The National Pulse

Mediclinic has launched an independent audit into allegations of patient bill manipulation to save the hospital group money. A whistleblower, who is a former manager at the hospital group, has claimed that six hospitals are implicated in Gauteng and the Western Cape. The whistleblower sent an e-mail to 50 principal officers at medical schemes across the country. In a new development, two of the co...

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi says BRICS countries should create a repository for traditional medicines. This is to preserve knowledge about indigenous medicines and incorporate it in innovation. Modi was addressing a plenary at the BRICS Summit earlier today. Why is this move important? We're now joined by Gogo Dineo Ndlazi, African spiritual healer. 

History has been made as India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has become the first ever to land on the moon's South Pole, and just the fourth country to ever get there, joining the US, the Soviet Union and China. To explain what this historic moment means is….. GUEST: Prof Thebe Medupe - Astrophysics Professor at the North-West University

James Urdang, CEO & Founder of Education Africa, officially shared his personal and Education Africa’s images and memorabilia with the Nelson Mandela Foundation today. They will be stored in the Foundation’s archives alongside an enormous collection of memorabilia, photographs and videos which illustrate in detail the life of Nelson Mandela. Speaking during the official handover ceremony at th...

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is concerned by the recent occurrence of suicides and suicidal attempts that have been prevalent at Tsakane Secondary. Earlier this month, two girl learners in Grade 8 and 12 from the school allegedly consumed poison at their respective homes and unfortunately passed away. GUEST: Steve Mabona

Police officer Thobeka Mhlahlo has been unable to comment on whether it's possible that the Senzo Meyiwa crime scene could have been tempered with, when the police left it unattended. Mhlahlo is being cross examined at the High Court in Pretoria by defense counsel Zandile Mshololo. Five men are on trial for the murder of the soccer star who was killed in 2014 while at Kelly Khumalo's home in Voslo...

A group of nine high school girls from Masiphumelele has collaborated with photography students from the Stellenbosch Academy of Photography and Design to showcase the true spirit of Masiphumelele township. Through this initiative, they hope to change the negative narrative of Masiphumelele as the township is often in the news for incidents of crime and poverty. GUEST: Zintle Magazi, Project leade...

Guest: Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams

As conversations continue at the Brics Summit about economic cooperation among member states and some of the states that have shown interest in joining, the impact of the Russia/Ukraine war cannot be ignored. We have seen oil and grain prices go up in the past year as a result of the conflict. What role can BRICS member states play in de-escalating the conflict, especially considering the majority...

Lieutenant Colonel Thobeka Mhlahlo has confirmed she discovered the much-talked-about bullet projectile at the scene of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder. Mhlahlo, who took the stand in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria on Monday, is continuing to give evidence on how the scene was processed from the time she arrived on the scene at about 9h10am the following morning up until she lef...

With campaigning now done in Zimbabwe the focus is on voting day tomorrow. Eleven candidates are standing for president, but it's expected to be a two-horse race between the incumbent President, Emerson Mnangagwa of ZANU-PF, and Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change. Guest: Zimbabwe, Khayelihle Khumalo

As we continue to observe Women’s Month. Right now we are joined by Dr Lesley Ann Foster who will tell us more about the two-day Accountability Dialogue which is currently taking place in East London in the Eastern Cape. The aim of this dialogue is to discuss current challenges that obstruct the ongoing battle against gender-based violence and femicide in this country.   GUEST: Dr Lesley Ann Foste...

We are coming to you live from the Sandton Convention Centre where BRICS member states are gathering for the 15th BRICS Summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin is joining the gathering virtually. The issue of de-dollarisation has been at the centre of discussions at the business forum today. We're now joined by Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa....

President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently hosting President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China on a State Visit to South Africa. China is South Africa’s largest global trading partner while South Africa is also China’s biggest trading partner in Africa. Following official talks between the two leaders, President Ramaphosa said he hopes to see the significant trade deficit narrowed between t...

It has been a month since children from different schools in Driekoppies in Mpumalanga stopped going to school. Parents in the area have been protesting over poor infrastructure in one of the schools in the community. The protest started on the in July, with more than 4000 pupils staying away from school. Parents in neighbouring school shut their schools down in solidarity with Magubha Primary sch...

Police officers in Naboomspruit in Limpopo were attacked by community members while arresting a man accused of domestic violence. Police received a distress call from the victim, when they responded to the call, the suspect who had violated a protection order attacked them, refusing arrest. Members of the community then mobilised and joined in the attack against police. We’re now joined by Limpopo...

Will the ATM be challenging the South African Reserve Bank’s report that has cleared president Cyril Ramaphosa from wrongdoing in the Phala Phala saga? This is the second report to clear Ramaphosa of wrongdoing, after the Public Protector’s. The report found Ramaphosa to have not contravened the Exchange Control Regulation and there was no record of money paid toRamaphosa’s farm manager in 2019 be...

It’s just two days before the elections in Zimbabwe. Some journalists have been denied accreditation and a delegation from Good Governance Africa was deported last week. Government says it is ready for election day. Opposition Leader, Nelson Chamisa is holding one last rally today ahead of election day. How is everything going? We’re now joined by Nixon Katembo, African affairs commentator who als...

World News: It’s no secret that South Africa will push for the expansion of the BRICS Trade bloc when the Summit begins tomorrow. This as over 40 countries having expressed interest in joining BRICS. However, the key question that we are looking at today is how credible are some of the countries who wish to join BRICS? GUEST: Thembisa Fakude, Senior Research Fellow at the Africa-Asia Dialogues

The South African Reserve Bank has finalised its investigation and report into the Phala Phala matter and has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrong doing regarding the theft of US dollars from his Phala Phala game farm, simply because the transaction was not perfected. To explain what this means is….   GUEST: Emile Myburgh, Senior partner at Emile Myburgh Attorneys 

The ANC Women’s League in KwaZulu-Natal intends to challenge the decision to remove it from office as they argue that the national leadership never consulted them before disbanding its PEC.     GUEST: Sibongile Khathi, Spokesperson of the ANC Women’s League in KZN

In conversation with Gregory Naidoo, owner of BP Express in Chatsworth, the store that recently won the Coca-Cola bunny chow competition. Winning the competition has yielded positive results for this small business as their sales have grown quite significantly. According to Naidoo, his outlet is the first business in Chatsworth to get the accolade.   GUEST: Gregory Naidoo, Owner of BP Express, Cha...

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is currently conducting its nationwide public hearings on the preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill in Gauteng. The Bill seeks among other things, to provide principles for the management of agricultural land. For more on this, we are joined by….   GUEST: Inkosi Mandla Mandela, Chairperson of the Po...