The National Pulse

Guest: Percy Chabane - Younger brother     

Guest: MK Party Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela  

Guest: Prof. Muxe Nkondo – Chair: Collins Chabane Foundation

According to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group, Parents and guardians should be aware of signs of depression in their children should they not pass their matric exams. These include odd behaviour, like sudden withdrawal from the family, sudden mood swings and drastic personality changes.   Guest: Anele Siswana - Clinical Psychologist

The KZN Education Department has issued a directive for all schools to close as soon as possible. This is due to severe weather warnings. The SA Weather Service has issued a level five warning for the province's coastal areas, as well as parts of Zululand The academic year in KZN has begun on a bad note due to some schools not having received their teaching material. Teachers' union, NAPTOSA, has...

The Independent Electoral Commission has allocated R5 million to political parties that are represented in Parliament under the multi-party democracy fund. Opposition parties have raised questions regarding the distribution of these funds giving larger parties an advantage and how larger parties are not disclosing where they are receiving funding. Our next guest argues that political parties have...

According to Oxfam’s latest briefing paper, Inequality Inc. released this week, South Africa is still the most of the unequal country in the world, while Oxfam estimates it will take 230 years to end global poverty at current rates. Meanwhile the wealthiest five men in the world have doubled their fortunes since 2020 and we could see the first trillionaire on earth within the next ten years.   Gue...

The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Cllr Kabelo Gwamanda, has welcomed the positive and encouraging financial indicators of the City. The City of Johannesburg has been ranked 58 in the recently released 2023 Global Cities Index (GCI). The Global Cities Index (GCI) measures the set of institutions, policies and factors that set the sustainable current and medium term levels of economic prosperity....

Pakistan has now said that Iran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria against what it called "anti-Iranian terrorist groups". Guest: Arina Muresan - Researcher For The Institute For Global Dialogue

As Millions of children are going to back to school today - in all the provinces all of the government and most of the independent schools are now reopening, some desperate Gauteng parents queuing outside district offices for placement for their children, many KwaZulu-Natal pupils not expected to receive learning materials, and the Western Cape scrambling to process hundreds of "new and extremely...

As Day two of the World Economic Forum draws to a close, much time has been spent reflecting on WEF's 10 Global Risks 2024 report which outlines threats to global economic stability in the next 10 years. Some of the risks include elections, climate change, misinformation, global inequality and the advancement of artificial intelligence. We are joined by another South African delegate to discuss wh...

The City of Cape Town has introduced a 180 degree firearms simulator to reinforce its training programmes for police officers . The latest technological advancement will see officers faced a split second decision-making on when the use of legal force is permissible. Guest: Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith

As parents prepare their children for their first day of school, the Lethabe community in Kimberley has banded together to help parents with free haircuts for boys and braid girls' hair. The community says that this is just one way they can build social cohesion despite the challenges of poverty. To share more about how many children they have reached, we are joined by...  Guest: David Kok - Organ...

A shooting has taken place in Port St. Johns which has brought the town to a standstill as businesses were forced to shutdown. According to the Mthatha Express, the incident took place at the Border Alliance Taxi Association rank after a despute among taxi operators. To tell us more about the interventions that have been made by law enforcement, we are joined by... Guest: Nkulenko Nyembezi

Focus: As uMalusi approved the final examination process, many matriculants wait with baited breath for their results. We are joined by our next guest who addressed not only the challenges that quality assurance bodies face (copying, fake certificates,etc) and what interventions can be made to make the standard of education better. Guest: Dr Mafu Rakometsi - Chief Executive Officer of uMalusi    

South Africa to take on Mali in their opening of the AFCON 2024 and Kick-off is 10pm South African time. The match will be key for the South Africans as they seek to set the tone for the rest of their tournament. how important is for South Africans to be behind them? Guest: Nkululeko Nkewu - Founder of IdiskiTV

DA Gauteng MPL Khume Ramulifho has now quit from the Democratic Alliance to join the new political party Rise Mzansi Guest: Khume Ramulifho - Former DA Gauteng MPL DA Gauteng Leader Solly Msimanga reacts to the resignation of DA Gauteng MPL Khume Ramulifho from the Democratic Allaince to join Rise Mzansi Guest: Solly Msimanga - DA Gauteng Leader

Donald Trump secured a resounding win in the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa on Monday, asserting his command over the party despite facing scores of criminal charges as he seeks an election rematch with President Joe Biden. Guest: Gideon Chitanga. Research Associate: African Centre For The Study Of The US

Samantha Meyrick - IPSS Medical Services Spokesperson: 

Elijah Mhlanga - Spokesperson for the National Department of Basic Education: 

Nixon Katembo – African affairs commentator who also works for Channel Afrika: “Burundi-Rwanda diplomatic spat”