The National Pulse

Reacting to the application for arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli minister of defence Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh. Amnesty International South Africa says this move by the ICC Prosecutor sends an important message to all parties to the conflict in Gaza and...

The Joburg Library has been closed since 2021 for repairs. The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation, as well as a number of other organizations, feel that these repairs shouldn't be taking this long. This past weekend, the Foundation and others gathered at the Beyers Naude Square (outside the library) to call on the City and Executive Mayor to take action & safely reopen the library. Guest: David...

We continue analyzing today’s Constitutional Court judgment in relation to MK party leader, Jacob Zuma.   Guest: Professor Susan Booysen, Political Analyst and visiting professor at Wits University

The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan revealed this morning that a panel of ICC judges will now consider this application for the arrest warrants. But how significant is this announcement considering...

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) was one of the organizations admitted as a friend of the court in the IEC’s bid to challenge Zuma’s candidacy in the May 29 polls. Guest: Lawson Naidoo, Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution

The Global Watch: Post the death of the Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials in the tragic helicopter crash on Sunday. President Cyril Ramaphosa has offered his deep condolences to the government of Iran - to the families of all the victims and to the Iranian citizens affected. We understand that the helicopter crashed in...

We hear from the MK Party, following the Constitutional Court’s decision to bar former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament in next week's national and provincial elections. You may recall that Zuma was convicted in 2021 for refusing to testify at the Zondo Commission that was set up to investigate corruption during his presidency. So what’s next for the MK Party? We find out from…… GU...

Earlier on today - the Independent Electoral Commission revealed that the declared value of donations to political parties has surpassed the R100 million-rand mark for the first time since the Party Funding Act was introduced. Democratic Alliance (DA) declared the highest of all donations for the fourth quarter while Change Starts Now (CSN), one of the unrepresented political parties that was regi...

Israel’s ICJ response to SA’s legal application: Earlier on Israel’s Tamar Kaplan Tourgeman, principal deputy legal adviser of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs argued that it is Hamas that has brought about all the suffering and pain that the world is witnessing in Gaza. Also accusing South Africa of distorting the facts and not being impartial when dealing with the situation in Gaza. Take...

The Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) has partnered with the IEC to implement an Elections training programme aimed at strengthening the capacity of the community media sector as they prepare to cover the 2024 elections. Starting today, the MDDA and the IEC are set to conduct elections readiness workshops focusing on IEC legislative amendments and the new features of the 2024 national...

Today as you may have heard in the first hour, the International Court of Justice is hearing a response from Israel to South African allegations that its assault on Rafah is an escalation of a campaign of genocide in Gaza. But how has this case affected South Africa’s diplomatic ties with the rest of the world? GUEST: Dr Chris Landsberg, Chair of African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the Univers...

The Global Watch: Israel insists that the Rafah attack is key to defeating Hamas following the October 7 attacks.   Yesterday South Africa argued before the International Court of Justice that a full Israeli assault on Rafah would violate the clause of the Genocide Convention that prohibits “deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction...

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) with the assistance of the Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigations, also known as the Hawks, conducted searches and seized evidence at Home Affairs offices in five provinces as part of an ongoing investigation into the affairs of the Department of Home Affairs. The searches follow a tip-off from a whistleblower that suggested that Home Affairs officials a...

    Yesterday, the Universal Basic Income Coalition launched their Universal Basic Income Policy Election Scorecard. This is a resource for voters to compare where political parties stand on the question of basic income.   Guest: Dr. Kelle Howson from the Universal Basic Income Coalition and the Institute for Economic Justice

Just like in the U.S, Wits University students have set up a 'Wits Liberated Zone' on the main campus library lawns in solidarity with Palestine. Students pitched tents on Monday morning. This followed a protest last week when students called for Wits to take a public stand on the situation in Gaza.   GUEST: Noxolo Nxele, Secretary General of the Socialist Youth Movement

The Global Watch: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is currently holding hearings to discuss a request by South Africa following its request for additional emergency measures over Israel’s offensive on Rafah. To give us more details in terms of what this legal application is about, we are joined by….   GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, SABC News International Editor

Professor Mandla Makhanya joins us to outline the objectives of the newly established forum, called the “SADC Public Service Commission Forum”. The forum will among other things contribute immensely in the space of public administration within the SADC region and its work will feed into the Association of Public Service Commissions.   GUEST: Professor Mandla Makhanya, Commissioner of the Public Se...

  The University of Johannesburg has been ranked as the best university in South Africa younger than 50 years in the latest Times Higher Education Young University rankings.   According to the ranking, five South African universities qualified, with UJ leading the University of KwaZulu Natal, North-West University, University of Venda and Durban University of Technology.   Guest: Professor Sarah G...

The Innovation Hub: As we approach the elections. Advocate Thokozani Mvelase joins us to discuss the crucial role of Telecommunications Infrastructure Security in upcoming election. He argues that these systems are the backbone of electoral transparency and efficacy.   GUEST: Adv Thokozani Mvelase, COMRiC CEO

The Election Watch: The deadline for voters to cast their vote outside their registered voting station will close on Friday. The electoral commission is calling on South Africans particularly those who won’t be able to cast their vote at the registered voting station to make an application to vote elsewhere. For more on this, we are joined by……   GUEST: Ms Moagisi Sibanda:GM for Civic Education an...