came out

Nangu JayDee ukhambisana no Ms Maria Mahlangu, obuya ngebulungweni lencwadi ngendaweni yangeMaphotla, badingida ngesihloko esithi Karigude.

Some African countries have spoken out against a draft African Union document that urges member states to collectively withdraw from the International Criminal Court. Last year South Africa, The Gambia and Burundi announced their intent to withdraw from the ICC. However Nigeria and other African states say they believe the court has an important role to play in holding leaders accountable. For a perspective on this we are now joined on the line by Frank Lekaba, Researcher at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA) programme of the Human Sciences Research Council

The doctors treating 14-year old Siphamandla Choma who was left paralysed after he was allegedly beaten by his school principal in Middelburg, Mpumalanga say they cannot rule out the possibility that, he might have suffered more damaged during the assault. This has been a story that we have been following and some of you have asked to assist the family... Our reporter Sibongile Mkani- Mpolweni visited the family again yesterday to find out the kind of help they need and she now joins us on the line....

Constitutional Law expert Professor Pier De Vos says he understands Advocate Gerrie Nel’s resignation from the National Prosecuting Authority, but joining a dubious organisation like Afriforum he does NOT understand. De Vos says AfriForum does NOT have any legal right to do private prosecutions. De Vos Speaks to AMlive anchor Sakina Kamwendo

Nadir Thokan of 27Four investment managers talks about the trade balance numbers that came out yesterday and Apple has recorded a rebound in iPhone sales

Former top prosecutor Gerrie Nel starts work today (1st February) as head of AfriForum's Private Prosecutions Unit. Nel announced his resignation from the National Prosecuting Authority yesterday (31st January). He says his decision to leave the NPA after serving as a state prosecutor for 36 years was not an easy one to make. For more on this we are joined on the line by Gerrie Nel, newly apponted Head of Private Prosecution at AfriForum...