The National Pulse

Youth aged 15-24 years and 25-34 years continue to have the highest unemployment rates at 60,8% and 41,7% respectively according to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey for quarter 2 of 2024. Youth Capital’s Kristal Duncan-Williams believes that, the informal economy could possibly unlock opportunities for young people in SA. GUEST: Kristal Duncan-Williams, Project lead at Youth Capital

My Vote Counts says it’s determined to ensure changes are made to the amended Political Party Funding Act. Yesterday, the Western Cape High Court reserved judgment in the case between My Vote Counts, the Presidency, Parliament and the Departments of Home Affairs and Justice and Constitutional Development. My Vote Counts lodged an urgent application against the parties due to the amendment of the A...

Johannesburg executive mayor Kabelo Gwamanda from the Al Jama-ah Party has finally bowed to civil society and political pressure and tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the council, Margaret Arnolds, earlier today. Calls for Gwamanda’s resignation or axing had recently intensified with opposition parties and civil society organisations arguing that his tenure had been marred by unmitigated...

As it has been confirmed that the scourge of unemployment remains a huge hurdle that the country is facing – our key question is, where are we going wrong and what needs to be fixed, and is there a political will to turn our economic situation around? We find out from ……   GUEST: Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist @Efficient Group

Let’s now dissect South Africa’s frightening unemployment rate. This after Stats SA’s announcement that the country’s official unemployment rate increased from 32.9% in the first quarter of this year to 33.5% in the second quarter. So what informs these latest figures? We hear from…..   GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General of South Africa and head of Statistics South Africa

In conversation with South Africa’s youngest Olympian Bayanda Walaza, who was also declared the world's fastest teenager in March this year. Walaza won a silver medal as a member of the 4x100m relay team during the recently concluded Olympics in Paris.   GUEST: Bayanda Walaza, a Grade 12 learner at Curro Hazeldean in Pretoria, SA Sprinter & Olympic silver medallist  

Iconic fashion designer Sonwabile Ndamase who designed Nelson Mandela’s famous shirts was recently honoured at Eastern Cape Fashion Week with the Cape Aloe Legacy Award. He joins us now to talk about this special recognition …….   GUEST: Sonwabile Ndamase, Fashion designer

Action SA has written to the Department of Home Affairs, giving the exact locations of 23 houses in Temba, Hammanskraal where alleged illegal immigrants are living and running shady businesses. The party has now asked for raids to be carried out. GUEST: Herman Mashaba

SANPARKS released a statement earlier today about an incident involving a driver that bumped a lioness with his car on the H1-4 between Satara and Olifants Camp on Friday. As is usually the case with a lion sighting in the road, there were a lot of vehicles as the visitors were jostling for positions to get the best possible view of the pride. Unfortunately, the experience was ruined for many as a...

The Department of Electricity has reiterated that the country is not completely safe from load shedding just yet. Briefing the media in Tshwane earlier today, Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa lauded the improvement at power utility, Eskom, for boasting an improved energy availability factor and an extension to the life of its Koeberg nuclear plant. GUEST: Tshepo Kgadima, Energy Analyst...

The former personal assistant of the former Free State premier Ace Magashule will be back in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court tomorrow. Thirty-seven-year-old Moroadi Cholota made her first court appearance this morning and the matter was postponed. She was extradited from the US on Thursday last week. Cholota is facing charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering along with Magashule and o...

We look at Mia Le Roux’s crowning as Miss South Africa and what it means for the deaf community and for the disability sector in general and the key thing really is - what can the rest of us learn from this proud and historic moment? Through this conversation, we also look at some major barriers that deaf people face in various communities. For more on this, we are joined by….   GUEST: Professor C...

Tshwane Metro Police has revealed that fourteen people have been arrested for public violence during a community protest in Eersterust, east of Pretoria. Joining us to explain how they are quelling the ongoing community protest is…. GUEST: Isaac Mahamba, Tshwane Metro Police Spokesperson

We dissect the outcomes of the recent World Bank’s World Development Report which warns that more than 105 countries, including South Africa face serious challenges that could impede their ambitions to become high-income countries in the next few decades. So what can a country like ours do to turn things around? We find out from…..   GUEST: Dr Iraj Abedian, Chief Economist @Pan African Investment...

    Two sisters inspired by local waste pickers are playing their part in keeping the environment clean, one brick at a time. From collecting waste from people's houses to their homes prototyping, the duo, Kedibone Tsiloane, and Kekeletso Tsiloane, now manufactures strong and durable bricks from recycled materials, including plastic. Their bricks are now made from 90% recycled material.   Guest: K...

    This Women's Day, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation celebrates the remarkable achievements of female students in the fields of Medicine and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, as well as other occupations in high demand. Since its inception in 2017, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation has dedicated itself to bridging the financial gap for...

As you’ve heard in the news that President Cyril Ramaphosa says that he wants 40 percent of government's procurement to go to women-owned businesses. Ramaphosa was speaking at the official National Women's Day celebration at Poffader in the Northern Cape. The day is celebrated under the theme, celebrating 30 years of democracy towards women's development. He says the Women's Economic assembly was...

More than 220 Western Cape residents have been moved to shelters after two retention dams collapsed, causing flooding and destroying homes in Chatsworth, outside Malmesbury. It is understood that 50 homes were swept away, leaving over 400 people in need of humanitarian assistance.   GUEST:  Ali Sablay, Gift of the givers Western Cape

Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Steve Letsike says that it is unacceptable that decades later since women marched against oppression, there are still women in this country facing abuse and other social problems. The Deputy Minister was speaking on the sidelines of the National Women’s Day commemoration that took place at the Dennis Nel Stadium in Po...

Chaiwe Sanderse transforms human waste into energy and fertiliser by treating it at high temperatures which remove pathogens making it safe to use. The briquettes produced are used as an alternative to charcoal in Zambia.   GUEST: Chaiwe Sanderse, CaDev-Capacity Development CEO  

Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota's flight landed at OR Tambo last night. This comes after South Africa's bid to extradite her from the US was successful. We spoke to SABC news reporter, Khayelihle Khumalo-James who was at the airport yesterday waiting for the flight to land. This was a lengthy process involving the Hawks, NPA as well as interpol. Hawks spokesperson, Colon...

guest: Greg Solomon - CEO - Mcdonalds South Africa

Legal Analysis on Miss SA saga   Last night, Home Affairs released a statement revealing that fraud and identity theft may have been committed by now former Miss SA finalist, Chidimma Adetshina’s mother. Legally, what does this mean for the mother? And what does this mean for Chidimma’s citizenship? Legal Analyst, Modidima Mannya will help us answer these questions.   GUEST: Modidima Mannya, Legal...