The police in the Eastern Cape have established a task team to investigate the murders related to taxi violence in the Mthatha area. Five people which include one passenger, have been gunned down over the weekend. A number of people were also wounded in the shootings. Nkululeko Nyembezi has filed this report.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is humbled by interest shown by ordinary South Africans to check and confirm their registration details during voter registration drive at the weekend. He spent the last two days in Soweto and Tshwane encouraging people to register ahead of the 2019 national elections. The president was accompanied by Gauteng Premier David Makhura and other ANC officials in the province. Our Political Correspondent Ntebo Mokobo went along and filed this report.

North West Premier, Supra Mahumapelo, says there is a political onslaught in the province aimed at unseating him from his position. He was reacting after the Hawks raided his offices and those of the provincial Finance Department in search of documents related to alleged irregularities. Mahumapelo, who is also the North West ANC Chairperson, says the party leadership in the province has discussed this matter, and will inform the public soon. Patrick Dintwa has the details .

The Independent Electoral Commission, IEC, says preparations are in place for this weekend's voter registration and verification drive. The commission says it will open its more than 22 - thousand stations throughout the country from eight am to five pm on Saturday and Sunday. This is in a bid to allow eligible voters to either register or update their details in preparation for the 2019 elections. We speak to the IEC's Vice Chairperson, Terry Tselane...

The long-awaited renewable power purchase agreements with 27 independent power projects will be signed on Tuesday next week. Energy Minister Jeff Radebe made the announcement in Parliment YESTERDAY. The decision will feed more renewable energy into the national grid with the 27 projects expected to account for investment of about R56bn in the next two to three years. For their reaction to this new dawn in the country's power supply chain. We speak to Terrence Govender, Chairperson of the South African Renewable Energy Council.

Striking workers at the Gupta owned Optimum coal mine in Mpumalanga have gone back to work. National Union of Mineworkers - NUM - Regional Secretary in Mpumalanga, Tshilidzi Mathavha, says they are pleased with the outcome of the meeting they had with the Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe YESTERDAY over unpaid salaries.

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Atul and Rajeesh Gupta are South African citizens, however, their brother Ajay is not. Home Affairs Director-General, Mkhuseli Apleni, sought to clarify the statements that Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba made in Parliament yesterday. Gigaba had earlier said Atul Gupta was not a South African citizen. Atul was naturalised in 2002 and his brother Rajeesh in 2006.

Academic activities at Walter Sisulu University in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape continue to be disrupted as the Academic Professional Staff Association continues with its protest action. The association is calling for the in-sourcing of their members working for private companies at the institution. The institution has been marred by incidents of arson including clashes between a local private security company, the workers and students. Spokesperson of the Academic professional Staff Association, Thando Mxoli says at least one worker remains in a critical condition in hospital while a student was shot with a pellet gun in the leg..