Opposition parties in Parliament are celebrating the outcome of the motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma. This, because for the first time ANC MPs voted in favour of the motion. Results show that 177 MPs voted in favour of the motion, 198 against and nine abstained. There are 150 opposition MPs in the House. Zalene Merrington reports...

Roads agency Sanral says it could take as long as two days for engineers to clear debris following a bridge collapse on the N3 freeway in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. Several people were injured when the overhead pedestrian bridge collapsed onto the freeway in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Three trucks and a vehicle fell onto the bridge, with emergency services having to use the Jaws of Life to free trapped people. The N3 remains closed between the Gillooley's and Geldenhuys interchanges. Motorists trying to reach O.R. Tambo airport are advised to use the Buccleuch interchange and the R24. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to JMPD spokesperson, Wayne Minaar

DA leader Mmusi Maimane will hold a news conference later today on the way forward following yesterday's failed motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma. The motion was defeated when results showed 177 MPs voted for the motion and 198 against it, with nine abstentions. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to DA spokesperson Phumzile Van Damme

Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga has rejected the presidential election results which indicate an early lead for President Uhuru Kenyatta citing massive irregularities. Odinga has termed the Kenya's 2017 General election a fraud. Preliminary results indicate that Kenyatta is in the lead by 1.2 Million votes. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Sarah Kimani

Market analyst, Maudi Lentsoane of Lehumo Investments looks at Asian Markets as trade lower, in response to disappointing Chinese Trade Data for July and the Rand gains after Baleka Mbete announced the Vote of No Confidence in President Zuma will be conducted via a secret ballot

Jana van Deventer, Head of Real Time Research at ETM Analytics looks at South African markets after speaker of parliament Baleka Mbete's announcement on no confidence vote against President Jacob Zuma and Q2 labour market data

Motorists are warned to be cautious when driving around Johannesburg as majority of roads have been blockaded with burning tyres. There are no protestors on sight. But authorities say this is linked to this afternoon's motion in the President. President. Roads are blocked from Soweto, Johanneburg south and central, Orange Farm, Kagiso on the West rand to Tembisa on the Eastrand. Metro police have had their hands full trying to put down the fires. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Johannesburd Metro police's Edna Mamonyane

Three marches have been planned in the City of Cape Town on Tuesday ahead of the vote-of-no-confidence debate against President Jacob Zuma in Parliament in the afternoon. The city has granted permission to more than 20-thousand people to march. Thousands also marched in the CBD on Monday in support of the motion. Mlamli Maneli reports...

Johannesburg Finance MMC Rabelani Dagada says the majority of residents' rate bills are only estimates. He says the biggest reason for the city's current billing crisis is that there's no physical reading of meters. This follows the ANC's claims that Johannesburg was on the brink of collapse because it's in a financial mess. Tshepo Phagane has more...

Polls have opened in Kenya, in this year's hotly contested presidential elections. Over 19 Million eligible voters are casting their ballots in a tight race between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his political rival Raila Odinga. There are six other presidential candidates. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to our reporter Sarah Kimani