The National Pulse

False News Friday: According to Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), the 2019 general elections saw an increase in online disinformation and misinformation. MMA together with the IEC launched Real 411 to debunk and address false information during the election period…. Guest: William Bird- Director, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA)

We learn more about eThekwini Municipality’s Sustainable Living Expo (currently underway) which is aimed at educating and informing the public about climate change and it also encourages communities to play a meaningful role in mitigation and adaptation. Guest: Chumisa Thengwa, Deputy Head of the Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Unit of the eThekwini Municipality

The office of the Bapedi Acting King, Kgagudi Kenneth Sekhukhune will be approaching the Constitutional Court to challenge a decision by the Supreme Court of Appeal. The court dismissed his application for leave to appeal 2019 ruling by the Nhlapo Commission on Traditional Leadership which declared Thulare Victor Thulare Sekhukhune the Third as the rightful Bapedi king. We are now joined by the sp...

The JB Marks municipality council has resolved to reject the intervention by the provincial government. This comes after the provincial government sent a letter to the mayor of the JB Marks municipality notifying him (the mayor, Kgotso Khumalo) that the municipality will be placed under administration with immediate effect. For more on this latest development, Guest: Victor Boqo, spokesperson of t...

Today marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The day aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work worldwide. To talk about the significance of this day, Guest: Virginia Magwaza Setshedi – Advocate and Campaigns Officer at “The Other Foundation”

World News Today: Saudi Arabia is accusing Iran of being behind a drone strike that shut down a key pipeline in the kingdom. According to international reports, concerns about possible conflict have flared after the US dispatched warships and bombers to the region to counter an alleged but unspecified threat from Iran. To unpack this, we are joined by…… Guest: Brooks Spector - Associate Editor at...

EFF leader Julius Malema is to be summoned by the South African Human Rights Commission to testify at its inquiry into the Alexandra protests, for encouraging his supporters to illegally occupy land. Guest: Phillip Molekoa, Head of Advocacy at the SA Human Rights Commission

JB Marks Municipality in the North West has been placed under administration by the provincial government for a minimum of six months and a maximum of one year. Since June last year a combination of declining performance led to 13 municipalities being placed under administration. Guest: Professor Job Mokgoro, Premier of the North West

Negotiations over political transition in Sudan have been put on hold as violence flares in Khartoum, leaving several demonstrators wounded. Both the military and the opposition blamed each other for Wednesday's violence. Joining us now to unpack what is happening there is….. Guest: Ebrahim Dean, Researcher at the Afro-Middle East

: Thirty women appeared at the Botshabelo Magistrate’s Court today on charges of fraud. The women allegedly exploited Sassa beneficiaries who were applying for government grants. For more on this we are joined by……… Guest: Paseka Letsatsi, SASSA Spokesperson

When Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies were introduced in 2003 they were aimed at addressing the issue of inequality in the country. But have these policies been able to transform ownership patterns in South Africa? Guest: Livhuhani Mukhithi- Director of B-BBEE Policy and Research at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Guest: Duma Gqubule- Founding Director at Centre for Economic De...

Tomorrow, the Gauteng Provincial Government together with its important stakeholders will hold the Policy and Regulatory Framework Workshops in Tembisa. The workshops are aimed at establishing a policy framework for the province of Gauteng through a focused intervention that fosters enterprise development and employment generation. Guest: Nomfundo Dlamini, Programme Manager for Productive Cities a...

Dr Phil Calcott explains why the moon is slowly shrinking and shaking from active geological faults. According to Nasa the moon has slimmed down by 150ft over millions of years and has recorded "moonquakes" on its surface. Guest: Dr Phil Calcott (has a PhD in physics with an interest in astrophysics)

Yesterday we received a Whatsapp text from one of our listeners, Sondisa Balintulo regarding an issue he has with Metro Rail following the suspension of services after the province was hit by heavy rains and flooding. He has been refused a refund by Metro Rail. Sondisa Balintulo joins us now on the line to detail his issue… Guest: Sondisa Balintulo - SAfm listener Zama Nomganga - Prasa KZN Spokesp...

We find out why the ANC is still finalising the nomination of its premier candidate for the North West province. Last night, the ruling party announced that five of the seven officials recommended to be premiers are men, while two are women. Guest: Madoda Sambatha - SACP Provincial Secretary, North West

The results of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2019 released by Statistics South Africa, indicate that the official unemployment rate increased by 0,5 of a percentage point to 27,6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. The increase in the unemployment rate is a result of a decline of 237 000 in the number of people in employment and an increase of 62 000 in the number...

The United Nations has warned of a looming drought-related humanitarian crisis in Somalia where an average of 2.2 million people will face food insecurity until June. Aid agency, Save The Children has indicated that it is seeing rapidly increasing malnutrition rates among children under five and it is estimated that 1.2million children will be malnourished throughout 2019. We are now joined by Tim...

What informs Zandile Gumede’s arrest? Earlier on today, eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede appeared in the commercial crimes court in Durban on charges that include money-laundering, corruption and racketeering. Joining us to discuss her arrest Guest: Benedict Xolani Dube, political analyst from the XUBERA Institute for Research and Development

A study that was conducted by Wits University and the London School of Economics has found that 78% of patients sent to a public clinic and 67% sent to a private general practitioner received antibiotics even though they were not necessary. The research comes ahead of the annual colds and flu season in SA with the World Health Organisation reporting that up to 600 000 thousand people die globally...

What constitutes a free and fair election? It is common knowledge that each election process has the administrative organs which manage the process of election – but what happens when those systems collapse? Guests: Terry Tselane, former Deputy Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission

The Department of Trade and Industry recently gazetted a revised draft of the chartered accountancy profession sector code to grow the number of black people in the CA profession. However, the November 2018 exam results written by South African Chartered Accounting hopefuls showed that pass rates for first time writers had fallen from 91% in 2016 to 71% in 2018. For African students, the picture i...

Post the elections we look at the “Ramaphoria Effect” during this year’s National and Provincial elections. Many commentators credit him for saving his party from a gradual, four-election slide. Guest: Elvis Masoga, Independent political analyst

Seats in the national assembly have been allocated to various political parties but how exactly are these determined? Guest: Mr Sy Mamabolo is the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the Electoral Commission

A group of Black and Indian private medical practitioners allege that they are being unfairly treated by medical aid schemes based on the colour of their skin and ethnicity. According to them one of their biggest struggles is payment from medical aid schemes. The group also says that they are being exploited and harassed by medical aid schemes. For more on this story we are joined by the Chairpers...

We pay tribute to a man who many describe as someone who unified South Africa, Fred Brownell, designer of democratic South African flag who passed away last week Friday. Guest: Asanda Magaqa, Spokesperson for the Minister of Arts and Culture