Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has warned that police will be harsh on criminals. He was speaking while visitIng Nyanga Junction on the Cape Flats where a security guard and robbers were shot during a hostage situation on the May Day public holiday. The security guard has since died in hospital. Mbalula has praised police and security staff for their efforts to diffuse the situation. Chris Mabuya reports

ANC Provincial Chairperson Ace Magashule has labelled chaotic scenes in the Free State, where President Jacob Zuma was heckled and booed as embarrassing. Zuma was expected to deliver a keynote address at Cosatu's National May Day celebrations in Bloemfontein. This forced Cosatu to cancel the rest of the programme. Mbali Sibanyoni reports

Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali used the federation's May Day celebrations in Gauteng to boost Cyril Ramaphosa's campaign to lead the ANC. He called on the federation's membership to start lobbying for deputy president Ramaphosa to lead the ANC and the country. He was speaking during the federation's march outside the JSE as part of May Day commemoration. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

A bail application of two men accused of killing a sixteen year old Coligny boy, will be heard this morning at the Coligny Magistrate Court in the North West. The matter was initially set of the 9th of this month, after the presiding magistrate in the case recused himself, citing fears for his safety. Yesterday {01/05}, the North West High Court granted an urgent application to bring forward to today the previous date. This is after the accused filed an urgent application, saying their continued incarceration without bail, is unconstitutional. Our reporters Lucas Mothibedi and Zebilon Maine filed the following report

Police have shot and injure a suspect hiding inside the Nyanga Junction Shopping Centre near Manenberg last night following the release of the last 10 hostages. Police say they went back to search the centre after the hostages were freed yesterday. They also found two weapons used in a robbery at the Shoprite store. A security guard was fighting for his life last night after he was shot during a hostage drama. Ten hostages were freed after a nearly 12 hour ordeal when an attempted armed robbery quickly escalated into a hostage situation. Police experts, including Task Force members and hostage negotiators, were on the scene. Chris Mabuya reports

The SACP says if it were in COSATU's position, it is not likely to have invited President Jacob Zuma to address the main May Day rally. Some COSATU affiliates say the labour federation's decision to invited Zuma to address the rally in Bloemfontein is not consistent with its call for him to step down. Several other rallies will take place across the country. Trade union NUMSA and the newly-formed labour federation SAFTU will observe Workers' Day in Durban. COSATU's tradition as a tripartite alliance member is that the ANC president should speak at the May Day event. We caught up with SACP spokesperson Alex Mashilo for more details...

COSATU is adamant that its alliance partner the ANC has deployed its president Jacob Zuma to address the main May Day rally in Bloemfontein. The Trade Federation President Sdumo Dlamini says ❝Looking at it from where you'd be standing, you'd day no this thing doesn't make sense. It's the same person on all the positions but the point here is - the ANC had deployed its president. We don't want this May Day to be overshadowed by that issue. It has got to be known what the workers are saying in South Africa❞. Numsa's Irvin Jim says Cosatu is confused

SAfm listener Felix in Nelspruit, Mpamalanga explains what economic and political freedom- says political freedom is a vehicle to economic freedom, which is now being stripped

Keeping the tri-partied alliance whole is of utmost importance says the ANC Treasurer General Dr Zweli Mkhize. He delivered a Chris Hani Memorial lecture in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. He also said that the concern of South Africans about the development in our polity, economy and the debate on state capture cannot be denied. Our Reporter Nkululeko Nyembezi was there and filed this report

Lungile Malinga, Equity Research Analyst at Effectus Capital Management looks at the Asian Markets Markets, Producer Price Inflation figures came out on Wednesday and Business Leadership SA says there is more pain to be felt in SA foreign direct investment after the credit rating downgrade in SA.