The National Pulse

EMS paramedics were once again robbed at gunpoint in Alexandra by three unknown armed criminals. What makes these attacks specifically horrifying against EMS personnel is that health-care personnel are responding to a crisis that is deeply affecting all societies - yet not everyone appreciates their efforts and contributions. Reacting to this incident, the South African Emergency Personnel’s...

  In its attempt to address low turnout during the elections. Yesterday, the Electoral Commission and Wits university launched a unique partnership with the youth at tertiary institutions to grow youth participation in electoral democracy and encouraging them to register to vote. The campaign is designed to encourage students to be active, engaged and responsible citizens of South Africa...

SA has proposed a rival draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that seeks to address the humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine. The SA-authored text was issued after a French and Mexican drafted resolution was circulated to member states demanding an immediate cessation of hostilities by the Russian Federation in Ukraine, in particular the targeting of civilians and civilian infrast...

AfriForum has successfully interdicted the Department of International Relations and Cooperation from making a R50 million donation to Cuba. Judge J Neukircher of the Pretoria High Court found that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s approval of the donation was irrational.   Guest: Reiner Duvenage, Campaigns Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum

According to the Zero Dropout Campaign, South Africa needs real-time data to get an up-to-date and relevant picture of school dropouts in the country. The Zero Dropout Campaign has explored the knowns and unknowns in dropout debates and they recommend that the availability of accurate and reliable data will allow for accountability within the education sector. They are of the view that the best wa...

AfriForum has successfully interdicted the Department of International Relations and Cooperation from making a R50 million donation to Cuba. Judge J Neukircher of the Pretoria High Court found that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s approval of the donation was irrational.   Guest: Reiner Duvenage, Campaigns Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum

ActionSA has terminated Dr Makhosi Khoza’s membership with immediate effect. The party’s disciplinary committee was unanimous in finding Dr Khoza guilty on all charges that were brought against her. The evidence brought against Dr Khoza included numerous public utterances and comments made to the media which were deemed to have been made with the intention of bringing ActionSA into dis...

Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform and Agriculture, conducted an oversight visit to the District Six Development Project in Cape Town this morning. He engaged with claimants of the District Six Development Project who are in line to receive housing units as part of the resettlement project. A total of 1 200 claimants...

In his Human Rights Day address yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke about the employment of foreigners and how this can create social tensions in South Africa. He also cautioned the way that we voice our grievances when we have problems with people from other countries. Ramaphosa condemned the acts of the various Duduala formations saying that they are contravening the law. He went on to sa...

Yesterday, US authorities announced that they are going impose visa restrictions on Chinese officials who are believed to be responsible for policies or actions aimed at repressing religious and spiritual practitioners, dissidents, human rights defenders, and peaceful protestors in China and beyond. To explain what this means is….. Guest: Dr John Stremlau, Honorary Professor of In...

Should we be concerned that South Africa’s top four cities have been listed among the most violent cities in the world? According to the Mexican Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice’s list of the 50 most violent cities in the world which was published recently – our four cities, namely; Cape Town, Joburg, Durban and Gqeberha feature among the most violent cities...

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and Free the Children - Save the Nation commemorated Human Rights Day by marching to the Union Buildings in opposition to mandatory vaccinations. As companies have begun implementing mandatory vaccination policies as part of the fight against Covid-19, ACDP leader Reverend Kenneth Meshoe says the constitution protects people from mandatory vaccinations...

The Cape Winelands’ Robertson has been seeing violent clashes between two foreign national groups from Zimbabwe and Lesotho. It has been alleged that Zimbabweans are taking jobs from Lesotho nationals on local farms. These clashes started last week, the SAPS has been deployed to the area and they have confirmed that a number of individuals sustained injuries. The Commercial Stevedo...

The LeanOnMe awareness campaign against the abuse and misuse of codeine is hosting an art, sport, and recreational day with the purpose of giving local youths an opportunity to showcase their talent. This is in an attempt to encourage local youth to rather lean on their talent when in need of an escape rather than being tempted to lean on the substance LEAN. LEAN is a mixture of cough syrup and a...

Hundreds of Tshwane families in Woodlands, east of Pretoria have been left homeless after a massive fire destroyed their homes. According to Tshwane Emergency Services firefighters managed to contain the blaze at around 1.38am and fully extinguished the fire at about 3.30am on Sunday. Guest: Charles Mabaso, Spokesperson of the Tshwane Emergency Services

Several roads across Gauteng are expected to be non-operational tomorrow as e-hailing drivers will embark on a three-day shutdown in a bid to get government to regulate the industry to ensure fair pricing, accountability, and proper vetting of drivers. Joining us to elaborate further on this is…..   Guest: Carol Phadu, e-hailing owner driver

Yesterday, thousands of Tunisians rallied in the country’s capital city to protest against President Kais Saied and consultations over constitutional reforms proposed by him. Also, yesterday marked the final day of an online poll launched by Saied in January in a process to help rewrite the country's constitution, with the results set to be presented to a committee of experts. So what’...

Access to drinking water is a fundamental human right, recognised by the United Nations General Assembly. But millions are not enjoying this right in South Africa. It is estimated that 16 million people do not have access to adequate sanitation, while 3.5 million people do not have access to safe drinking water. But not everybody is taking it lying down. Seven villages outside Mthatha in the Easte...

The Golden Arrow Bus Service has suspended its operating service in Nyanga after two of its buses were torched during protest action that occurred earlier today and unfortunately they are not the only ones who have been affected by this as Eskom has also suspended its service following the attacks on its vehicles. According to the City of Cape Town’s Mayco Member for Safety and Security, JP...

EFF explains why they are not in support of Public Protector’s pending suspension. Following President Ramaphosa’s letter to Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, asking her to provide him with reasons why he should not suspend her – the red berets are accusing Ramaphosa of abusing his prerogative to “side-line and destroy an African woman.”   Guest: Sinawo Tambo, EFF Spo...

Today marks World Sleep Day and as we celebrate this day – we look at the importance of having adequate sleep.   Sleep is not just a thing we do, but it is incredibly important for our mental and physical well-being, something that many people take for granted. Recent research by LifeQ and 1Life Pulse shows that South Africa is a sleep-compromised nation and it also found that only...

  In South Africa’s latest major data breach, Credit bureau TransUnion has confirmed that it has been hacked and according to them – a hacker group is demanding a whopping R223 million ransom over four terabytes of compromised data. The hacker group going by the name N4aughtysecTU, which claims to hail from Brazil, is alleging that it breached TransUnion and accessed 54 million pe...

Earlier this week, President of Namibia Hage Geingob announced that Namibians are no longer required to wear face masks in public and that negative PCR test for vaccinated visitors is no longer mandatory. The removal of Covid-19 restrictions comes amid a reduction in new virus cases being reported. To explain how this has been received in Namibia is……   Guest :Eileen Van der Sch...

The Innerview: Today we look at the ongoing Ukraine-Russian war and the events that led to the current conflict, asking – was the war between these two countries inevitable? At the centre of this war is Russia’s demand that Ukraine must not join the US-led 30-member military alliance (NATO) as they fear the move will endanger their country’s security. Which then begs the question...

The Democratic Alliance has lost another high-profile politician, following Mbali’s Ntuli’s resignation from the party. Ntuli says she is taking a break from formal politics to focus on her community work. Also what is important to note is that she is joining an exodus of prominent black DA leaders such as Mmusi Maimane, John Moodey, Herman Mashaba, Phumzile van Damme and former Midvaa...