The National Pulse

Mpumalanga police have launched a manhunt following a one-hour hostage of medical staff who got a fake emergency call. The medical staff attended to a call about a woman who was giving birth at a farm near Belfast, however, on arrival they were attacked. Their ambulance was driven to a different location where it was stripped and its parts were loaded into another vehicle. For more details on that...

In conversation with Moloto Mothapo about how Parliament intends dealing with State Capture reports. According to him, the august house is currently putting measures in place that will enable it to oversee the implementation of the reports adequately.   Guest: Moloto Mothapo, Parliament’s spokesperson

Eskom has revealed that Bronkhorstspruit Regional Court recently sentenced two cable thieves that were arrested for stealing over four kilometres of Eskom’s aluminium cables in 2018 to over a decade in prison. That’s big news because the theft of cables, transformers, overhead lines, and conductors costs the power utility around R2 billion each year. Guest: Kith Maitisa, Eskom SHEQS Ma...

Several media reports in the U.S suggest that former president Donald Trump has signed an exclusivity clause with Truth Social. According to the terms of the licensing agreement between Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, after posting on Truth Social, Trump cannot post on any other social platform for six hours. You may recall that Trump was permanently banned from Twitter and...

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa is threatening a full blown strike if the City of Tshwane does not meet its demands. The trade union is demanding a transport allowance for workers contracted to Xtremetec, Tshwane Rapid Transit and Tshwane Affected Investment Operation. The workers downed tools last week, halting bus services. They are asking for a R2 500 transport allowan...

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa is threatening a full blown strike if the City of Tshwane does not meet its demands. The trade union is demanding a transport allowance for workers contracted to Xtremetec, Tshwane Rapid Transit and Tshwane Affected Investment Operation. The workers downed tools last week, halting bus services. They are asking for a R2 500 transport allowan...

Another blow for the South African entertainment industry. Gospel musician Deborah Fraser passed away on Sunday. The family released a statement announcing her death after a short illness. Fraser has had a long career dating back to the 80s, working with industry greats including the late Brenda Fassie whom she spent years doing backing vocals for. Guest: Lesley mofokeng - former entertainment jou...

Black Sash reacts to the ongoing SRD grants debacle that has seen many eligible people missing out on their payments. You may recall that last month the organisation warned that many South Africans may not receive their Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant payments after the Department of Social Development and SASSA halted application processing for April without explanation. Only just recently,...

The South African Students Congress is calling for the expulsion of a white student over a racist incident that happened over the weekend. In a video that’s sparked outrage, the white student is seen urinating over the belongings of the black student. He allegedly broke into the student’s room while he was sleeping. It’s also alleged when asked why he was doing that, he said it&r...

Dark days are upon us. Eskom has announced stage 4 load-shedding from 5pm until 10pm. The power utility is asking South Africans to use electricity sparingly as maintenance continues. It says Unit 2 of the Kusile Power Station tripped earlier today, taking 720MW of generation capacity with it. Guest: Energy analyst, Chris Yelland.

South Africa has identified an imported case of Lassa fever, the first since 2007. Lassa fever is a viral infection that is endemic to the West African countries and mostly reported in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Nigeria. Up to 300 000 cases of Lassa fever, with about 5000 deaths, are recorded annually in the endemic countries.  Guest: Tulio de Oliveira, Professor of Bioinformatic...

Somalia's former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud was on Sunday night re-elected into office following an intense contest with the incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. It was a repeat of the February 8, 2017 contest when Mohamoud conceded defeat to Farmaajo, a newcomer at the time. So what does his re-election mean for the people of Somalia and what can he do differently this time around? Gu...

As we unpack the fourth Budget Speech of KwaZulu-Natal’s Provincial Legislature, we are joined by Nontembeko Boyce (Speaker of the KZN Legislature) who will talk to us about why it’s important that committees must ensure that state resources and budgets are structured and spent primarily to achieve the stated provincial priorities.   Guest: Nontembeko Boyce, Speaker of the KZN Leg...

Unions have for years been clear on their stance against a secret strike ballot which seeks to protect union members from intimidation, but now government is looking at reintroducing requirements for a secret strike ballot. Companies have argued in many cases during strikes that some workers want to come back to work, but do not, out of fear of intimidation by fellow union members. The labour depa...

School has been dismissed at Thaba-Jabula Secondary in Soweto following a fatal stabbing of a schoolboy by another pupil on Thursday. The Basic Education department says the boy who stabbed him was allegedly defending a younger sibling who was being bullied by the deceased. He initially fled the scene but has since been arrested. Guest: Gauteng Education Spokesperson, Steve Mabona

Astronomers have captured the first image of Milky Way's black hole. Till recently its presence was only established theoretically but now for the first time we can have a glimpse of an actual hole in our cosmic neighbourhood. Roger Deane, Wits Professor of Astrophysics, and his student were two Africans involved in the discovery and photography of the Black Hole. He joins us now to elaborate more...

Following their ‘End The Book Famine’ march that took place yesterday. Section 27 and Blind-SA are hopeful that the Constitutional Court might rule in their favour. This as these two organisations are complaining that visually impaired people in South Africa are being deprived access to millions of publications due to the country’s Copyright Act which compels them to secure the p...

UAE President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has passed on. Sheikh Khalifa served as the President of the UAE and ruler since November 3, 2004. He is credited with helping to bring the UAE to global prominence and leading the country through turbulent times during the 2008 financial crisis. Guest: Zeenat Adam, Deputy Executive Director at the Afro-Mid...

guest: Chief Executive Officer Dr Ashley Mthunzi

THE INNERVIEW: An overview of Africa’s main natural resources: Rich in oil and natural resources, the continent holds a strategic position on the global market. But why is Africa so underdeveloped and poor?   Today we speak to Dr Claude Kabemba who took part in this year’s Mining Indaba. What we are trying to understand really is “Why Is Africa So Poor Despite Its Vast Natur...

Your Money FNB Series: Today we bring you yet another important episode. We take you through your money journey and teach you how to navigate good money management behaviors as we focus on how to manage your credit wisely. Joining us for this discussion is….. Guest: Senzo Nsibande, FNB Money Management CEO Guest: Michael John Davis, Direct Axis Loans CEO

We continue to celebrate nurses and nursing staff today as we recognize International Nurses Day. I’m coming to you live from Tembisa Hospital. We are now joined by Acting Nursing Services Manager, Matron Violet Ramalapa. 

A victory for media freedom, and those who have had questions around the Steinhoff scandal. AmaBhungane and Financial Mail have won their court application to gain access to Steinhoff’s report on alleged corruption that saw the company’s share price dropping by over 90 percent in 2017. Steinhoff was arguing some of the information in the report is confidential, however, the court dismi...

eThekwinii Municipality has decided to close all beaches in KwaZulu-Natal until further notice. This as concerns are emerging over the threat of water-borne diseases, following last month's devastating floods. To explain the rationale behind this decision is Nomusa Ntshangase, Senior Manager of the Coastal Region in eThekwini Municipality.

Several stalls were set on fire at the Pan Africa Mall in Alexandra on Wednesday night. About six to eight stalls were affected, howvever, no injuries were reported. The fire broke out after an alleged Operation Dudula altercation and it is believed the stalls belong to South Africans. We are now joined by Johannesburg Emergency Services Spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi.