The National Pulse

    Kenya's Raila Odinga is one of four men vying for the AU Commission chair position. His own country believes that he is the finest person to lead Africa at the AU. Odinga intends to make the African Union a people-centered organisation, should he become its chairman. If his campaign succeeds - Odinga will replace Moussa Faki who has served two four-year terms at the helm of the continental bod...

Earlier today, the Statistician-General of South Africa, Risenga Maluleke, released the results of the Victims of Crime report. The report provides information about the dynamics of crime from the perspective of household and individual victims of crime as well as public perceptions of crime and the individual’s feelings of safety. According to the latest report, household crimes in South Africa i...

    The official opening of the Wits Roy McAlpine Burns Unit happened earlier today at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. This R100 million donation has enabled the expansion of the only public burns facility in Gauteng to provide the specialist skills required to treat 750 patients annually from South Africa and Africa who are referred for burns caused by boiling water, fire, acid, ele...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assigned shareholder responsibility for each of the state-owned enterprises that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises to the respective line-function Ministries. SABC News Econ Editor, Tshepo Mongoai has been following this story and joins me on the line…   GUEST: Tshepo Mongoai, SABC News Econ Editor

Earlier on we spoke to political analyst, Prince Mashele about comments made by City of Joburg Mayor, Dada Morero on possibly recruiting foreigners that are well documented into JMPD. The mayor apologized for this suggestion earlier today BUT, before he could apologise publicly, one of the other ANC leaders, Panyaza Lesufi, had already tweeted his disapproval to this suggestion. What does all of t...

    Today we hear from Dr Thami Mazwai on “How Opportunities Emerge in the Environment”   GUEST: Dr Thami Mazwai, Chairman of Mtiya Dynamics  

    President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the important role municipalities play in efforts to transform the country’s energy sector. The president was speaking at the Just Energy Transition Municipal Conference in Midrand earlier today. One hundred and sixty-five municipalities are electricity service providers operating approximately half of South Africa’s distribution grid. SABC News Report...

  The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa is pushing back against the reintroduction of the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill in the new Parliament. To tell us a bit more about this, I am joined on the line by…   GUEST: Samuel Madikoto, National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa’s Secretary General  

What can we read into the arrest of the Telegram CEO and how best should organisations and social media outlets guard against distasteful content?   GUEST: Brandon Peterson, Tech Editor of Reframed

  It’s often said that when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. But how can one describe the misalignment of two senior ANC leaders who disagreed publicly on whether to hire or not to hire foreigners.   GUEST: Prince Mashele, political analyst

Today, we chat to another great South African who needs no introduction really as she is popularly known for her excellent presentation and entrepreneurial skills. In case you don’t know who I’m talking about - at some point she was voted as the 70th greatest South African of all time in an informal public poll, and I’m talking about Felicia Mabuza-Suttle who is now based in the US.   GUEST: Felic...

Maya has put together a four-part educational series on the two-pot retirement system particularly focusing on Government Employees’ Pension Fund members. The latest video Maya posted looked at the benefits you will get at retirement, and how withdrawing from your savings pot will affect those benefits. GUEST: Maya Fisher-French, Personal finance journalist and author of Money Questions

Today, three years ago, hitmen pumped twelve bullets into Babita Deokaran after she had just dropped off her daughter at school. Six hitmen were arrested within three days. Nobody else has been arrested since. So, the questions remain: Who ordered the hit? What happened to those who unduly benefitted from tenders awarded by Tembisa hospital? GUEST: Jeff Wicks, News 24 investigative journalist

As the Democratic National Convention concluded its business last night. We look at the upcoming election in the US, asking - can Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump and have the Democrats done enough to convince the US electorate that she is the best candidate for the top job? To give us a wrap in terms of what transpired during the Democratic National Convention is… GUEST: Laura Fink, Democratic S...

Yesterday marked exactly a year since South Africa hosted the 15th Annual BRICS Summit and in two months time it will be Russia’s turn to do the same. But what were some of the notable discussions that took place in South Africa last year and how has BRICS enabled South Africa to enhance its relations with other nations but most importantly, how has it benefited our country since its inception? GU...

As we continue to observe Women’s Month. We tell you more about an awareness initiative that is being driven by the Uyinene Mrwetyna Foundation together with Makazole Mapimpi Foundation in combating gender based violence and femicide in South Africa. You may recall that in 2019, Mrwetyana was brutally raped and murdered, and this year marks five years since this horrific incident happened. To tell...

The Global Watch: Venezuela’s Supreme Court has declared President Nicolas Maduro as the country’s legitimate winner of last month’s general elections despite opposition claims of widespread vote fraud. So what next for Maduro’s administration and what can we expect moving forward?   GUEST: Carlos Feo, Venezuela’s ambassador to South Africa  

If Babita Deokaran was alive today, asking for support and protection, would anyone offer it? We ask this question as we remember her contribution in the fight against corruption. Also has government done enough to provide protection for individuals who blow the whistle on corruption activities?   CLIP: Pastor Tony Haripersad, the Babita Deokaran family spokesperson talking to Elvis Presslin on th...

The MK Party announced their National High Command earlier today during a media briefing in Sandton. Former EFF member, Floyd Shivambu was announced as the party’s National Organiser. MK Party spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela joins me on the line to tell us more about some of the roles in the National High Command…   GUEST: Nhlamulo Ndhlela, MK Party Spokesperson  

Acting President Paul Mashatile has signed the second presidential health compact into law. The compact is aimed at achieving universal health coverage. However, organisations such as the South African Medical Association and Business Unity South Africa have reportedly refused to sign the compact due to their opposition to the National Health Insurance Act. To explain their position, we are joined...

  Two South African journalists have won awards in this year’s SADC Media Awards. One of those, Tshimologo Benjamin Moshatama from Channel Africa Radio was the second prize winner in the Radio Category with his entry on the importance of shared water resources in the SADC regional integration and development as well as the contribution of the Kingdom of Lesotho in the management of shared water re...

As tributes continue pouring in for renowned maths and science teacher Dr William Smith, his alma mater Rhodes University has joined in remembering South Africa's beloved “teacher of the nation”. Rhodes paid tribute to the “education giant” as it detailed his academic background with the university. The university conferred a degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) (honoris causa) on Smith in 2021, just tw...

Action SA’s wish to play an oversight role in the City of Joburg has come to pass, as its caucus leader, Nobuhle Mthembu, was elected council speaker yesterday. Mthembu’s election to the seat was supported by the ANC-Economic Freedom Fighters coalition block that saw 180 councillors voting for her rise to the office. She won the race against the DA’s Nonhlanhla Sifumba, who only received 68 votes...

Hundreds of Johannesburg public servants affiliated with the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) have gathered in Braamfontein as they prepare to embark on a strike on Thursday afternoon. The union has been struggling to reach an agreement with the city over a wage dispute. The JMPD has warned that the M1 and M2 highways will be heavily affected by the demonstration.   GUEST: Xolani Fihl...

In its latest leadership shakeup, the MK Party has announced that former EFF strongman Floyd Shivambu will be the party's national organiser. Making the announcement on behalf of party president Jacob Zuma, MKP secretary-general Sifiso Maseko said: "The MK Party will be led by the national high command, which will be the highest [decision-making] body comprising eight officials.” The announcement...