The National Pulse

Police in Cape Town are reporting that 8 people have been killed in a mass shooting in Harare in Khayelitsha. Police spokesperson, Andrè Traut, says that members of the SAPS responded to a shooting incident this morning and found the bodies of one woman and four men with gunshot wounds. This is not the first time this happens and we thought to invite one of the community leaders to give us a sense...

Post the end of March deadline, the Community Schemes Ombud Service has warned unregistered community schemes that operating without registration with the Ombud Service can result in serious legal consequences for those schemes that are non-compliant. To tell us more about the kind of stringent measures and penalties that are likely to be imposed is….   GUEST: Ms Thembelihle Mbatha, Acting Chief O...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has revealed that the U.S is preparing new sanctions on Iran after the country launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. Some of you may be aware that the United States has imposed restrictions on activities with Iran under various legal authorities since 1979 and most often than not, its foreign policy has always been criticised for its hypocrisy and...

The Labour Party of South Africa is preparing to file an application to the Constitutional Court to compel the Electoral Commission (IEC) to review its election timetable as they argue that the elections will not be free and fair. If their application succeeds, South Africa may be forced to postpone the upcoming election which is due to take place next month. But do they have a strong case, or the...

A high-level Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEİK) delegation is currently in South Africa with the aim of enhancing and bolstering economic relations between Türkiye and South Africa. The delegation's visit underscores the importance of strengthening ties between the two countries with robust economies in their respective regions. To discuss the significance of this visit is….   GUES...

The department of health in Gauteng has confirmed that 41 children between three and five have been receiving medical treatment at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto – after allegedly consuming rat poison, mistaking it for candy. We understand that more investigations are ongoing to establish the facts.  Guest: Mzimase Neti

In conversation with Jeremy Sampson about branding and why consistent branding is critical to business success. This as MTN maintains its position as South Africa’s most valuable brand.   GUEST: Jeremy Sampson, Chairman, Brand Finance Africa

In our first hour of the show, we spoke to the Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen who raised concerns about the fact that 90 gender-based violence cases were struck off court rolls in the Western Cape due to police negligence. Surely this cannot be acceptable especially in a court like ours that is battling the scourge. Let’s get a perspective now from the Com...

On our Election Watch today we speak to Dr Pali Lehohla, former Statistician General who wrote an opinion piece about the success of Rwanda and some of the lessons we can learn. Politicians are on a campaign trail making all sorts of unrealistic promises that are so disheartening as many South Africans are struggling to survive. Economic conditions are also not helping. What is it as far as he’s c...

Pearl Magubane

Floods in KZN have again caused a lot of damage to infrastructure and property and killing at least five people. Sadly though is that several people are still unaccounted for. To find out just how bad the situation is on the ground and what sort of help is still needed, we are joined by….   Guest: Siboniso Mngadi – Spokesperson for the KZN Department of Corporative Governance and Traditional Affai...

Earlier today, the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma will appear on the ballot paper this year for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party. This despite the ongoing objection around his candidacy as that will be taken care of by the ConCourt.   GUEST: Professor Ntsikelelo Breakfast: Political analyst and Director of the Center for Security, Peace and Conflict...

The Electoral Commission says it has issued certificates to the 14 889 candidates who will contest 887 seats in the forthcoming elections. The commission also announced that applications for special votes for the purposes of home visits and voting station visits opened yesterday and will close early next month ahead of the general elections.   GUEST: Masego Shiburi, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer...

Several global donors have pledged more than $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for Sudan. This as they try to boost support for the citizens of Sudan affected by what has become one of the worst humanitarian crises and the largest displacement crisis in the world. So far more than 14,000 people have been killed and at least 33,000 have been wounded in the yearlong war. But why not also focus on the...

Growing concern has been expressed after close to 90 gender-based violence cases were struck off court rolls in the Western Cape due to police negligence. According to the Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, this happened between April and September last year.   GUEST: Reagen Allen, MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety in the Western Cape

Teaching and learning has been disrupted in several schools around the Kamasoyi area between Hazyview and White River in Mpumalanga. This after teachers affiliated to different  labour unions downed tools demanding to be addressed by the Education MEC, Bonakele Majuba, on issues of lack of safety in schools. Last week, armed criminals attacked teachers and learners in Jeruralema High School robbin...

Let’s move to the U.S now where five major cases from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice are moving forward against major US technology companies. The tech giants which include, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — are all accused of abusing their market dominance.   GUEST: Arthur Goldstuck - Managing Director of World Wide Worx

As you heard in the first hour when we spoke to AfriForum Youth who says that it's going to challenge the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill if it gets approved by the National Council of Provinces. The organisation picketed at the Union Buildings in Pretoria this morning, calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa to amend the bill and refer it back to parliament before it gets approved by the Nation...

On our Election Watch feature today we speak to Mr Babu Baijoo who sounds very optimistic about the future of the country. He penned an article in The Witness where he points out some of the good things our democracy has produced and feels that more can be done to take the country forward. He now joins us on the line to share his views….       Guest: Babu Baijoo - Former speaker of the Msunduzi Mu...

The defense in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has informed the court that there are outstanding funds to pay for  their own expert and therefore are unable to cross examine ballistic expert Chris Mangena at this stage. The trial was postponed 3 weeks ago to allow the defense to prepare for the cross examination of Mangena- who has linked a gun found in possession of accused number 3 - to the Meyiwa murder...

The South African National Roads Agency is highlighting the problem of trucks that are not complying with the country’s regulations. Some of the things they point to is overloaded trucks that don’t adhere to load specifications and the impact they have on the road causing millions of rands in damages to the road. To tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by…   Guest: Mr Layton Leseane, Pr...

Popular on-line publication, the Daily Maverick has shut down for the day in an effort to highlight the plight of journalism in the country. They go on to say that our profession, journalism is experiencing a market failure and at risk of collapse. To discuss this further, we are joined by…   Guest: Heather Robertson, Editor of Daily Maverick

Clashes are getting harder and harder to contain in the Middle East. After Iran launched a massive barrage of over 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend. Iranian officials said the attack was in response to an airstrike from earlier this month that hit Iran's consulate in Damascus, Syria. So as tensions continue to run high in the Middle East – are global leaders capable of quelling t...

AfriForum Youth has vowed to challenge the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill if it gets approved by the National Council of Provinces. The organisation picketed at the Union Buildings in Pretoria this morning, calling for President Cyril Ramaphosa to amend the bill and refer it back to parliament before it gets approved by the National Council of Provinces as they argue that it is undesirable an...

Kindly share your thoughts in terms of “How do you deal with drama kings and queens by the gravesite, who always threaten to throw themselves in the grave or start asking loud questions to the dead corpse”     GUEST (Studio): Ringo Madlingozi, South African musician, politician, songwriter and producer