The National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (NERSA) has approved the consultative process for Eskom's 2018/19 revenue application or tariff increase. Eskom's multi-year price determination cycle will end on March the 31st 2018. The power utility has submitted a revenue application for the period April the first 2018 to March the 31st 2019. It is asking NERSA to grant it a 19-point-nine percent tariff increase for the 2018/19 period. This is a 14-point-three-billion-rand increase, up seven per cent from the previous year. Eskom says it expects to see increases in operating costs and therefore desperately needs the additional funding. Amina Accram reports

Gauteng schools have witnessed a number of shocking incidents in recent weeks resulting in the unfortunate deaths of two learners. More than 28 learners had to receive ARVs after four learners injected them with syringes. A 13-year-old boy died after being subjected to continuous physical bullying at school. And learning and teaching was disrupted yet again at the Klipsruit West High school south of Johannesburg, after some teachers were barred from entering the school. Wisani Makhubele has more...

We look at Asian Markets after Bank of Japan holds steady, Fed signals rate hike and the South African Reserve Bank with Lehumo investments CEO, Maudi Lentsoane.

President Jacob Zuma says the world needs political will to change the structure of the global economy In order to achieve sustainable development and inclusive growth. He was addressing the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York last night. The president also reiterated South Africa's call for the UN member states to dismantle their nuclear weapons and instead to use them for peaceful means.

Kenya's Supreme Court says it nullified last month's Presidential elections because the electoral commission announced unverified results before declaring President Uhuru Kenyatta the winner. In a detailed ruling released in Nairobi on Wednesday, the Supreme Court however said it did not find evidence of vote rigging and that any official of the electoral commission was criminally culpable for the illegalities and irregularities that led to the nullification of the polls. The court also said it did not find any offence committed by Kenyatta. Odinga has welcomed the ruling saying the people's vote must count.

Fruit growers in the Western Cape are crying foul as they are not benefiting from drought relief funding because the money is targeted at livestock farmers. The Provincial Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde met with them yesterday to discuss drought relief measures. The province has received a 40-million-rand drought relief package from national government, but it is mainly meant for livestock and not plant based farming. What will then happen to fruit farmers? We speak to the Minister of Economic Opportunities, in the Western Cape, Alan Winde

We look at the Inflation data for August ,the US Federal Reserve’s latest decision on monetary policy and expectations for the South African Reserve bank with EMT Analystics , Finacial markets head, Jana Van Deventer.

The ANC's legal battles over legitimacy of elective congresses are far from over. The party's members in the North West are planning to approach the court once again in a bid to nullify the 2015 Youth Lleague elective conference. The members argue that processes leading up to the conference were flawed. The pending legal action comes against the backdrop of last week's decision by the Pietermaritzburg High Court to set aside the KwaZulu-Natal 2015 provincial elective conference. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports.

In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, United States President Donald Trump has threatened to totally destroy North Korea while calling on righteous countries to confront the wicked few. In a highly anticipated address, Trump also called the Iran Nuclear real reached by six entities including the EU, China and Russia an embarrassment to the United States while complaining about Washington's share of the UN budget which at 22% is the largest of any member state. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports.

Man accused of killing Karabo Mokoena, Sandile Mantsoe alleged to have scammed 124 people through Forex trading and a special screening of Inxeba - the wound at Rosebank and V&A waterfront Ster Kinekor cinema's from 15-22 September 2017.