Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.sabcnews.com).

Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.sabcnews.com).

Tlhloloe says Louw was an excellent journalist.

The SACP's Blade Nzimande says as an ANC ally they will foster unity in the name of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. He says they will make sure from now on the tripartite alliance, which includes Cosatu will speak in one voice and make sure South Africa continues to prosper.

Events are planned across the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr. The 39 year old Baptist Minister died in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4th 1968 while standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel when a sniper’s bullet struck him in the neck sparking rioting in more than 100 cities across the country. Correspondent Sherwin Bryce-Pease looks back at that fateful day and engages both historians and political scientists about King’s legacy, five decades later.

Economist George Glynos says there are strong indications that the Reserve Bank will cut the repo rate by at least 25 basis points.

Economist George Glynos says there are strong indications that the Reserve Bank will cut the repo rate by at least 25 basis points.

Water consumption by residents of the city of Cape Town has this week dropped by 43-million-litres compared to the previous week.

Water consumption by residents of the city of Cape Town has this week dropped by 43-million-litres compared to the previous week.

Race is no longer a key factor in determining poverty levels in the country. That's according to a new report.