The National Pulse

A patient was killed inside an ambulance during a mob justice incident last night at Atteridgeville  in Tshwane. Emergency services workers also came under fire during the incident. Gauteng Health MEC, Nomantu Nkomo Ralehloko is calling on communities not to take the law into their hands. For more on that, we are now joined by Reuben Ruiters, Operations Director at the Gauteng Emergency Services.

As holiday season is upon us, we look at the state of eThekwini beaches. This following reports over the weekend that The Sunday Times tested water at several popular beaches and noted alarmingly high levels of E. coli, which experts warn could make beachgoers sick.    GUEST: Mxolisi Kaunda, Mayor of eThekwini  

Commuters have been left stranded for the second day in Cape Town as the strike against certain bylaws by taxi operators continues. The City of Cape Town suspended the N2 Express service to Khayelitsha yesterday following violence against motorists and the torching of some busses. What exactly are the grievances of the taxi operators and is government responding? Guest: Gershon Geyer, First Deputy...

The issue of violence in schools is back in the headlines again. Three matriculants from Selborne College in the Eastern Cape face assault charges after attacking a group of 11 grad 8 pupils. The three matriculants allegedly armed themselves with cricket bats, assaulted the group of 14-year-olds in the early hours of Sunday, after an altercation at a farewell celebration for the matriculants. Thre...

Earlier on today, the electoral committee of the ANC led by former President Kgalema Motlanthe announced the outcomes of the branch nominations for the top six positions. President Cyril Ramaphosa has got the overwhelming majority of nominations from the ANC branches across the country. However, David Mabuza, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Lindiwe Sisulu did not receive enough nominations to be on the...

Ugandan authorities have informed prison staff that they are not allowed to use their mobile phones during the World Cup in Qatar while busy working. This as they believe that the start of the FIFA World Cup and its excitement may lead to prisoner escape.  GUEST: Dismas Nkunda, Chief Executive Officer of the Atrocities Watch Africa, which is based in Uganda 

As we heard earlier, Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus will be released on parole within 10 days. This followed previous denials of his parole applications. He has been in prison since his conviction in October 1993.  guest: Mbhazima Shilowa, former trade unionist and businessman.

COP27 has concluded in Egypt with final decisions that have activists celebrating and despondent in equal measures. Joining us to unpack all the hits and misses in terms of what went down at COP27 is ………   GUEST: Leanne Govindsamy, Head of Corporate Accountability and Transparency at Centre for Environmental Rights  

President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently visiting the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to honour the invitation of His Majesty King Charles III. During the visit, Ramaphosa will also hold official talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to review a range of issues of a bilateral, continental and global nature.   GUEST (UK): Mzwai Mbeje, SABC News Political Editor 

Ratings agency, S&P says South Africa’s economic and fiscal reforms have potential to improve its medium-term growth and debt trajectory. The agency had moved South Africa’s credit rating from stable to positive in May, it has now maintained the positive outlook. There are still warnings though, the agency says South Africa is still contending with slow global economic growth. What should we m...

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein says it is up to the Correctional Services Commissioner to determine whether or not the former president Jacob Zuma should be taken back to prison to serve the remainder of his prison sentence. Earlier on today, the SCA upheld the High Court order which declared Zuma's release on medical parole irrational, unlawful and unconstitutional. GUEST: Mpumelelo...

Eastern Cape mother who allegedly killed her four children has died. According to the information at this stage, she died while still in police custody on Sunday afternoon. Apparently, she reported to the police that she was not feeling well, bud did not say what the nature of the sickness was. She was then immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention, where she allegedly died. Th...

Samsung has added 10 more years to its initial 10-year warranty on key components on selected appliances. This 20-year warranty is clear evidence of Samsung’s devotion to providing high-quality and durable appliances that have stood the test of time, improving the lives of users in South African homes and beyond. To explain the company’s latest decision is…..  GUEST: Mark Mackay, Head of Product:...

When you think of the combination of technology and education, you think urban schools, but this teacher has been bringing Mathematics to life through technology in a rural school. Multi-award winning teacher, Peggy Jona has replaced the chalkboard with laptops and has been teaching children at Bakuba Primary School in Tabankulu in the Eastern Cape how to code. She is confident that some of this c...

Is Twitter going down? Many have been sharing memorial posts of what the app has done for them. This comes after Twitter’s decision to shut down its offices until the 21st of November without giving a reason to the employees. The transition from the company’s old management to new owner, Elon Musk has been marred by controversy, as many do not agree with the direction Musk is taking. He has fired...

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has warned South Africans about the outbreak of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD). The department says it has received reports of die-offs of wild rabbits and hares from the Karoo areas in the Western and Northern Cape. To tell us more about this disease is….     GUEST: Baptiste Dungu, Veterinary Doctor

As voters in Equatorial Guinea are preparing to go to the polls on Sunday. Not much will change as President Teodoro Obiang is expected to easily win. The 80-year-old Obiang is vying for a sixth term against two other candidates -Andres Esono Ondo and Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu. If re-elected, Obiang will face new challenges, with a declining economy hit by COVID-19 and a sharp rise in food prices....

THE INNVERVIEW: Today we hear from Senzo Mchunu who will contest the ANC deputy president position at the upcoming national elective conference, which is due to take place next month. Mchunu will share thoughts on various topics in relation to the ANC leadership race, but most importantly, he will talk to us about his political ambitions and the current state of the ruling party amid current ongoi...

On Monday next week, Ambassador Reuben Brigety will mark 100 days in office since his appointment as the US Ambassador to South Africa. So today he joins us to discuss the US-SA partnership and how he plans to enhance bilateral relations between these two countries. He will also talk to us about Ubuntu diplomacy and how he hopes to use it to keep the US-SA relations intact.   GUEST: Ambassador Reu...

Liberation military veterans will start receiving pensions from next month. The decision comes after a series of engagements between government and the veterans about the deplorable conditions they live under. The engagements included a march to the union buildings and an incident last year where a group of veterans held defence minister, Thandi Modise and other government officials hostage over p...

A multi-disciplinary team led by Interpol South Africa, Organised Crime, Detectives, Crime Intelligence  and the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a 46-year-old Israeli gang leader attached to a criminal organisation in Israel called the ‘Abergil Organisation’. The wanted fugitive has been arrested together with seven others at a house in Bryanston. The Israeli gang leader has been on Interpo...

Some Afrikaans speaking South Africans have hit back at actress Charlize Theron’s comments about the Afrikaans language dying. Theron who now lives in the US shared her controversial opinion about the Afrikaans language during an interview with podcast SmartLess where she said “There’s about 44 people still speaking it. It’s definitely a dying language; it’s not a very helpful language.”     GUEST...

National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has extended the deadline of the Section 89 Independent Panel of Experts by 13 more days. The announcement of the extension comes a day before the panel had to conclude its assessment and report back to the Speaker. The panel is currently assessing the information that the ATM, EFF and UDM have submitted and President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded...

Former US President Donald Trump has announced that he is running again for president in 2024. The announcement comes just a week after the 2022 mid-term elections, which saw a lacklustre performance from Trump-backed Republican candidates in key Senate races and competitive House elections. But the big question is - can he rule America again? Joining us for this discussion is ……..    GUEST (UK):...