The National Pulse

Senegalese President, Macky Sall, says it's extremely worrying that Africa is becoming an epicentre of terrorism. He was addressing the 8th Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa. The annual event brings together presidents, ministers, diplomats and other international partners to discuss how to improve Africa's security measures. This year’s conference ended with a call to stre...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that government’s budget over the next three years is focused on restoring service delivery and laying the foundation for higher growth. Also stating that over the next year, government will work with provinces and municipalities to make meaningful progress in achieving its development goals. How exactly should South Africans interpret that?   GUEST:...

Victory for the DA in the City of Johannesburg as the court declared Dr Phalatse the executive mayor after she was unlawfully ousted through a Vote of no Confidence. But will it be short lived or is the DA willing to negotiate with coalition partners it wasn’t initially planning to work with anymore? To discuss the state of DA coalitions in Gauteng Metros, we are joined by DA spokesperson, Solly M...

Why have WhatsApp crashes become so frequent. The hashtag #WhatsappDown was treding across the world today as many people struggled to send and receive messages. The US Tech giant says it has now resolved the outage that has led to its share price falling by 0.7%.  It was only a few months ago when the app had an outage that took it offline for hours across the world. What are they not doing well?...

The Gauteng Government at the beginning of the month committed to opening applications for parents and caregivers  of children  who are addicted to drugs to be accommodated on state facilities when their children are admitted for rehabilitation. The Department of Social Development in the province has launched a 24 hour anti-substance abuse call centre service and it will among other things accomm...

We hear from Mike Shingange about Nehawu’s expectations from the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, which is due to be delivered by Finance Minister tomorrow afternoon.   GUEST: Mike Shingange, President of Nehawu   

A teacher from Mdingi Junior Secondary School in the Eastern Cape has been suspended following two cases of sexual assault. The teacher allegedly compelled pupils to commit sexual acts. To elaborate further on this, we are joined by….  GUEST: Malibongwe Mtima, Eastern Cape education spokesperson 

Several high profile brands have decided to cut ties with Ye West after his recent antisemitic outbursts and other provocations. Some of these comments include Ye suggesting slavery is a choice, asserting George Floyd died of Fentanyl instead of excessive force by police, and calling the Covid-19 vaccine the ‘mark of the beast.’   GUEST: Tshepo Matseba, MD of Reputation 1st Group  

Will President Ramaphosa’s plans to implement recommendations  made by the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture deal with corruption in South Africa? Among other things, Ramaphosa announced there will be an independent anti-corruption agency for procurement, as well as an anti-corruption unit that will form part of a fundamental redesign of the country’s anti-corruption architecture. He also s...

The matric class of 2022, who were severely impacted by the COVID19 pandemic that struck while they were in grade 10, will take its first exam in a few days. We speak to the Department of Basic Education Spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga on the departments state of readiness for these exams...   Guest: Elijah Mhlanga 

The Liquified Fuels Wholesalers Association is warning South Africa faces a risk of fuel shedding in the near future. CEO Peter Morgan says South Africa has no strategic fuel stocks and had it not been for imports that arrived just on time during the workers’ strike at Transnet, the country would have had a fuel crisis. He says the fuel industry needs a plan on how to ensure there is enough fuel t...

The Transport Education Training Authority is launching its economic reconstruction and recovery programmes. The programmes seek to use the transport sector address soaring youth unemployment in South Africa. Among other programmes, TETA has partnered with the BankSETA on a skills programme that will create employment opportunities for 1200 youths, it’s also embarking on another programme targetin...

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, Special Investigating Unit Head Advocate Andy Mothibi, and Road Traffic and Management Corporation Chief Executive Officer Advocate Makhosini Msibi held a joint media briefing today on the findings of the SIU and RTMC investigations. Certain transportation-related matters, such as corrupt officials at driving licensing centers and other entities, were investigate...

The National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) has detected a further four cases of measles in the Greater Sekhukhune District, bringing the total number of cases to eight. This comes after the NICD initially issued a measles alert in the area on October 11. The Limpopo Health MEC joins us to speak more on this outbreak and what residents should look out for. GUEST: Phophi Ramathuba – Limp...

Britain may know as soon as today who will serve as its next prime minister, the third within two months, this after Liz Truss announced her resignation last week. The race is heating up between MP’s Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak, this as former PM Boris Johnson withdrew from the race late on Sunday. We are joined by UK based Political Analyst Musa Mdunge GUEST: Musa Mdunge - UK based Political A...

We examine the re-election of Jeffrey Donson as Kannaland mayor, looking at what kind of example this will set. Commissioner for Children in the Western Cape, Christina Nomdo is of the view that Donson’s appointment sets a terrible example to society.     GUEST: Christina Nomdo, Commissioner for Children in the Western Cape  

What does the notice by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority that crypto assets are now financial products in South Africa mean in reality and how will it affect the crypto industry as well as people who trade?  The FSCA announced the first step to regulate the industry through a legal framework. The move is to protect users who trade cryptocurrency. Crypto platforms will have to be registered i...

The bill was introduced to Parliament by the Home Affairs Minister in January this year. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi joins us now to react to the passing of the bill and also to clarify his department’s position in relation to it.  GUEST: Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Home Affairs  

Yesterday, the National Assembly adopted the Electoral Amendment Bill which seeks to provide for the nomination of independent candidates to contest elections in the National Assembly or provincial legislatures, and also provides for the requirements and qualifications that must be met by persons who wish to be registered as independent candidates. The bill will now be sent to the National Council...

A federal judge in New York has issued a temporary stay blocking New York’s ban on guns in houses of worship amid another legal challenge to New York’s law meant to restrict firearms in areas deemed sensitive, which includes places like Times Square. To explain what this means is…..    GUEST: Dr John Stremlau, Honorary Professor of International Relations @ Wits 

THE INNERVIEW: When grief is public – how do you cope as a parent? Under normal circumstances, most of us have the opportunity to grieve privately, with family and friends, when a loved one dies. But what happens when death goes viral and attract more media attention like the tragic passing of Bokgabo Poo? We find out from Irvin Ndlovu, Bokgabo’s father, who is joining us to narrate his own privat...

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss has just resigned. This after a failed tax-cutting budget that rocked financial markets and which led to a revolt within her own Conservative Party.  Guest: Prof John Keiger

A 16 month old baby has died and their mother is in a critical condition after being attacked by a giraffe in a private game reserve in Hluhluwe in KwaZulu-Natal. The child was taken to the nearest doctor’s room after the attack, but died on arrival. The woman was airlifted to a specialised facility. Circumstances around the attack are still under investigation. Guest: Shawn Herbst, Nercare 911 sp...

In conversation with Professor Bonke Dumisa who has been very vocal about the state of the Durban CBD, saying he can no longer remain silent about the state of decay in eThekwini. According to him, many professionals are moving offices from the Durban Central Business District because of the state of decay. But where are the municipal service providers and what are the officials doing about it?  ...

Zimbabwe has become Africa’s first country and the third in the world to approve the use of a long-acting injectable drug that can prevent infection with HIV. Regulators in Australia and the US have already given their backing to use the long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA), and the World Health Organisation welcomed the move by Zimbabwe. To explain, how this will assist in the fight again...