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African Union leaders have chosen Chad's candidate as the next head of the AU commission. Chadian Foreign Minister Moussa Faki Mahamat beat Kenya's top diplomat Amina Mohamed. Outgoing commissioner, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, stayed in the job an extra six months after leaders failed to agree a candidate in July. We spoke to Professor at the Department of Political Science , University of Pretoria Dr Siphamandla Zondi

Striking UNISA workers affiliated to National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union expected back at work this morning after the union and the university management reached an agreement. Members have been on strike since last week demanding a 10 percent salary increase. The strike has affected hundreds of students nationwide. We spoke to UNISA spokesperson, Martin Ramotshela

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan filed court documents at the High Court in Pretoria where in he accuses the Gupta brothers of carrying out what he calls an organised campaign against him and the Treasury. In the affidavit Gordhan denies that he had a vendetta against the Guptas as claimed. The Guptas had earlier accused Gordhan of planning to diminish their business. Looking at the latest developments, we spoke to Lawson Naidoo, Executive Secretary at the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution on what image this projects...

We look into message we received from a listener in Limpopo who was raising the issue of non-delivery of textbooks at Sevengana Secondary School in the Mopani district, Limpopo. We spoke to Dr Naledzani Rasila spokesperson for the Limpopo Department of Education....

Maudi Lentsoane, group CEO at Lehumo Investments looks MSCI AC Asia Pacific down 0.55% lower, following a Sell Off in US Markets and Bank of Japan leaves interest rates unchanged and maintains stimulus.

Nadir Thokan of 27 Four Investment Managers looks at the political uncertainty in the global financial markets and US about the flurry over corporate bond insurances this year.

In the first week of Donald Trump's presidency, his administration has been marked by a flurry of executive actions. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order halting the entire US refugee programme. He also instituted a 90-day travel ban for nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen among other things. However, a US judge issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports following the executive order. It is estimated that between 100 and 200 people are being detained at airports or in transit. Thousands of people have been protesting at US airports over Trump's clampdown on immigration. We are now joined on the line by former US diplomat and associate editor of The Daily Maverick Brooks Spector

Mpumalanga residents continue to invade unoccupied land. The latest incident is when a large contigent of police dispersed a group of residents who were attempting to invaded land at Hillsview outside White River over the weekend. The residents claim that government has failed to build them low cost houses on the vacant land for over ten years. Vusi Twala reports.

Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee does not have powers to remove suspended National Police Commissioner Riya Phiyega from office. That's according to the chairperson of the committee Francois Beukman. This comes after DA Member of the Police Committee Zak Mbhele said he would write to Beukman to request that the committee push for the removal of Phiyega from office. Beukman says it is not possible... Our Parliamentary reporter Mercede Besent reports

Nadir Thokan Investment Strategist at 27Four Investment managers Nadir Thokan looks at inflation in South African and the opportunities within global equities.