The National Pulse

ANC MPL Cameron Dugmore joins us to discuss the controversial issue of cadre deployment. He is challenging the Democratic Alliance to come clean on the subject and he has written to provincial DA leader Albert Fritz demanding minutes of party meetings where instructions were sent to municipalities governed by the party on whom to employ and whom not to.   Guest: Cameron Dugmore, ANC MPL

Results for the Independent Examinations Board or IEB class of 2021 have been released and the 2021 IEB Class achieved a 98.39% pass rate. So as part of celebrating this year’s top achievers – we now speak to Yi Lou (matriculant from St Peter's College) who achieved a remarkable 8 Distinctions, attained 100% for Core Maths, 99% for Physical Sciences, 98% for Engineering Graphics Design...

As you’ve heard how about one-thousand-685 people have died on South Africa's roads over the festive season. That's according to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula who released the 2021 festive season road carnage statistics at the Grasmere Toll Plaza in Johannesburg. The Western and the Northern Cape are topping the list of fatalities. Looking at the latest stats, one wonders how other count...

Bain South Africa has withdrawn its membership from Business Leadership South Africa and apologized for inflicting damage on the South African Revenue Services. They are however disappointed that the Zondo Commission report mischaracterized their role at SARS – pointing out that they submitted two detailed affidavits to the commission, neither of which appear to have been factored into the r...

The Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training, UMALUSI says incidents of unauthorised/early access to question papers detected at some of the examination centres in KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng have potential to compromise the integrity of examinations if not addressed decisively. UMALUSI said this earlier today when briefing the media on the approval of the release...

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has today (Tuesday) gone out to assess the flood situation in some of the worst hit areas. He visited schools and other infrastructure that was severely damaged by the floods. Ladysmith was the hardest hit with hundreds of people having to be evacuated and accommodated at the Ladysmith indoor sports centre. To give us a sense of how bad the situation is and how...

Earlier today, the High Court in Pretoria ruled in favour of AfriForum’s application for matric results to be published in the media. The lobby group turned to the courts after the department of basic education announced it would not publish the much matric results in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). For more on this, we are joined by…. Guest: Kallie Kriel...

As South Africa is preparing for the academic year to begin. We hear from the Eastern Cape’s department of education about their state of readiness. Following their announcement that close to 1 400 learners are still not placed in schools due to late applications. Guest: Dr Naledi Mbude, HOD: Eastern Cape’s Department of Education

We spoke to our reporter Reginald Witbooi about Eskom having attached the Renosterburg Local Municipality's bank account in December due to an outstanding debt of over 100 million-Rand - also this having led to failure by the municipality in paying workers' salaries for two months. Let’s now hear from Samwu in the Northern Cape as they have been calling for the dissolution of the municipalit...

World News: As tensions continue to rise between Mali and France. Mali's interim government has asked for a review of the 2013 bilateral defence accords between Paris and Bamako. Relations between the two nations have plummeted since the West African regional bloc ECOWAS announced tough sanctions on Mali over the junta’s delayed election timetable. You may recall that the junta, wh...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has designated minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele to take political responsibility of the State Security Agency (SSA). To explain what this means is…..   Guest: Jasmine Opperman, Independent Security Consultant with intelligence background

The Democratic Alliance has asked the Zondo Commission to lay perjury charge against President Cyril Ramaphosa for misleading the commission when he was questioned about cadre deployment. According to the party, the minutes from 2018 to 2021 shows how the ANC ran a parallel deployment process to fill certain positions at several government departments.   Guest: Dr Leon Schreiber, DA MP

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says work to revive and refurbish some train stations in the Western Cape is almost complete. Mbalula visited some of the train stations on the Northern Line to assess the renovations. Mbalula says the stations which have been vandalised during Covid-19 lockdown are expected to be operational again in the first week of March. The refurbishment of the six stations...

The Commission for Gender Equality has warned companies against introducing mandatory vaccination policies, arguing that a new study published in Obstetrics & Gynaecology medical journal has found that COVID vaccinations may temporarily lengthen a woman’s menstrual cycle. The commission is also concerned that employees who do not vaccinate may have their contracts terminated by employers...

The Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has filed papers to legally challenge the National Energy Regulator’s (Nersa) municipal tariff methodology which is used to determine and approve electricity tariffs charged by municipalities.   They say they are concerned about the current dysfunctionality of the external operating environment and the associated unacceptable escalating costs...

On World News today we ask, Can Boris Johnson survive partygate? We look at the current crises faced by Boris Johnson and how they might affect and influence his political future. Johnson has had a bruising month - triggered by revelations surrounding a Downing Street party held on December 18 last year.   Guest: Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmi...

Limpopo health MEC Dr. Phophi Ramathuba has come under fire on social media after a viral video of her advising schoolgirls to "open their books and close their legs". During her visit to Gwenane secondary school in Sekgakgapeng to monitor the first day of the new academic year, Dr. Ramathuba told pupils to focus on their studies instead of alcohol and on sexual activities, to reduce teenage pregn...

The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Dr. Mpho Phalatse, has laid criminal charges against several ANC and EFF councillors at the Hillbrow Police Station today. This after the councillors allegedly disrupted the City's council sitting over the voting procedures. GUEST: City of Johannesburg Speaker of Council, Councillor Vasco da Gama GUEST: Mpho Moerane, Leader of the ANC Caucus in the...

Some alleged members of Action SA have threatened to collapse the party over its candidate list for councillors in Johannesburg. Yesterday the disgruntled members marched to the City of Johannesburg Council to demand inclusion on candidate list and vowed to take their leadership to court... GUEST: ActionSA leader, Mr. Herman Mashaba

As you heard in the news that Gauteng police have launched a manhunt after six inmates who escaped while being transported to court in Vosloorus on the East Rand. Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili says the police truck transporting the prisoners was ambushed by three armed men driving a silver vehicle at the corner of Barry Marais and Rondebult streets. Aldrin Sampear spoke to Singabakho Nxumalo...

The LGBTIQ community in Kenya took to the streets yesterday in protest against suggestions by Cabinet secretary for education, George Magoha that gay students should be banned from boarding schools. He reportedly said that queer learners should be restricted to day schools closer to their homes. Let's get the view now from one of the activists as we welcome…. GUEST: MaryLiz Biubwa, one of t...

South Africa has launched three locally produced nanosatellites into space. The first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite constellation (MDASat-1) was launched as part of US aerospace company, SpaceX's, Transporter-3 mission. Guest: Itumeleng Makoloi, Deputy Director for Space Systems at the Department of Science and Innovation

The bail application of 20-year-old Onthatile Sebati accused of orchestrating her family's brutal murder has been postponed to next week Tuesday. Onthatile reportedly confessed to police that she hired hitmen to kill her parents, her pregnant sister and a younger brother in 2016. Onthatile and her two co-accused, Tumelo and Kagiso Mokone appeared in the Brits Magistrates Court earlier today for a...

The High Court in Pretoria has declared the AARTO Amendment Act - on which the planned demerit system for traffic offences is based, unconstitutional and invalid. The court delivered the ruling earlier today. This after civil rights group the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, OUTA challenged the constitutional validity of the Act. GUEST: Portfolio Committee on Transport Chairperson, Mosebenzi Zwane

Gauteng police are still searching for an unknown suspect who shot and killed five Pikitup security guards at the Swartkoppie Depot in Devland, south of Johannesburg. According to police the incident happened on Tuesday, when a single gunman opened fire on the guards. Two are receiving treatment in hospital for gunshot wounds. The motive for the attack is still unknown. GUEST: Anthony Selepe, Piki...