The National Pulse

The 2026 Online Admissions application period for Grade 1 & Grade 8 in Gauteng will open on 24 July 2025 and it will close on 29 August 2025. Steve Mabona, Gauteng Education's spokesperson, joins me on the line to share details about how the application process will work... GUEST: Matome Chiloane, Education MEC in Gauteng

Now to a story we've been following with SABC News Reporter in the Eastern Cape, Lerato Fekisi. We've seen reports that the Eastern Cape Community Safety MEC, Xolile Nqatha, was in Addo today to address tensions in Valencia township following the death of at least four people after clashes between locals and foreign nationals. SABC News Reporter in the Eastern Cape, Lerato Fekisi, joins me on the...

A few weeks ago, I spoke to Metsimahalo Community Activist, JJ Sesing, about the community’s protest at the Sasol in the area. There seems to be a development in that story and JJ Sesing is back on the line to share details with us… GUEST: JJ Sesing, Metsimaholo Community Activist

Yesterday I spoke to the Transport Department spokesperson, Collen Msibi, about the RAF CEO, Collins Letsoalo's suspension. Today we find out that it took a series of lawyers' letters last week to have the Road Accident Fund finally appearing before SCOPA yesterday. For more on this story, I am joined on the line by... GUEST: Songezo Zibi, SCOPA Chairperson

The EFF has filed court papers at the Western Cape High Court to interdict the fuel levy increase that was tabled in parliament. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Omphile Maotwe, EFF Treasurer General

We've just taken the MPC statement press conference live at the top of the hour where Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, delivered the latest Repo rate changes. To get a reaction on this, I am joined on the line by... GUEST: Elize Kruger, Independent Economist

Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, lead a series of impactful community initiatives in Orange Farm today to support food security and sustainable livelihoods. The MEC joins me on the line to share more details on this initiative...   GUEST: Vuyiswa Ramokgopa, Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development

SABC News Political Editor, Mzwandile Mbeje, had a conversation with MK Party Secretary-General, Floyd Shivambu, about the parties highs and internal challenges a year after becoming the official opposition party in South Africa. Mzwandile Mbeje, joins me on the line to share some of the key points that came out of this conversation… GUEST: Mzwandile Mbeje, SABC News Political Editor

Professor William Gumede, Founder and Chairperson of Democracy Works Foundation, has penned an opinion piece on reclaiming the Cape Flats from parasitic gangs. According to Professor Gumede, a new more holistic approach, which includes a state of emergency, deploying the army almost permanently and turning the area into a focused special economic development zone, is needed to combat gangsterism o...

The murder of 30-year-old Olorato Mongale, a student whose life was full of promise and light, has left a community shattered and a family drowning in grief. We’ll spend the next few minutes getting to know who Olorato was through…   GUEST: Dr. Chriselda Kananda, Mongale Family Spokesperson

    The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein is hearing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appeal today and tomorrow regarding the recognition of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the Zulu Nation’s monarch. SABC News Reporter in Bloemfontein, Makgala Masiteng joins me on the line to tell us what happened in court today...   GUEST: Makgala Masiteng, SABC News Reporter in Bloemfon...

  Mzwanele Manyi has been ousted as its chief whip in parliament. Manyi has been replaced by former Johannesburg council speaker Colleen Makhubele, who has had a steady rise in the party. The party confirmed this change in a statement earlier today. For more on this story , I am joined on the line by…   GUEST: Nhlamulo Ndhlela, MK Party Spokesperson

The systematic murder of more than 70,000 Africans is being marked with a national day of remembrance for the first time in Namibia. The victims, primarily from the Ovaherero and Nama communities, were targeted because they refused to let the colonisers take their land and cattle. GUEST: Thrive Vinomaandero Mahua, Herero Namibian citizen engaged in German culture

Today is World Hunger Day and to mark this day, the Union Against Hunger, a growing coalition of diverse organisations from across South Africa, organised public meetings in three cities as well as a petition. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Dr. Busiso Moyo, from Union Against Hunger  

The Road Accident Fund’s Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo, has been placed on special leave. Letsoalo, who appeared before the Standing Committee on Public Accounts in Parliament this morning, was suspended with full pay. For more details on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Collen Msibi, Spokesperson for the Department of Transport

    Rand Water has announced a series of critical infrastructure maintenance operations from Thursday at 3am to Tuesday June 2 at 5pm, with additional work scheduled until July. For more on this, I am joined on the line by…   GUEST: Makenosi Maroo, Rand Water Spokesperson

As the national department of health prepares to convene a National Mental Health Review Boards Meeting that is due to take place tomorrow. The Life Esidimeni families and supporting organisations are calling on the NPA to urgently pursue criminal charges against Qedani Mahlangu (the former Gauteng Health MEC) and Dr Kgabo Manamela (the former Director of Mental Health in Gauteng) ahead of this im...

Welo Health is a health tech start-up solving the problem of access to health in South Africa and some SADC regions. Zanele Abraham Matome is the visionary behind this start up that is empowered by Human touch and Technology. For more on Welo Health, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Zanele Abraham Matome, Founder Welo Health

Yesterday we spoke to SABC News Reporter, Lerato Fekisi, about the violence that took place in Valencia township, Addo, the Eastern Cape. Lerato Fekisi joins me on the line to give us an update on the situation… GUEST: Lerato Fekisi, SABC News Reporter in the Eastern Cape

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is back in the country, ending years of his self-imposed exile. Interestingly Kabila is at loggerheads with the Congolese government and is no longer immune to prosecution. He was once a strong ally of incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi but is now being accused of supporting the M23 rebels. For more analysis on this, we are joined by&he...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will not be told by any foreign leader on how to deal with its own domestic affairs. Ramaphosa was responding to the reporters after Trump called for Malema’s arrest last week for continuously using ‘Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer’ chant. Take a listen to what he had to say…….. GUEST: Professor Andre Duvenhage, Political a...

We unpack the findings of the 2024 Stats SA’s General Household Survey. The report reveals that last year about 42.4% of households were headed by females with the highest prevalence in rural areas (47.1%), particularly in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. To explain what informs these dynamics is……   GUEST: Solly Molayi, Acting DDG responsible for Population and Social...

With South Africa’s youth unemployment rate currently sitting at 46.1%. We outline the objectives of the Future of Jobs Summit that is happening here in Johannesburg. The summit will among other things, focus on youth employment and digital skills, and we are also told that it’s a high-impact platform for action and not another policy workshop. For more on this, we are joined by&hellip...

There are reports coming out of the Eastern Cape that violence broke out between locals and foreign nationals in a place called Addo. At the time of reports, at least 4 people were reported dead and 10 hospitalised. SABC News Reporter in the Eastern Cape, Lerato Fekisi, has been covering this story and joins us on the line… GUEST: Lerato Fekisi, SABC News Reporter in the Eastern Cape

A devastating shack fire during the early hours today has claimed the lives of six family members in Kwa-Thema Marikana Ext 3, leaving a seven-year-old girl as the sole survivor in a heart-wrenching tragedy that has shaken the local community. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: William Ntladi, Ekurhuleni EMS Spokesperson