It has emerged that the taxi shooting near Colenso in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands relates to taxi wars in the areas of Matimatolo and Ngulwane which have been ongoing for years. 11 people were killed while returning from a funeral of a taxi boss who is said to have been constantly on the run because he feared for his life. 4 people were injured and two were unharmed. Most of those killed were drivers whose owners were affiliated to the Ivory Park Taxi Association operating in Gauteng. The association's chairman, Johannes Mkhonza has told our reporter Ditaba Tsotetsi that the ambush was a case of mistaken identity.

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has told delegates at the party's provincial elective conference in Gauteng that candidates contesting for positions should not view each other as enemies. He was delivering a keynote address at St George Hotel, Irene in Tshwane ahead of the start of the conference. An attempt by a group from Ekhurhuleni to stop the conference from taking place, failed yesterday. The High in Johannesburg ruled that the case was not urgent. Ramaphosa has also called for unit.

Researchers at the University of Cape Town have developed a groundbreaking rapid test which diagnoses TB embedded outside the lungs. This TB test kit is known as IRISA-TB. Clinical trials have been completed successfully. Thandiswa Mawu reports

The circumstances around the shooting of a 17-year old boy at Makgolokwe Secondary School in Batlharos Village in the Northern Cape, are still unclear. The boy died after being allegedly shot by a 38-year old man who was standing outside of the school premises. The suspect handed himself over to the police on Wednesday and is appearing in the local court today. Our reporter Refilwe Makoe is on the story.

A Khoisan group led by King Khoebaha Calvin Cornelius the 3rd, has given Parliament and government until today to vacate the premises. An eviction notice was placed at the visitors centre of Parliament on Monday but was later removed by the police. Cornelius gave parliament official notice that the Khoisan people have seceded from South Africa to establish the Sovereign State of Good Hope. But the Khomani San have distanced themselves from Cornelius and the secession. Our Parliamentary Correspondent Mercedes Besent tells us more.

Registration proceedings for the much-anticipated ANC KwaZulu-Natal elective conference at the Moses Mabhida Stadium are running smoothly despite an earlier delay. The conference was halted last month by the Pietermaritzburg High Court as some party members claimed that there was undue interference in some regions of the province which include the Lowe South, Harry Gwala and Moses Mabhida. The court also ruled last year that the results of the November 2015 elective conference has been unlawful and as this led to the formation of an interim leadership structure known as the Provincial Task Team. Leader of the structure, Sihle Zikalala spoke to our presenter Sakina Kamwendo.

The Department of Basic Education says it will use details coming out of today's court judgment to improve infrastructure at schools around the country. This comes after the Bhisho High Court in the Eastern Cape ordered government earlier today, to ensure that every school has water, electricity, functioning toilets, internet and safe classrooms amongst others. The matter was taken to court by the NGO Equal Education. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Daniel Linde from the organisation's Law Centre.

Businessman and former Steinhoff chairman Christo Wiese says facts around allegations that he is involved in tax invasion have been misinterpreted. The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism misinterpreted is reporting that Wiese and several companies and individuals are being pursued by SARS for tax running up to billions of rand. Wiese spoke to our presenter Sakina Kamwendo this afternoon. He says when he bought a company from ENS Africa he was not aware it owed tax.

City of Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga and his city manager Moeketse Mosola have been summoned to appear before the Human Rights Commission within 48 hours following allegations of contaminated water in the Hammanskraal area north of Pretoria. The HRC has also launched a probe into the local Jubilee district hospital following reports of poor service delivery. Solly Salang Motsepe and Maluti Obuseng filed this report.

Security is tight at the Emmet Cecil Hall at Vryheid in northern KwaZulu-Natal, where public hearings on the proposed amendment of Section 25 of the constitution are taking place. The amendment will give or allow government to expropriate land without compensation. Police have been deployed to do a security check on everyone who enters the hall. Hundreds of community members have turned up to make their voice heard on the issue. Organisations that are fighting for the rights of farm dwellers, commercial farmers and business people are also attending. Our reporter Khalesakhe Mbhense is at the hearings.