The National Pulse

Mdzananda Animal Clinic and four local animal welfare organisations have launched a groundbreaking sterilisation project in Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. The project, aiming to sterilize 500 female dogs, will take place between February and mid-March this year. Guest: Marcelle du Plessis - Fundraising and Communications Executive of Mdzananda Animal Clinic  

The International Monetary Fund has released its World Economic Outlook for 2024 and South Africa's predicted growth domestic product stands at 1%. This is revised down from 1,8% that was predicted back in October 2023. The international financial institution says that the revision is due loadshedding and disruption in the logistics services back in December. To help us understand what implication...

About an hour ago, the Electoral Commission briefed the media on their state of readiness in relation to the upcoming National and Provincial elections, and they also unveiled plans for the second national voter registration weekend that is due to take place this coming weekend. This as part of ensuring that South Africans who were unable to register to vote during their first registration drive i...

SECTION27 has welcomed the decision by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to re-employ an employee who was denied employment solely on the basis of her HIV status. According to the organisation, discrimination against people living with HIV by the SANDF has been a longstanding issue in South Africa. Let’s now speak to …….   GUEST: Motheo Brodie, Candidate Attorney @SECTION27

Listening in to that package is former Health Minister in Zambia, Dr Chitalu Chilufya who will give us the latest in relation to this ongoing health problem and also discuss possible solutions in terms of how best the country can arrest this problem. GUEST (Zambia): Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, former Minister of Health in Zambia

Anti-Corruption advocacy group, Transparency International has just launched its latest Corruption Perceptions Index for 2023 and South Africa has dropped in the index rankings, scoring 41 out of 100. One of the reasons why the country has not performed well is due to its failure to criminalize corruption and build stronger anti-corruption institutions. To share their observations on this new inde...

The Chief Whip of the Council (Cllr. Sithembiso Zungu) was injured in a shooting incident that occurred in the South of Johannesburg. While Zungu is recovering from his injuries, the Rand Water executive, Teboho Joala lost his life along with his bodyguard. The pair were attending a back-to-school campaign for pupils in Zakariyya Park. To speak to us on how the City of Joburg will ensure the safet...

With the start of the 2024 academic year looming, especially for those who will start a new life as students in institutions of higher learning. We examine the role of the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority in addressing high unemployment rate as they intend to assist the class of 2023 in relation to this issue. GUEST: Yershen Pillay, Chief Executive Officer of the Chemical Indus...

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce the date for the national as well as provincial elections. The President has come under fire for delaying this announcement by opposition parties. According to the Constitution, the election must take place within 90 days after the legislative term ends. How does this delay affect the wor...

The Department of Water and Sanitation issued a statement in response to the water interruptions in eThekweni municipality and the role they will play in assisting the municipality to address infrastructure as well as supply issues. Residents in Phoenix, Tongaat, and Verulam have been protesting outages that have lasted for months. The latest flare-ups took place yesterday in Phoenix and Verulam i...

As the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues in the High Court in Pretoria. Advocate Thulani Mngomezulu, who is representing two of the five men accused of killing former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, allegedly faces charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, contravention of a protection order, and resisting arrest. Five men are standing trial for Senzo Meyiwa’s murder. For...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa will now approach the United Nations Security Council to put more pressure on Israel following last week’s ICJ ruling. However, most analysts have already pronounced that South Africa’s journey to the Security Council won’t be easy – so what are some of the hurdles that South Africa is likely to experience at the UN Security Council? For mo...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to ten years in prison for leaking state secrets. Khan apparently made public contents of a secret cable sent by the country's ambassador in Washington to the government in Islamabad. However, Khan has rebuffed this, saying the cable was proof of a conspiracy by the Pakistani military and U.S. government to topple his government in 2022....

According to IEC data, 14 million young people are eligible to vote yet remain unregistered. As we draw closer to the second IEC voter registration weekend, our next guest has expanded their civic education and voter registration efforts to Gauteng. After successful activations in Kwa-Zulu Natal, the Groundwork Collective seeks to address the low rate of voter registration amongst young people in...

In light of the release of the SA Human Rights Commission report into the  2021 July Riots, the National Commissioner of the South African Police Services has highlighted the importance of the interventions that have been made to prioritize building the capacity of the law enforcement agency. To share more about what interventions have been made in crime intelligence, human resources, case managem...

This week, the African Free Continental Trade Area will be enforced and 31 countries from around the continent will be participating in regional trade under this structure. We wanted to discuss what the introduction of the AFCTA area means for SA and how this development will shift the customs duties as well as tariff policy. Our next guest will paint a picture of the International Trade Administr...

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Earlier today, the SA Human Rights Commission released its report after holding an inquiry into the 2021 July Riots in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng. In the report, the commission found that damage to the economy was R50 billion, and more than 350 people were killed.    The report also outlined that not only were the riots orchestrated but law enforcement agencies were ill-equipped to respond. The Co...

The SA Human Rights Commission and the CRL Rights Commission have released reports on their investigations into widespread looting and violence. According to the reports, the unrest was racially-driven between Blacks and Indians. The riots started in KwaZulu-Natal and spread to Gauteng. Over 300 people were killed in the violence which cost the country billions in lost revenue. GUEST: Edward Mafad...

The ANC National Executive Committee has summarily suspended former President Jacob Zuma as a member of the party. The ANC NEC is currently meeting in Boksburg on Gauteng's East Rand. This follows Zuma's announcement that he will be campaigning for the newly formed, uMkhonto Wesizwe party. Zuma's suspension will only be processed by the party's National disciplinary committee after the upcoming na...

As part of tackling a rise in youth vaping. The United Kingdom will soon introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes. The ban is being introduced after a public consultation on smoking and vaping showed nearly 70 percent of respondents including parents, teachers, healthcare professionals were in favour of the measure. Health experts have welcomed the proposal, with some saying the legisl...

Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have decided to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They accuse ECOWAS of having moved away from the ideals of its founding fathers and Pan-Africanism, saying that the bloc is under the influence of foreign powers. Our guest Dr David Matsanga says he saw it coming and is not surprised by these three nations decisi...

It’s official, the International Court of Justice has ruled in favour of South Africa in its case against Israel, ordering Jerusalem to take measures to prevent and punish direct incitement of genocide in the Gaza Strip. So following the ruling – where to now for Israel – will they adhere to the court ruling and what happens if they don’t? To react to this, we are joined by….. GUEST: Anne Herzberg...

Still on the ICJ ruling:  It is important to keep reminding you that today’s court ruling did not deal with the core accusation of the case as to whether or not Israel is committing genocide in Gaza - instead it focused more on nine provisional measures sought by South Africa to end human suffering in Gaza. So, following today’s ruling - did South Africa achieve its objectives and legally speaking...

As we continue to dissect the outcomes of the ICJ ruling - we look at how today’s ruling will alter South Africa’s foreign policy moving forward, as we know that there are several countries who support Israel but who also enjoy good relations with South Africa. So politically speaking - how is the ICJ ruling complicates South Africa’s diplomatic ties? To help us unpack this, we are joined by….. GU...