About 3-thousand workers will be out of jobs from the end of the month in the chicken industry. The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu), has called the country's chicken producers victims of trade arrangement between our government and the European Union. Chicken producers Country Bird, is earmarking to retrench 1500 workers, while RCL Foods which used to be Rainbow Chicken, has actually started the process of retrenching 1 250 of its workers. We spoke to the General Secretary of FAWU, Katishi Masemola...

Thousands of matriculants who have passed with bachelor's exemption could be rejected as most universities report that they are already full. Some of the universities say they have seen an increase in applications for undergraduate places this year. We spoke to Yonela Tukwayo, who is spokesperson for Walter Sisulu University...

Traffic authorities in Mpumalanga have urged motorists to drive with caution, as rain continues to fall in various parts of the country. They say provincial roads are expected to be busy again before the schools re-open this week. Mthobisi Mkhaliphi reports....

Communities in Transkei in the Eastern Cape must brace themselves for more severe weather conditions this week. The South African Weather Service issued the warning after another violent storm hit the King Sabatha Dalindyebo municipality last week. Fundiswa Mhlekude looks at the prevalence of destructive weather patterns in the region...

EFF leader Julius Malema has described Durban University of Technology student Bonginkosi Khanyile as a hero. Malema visited Khanyile at Westville Prison in Durban. He was arrested in September last year during the Fees Must Fall student protests. Khanyile, who is the only student still behind bars, has been denied bail several times. Fanele Mhlongo reports

ANC members have been urged to humble themselves and serve people with respect and dignity. That's a message from the party President, Jacob Zuma at the governing party's 105th birthday celebrations at Orlando Stadium in Soweto yesterday. The ANC is still recovering from a devastating performance during the 2016 local elections. The party's poor performance is attributed to perceived arrogance and lack of responsiveness from ANC deployees in government. Ntebo Mokobo reports.

The ANC's 2017 January statement has received thumbs up from the party's alliance partners SACP, SANCO and Cosatu. President Jacob Zuma delivered the speech at Orlando stadium in Soweto yesterday. The statement focused on unity and cohesion within the alliance. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

The Automobile Association has predicted another roller-coaster year when it comes to the petrol price. The AA has highlighted the factors that contributed to price increases in 2016, warning that more hikes are on the cards this year. We spoke to Layton Beard, Spokesperson for the Automobile Association....

A survey conducted by the South African Federation for Mental Health has revealed that most psychiatric patients have been turned away from primary healthcare clinics without at least one of their medications because of drug shortages. The organisation says that these shortages threaten patients with relapse, loss of employment and social isolation. But just how bad is the situation and why do we know so little about it? We spoke to Charlene Sunkel, Programme Manager in Advocacy and Development at the SA Federation for Mental Health...

The Higher Education Transformation Network (HETN) has added its voice to assessments of the 2016 Matric results. HETN says the Independent Examination Board's 98.67% pass rate is because of the support given to learners from wealthier backgrounds. They have also raised concerns about what they call a fee announcement by various Universities without any emphasis of internal cost-saving measures they plan to implement to avoid more fee increases in 2018. We spoke to Director for Media Liaison at the Higher Education Transformation Network, Ramafala Ramatshosa...