The National Pulse

The SA Medical Association (Sama) has cautioned against the loss of skilled and qualified doctors to other countries due to the national department of health’s inability to provide them with jobs. It said the loss of these critical skills would prevent the national department of health from reaching its ambitious sustainable development goals by 2030, which include recruiting, training and retaini...

UK Prime minister Theresa May has just hours to save her government as she faced a no-confidence vote in parliament following the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal. The prime minister suffered the biggest ever Commons loss when her Brexit plan was voted down by a record majority of 230 MPs. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described the result as “catastrophic” and tabled a confidence motion immediate...

Minister of Transport Dr Blade Nzimande has today released stats for the 2018 and 2019 festive season which put fatalities at 1612. Speaking at the briefing, the minister pointed mostly to the human factor which he says accounts for 90% of the fatalities. Are we surprised? guest: Layton Beard, spokesperson for the Automobile Association

Leading Zimbabwean activist, Evan Mawarire has been arrested. He has been accused of organising the protests that turned violent on Monday. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch has joined those calling on the Zimbabwean government to reopen the internet. Service provider, Econet, confirmed yesterday that they cut Internet connectivity after it received a warrant from the Minister of State in the Presiden...

The engagement session between Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe and the community of Xolobeni at Mbizana in the Eastern Cape has been cut short after residents began singing struggle songs. Mantashe called off the meeting after one of the residents who used to belong to Amadiba Crisis Committee that's opposed to titanium mining along the Wild Coast, said they were pro-mining. Gun shots r...

Education MEC Sello Lehari is heading a team of officials to a meeting with school management. The meeting comes after trade union Solidarity announced its intention to legally challenge the suspension of Elana Barkhuizen. Provincial education authorities suspended Barkhuizen on Thursday last week. This after she took a photo of white and black Grade R learners seated separately in a classroom.

Former president of the Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo has been acquitted at the International Criminal Court. He was on trial for crimes against humanity relating to post-election violence in 2010 and 2011. For a perspective on this. Guest: Izak khomo

Zimbabwe police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the country's second biggest city, Bulawayo. This follows yesterday's violent protests against a massive fuel price hike in which several people were killed and more than 200 arrested. Police moved in after protesters chanted for the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and started looting businesses in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe's mobile ph...

A large contingent of police have been deployed at Stilfontein Hoerskool near Klerksdorp in the North West. This ahead of a meeting between the North West MEC for Education, Sello Lehari and parents of the learners. Yesterday chaos erupted at the school, as angry black parents stormed class-rooms and removed their children, accusing management of racism and discrimination. The school which houses...

Protests have broken out in Zimbabwe's two main cities following the more than doubling of the fuel price. Burning tyres and boulders are being used to barricade roads and block buses from carrying passengers. President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the fuel price rise is aimed at tackling shortages caused by an increase in fuel use and "rampant" illegal trading. Zimbabwe's government is trying resuscit...

Issues pertaining to mental illness have come under the spot light after abuses of patients were reported in the media. The Esidimeni tragedy was one of the worst that even resulted in a commission of enquiry being set up. In light of these tragedies and those that don’t make it to the media. Experts in the field are calling for the psychiatric profession to play a greater role in advocating for p...

Government says a task team has been established to reassure investors and trading partners in the red meat industry over the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease. The outbreak in Limpopo has halted the export of products from cloven hoof animals such as cattle, pig and goats. Namibia, Botswana and the Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly Swaziland, have suspended meat imports. Guest: SABC reporter Phanuel...

Chaos broken out earlier today at the Stilfontein Hoërskool in the North West where angry parents removed their children from classes after allegations of racism. Black learners and parents are accusing the school of prioritising white learners. Guest: Lucas Mothibedi, SABC reporter in the North West

guest: Christian Martin - Khoisan activist and a member of the EC provincial legislature

The National Council of Provinces has passed the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Bill, which effectively makes provision for the recognition of the Khoi-San leadership. The Bill set the stage for the Khoi-San traditional leadership representative in all houses of traditional leaders. But, members of Khoisan camping at the Union Buildings have lambasted the new Traditional and Khoisan Leadershi...

The Joburg Metro Police Department has arrested 4 eople for selling JMPD jobs. They sold these "jobs" to about 100 students who paid R15000 each. Guest: Wayne Mienaar- JMPD spokesperson

The ANC's top leadership is wrapping up its interaction with various communities in KwaZulu-Natal ahead of the party's election manifesto launch in Durban tomorrow. All eyes will be on president Cyril Ramaphosa as he will be delivering the manifesto. But then, looking at the current state of the ANC, what can we expect? guest: Prof Susan Booysen

The City of Tshwane says it will issue instructions to bring Pastor Shepherd Bushiri's church up to code. The instructions come at the back of recent stampede at the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church that claimed the lives of three women and injured many congregants. Guest: Samkelo Mgobozi, spokesperson for the Tshwane Executive Mayor

The Reverend Vukile Mehana has been suspended from the Methodist Church pending an investigation into his patriarchial remarks. Women from the Methodist Church of Southern Africa marched in Bruma, east of Johannesburg, earlier today to voice their grievances against Mehana. This comes after a private telephonic conversation between Mehana and Raymond Sibanga was revealed on social media. The two m...

Another North West school, has been embroiled in allegation of racism, with learning disrupted this morning. Black parents and learners are protesting outside the Stilfontein Hoerskool, outside Klerksdorp in the North West, accusing management of racism. They allege that, while both black and white learners fared badly at the high school, only white learners have been progressed to the next grades...

The Eastern Cape Co-operative Governance Department says it has welcomed the sentencing of a bogus traditional surgeon in the East London Magistrate’s Court. 34-year-old Lelethu Zilibele has been handed either an R8000 fine or two years imprisonment. This after he was found guilty of circumcising a 15-year-old boy, who was later rescued. Zilibele was also sentenced to three years in jail, which is...

United Nations chief, Antonio Guterres, has called on people to refrain from getting involved violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the country's electoral commission declared opposition leader, Felix Tshisekedi, the winner of the contentious December presidential election. The main opposition candidate, Martin Fayulu, came second. But, French authorities are calling for clarity, sayi...

The Rail Safety Regulator says it seems the train travelling to the Pretoria station during the deadly crash at the Mountain View Station in Pretoria earlier this week, was travelling at a high speed. Three people died and several were injured when the train collided with a stationery train on the same track. The RSR spokesperson, Madelein Williams, says looking at the impact of the trains it seem...

Learners at Laer Skool Schweizer Reneke in the North West have been sent back home. This after the North West Education Department suspended the teacher who is suspected to have separated the children according to race at the school. MEC Sello Lehari suspended Ellen Barkhuizen after meeting with stakeholders at the school. Barkhuizen is reported to have taken the photo of the separated children. I...

Expelled councillors in the Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality in the Free State have interdicted municipal manager to stop dealing with anything related to expulsion. Earlier today a municipal special council could not proceed due to failure to form a quorum. Expelled councillors spokesperson, Paratlane Motloung, says every process related to the expulsion of councillors will have to stop until the co...