The National Pulse

As South Africa marks the start of 16 Days of Activism, an organization called ‘Father A Nation’ believes a fresh and urgent narrative is emerging, one that goes beyond simply creating awareness and highlights the need to heal men, the primary perpetrators of gender-based violence, as the key to breaking the cycle of abuse. To tell us more about this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Craig Wilki...

City of Joburg’s City Manager, Floyd Brink spoke to the media and said water issues in Westbury will be sorted by the end of the week and water tanks will be dispatched in the meantime. Associate Editor at the Daily Maverick, Ferrial Haffajee has extensively covered water issues in the City of Joburg so I thought we should have her on the show to talk about the impact such issues would generally h...

Residents of Westbury were protesting earlier this morning over ongoing water challenges in the area. The residents wanted to address Joburg’s executive Mayor, Dada Morero regarding this on-going issue. Jon Garicke, standing in for Sakina, played a clip from the protest and I felt we needed to hear it again before talking to SABC News Reporter, Sashin Naidoo who was at the protest. Listen to this…...

Let’s move to Namibia now - where voters are currently casting their ballots for a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election to win for the ruling SWAPO party. Sophie Mokoena is currently in Namibia and she joins us now to give us the latest……. QUEST (Namibia): Sophie Mokoena, SABC News International Editor

AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit has managed to persuade the National Prosecuting Authority to revisit its decision not to prosecute Professor Pierre de Vos in relation to the 2022 child pornography case. Apparently its representations to the NPA identified numerous investigative errors. To explain what this means is…… GUEST: Barry Bateman, Spokesperson of AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit

We unpack the findings of the latest Amnesty International report titled, ‘Broken promises: protesters caught between teargas, bullets and batons in Angola’. According to the report, Angolan police routinely responded to protests by violating the rights to life and inflicting beatings which could amount to torture and ill- treatment. What is even more concerning is the fact that Angolan authoritie...

The department of education in the Northern Cape has urged law enforcement agencies to deal harshly with matriculants who organise pens down parties after finishing their exams. Also earlier today, our minister of education warned students who will be hosting these parties to stay away from alcohol. But how should parents and society in general deal with this issue? GUEST: Matakanye Matakanya, Sec...

The winners of the 2024 Township Economy Awards were announced this past weekend, and Thulani Ntshuntshe from Five Star Fire, received the Chairman’s award. The awards recognise game-changers making an impact in their communities while contributing to South Africa’s economic development.   GUEST: Thulani Ntshuntshe, CEO & Co-founder of Five Star Fire

    GUEST: Modidima Mannya, Legal Analyst

In a groundbreaking move to combat underage drinking, AWARE.org is bringing the fight to the digital playground with the launch of Roblox: Party in Your Pocket. Mokebe Thulo, Aware.org CEO joins me on the line to tell us about the strategy behind Roblox: Party in your pocket and how that will help curb under-age drinking this festive season…   GUEST: Mokebe Thulo, Aware.org CEO

Auditor General, Tsakani Maluleke has raised a concern regarding the high-impact auditees that have the biggest impact on the lives of South Africans and on government finances, as they have not yet demonstrated good performance against their planned targets. According to her, these high-impact auditees were responsible for approximately 77% of the 2023-24 expenditure budget of national and provin...

Is cash still King in South Africa and what will it take for a country like ours to modernise its national payment system? Our guest Dr Azar Jamine shares thoughts on whether it is possible for South Africa to become a cashless society. GUEST: Dr Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist of Econometrix

    Refiloe Mongale joins us to outline the objectives of this year’s Road Safety Summit that is currently underway in Brixton, Johannesburg. This is so important as we know that South Africa bears a high burden of road fatalities in Africa, accounting for 25.1 fatalities per 100 000 population.   GUEST: Refiloe Mongale, Executive Manager for Road Safety Stakeholder Relations at the Road Traffic M...

We examine the objectives of the G7 meeting where the issue of the ongoing war in the Middle East topped the agenda yesterday. We understand that the group of Seven meeting focused on efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza. For the first time, ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, and the Arab League Secretary General also took part in the discussions. It is widely repor...

Let’s now cross to our reporter Zoleka Qodashe who is currently in Braamfontein where the Constitutional Court is hearing the EFF’s application against the Speaker of the National Assembly over the Section 89 panel report regarding the Phala Phala matter. You may recall that in 2022, the report found prima facie evidence suggesting President Cyril Ramaphosa had a case to answer about the millions...

In conversation with Harry Sherzer, CEO of Future Forex and winner of the Best in Technology category at the BCX Digital Innovation Awards.   GUEST: Harry Sherzer, CEO of Future Forex

Earlier on I spoke to SABC News Reporter, Canny Maphanga about the North Gauteng High Court’s decision to dismiss an application by the Society for the Protection of our Constitution. To get reaction on this judgment, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Yasmin Omar, Lawyer at Society for the Protection of our Constitution

Around this time of year, most people look back at what they have achieved and what they failed to do. In today’s personal growth feature we’ll be looking at self-reflection as part of personal growth. Self-reflection requires more than just a moment of thought. Life Coach, Puseletso Modimogale joins me on the line to talk about self reflection…   GUEST: Puseletso Modimogale, Life Coach

The North Gauteng High Court has delivered a judgement dismissing an application by the Society for the Protection of our Constitution. SABC News Reporter, Canny Maphanga was following these proceedings and she now joins me on the line to take us through the judgment…   GUEST: Canny Maphanga, SABC News Reporter

Fourteen illegal miners have resurfaced from an abandoned gold mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West since Sunday night, according to police. What has happened since then? SABC News Reporter, Thabang Morutloa is in Stilfontein and joins me on the line to give us an update… GUEST: Thabang Morutloa, SABC News Reporter

Today marks the start of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. This year's theme is, "Thirty Years of Advancing Collective Action to End Gender-Based Violence" in South Africa. The Black Womxn Caucus joins the global community in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. To tell us more, I am joined on the line by…   GUEST: Keitumetse Fatimata Moutloatse, Cha...

The department of public works in KwaZulu-Natal has partnered with the private sector to address the issues of unused and abandoned derelict buildings which, at most times, harbour criminal elements. This is so interesting considering the fact that our economic hub, the city of Joburg is experiencing the same problems in relation to the issue of unused and abandoned buildings. To explain how they...

After two weeks of intense negotiations. Delegates who attended COP29 reached an agreement to contribute $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change. However though, delegates from developing countries described the deal’s financial target as lacking the ambition needed to help their governments combat climate change. To help us understand some of the key outcomes of this year...

Namibians will head to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly. The governing party, SWAPO, has been in power since independence and they are confident of winning the election. On the other hand, former SWAPO member, Panduleni Itula who currently leads the Independent Patriots for Change is also contesting and confident that his party will do well. So w...

Positive news is that murder rate decreased by 5.8%, sexual offences by 2.5% and robbery by 8.8% between July and September this year. Also what’s encouraging is the fact that rape decreased by 3.1%. This was revealed earlier on by our Police Minister Senzo Mchunu when he was tabling the country’s Second Quarter 2024/2025 Crime Stats. For more analysis on this, we are joined by…..   GUEST: Profess...