The National Pulse

Cadre Deployment Documents: The five o’clock business day deadline has elapsed, and we find out from the Democratic Alliance if they have received any documents from the African National Congress as per last week’s ConCourt ruling.   GUEST: Dr Leon Schreiber, DA’s Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration  

This afternoon, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development shared the findings of the land restitution evaluation study on financial compensation paid to beneficiaries. The evaluation surveyed 2664 households and looked into the psycho-social and economic impact this has had on those previously dispossessed. It also looks at the gaps that still exist in resettlement and support pro...

A non-profit organization has started a new agricultural development initiative in Musina to respond to high unemployment in the community. The initiative is set to empower young people, persons with disabilities and women to start their own enterprises where they will be supported to grow their own crop. To share more about the impact of this project will have on the community, we are joined by.....

The Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigations has record 724 more arrests and confiscated contraband worth over R100 million between the 1st September and 30 November 2023. The Head of the Hawks held a briefing earlier today to share the progress his unit has made in the fight against crime. To share more insights, we are joined by.... GUEST: Col. Godfrey Lebeya - Head of the HAWKS   

After the alleged shooting of the principal by a 13-year-old pupil. The MEC for Education in Gauteng, Matome Chilioane has revealed that the principal’s attack was allegedly planned. Earlier on today, Chiloane visited Primrose Hill Primary in Germiston and during his visit he interacted with the school management team and also addressed the learners, urging them to respect their teachers. For more...

Post Alexei Navalny’s death, more than 400 people have been detained at events across 32 Russian cities. Another interesting development is that G7 foreign affairs ministers met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday, where they observed a minute of silence to honour Navalny and they called on Russia to give more details surrounding his death. So are we likely to...

Today marks the deadline for the governing African National Congress to hand over its cadre deployment records to the Democratic Alliance. Last week, the ANC lost its appeal at the ConCourt in an attempt to have it overturn the High Court ruling that they should hand over records dating back to 1 January 2013. Over the weekend, the DA revealed that the ANC has asked for more time to gather the req...

The International Court of Justice has started hearings into the legality of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. Earlier on today Palestine presented its oral arguments with its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Al Maliki telling the court that it must declare Israel's occupation of Palestine as illegal. South Africa will present tomorrow and other countries who are vocal on the issue....

Standard Bank has come up with an initiative that calls on people across Gauteng to share items that helped them through their first jobs. This initiative is called AchievaTM Exchange and it aims to assist individuals who are embarking on their first job journey and the bank is urging South Africans to donate clothing, devices or stationery to a briefcase, laptop bags, or notepads.   GUEST: Motlat...

The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele delivered the crime statistics for the third quarter of 2023 for the period between 1 October and 31 December 2023. The Minister noted with concern the rise of murder during the period where 7,710 people were murdered in the quarter, a 2,1% increase from the previous quarter. In this quarter, the provinces with the most reported murders in Gauteng, Western Cape,...

The Mkhonto Wesizwe party has taken a seat in uPhongolo after taking votes from the ANC and the IFP in the by-elections held this week. The party took home 28% of the vote in ward 2 of Ncotshane, this is the second by-elections where the newcomers have made an impact on the electorate as opposed to traditional parties. The party may have new opportunities in the heart of Zululand with uMshwati in...

The Independent Electoral Commission has released the allocation of seats in provincial legislatures ahead of the 2024 national and provincial elections. One of the notable changes is the increased number of seats in the following provinces: Free State and Northern Cape, and the Western Cape. The seat allocation is determined by indicators such as population and representation of marginalized grou...

The trial-within-a-trial in the Senzo murder Meyiwa case has been postponed to the fourth of next month in the High Court in Pretoria. One of the accused Bongani Ntanzi has wrapped up his evidence-in-chief. He and four other accused are charged with the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain in October 2014. Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng has given the state time to submit heads of arguments on February th...

Senegal's Constitutional Court has ruled that President Macky Sall's decision to delay the country’s presidential election is unlawful. However, it must be noted that the court did not specify when the election should be held, which means it is still up to President Sall to set a reasonable date if he abides by the court’s ruling. Senegal election delay has sparked opposition protests across the c...

Over the next few weeks, we will be speaking to political parties on their Election Manifestos and focusing specifically on their promises when it comes to how they will change the economic fortunes of the nation. Today, we continue this series by unpacking if the economic policy proposals of the political parties that have launched their Manifestos are realistic. For those who may not know, the E...

Today we celebrate Lisakhanya Skitas, a hospitality student from the Makhanda Campus of Eastcape Midlands TVET College. Skitas recently won the WorldSkills South Africa National Competition, and she will be travelling to France for the World Competition in September to represent our country. GUEST: Lisakhanya Skitas, Hospitality student  

Research conducted by Youth Capital has found that 8 in 10 young South Africans have to choose between looking for work and buying food because of the high cost of job hunting. In the study, the advocacy campaign has quantified that a young person spends around R1469 per month. The Beyond the Cost 2023 report surveyed over 10,000 respondents to find out whether the cost of job-seeking has increase...

As gang violence escalates in Haiti, we speak to Ambassador Jacques Junior Baril about the current situation in the country and what needs to be done to quell the ongoing violence which has forced thousands of people to leave the country due to humanitarian crisis.   GUEST (Dubai): Jacques Junior Baril, Haitian ambassador to South Africa

Post the killing of two members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The South African National Defence Union says comprehensive investigations into the recent attack must be conducted to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident as this will help to prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future. The South African soldiers are pa...

International financial services provider, Allianz, has released a Country Risk Atlas this week. This study outlined the risk ratings of nations based on quarterly political, economic and business environments insights. The report has found South Africa is at a high risk of social unrest due to loadshedding and infrastructure challenges. To share some of the findings from the report, we are joined...

Sasol has announced that it will not supply natural gas to Mozambique from June 2026. There have not been supply solutions confirmed to prevent day zero and industrial gas users are concerned that this decision may have consequences it may have on the economy. To tell us more about this, we are joined by... GUEST: Jaco Human - Executive Officer: Industrial Gas Users Association - Southern Africa

The Special Investigating Unit has appeared before Parliament's Portfolio Committee for Trade and Industry today to give an update on the second phase of its investigation. The SIU has completed 90% of its second phase in the National Lotteries Commission investigations and there are new revelations including the grant funding of a chicken farm to the value of R5 million linked to Zibisibix Non-Pr...

Earlier on today, Gun Free South Africa in partnership with MOSAIC Training, Service and Healing Centre launched the "Removing the Trigger" campaign in Manenberg. The campaign aims to explore and build local evidence to understand the nature of gun-related domestic violence incidents in South Africa. To outline the objectives of this campaign, we are joined by…..   GUEST: Adèle Kirsten, Gun Free S...

A German-based gaming developer, Keen Games recently introduced the iconic South African rooibos plant into its latest virtual gaming adventure, Enshrouded. Following this development, Rooibos Council could not hold its excitement and according to them, the game comes at a time when South Africa's rooibos exports are thriving, with nearly 10,000 tonnes shipped to over 40 international markets last...

The Abantu Batho Congress has announced that Dr. Makhosi Khoza is their new deputy president and forms part of the National Executive Committee. Dr. Khoza has been appointed after the party's National General Congress. Other new members include the likes of Mbuso Mtshali, reverend Nhlanhla Gcwabaza, Princess Nonhlanhla Zulu-Dindi, Nduna Ngcobo, Raymond Letlaka, Bonginkosi Nxusa, and Jackie Shandu....