The National Pulse

AfriForum has written a letter to the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Fannie Masemola questioning why ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has not been charged. This following the findings of the 2018 Public Protector’s report into the then-Sport Minister’s family holiday to Dubai, which referred the matter to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to investiga...

Heads of state and government of African Union member states are gathering in Addis Ababa as the AU Summit commences today. The Summit is expected to look into continual problems and make far-reaching decisions on various political and socio-economic areas to promote and advance the welfare and quality of life for the African citizenry. GUEST: Faith Mabera, Senior Researcher at the Institute for G...

  Our guest Dr Guy Lamb provides some insights into the possible reasons behind South Africa’s recent mass shootings and recommends violence prevention interventions that can assist the country moving forward. This as mass shootings have become a terrible problem in South Africa – also what is even more worrying is the fact that the government has admitted that it is not winning the fight against...

Recently, the University of Johannesburg unveiled its new electric vehicle buses, in what is a first for a South African university. The buses are the latest innovation in UJ’s ongoing efforts at going green.     GUEST: Professor Andre Nel, Special Projects Advisor at the University of Johannesburg

Employees in the public sector will go on a full blown strike over a wage dispute with the government. The strike will start on the 22nd of February, the same day Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana will be presenting the budget speech. Public sector unions representing about one million workers made an announcement earlier today. They say this is a bid to intensify the fight against government’s i...

President Cyril Ramaphosa replied to the two-day SONA debate that took place on Tuesday and yesterday. Among many issues he addressed, is the energy crisis. He defended the decision to appoint a minister of electricity in the presidency and said South Africa will have mixed power sources, including coal, nuclear and renewable energy. He also said he is considering deputy president, David Mabuza’s...

Earlier on today, members of Economic Freedom Fighters stormed the Tshwane Mayoral office to demand the removal of political staff and mayoral committee members as they believe that Randall Williams’s recent resignation means that his political staff and mayoral committee members were no longer needed to run the City of Tshwane. GUEST: Obakeng Ramabodu, EFF Tshwane Regional Chairperson

Jordan Griffiths was there when EFF members stormed the Tshwane council offices and he joins us now to tell his side of the story in terms of what transpired earlier on. GUEST: Jordan Griffiths, Chief of Staff in the office of the Executive Mayor

World News: International Finance analyst, Dr Terfa Abraham helps us understand the ongoing cash crisis in Nigeria. Recently, violent protests erupted in Nigeria over the scarcity of cash since the central bank started to swap old naira currency for new notes. However earlier on today, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari defended the Central Bank’s decision, appealing for an end to violent protest...

As South Africa’s inflation reaches a 14 year high, the Competition Commission is launching an inquiry into prices in the fresh produce industry. It will look into market conditions in the supply chain across the country, looking for price fixing or uncompetitive behaviour. Concerns were raised around fresh produce prices during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The commission published a study...

its role in tackling energy crisis in the country. Silicon Energy Technology is an innovative project that was established in 2019 and it is aimed at providing commercialized energy solutions at affordable and economically catered prices. But how did he get here and how challenging was it for him to start this kind of business? GUEST: Kwanda Jakalase Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,...

Some bad news for workers in the communications industry. Telkom has announced a plan to retrench about 1800 workers. The company says it will enter a formal consultation process with all affected parties in terms of section 189 of the Labour Relations Act, regarding the restructuring of certain operations. The post office also says it needs to retrench about 3000 workers in order to stay sustaina...

Trade Union Solidarity has decided to approach the court to have the state of disaster over energy crisis declared unlawful as they argue that it doesn’t meet the definition of a disaster in terms of the Disaster Management Act. GUEST: Anton van der Bijl, Deputy CEO for Trade Union Solidarity

uMnsunduzi Municipality is currently working on a policy document that will cater for the needs of military veterans. The new policy will assist in providing jobs for ex-combatants in places where they are employable by virtue of their skills.   GUEST: Lulamile Mapholoba, Municipal Manager at Umsunduzi Municipality

World News: UN experts have appealed to President Emerson Mnangagwa’s administration to reject enacting a bill that would severely restrict civic space and the right to freedom of association in the country. GUEST: Dr William Mpofu, African politics analyst from Wits

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has cancelled the exchange licence of JSE competitor ZAR X following what it calls a prolonged non-compliance by the trading platform. ZAR X’s licence was suspended in 2021 after concerns over its liquidity. The cancellation of the licence means it has to stop all trading. ZAR X launched as an alternative platform to the JSE in 2017. For more on that, we’re n...

Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane is finally off the hook. The Bhisho High Court has set aside a report by the public protector that found Mabuyane to have irregularly benefitted from funds meant for the late Winnie Madikizela Mandela’s memorial service. The court has found the report unlawful. We’re now joined by Legal Analyst, Modidima Mannya.

Today we celebrate DeafTouch founder, Claybourne Appies who connects the world to the deaf through accessible communication solutions. Deaf Touch is an ICT Company, which focuses on providing communication technology solutions for the deaf. About two years ago, DeafTouch was shortlisted in the Entrepreneurship World Cup to represent South Africa and the continent. GUEST: Claybourne Appies, Group C...

The SONA debate is ongoing in parliament. A lot has happened since it started this afternoon. The EFF says it has tabled a motion of no confidence against National Assembly Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula following last week’s incident where EFF members and ATM President Vuyo Zungula were thrown out ahead of the State of the Nation Address. ANC Chief Whip also defended the declaration of the Nati...

At least 21 people died in Limpopo when a tour bus and a cash-in-transit van collided on the N1 in Makhado. The bus rolled several times from a bridge and landed in a river. 68 passengers were injured and some were still unaccounted for when emergency services arrived on the scene. What’s the latest update? Guest: Limpopo transport spokesperson, Tidimalo Chuene.

South Africa has seen significant rainfall amounts the last few days and further severe impacts may occur. Also according to the South African Weather Service, persistent and heavy downpours are expected to continue especially over the Lowveld and along the escarpment areas of both Limpopo and Mpumalanga for which an Orange level 9 warning was issued yesterday.   GUEST: Lehlohonolo Thobela, Forcas...

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has in terms of the Disaster Management Act declared a national state of disaster to enable an intensive response to widespread flooding that has affected seven of the country’s nine provinces. To explain what this means, we are joined by….. GUEST: Lungi Mtshali, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Cooperative G...

Yesterday, Cameroon's President Paul Biya celebrated his 90th birthday and his supporters want him to extend his 40-year presidency with another five-year term, but critics say the world's oldest leader is presiding over violence, corruption and the silencing of dissenting voices. But @90 – is he still the right person to lead the country?  GUEST (Zimbabwe): Lenin Ndebele, Head of News24 Africa De...

The department of education in the Western Cape says taxi associations have been trying to extort money from scholar transport drivers. Education MEC, David Maynier says over 50% of learners from at Academia Primary School in Cape Town were prevented from going to school. The department says scholar transport drivers have been getting threats and being harassed to prevent them from transporting le...

South Africa and the hip hop community across the world are still in shock following the murder of Kiernan Forbes, also known as AKA. His body was transported back to Johannesburg today after he was shot with his friend, Tebello Motsoane. After being in the industry for over a decade, AKA had bagged a variety of awards and enjoyed a colourful music career. To discuss AKA impact on South African an...