Update@Noon

This Friday, SAfm’s radio anchor Bongiwe Zwane once again spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly, delving deeper into the world of mining and engineering.

This Friday, SAfm anchor Bongiwe Zwane once again spoke to Tasneem Samodien, Research Analyst at Old Mutual Wealth Private Clients, for the latest market update.

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya, will be submitting an urgent application to have the pending disciplinary hearing against him scheduled for Monday next week, postponed to a later date. Sibiya was served with a summons by police on Tuesday, ahead of his appearance at the Randburg Magistrates Court. He is facing a string of charges including rape, human trafficking, the alleged sexual grooming of a sixteen-year-old girl and contravening the firearms control act. His bail application has been postponed to the 7th of October.

Medical negligence payouts against the state exceeding R2 million could be shifted away from large once-off awards towards structured settlements, with most future damages paid periodically over the lifetime of an injured person. The proposal is contained in the South African Law Reform Commission's Report on Medico-Legal Claims, published this week, which recommends that courts must generally order structured settlements in successful state medical negligence claims above R2 million. To discuss this further Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Senior State Law Advisor, South African Law Reform Commission, Advocate Ronel van Zyl....

SABC Group CEO Nomsa Chabeli says the public broadcaster is already in its election period, with planning and coverage underway. She says the SABC has launched mayoral debates and nine town halls across its radio platforms, with a minimum of 76 planned by the end of the election period. Chabeli says funding constraints could affect the scale and number of teams deployed for the coverage of upcoming elections. The SABC and ICASA are today briefing parliaments Communications Committee on their preparedness for the upcoming local government elections.