The National Pulse

    Another look at Miss SA saga: Post the Department of Home Affair’s revelation that fraud and identity theft may have been committed by the person recorded in Home Affairs records as Chidimma Adetshina’s mother. We assess the true scope of identity theft in South Africa, and we also share some tips on how to avoid falling victim to fraudsters. This as we understand that ID fraud costs South Afr...

Our next guest talks about the Ronald McDonald House and its impact on society”.   GUEST: Jono Leaf-Wright, Lions Cricket CEO  

Former lead investigator in the State Capture Commission Advocate Paul Pretorius has joined the National Prosecuting Authority. Pretorius is a seasoned corporate legal counsel with vast international experience. So what can we expect from him going forward?    GUEST: Advocate Paul Pretorius, Senior Legal Counsel

A man has been voluntarily cleaning the streets of Zimbabwe's second-largest city for five years. #KeepBulawayoClean is a one-man, non-political initiative. He dedicates at least 30 minutes of his time daily to cleaning the streets. The man in question is Tonderai Shoko who joins me on the line to talk about this initiative GUEST: Tonderai Shoko, #KeepBulawayoClean founder

Earlier today, the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority’s Director, Manabela Chauke, delivered the preliminary report of investigations into an illegal military camp disguised as a security training facility in White River, Mpumalanga. Manabela Chauke joins me on the line to talk about the findings of their investigation… GUEST: Manabela Chauke, Private Security Industry Regulatory Autho...

There’s a new app on the market called ‘Be Real’. This app is currently the fastest-growing app on both the charts and among teens. If you know anything about technology, then you’d know Apps come and go, so what makes this one special? Why is it catching millions of teens’ attention all over the world? Dean McCoubrey, the founder of My Social Life will tell us all about it…   GUEST: Dean McCoubre...

Rise Mzansi’s Axolile Notywala has been appointed as GOOD Party’s new City of Cape Town councilor. This means Notywala will take up dual membership, allowing him to remain a RISE Mzansi member who is active in its structures while representing GOOD as part of the caucus in Council.   GUEST: Axolile Notywala, Rise Mzansi member and GOOD Party’s new City of Cape Town councillor

Property broker, Ash Muller, wrote an interesting piece a couple of days ago looking at the impact of Air BnB in Cape Town compared to the rest of the world. Cape Town currently has just under 30 000 Airbnb listings. Barcelona, in Spain, had a similar problem until there were mass protests that led to the Mayor of Barcelona banning short-term rentals such as Air BnB from the end of 2028.   GUEST:...

We look at Zimbabwe’s state of affairs, particularly focusing on the country’s politics. We do this through former president of the Citizens Coalition for Change Advocate Nelson Chamisa who has described Zimbabwe as the sickness of SADC. Chamisa has also criticised the Zim government’s intolerance of alternative voices, calling it a national embarrassment for the country.   GUEST: Adv Nelson Chami...

    Recently a lot has been said about alleged corruption and inefficiencies in the Master’s office and other incidents of maladministration which were subjected to investigations. We also understand that the internal departmental investigations are continuing. So how is the office coping with all the negative publicity and what is their turnaround strategy to get their house in order?   GUEST: Ad...

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has officially picked Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate. Is he the right choice – what does he stand for and how will he aid her presidential campaign, and politically speaking – can Harris occupy the most powerful and influential office in global politics?     GUEST (US-New York): Tricia “CK” Hofler, CEO of the CK Hoffler firm and former...

In conversation with Adam Jacobs who has embarked on an audacious journey around the African continent - all in the name of good. His primary objective is to raise R100,000 for the non-profit organization called ‘Waves for Change’ (W4C).   GUEST: Adam Jacobs, Cyclist

Dr. Shaheda Omar, Clinical Director of the Teddy Bear Clinic

Today is the last day of the ANC National Executive Committee lekgotla and earlier on, a number of NEC members addressed the media on the lekgotla's resolutions concerning key issues such as crime, gender-based violence, immigration, local government intervention, and water issues. SABC News Reporter, Ntebo Mokobo has been in Boksburg keeping an eye on the proceedings…   GUEST: Ntebo Mokobo, SABC...

The City of Tshwane has launched a new e-commerce and procurement portal that will digitize and automate supply chain management processes. I’m joined on the line by the City of Tshwane’s MMC for Finance, Jacqui Uys to tell us more about this new system… GUEST: Jacqui Uys, City of Tshwane MMC for Finance

Pastor Paseka Mboro’s Incredible Happenings Church burned to the ground earlier today after a group of school kids marched to its premises in Katlehong. Scores of schoolchildren bunked school and descended on the church with community members in protest against Mboro's violent acts at a Katlehong school yesterday. SABC News Reporter, Simphiwe followed the proceedings in Katlehong throughout the da...

    About 2 hours ago, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, gave an update on developments related to the implementation of his mandate. In his presser, Freeman Nomvalo focused on governance, management and administration issues at NSFAS. The South African Union of Students’ Asive Dlanjwa joins me on the line to react to what was said earlier…   GUEST: Asive Dl...

We look at the ongoing ‘Cost of Living’ protests in Nigeria. This as we try to understand the country’s economic outlook and its economic policies. At least 13 people have been reported dead since the protests commenced last week Thursday. So today we ask, to what extent are government policies contributing to these protests? For more on this, we are joined by…… GUEST (Nigeria): Dr Terfa Abraham,...

Defence counsel Zandile Mshololo says it's not in the interest of justice to recall cellphone data analyst Colonel Lambertus Steyn, in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial as the evidence by Steyn is already on record. The High Court in Pretoria is hearing arguments on the application of the recall of Colonel Steyn. Steyn previously testified that there was communication between Meyiwa's former girlfrien...

Nkosi Nyembezi says South Africans can’t trust every political party leader occupying a political office. This as he argues that when selfish politicians refer to the spirit of the Constitution and the supporting legislation on good governance, they are often deceptively talking about narrow political party interpretations. He joins us now to elaborate further on this….   GUEST: Nkosi Nyembezi, Po...

EFF leader Julius Malema says young Zimbabweans are the only ones who can reshape the future of their country, also insisting that the problem of Zimbabwe can only be solved by the people of Zimbabwe. What do you make of his remarks – do young Zimbabweans have what it takes to fight the ruling ZANU PF? GUEST: Dr Ibbo Mandaza – Political analyst based in Zimbabwe

Dr John Kani, a renowned multi-disciplinary actor, director, and playwright, has been honoured with the most excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) by King Charles in recognition of his contributions, which for many years have inspired and brought people together across the world. This award for “services to drama” was presented to Kani by British High Commissioner to the Republic of South Af...

Acting ANC spokesperson, Zuko Godlimpi, is confident that its alliance partners, particularly the SACP and Cosatu, will soon change their stance on the Government of National Unity that included the DA. What else came out of the ANC NEC lekgotla this past weekend? SABC News Politics Reporter, Ntebo Mokobo joins me on the line to tell us about it…   GUEST: Ntebo Mokobo, SABC News Politics Reporter

Earlier on we spoke about the Department of Water and Sanitation’s master plan, which is a plan intended to guide the water sector with investment planning for the development of water resources and the delivery of water and sanitation services over the horizon until 2030, and beyond. GUEST: Dr. Ferrial Adam, WaterCAN Executive Manager  

iKasi Creative Media, founded in 2012 and is a South African non-profit company that provides accredited training programmes to marginalised and disadvantaged youth in rural areas to create digital media content. Joining me on the line to talk about what they actually do at iKasi Creative Media is the co-founder and MD, Lamise Inglis… GUEST: Lamise Inglis, the co-founder and Managing Director of i...