The National Pulse

Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been granted R50 000 bail. This after she handed herself over to the authorities after facing the threat of arrest over graft charges. Earlier today Mapisa-Nqakula appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court as she is facing 12 counts of corruption involving R4.5 million dating back to her time as defence minister. For more on wh...

Guest: Siviwe Gwarube - DA chief whip

Recently, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) conferred an Honorary Doctorate to branding and marketing guru, Thebe Ikalafeng. This was in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the industry. Last year, Ikalafeng was also honoured at the Exclusive Men of the Year Awards in Ghana for his outstanding contributions to African branding and marketing.     GUEST: Dr Thebe Ikalafeng, founder and...

Guest:  Dr Levy Ndou

In conversation with Lorenzo Davids on why he is a little bit pessimistic about the upcoming national and provincial elections. He is of the view that the country’s elections are largely being directed and influenced by political funders, and according to him this can’t be right.   GUEST: Lorenzo Davids, Independent political analyst  

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has rejected reports that two South African soldiers deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to the M23 rebels as it has been widely reported. The organisation’s spokesperson Sphiwe Dlamini has warned that this is not the first time such unfounded and baseless news articles have been written about the SANDF since its deployment...

As you’ve heard in the news that the DA says it has won its bid to have the ANC and its Secretary-General found in contempt of the February 2023 court ruling that ordered it to hand over its full cadre deployment records dating back to January 2013 to the DA. According to the party’s Dr Leon Schreiber, the judgment was handed down today* in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. To explain what t...

Japan, Taiwan and the Phillipines have issued tsunami warnings after a massive earthquake hit Taiwan. Taiwan experienced a 7.5 magnitude earthquake, and its depth was about 35 kilometres and we understand that this was Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. Rescue operations are currently underway as 131 people are currently trapped. So what could have caused an earthquake of this magnitude?  ...

     The Public Servants Association says that it remains gravely concerned regarding the failure by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health to fulfil its commitment to appoint unemployed doctors. This they say was a pledge made by the Minister of Health that the doctors will be placed at different health facilities by the 1st of April 2024. They go on to say that KZN Health Department has not prov...

The ANC Youth League bemoans the negative impact that technology has on job opportunities in the country. They argue that many banks and restaurants are leaving certain parts of their operations to technology, a move that leads to job losses. According to them, this is catastrophic given the country’s high unemployment rate.     GUEST: Mtuwoxolo Ngudle, Secretary General of the ANC Youth League  

The latest election news from KZN is that the NPA has charged one of uMkhonto weSizwe Party leaders, Visvin Reddy with inciting violence. Reddy is expected to appear before the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court tomorrow (Wednesday) after he threatened violence should the IEC and the courts take unfavourable decisions against former president Jacob Zuma. He now joins us on the line to respond to the re...

We tell you more about this new exciting technology that is aimed at transforming various newsrooms. A local strategic technology development company, Bonafelal-AI, has designed and built a brand-new AI driven tool called the ‘Stream Text to Video Use’ which converts the text on news articles into professional videos in real time. Joining us to tell us more in terms of how this new technology work...

Motorists have expressed outrage over yet another fuel price hike which will take effect from 12 midnight. The Energy Department says the price of 93 unleaded petrol will increase by 65 cents per litre and 95 unleaded by 67 cents. Diesel with higher sulphur content will go up by just more than three cents a litre while low sulphur diesel will decrease by one-point-seven-eight cents. Is the outrage...

Health Minister Dr joe Phaahla is scheduled to be in Limpopo this afternoon to oversee progress in the process of identifying bodies in the bus accident that occurred last week Thursday at the Mmamatlakala Pass. The bodies of the victims are expected to be repatriated to Botswana as they were citizens of that country. The only surviving victim who is 8-years-ols is still at the hospital. The Minis...

Today 37 years ago, Ellen Kuzwayo made history when she became the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. Kuzwayo will always be remembered as a social worker who led a campaign to force the Apartheid government to introduce a form of land ownership that would encourage private sector funding for housing in the township. But what else did she stan...

Earlier on today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced its preliminary revenue collection outcome for the 2023/24 fiscal year. During the press briefing, the organisation revealed that it has collected 2,15-trillion-rand in gross tax revenue collections for the 2023-24 financial year. SARS Commissioner Edward Kiesweter also announced that SARS has collected 2,15-trillion-rand in gros...

We hear from the legal expert. Following the Gauteng High court’s decision to strike the urgent interdict application by National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula off the roll. You may recall that last week, the speaker launched an application seeking to prevent the state from arresting her. This follows corruption allegations levelled against her during her time as Defence Minister. Judge...

Did you know that from the 1st of September this year, your retirement savings will be split into a vested, savings and retirement component? Well, if you didn’t, hear this out. Last week, the National Assembly passed the Pension Funds Amendment Bill that has been welcomed by Cosatu as they have been engaging with Treasury and Parliament on this since May 2020. But how will this two pot pension re...

Al Jazeera will no longer be broadcast from Israel, after the Israeli parliament’s decision to approve a law that gives the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels including Al Jazeera. We understand that the law would stay in force until July or until the end of the ongoing war in Gaza. For more reaction on this, let’s speak to.....    GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, S enior Research Fellow...

The local cannabis industry has the potential to create 25 000 jobs and may contribute up to R28 billion. What are the challenges facing legislators in opening this industry? To tell us more, we are joined by....  Guest: Faiez Jacobs - Member of Parliament for ANC & Chairperson of Portfolio Committee for Small Business Development

Gift of the Givers teams have been on the ground, assisting residents affected by the fire that raged through the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa, Cape Town. It’s a bleak Easter weekend for the affected families as they could save no belongings with schools opening next week. The City of Cape Town fire department has managed to contain the blaze. To share how humanitarian operations have go...

In response to post-matric pupils with good matric results yet sitting at home, a community-based social movement is hosting a two-day Career Expo for Grade 7 – 12 learners. To share how they are working with schools to create vocational access to young people and what career opportunities will be made available, we are joined by...  Guest: Bandile Magibili - brilliant mind and expo organiser  

We check in with provincial officials on our roads and our focus is on the roads in Limpopo. We are joined by...    Guest: Ms Tidimalo Chuene  - Head of Communication for     Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety  

About 66.4 million people visited Africa last year with Ethiopia, Tanzania and Morocco leading the pack in terms of receiving most tourists. But what makes Africa so attractive as a destination. Joining us to talk about this and to emphasise on why it’s important that we should encourage more Africans to travel the continent is......    GUEST: Gillian Kombora, Head of Digital Marketing at The Capi...

Thousands of South Africans are on the road this afternoon as they make their way back to Gauteng post the long Easter Weekend. On the N3 Toll Route traffic is expected to increase dramatically