Breakfast Edition: 17 July 2015

CHINA ARRESTS: Five of the ten South Africans, who were arrested in China, are expected to land back on South African soil today, with no confirmation yet as to exactly what time. This after confirmation that they boarded a plane in China last night, where they were detained for the past week. Meanwhile, the government has confirmed high level talks to secure the release of the other five South Africans that are still held in China. There is no clarity yet as to the charges against them. The 10 South Africans were part of a group of 20 on a 47-day tour through China. They were arrested at Ordos City's airport on Friday morning. Eleven members of the group were being released - five South Africans and six Britons.

PRASA FACE QUESTIONS: The Passenger Rail Association and its fired CEO, Lucky Montana are both expected to face a barrage of questions later today, during two separate press conferences, following the sudden announcement that Montana has left with immediate effect. Montana's contract originally ended in December. PRASA has already had to douse the fires and deny that Montana leaving has anything to do with reports that billions of rands were paid to import locomotives that could be too high for some parts of the SA rail system. Advocacy group, Public Transport Voice has welcomed the decision to fire Montana, with Zingisani Nkanjeni saying there was a lack of accountability under Montana's leadership.

MINERS KILLED IN THE US: In America, the FBI is investigating what they call an act of domestic terrorism after yet another shooting. This time at two US military centres in Tennessee. Four marines were shot and killed before the 24-year old Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez himself was shot dead during a firefight with police. The FBI's Ed Reinhold says the shooter first stopped at a Marines recruitment centre and shot wildly, before driving to a second facility a few kilometres away .....

MH17 ANNIVERSARY: Today, exactly a year ago, Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over the Ukraine. All 298 people one board died. The Netherlands, whose citizens made up the majority of those killed is working with Malaysia, Australia, Belgium and the Ukraine for prosecution in an international court.

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