The National Pulse

Transport Minister Blade Nzimande has launched the road safety awareness and education campaign at Park Station in Johannesburg. Nzimande was accompanied by Gauteng Transport MEC Ismael Vadi, SANTACO president Phillip Taaibosch, leadership of the Road Transport Management Corporation and law enforcement agencies. The campaign will seek to help to reduce the number of road fatalities this festive s...

The eThekwini Municipality and the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Edtea) today unveiedl a raft of interventions aimed at ensuring that Durban beaches unceasingly remain South Africa’s unrivalled tourist mecca during the festive season. These interventions include the recruitment of more than 340 security officers, deployment of 340 Metro Police trainees, the...

There is low probability of load shedding up until January 13 due to the reduced demand for electricity over the festive break, Eskom said. Eskom issued a statement this morning on the system's status. There has been no load shedding for four consecutive days. The power utility however noted that the rainy season from December to March could impact coal handling and feeding to broilers - which cou...

The latest Global State of Harm Reduction report has revealed that the funding for some of the programs to reduce harm is in crisis. Experts in the field say that this is potentially threatening the effectiveness of HIV, hepatitis and drug overdose relief programs worldwide. Guest: Shaun Shelly - Deputy-Secretary of the United Nations Vienna NGO Committee on Narcotic Drugs.

Former SABC COO, Hlaudi Motsoeneng says the much needed change in South African politics has arrived. He unveiled a new political party earlier today called the African Content Movement that will contest the upcoming 2019 national elections. Motoseneng says his main focus will be on the ordinary South Africans. Motsoeneng says he's taking-on President Cyril Ramaphosa and will take over as the lead...

The Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested two councilors from the Abaqulusi Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal and a regional secretary of a political party in the area. The three were arrested this morning while allegedly handing over 20-thousand rand to a DA councilor. It's believed the money was a bribe to the councilor to abstain during a vote of NO confidence against the municipality speak...

The MyCiti bus strike seems far from over in Cape Town, this after reports surfaced that dismissed employees gathered outside the Cape Town Civic Centre this morning hoping that their issues would be raised. Some buses were burnt in the past few days. Guest: Felicity Purchase- the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Urban Development

This feature is brought to you by The Department of Trade and Industry As you know the Department of Trade and Industry is spearheading The Black Industrialist Incentive Scheme, which is an initiative of the dti with a sole purpose to leverage the State’s capacity to unlock the industrial potential that exists within black-owned and managed businesses. These are businesses that operate within the...

Nyanga, which has the highest murder rate in South Africa, received its second police station yesterday, when it was officially opened by Police Minister Bheki Cele. The Nyanga police station in the Western Cape remained the police station in South Africa recording the highest number of murders, according to the the country's crime stats. guest: Axolile Notywala - General Secretary – Social Justic...

South Africa and Rwanda have had a major diplomatic fallout yesterday which saw a tit-for-tat recall of the two countries' two diplomats over insults hurled at international relations and cooperation (Dirco) minister Lindiwe Sisulu by a pro-Rwandan government website. According to a report, the website, which has since taken the offending story off, called Sisulu a "prostitute" in the headline. gu...

The CEO of the Road Traffic Management Corporation Advocate, Makhosini Msibi says it's unacceptable that close to 15 thousand people die on the country's road every yearr, mostly during the festive season. He says there's already been a 19 percent increase in road fatalities this year compared to this time last year. Msibi has been speaking at the launch of an awareness campaign against drinking a...

The 58 year-old scholar patrol guard who was accused of raping and sexual assaulting learners at the A.B Xuma Primary school in Soweto, has been found not guilty by the Johannesburg High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrates court in Ekhuruleni. Johannes Molefe, who worked at the school as a patrol guard was arrested in October last year after several learners told teachers that had he raped...

South African municipal Workers Union at Maluti A Phofung municipality in Qwaqwa eastern Free State demand the suspension of three officials who were arrested on fraud and corruption. The union leadership said their suspension will give way for smooth running of the investigation. The three officials who head supply chain, public safety and financial departments were arrested by the Hawks followin...

Convicted serial rapist, Lebogang Gift Mokoena, has been sentenced to life for rape and an additional 35 years for other crimes in the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg. He is currently serving 13 life terms and 340 years. In October, Mokoena pleaded guilty to 43 combined counts of rape, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and other charges. guest: Hasina Gori - SABC journalist

As we know that matriculants are receiving their results in few weeks and some are still struggling to get placements in some universities. This always brings the question of TVET colleges and their roles and if they are adequate enough. guest: Bhuti Manamela - Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training

Former minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba’s travel policies about children were still impacting SA tourism despite having been “relaxed”, with the industry recording zero growth in October 2018. The numbers came from Stats SA’s report on tourist accommodation released yesterday. guest: Unathi Henama - Tourism lecturer – Tshwane University of Technology

Residents of the Port Elizabeth's Northern areas say they are pleased with the Minister's announcement of an additional 40 police officers deployed in the area. This as Police minister, Bheki Cele returned to Port Elizabeth yesterday, for a community engagement to address gang-related crime and killings in the Northern Areas. They deployed a multi-disciplinary task team after residents called for...

Several employees of plastics bottle manufacturer Mpact are said to have their cars set alight by unknown people at its plant in Wadeville yesterday.. It is not clear yet as to who could be behind this, but the company is currently embroiled in a wage dispute with workers affiliated with the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa). To get comment from the union, Guest: Phakamile Hlubi - Majol...

Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha has released a forensic report commissioned by the provincial Treasury department on mayors who deposited more than a billion-rand meant for service delivery in the now liquidated VBS mutual bank. The report follows that of the Reserve Bank - the Grand Heist report - which has also implicated two senior ANC officials - Treasurer Danny Msiza and deputy chairperson an...

This feature is brought to you by The Department of Trade and Industry As you know the Department of Trade and Industry is spearheading The Black Industrialist Incentive Scheme, which is an initiative of the dti with a sole purpose to leverage the State’s capacity to unlock the industrial potential that exists within black-owned and managed businesses. These are businesses that operate within the...

The EU’s top court ruled today that the British government may reverse its decision to leave the bloc without consulting other member states in a decision welcomed by those campaigning to stop Brexit. In an emergency judgment delivered just a day before the British parliament is due to vote on a Brexit deal agreed with the EU by Prime Minister Theresa May, the Court of Justice (ECJ) said: “The Uni...

President Ramaphosa signed the proclamation on Friday and announcing that the national minimum wage will start official from 1 January 2019, and everyone must comply. Guest: Wilbor Van Niekerk

A report by the Hlanginisa Institute and the Joint Gender Fund has highlighted the amount of abuse against women living with disabilities. The report coincides with the closing of 16 Days of activism and also disability month. Some of the stories are horrific making one to wonder how such abuse can happen under our noses. Well to talk more on this, Guest: Bongiwe Ndondo who is with the Hlanganisa...

The Limpopo Transport Department has launched its festive season's road safety campaign. MEC Makoma Makhurupetje led a roadblock on the N1 outside Polokwane. Several vehicles have been removed from the road for not adhering to the rules of the road. One motorist driving an unlicensed vehicle, which was carrying passengers in its trailer has been arrested. What new thing are they bringing seeing th...

A group of people demanding compensation from the Gauteng government following the Life Esidimeni tragedy say they are being given the run around. They held a protest outside Gauteng premier David Makhura's office in Johannesburg. The Gauteng government says it has settled all the 134 claims as per the order of the chairperson of the Esidimeni Inquiry - retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Mosenek...