Breakfast Edition: 15 September 2015
WATCH & LISTEN: Here's a recap of this morning's top news stories
US WANTS TO EXPORT POULTRY TO SA: US Senators Chris Coons and Johnny Isakson have again written to President Jacob Zuma urging him to open up the South African market to US poultry "expeditiously" to avoid South Africa losing lucrative export benefits to the US. Coons of Delaware and Isakson of Georgia, both represent major poultry-producing states. They wrote their latest urgent appeal to Zuma as agricultural and trade officials from the US and SA were meeting in Pretoria to try to resolve the protracted dispute over US meat imports. At stake is South Africa's continued enjoyment of trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which last year allowed US$1.6 billion worth of South African exports into the US market duty free. Sibahle Motha reports.
SA WELCOMES UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM: South Africa has hailed a decision by the United Nations General Assembly, to adopt without a vote, a text that sets the stage for negotiations on the long-pending issue of Security Council reform. Hailed as a "landmark" decision by some, the body decided to set up a committee discuss the increase in the membership of the Security Council and other related matters. Pieter van der Merwe reports.
FLABBA COURT CASE RESUMES: Murder accused Sindisiwe Manqele will finally take the stand today to explain what had happened on the evening in March, when she fatally stabbed her rapper boyfriend, Nkululeko Flabba Habedi, at his home. In her bail application Manqele said she acted in self defence but last week her defence said she stabbed him by mistake. Slindelo Masakane reports.
BEST NEWS OF THE DAY: A car guard from Middelburg in Mpumalanga has stunned thousands of viewers with his incredible musical abilities. 39-year-old Pablo Muvunyi has become an internet sensation after a video of him playing the piano in the Middelbrug Mall was posted on YouTube.
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