Rules of engagement took centre stage on the first day of the Claassen Board of Inquiry in Pretoria. Lawyers of suspended Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega accused the defence team of attempting to expand the scope of terms of reference of the inquiry. The inquiry was set up by President Jacob Zuma to determine suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega's fitness to hold office. This is as per recommendations of the Farlam commission which investigated the mass killing of striking mineworkers by the police in 2012. Senior political journalist Amos Phago reports

Members of MMM South Africa want their donation scheme to be declared legitimate. The members have approached the North Gauteng High Court through their representative after some of their bank accounts were frozen. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) says they did not freeze anyone's bank account as they don't have the mandate to. We spoke to Deputy Commissioner of the National Consumer Commission, Thezi Mabuza and Representative of MMM South Africa, Deon Janse van Rensburg who has filed court papers against the National Consumer Commission (NCC), the commissioner of the SA Police Service (SAPS) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), to declare MMM legitimate....

To mark the 25TH anniversary of media day, yesterday Zimbabwean journalists and civil society groups marched in the capital Harare for Press freedom. The country's Human Rights organisations say they have witnessed a spike in attacks on press freedom by the state, but that the threat to survival of the press is also coming from within. Shingai Nyoka nyola reports...

Market Analyst Clive Ntozabantu Ramathibela talks about Asian stocks which fell for a sixth day, China's Improbable Commodities Frenzy Leaves Stocks in the Dust and South Africa rating downgrades could lead to capital outflows

Market Analyst from 27Four Investment Managers Nadir Thokan looks at corporate profits in South Africa falling, recent weak dollar is good news for the US and Eurozone inflation forecasts were realeased yesterday

Much anticipated board of inquiry into the fitness of suspended national police commissioner General Riah Phiyega to hold office will kick off in Pretoria today. The inquiry chaired by retired judge Cornelius Claasen was established by President Jacob Zuma as per the recommendations of the Farlam commission which investigated the killing of 44 people during labour unrests at Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana, North West in 2012. The inquiry will investigate among others whether Phiyega misled the commission by withholding some information related to the police's operations. Phumzile Mlangeni reports

Four schools, a post office, vehicles and a tribal office have been set alight by the protesting residents. Commuters have been left stranded as the total shut down of services is continuing in the area. Residents are protesting against the decision to include Vuwani into the new municipality to be established in Vhembe. Sakina Kamwendo speaks to SABC reporter Witness Tiva and Limpopo government spokesperson, Phuti Seloba

Wits University students who survived a horrific crash that claimed the lives of nine people including seven of the university's students on Sunday night in Limpopo, will be transferred from the Mokopane hospital to Charlotte Maxexe hospital today. The students were coming from a church service in Limpopo back to Johannesburg when the mini bus taxi they were travelling in overturned and caught fire. Katlego Nyoni reports

Market Analyst Clive Ramathibela looks at emerging -market equities which fell for a third day, Australia's dollar tumbled against all of its major peers and Gold advanced above $1,300 an ounce for the first time since January 2015

Market Analyst from 27Four Investment Managers Nadir Thokan looks at China's manufacturing PMI which slipped, commodity prices drop and what does the recent dollar weakness mean