The National Pulse

The Department of Transport tabled a budget speech that outlined primary targets to rebuild and modernise the national transport system, focusing on key areas including infrastructure investment, private sector participation, and road safety.  GUEST: Barbara Creecy, Minister of Transport

Nelson Mandela Bay residents are marching in Gqeberha against crime, drugs and undocumented migrants. The Vukuzenzele-led march has drawn community members across the Metro. GUEST: Sisipho Ngcumbe, SABC News Reporter  

The ANC’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula on Wednesday announced a 45-member Gauteng Provincial Task Team. Will this PTT propel the party forward? We find out more… Guest: Dr Levy Ndou – Political Analyst at Tshwane University of Technology

The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a global health emergency after more than 130 deaths and fears the virus may be spreading rapidly. GUEST: Professor Helen Rees, Executive Director of the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, Chairs the World Health Organisation Committee on Ebola vaccines and serves on the Africa Centres for Disease Control...

Yesterday, at the invitation of the Kubheka family, ActionSA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate, Xolani Khumalo, visited Mazwi Kubheka following his discharge from hospital. GUEST: Xolani Khumalo, ActionSA Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate

On today’s edition we unpack the theme from the perspective of the Business Leadership South Africa. We are joined by… GUEST: Busi Mavuso – CEO of Business Leadership South Africa

New research by our guest highlights that protests are more than an indication of socio economic issues grappling the country. This research comes at the back of 8 years since the Betrayal of the Promise report was released. Eight years later, with renewed debate around public service reform and state capability we speak to the author on… Guest: Dr Ivor Chipkin - Co-Founder and Director of...

Rand Water has warned Gauteng residents to prepare for water supply disruptions linked to planned maintenance work scheduled between May and July. We find out more on this with… Guest: Makenosi Maroo - Rand Water Spokesperson

10 days ago, the National Dialogue Steering Committee formally adopted the National Dialogue Pilot Dialogue Implementation Framework as a working guide toward the rollout phase of the National Dialogue pilot process. GUEST: Qhamisa Tengile, National Dialogue Steering Committee Spokesperson

A number of people have been killed in a head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bus in Mpumalanga. It is understood that the accident occurred on the R39 highway between Standerton and Morgenzon this morning. GUEST: Moeti Mmusi, Mpumalanga Department of Community Safety spokesperson

Foreigners Seeking Refuge At Diakonia Centre in Durban:  GUEST: Yasmin Rajah, Director of refugee social services

The Department of Home Affairs, SAPS, refugee representatives and the Southern Africa Refugee Forum engaged in meetings about the situation at Diakonia Centre in Durban and this lead to . The situation remains tense outside the Centre today. Let’s however, get a sense of how the foreign nationals have been assisted after sleeping outside for a number of nights. GUEST: Billal Jeewa, Gift of t...

WeSolve4x has officially announced a major infrastructure campaign to improve school facilities, focusing on safe classrooms and adequate sanitation for disadvantaged communities. The initiative targets schools in poor and disadvantaged communities, with the goal of replacing unsafe pit toilets. We hear more from… Guest: Tsietsi Ngobese - Founder and CEO of WeSolve

Community members in Phomolong, Free State, barricaded roads, stopped local businesses, transport, and schooling after residents alleged that outsiders were being employed at a local solar panel project instead of unemployed residents. Acting Premier of the Free State, Jabu Mbalula, met with this project’s investors and the Matjhabeng municipality today. GUEST: Jabu Mbalula, Acting Free Stat...

The MK party has suspended its former national spokesperson and member of parliament, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, with immediate effect. Earlier this week, Ndhlela was replaced with former Star editor, Sifiso Mahlangu. GUEST: Zakhele Ndlovu, Political Analyst from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

GETTING SA TO WORK: An Opinion Piece written by our thought leader this afternoon in which he asks the question “There were 656,000 matric passes in 2025 — but where are the jobs?”. We unpack the key points he makes in the op:ed on how we can get the youth employed… Guest: Dr Deon Snyman - MD of the Goedgedacht Trust, a rural development organisation working in the Sw...

Day 2 of The South African Human Rights Commission’s investigative inquiry into the water crisis is currently underway, hearing submissions from Gauteng residents and civic organisations. We hear more from…who are part of the sittings… Guest: Dr Ferial Adams - Executive Director of Water CAN

On Tuesday, Eskom issued a notice warning the City of Johannesburg that it intended to reduce or disconnect some areas from the grid for the city’s failure to meet its debt repayments. According to Eskom, the city owes R5.25 billion. We get a reaction from… Guest: Yunus Chamda - Coordinator at Joburg Crisis Coalition

In today's edition we unpack the theme from the perspective of the Institute for Economic Justice, a South African policy research and advocacy organisation focused on addressing inequality, advancing inclusive development and reshaping economic policy for broad-based prosperity. We are joined by… Guest: Liso Mdutyana - Researcher Institute for Economic Justice

Mahikeng crime activist and traditional healer, Thato Molosankwe, has been shot dead in the North West province. It is understood that Molosankwe was shot at his house in Lomanyaneng early this morning. GUEST: Tsholofelo Sekwena, SABC News Reporter in the North West

Civil society organisations, political parties and lobby group March and March are marching in Pinetown, west of Durban today as tensions continue to rise over undocumented immigration. Let’s get an update on what’s happening on the ground with… GUEST: Celumusa Zulu, SABC News Reporter

The South African Human Rights Commission has called for calm, an end to violence and respect for the rule of law. GUEST: Philile Ntuli, SAHRC Commissioner

Yesterday, a US jury ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the AI company not liable to the world’s richest man for having allegedly strayed from its original mission to benefit humanity. GUEST: Nazreen Ebrahim, AI and Technology Expert

GUEST: Tebogo Letsie, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education

The EFF has expressed concerns over the cancellation of a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Higher Education meeting, in which the National Student Financial Aid Scheme was to be discussed with the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela. GUEST: Sihle Lonzi, EFF MP