Retirement funding and the sound governance of pension and provident funds all play a significant role in the greater socio-economic wellbeing for the country and on a global scale. T Wayne Hiller Van Rensburg, Chairman of the IRFA Management Board.....

The highly anticipated public hearings into the feasibility of free education at higher institutions of learning and training finally commenced on Wednesday in Pretoria. Elvis Presslin spoke to Fees commission spokesperson Andile Tshona.

Dr Roelof Botha, Economic Advisor to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) says free education is not feasible. This after the public hearings which held in Pretoria over the exorbitant fees ....

The National Freedom Party has rejected suggestions that the absence of its leader, Zanele Magwaza-Msibi has put the party in the current mess. The party is disappointed that it will not participate in the municipal elections. The Electoral Court has dismissed the party's application to be included on the ballot paper. The IEC excluded the NFP from participating in the polls because it failed to pay its registration fee on time. The party has accused its rival party the IFP of sabotaging it. The NFP's national spokesperson, Bheki Gumbi..

Zimbabwe's government has described as 'treasonable' a decision by a war veterans group to withdraw its support for President Robert Mugabe. In a statement, the ministry responsible for the welfare of war veterans has denied that the document reflects the majority of former liberation fighters. Our correspondent in Zimbabwe, Shingai Nyoka speaks to Elvis Presslin about this...

Executive Director of GAS Sports and long-time friend, fellow racing driver and colleague to Gugu Zulu, Stephen Watson speaks to Elvis Presslin about a family trust that has been established in honour of the racing car driver...

Public Protector candidate interviews are scheduled to be held next month. This follows the shortlisting of candidates to become Thuli Madonsela's successor. Madonsela's term ends in October. Of those chosen, 8 are women and 6 are men mainly from the legal profession. For more on the composition of the list, Elvis Preslin caught up with the chairperson of the adhoc committee, Dr Makhosi Khoza

Thousands of people protested in Istanbul and other cities after calls by Turkish authorities to defend democracy after the failed military coup.Meanwhile Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says about 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers. One of them is commander of the Second Army General Adem Huduti He also said 161 people have been killed and one thousand four hundred and 40 wounded. Stephen Kirker spoke to Vhafui Matsila one of the South Africans in Turkey

The Department of Basic Education says it is hopeful that a solution will be found soon, to enable more than 54-thousand learners who have been absent from school for more than three months to resume their studies. MEC of Education in Limpopo, Ishmael Kgetjepe...

Pan Africanist Congress struggle hero Kenny Motsamai has tasted freedom although very limited. He was released on conditional parole after 27 years behind bars. Motsamai has been in prison since his arrest and sentencing to life imprisonment for his part on an Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) mission to rob a supermarket in Rustenburg in 1989. APLA Commander and PAC member, Rev Dumisani Methula and Kenny Motsamai spoke to Elvis Presslin...