The National Pulse

Yesterday we hosted the former, speaker of parliament, BalekaMbete and one of the things she said was that South Africa is not ready for a female president. In our Both Sides of the story feature we will pick up on this by looking at whether there is any truth to what Ms Mbete said and if so, why? Guest: Malanie Verwoed - Political Analyst Guest: Ongama Mtimka - Political Analyst

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has lamented the slow progress on transformation in the workplace. More than 20 years after policies and legislation in place to ensure gender parity, women remain marginalised across sectors. CGE has found that Private companies and even mining conglomerates are resistant to change. Guest: Tamara Mathebula - The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Chairpe...

On 8 April 2019 the South African Law Reform Commission (the Commission) announced the availability for general information and comment of its project 144 Issue Paper 35 dealing with the question of the possible adoption of a single marriage statute. It aims to announce the investigation, initiate and stimulate debate, seek proposals for reform, and will serve as a basis for further deliberation b...

Yesterday, Accountability Now laid criminal charges against Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The civil society organisation is accusing her of perjury and defeating the ends of justice. Guest:Advocate Paul Hoffman, Executive Director at Accountability Now

On Sunday 42 people were killed and dozens wounded in an air raid in Southern Libya. Government officials blamed forces loyal to ‘renegade’ General KhalifaHaftar for the attack. Guest: Ibrahim Dean – Researcher at the Afro-Middle East Centre

The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has extended embattled eThekwini Mayor ZandileGumede's leave of absence. Gumede was placed on leave following her fraud and corruption charges relating to the awarding of a rand waste tender to the value of R208-million. She is currently out on R50 000 bail. Guest: Benedict XolaniDube, Researcher and political analyst from the XUBERA Institute for Research and Development

We continue to celebrate powerful women, today we speak to Ms BalekaMbete who needs no introduction really because of her struggle credentials. Mbete joined African National Congress (ANC) in May 1976 and worked in the ANC's Department of Information and Publicity (Radio Freedom) and Women's section in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 1977 to 1981 she also served as a Deputy President of the Republic...

The trial of pastor Timothy Omotosohas been postponed to tomorrow due to a request to centralise the charges faced by Omotoso and his co-accused, LusandaSulani and ZukiswaSitho. Guest: Veronica Fourie – SABC reporter

For an analysis on the CR17 Campaign leaked emails. Guest: Professor Lesiba Teffo - Political Analyst

The Presidency has broken its silence about the CR17 campaign emails. It says it questions whether or not the emails, revealing some of the donors to the CR17 campaign have made their way into the public legally. Guest: AndileMngxitama - BLF President

Did you know that today, marks 57 years since the late President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela’s arrest near Howick, KwaZulu-Natal in 1962. Madiba’s arrest marked a turning point in our struggle for liberation as the Apartheid regime became more brutal in its suppression of the liberation movement. Joining us to talk about the significance of this day is…..iNkosiZwelivelile Mandla Mandela….. Guest: iN...

20As we continue to celebrate Women’s Month, right now we learn more about the work of Women Wage Peace, a grassroots organisation that includes 40 000 women from across the political and religious divide in Israel. All these women are united in their belief that women have an essential role to play in peace building and conflict resolution. Guest: HyamTannous, Christian Arab living in Israel

Today, the SABC released the findings of an Independent Commission of Inquiry into interference in the decision making in Newsroom of the SABC (“the Report”) between the years 2012 and 2017.The inquiry was established in May last year following reports from the public protector, a parliamentary inquiry and complaints from civil society. Guest: Dr Joe Thloloe, Chair for the Commission of Inquiry in...

The report into editorial interference at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was released yesterday by Dr Joe Thloloe. The commission tasked with the investigation dealt with a number of allegations, including personal favours in the newsroom, and within the SABC. It found that the public broadcaster was crippled by pain, anger, and fear due to the improper use of power and authorit...

On Tuesday, MEC for Gauteng Human Settlements, Lebogang Maile wrote a letter to Tshwane mayor Steven Mokgalapa demanding answers about the alleged R7m golden handshake set to be paid to outgoing City of Tshwane municipal manager Dr Moeketsi Mosola. Guest: Castro Ngobese - Spokesperson for Lebogang Maile

The health department, will soon be introducing warning labels on food packaging. The department says the food and beverage industry will be compelled to indicate on the front package, the contents of products such as fat, salt and sugar. To speak to us more on this we are joined by…. Guest: Lynn Moeng-Mahlangu- Programme Manager:Promotion, Oral Health and Nutrition Department of Health

Murders in Cape Town last weekend increased to 46 despite the intervention by the SANDF in crime hotspots in the province. The violence that is currently being witnessed in the Western Cape is causing a strain on the health system in the province. Guest: Nomafrench Mbombo- Western Cape MEC for Health

Rhino poaching numbers have gone down – what can this success be attributed to? The Ministry of Forestry, Environmental Affairs and Fisheries has revealed that in the first six months of 2019, 318 rhino were poached countrywide, a modest decline of 68 incidents over the same period last year. Another positive development is that, from January to June this year, 122 alleged poachers were arrested i...

Are we doing enough to end gender-based violence in South Africa? Dr Nthabiseng Moleko is suggesting that South Africa must establish both policy and institutional responses to measure and effectively reduce the incidence of gender-based violence. But where are we getting it wrong at the moment? Guest: Dr Nthabiseng Moleko, a Commissioner of the Commission for Gender Equality & Development Economi...

News coming from Zimbabwe suggests that Zim Government has struck a deal to pay R213.3m to Eskom to receive 400MW of power from SA's power utility. Eskom and Zimbabwe's government had been locked in talks for weeks to strike a power deal, as Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a severe power shortage with load shedding of up to 18 hours a day. The power crisis has forced some Zimbabwean companies t...

The urgent application brought by President Cyril Ramaphosa against public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is being heard in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria today. The application is to suspend remedial action by Mkhwebane against the president in an effort to compel him to discipline Pravin Gordhan for approving former SARS deputy commissioner Ivan Pillay's early retirement, with full pension ben...

Today, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) released trade statistics for June 2019 recording a trade surplus of R4.42 billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN). We are now joined by… Guest: Dr Tshisikhawe Munyama Executive: Trade & Industry, SARS

The Automobile Association (AA) has strongly criticised e-tolls in a statement discussing its recently-released Road Funding Report, and has urged the Ministerial Task Team to acknowledge that the model has failed, and will continue to fail if it is not shut down. Guest: Layton Beard – Spokesperson for the Automobile Association

MTN SA is worried about an increasing number of thefts of batteries from cellphone towers in Gauteng. According to them, 733 batteries were stolen from its sites across the country since April this year. Guest: Ernest Paul, in charge of network operations at MTN SA

What’s behind Mozambique’s peace deal? Reports coming from Mozambique are suggesting that the country’s main opposition party and former rebel movement Renamo began disarming members of its armed wing yesterday, this as part of a prospective peace deal that will see the fighters re-integrated into the country's armed forces. Guest: Helio Guiliche, political analyst based in Mozambique