The National Pulse

Scores of #FreeJacobZuma supporters are protesting outside the eThekwini ANC KZN provincial headquarters in central Durban. The protesters who were marching against the recent violence in Phoenix handed over their memorandum to ANC PEC member Kwazi Mshengu. GUEST: Bongani Gema, SABC senior Journalist in KZN GUEST: Ntando Khuzwayo, On Behalf Of ANC EThekwini Branches GUEST: Kwazi Mshengu, ANC PEC m...

Yesterday, the South African Weather Service warned South Africans that there is a cold front over the Western Cape that is bringing some rain over the western parts of the country. Apparently, the cold will persist until Friday with temperatures expected to improve as the weekend progresses. To tell us more about South Africa’s current weather conditions is…… Guest: Kumsa Masi...

Mali's interim president Assimi Goita has assured the people of Mali that he is safe and sound after he was attacked on Tuesday by two armed men. Goita himself is no stranger to controversy. In May this year, he ousted a transitional government that was tasked with overseeing the country’s national elections that are due to take place in February next year. Guest: Dr Emanuel Matambo, Researc...

What happens with the R2s you donate to KFC? That's the same question one of our listeners Sipho from Mpumalanga asked yesterday. Through the Add Hope, KFC Donations and the R2 collected from customers, KFC gives all proceeds raised directly to non-profit organisations to help alleviate childhood hunger. But sceptics of this initiative feel the R2 is emotional blackmail and that the donations don'...

The African Transformation Movement has called for an inquest into the deaths of reportedly over 300 black people in Phoenix. The party also calls for the issue of firearms to be addressed. GUEST:Sibusiso Mncwabe, ATM Spokesperson

Pfizer and BioNTech will partner with the Biovac Institute to produce Covid-19 vaccine at its facility in Cape Town. This is the first deal of its kind on the African continent. Pfizer plans to deliver more than 100 million doses annually to African nations. Khandani Msibi, Group CEO of 3Sixty Global Solutions Group

Former President Jacob Zuma has applied for compassionate leave to attend his brother's burial. GUEST: Correctional services spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo

Yesterday, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence and the Portfolio Committee on Police visited KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng to assess the impact of police and soldiers deployed in the provinces. Post this visit; we are joined by Cedric Florick who is going to share his thoughts on what should happen moving forward… Guest: National Assembly House Chairperson of Committees, Cedric Florick

The National Prosecuting Authority says they will be opposing bail in the case of former radio DJ Ngizwe Mchunu. Mchunu appeared this morning at the Randburg Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg. His case was postponed to the 28th of July for a formal bail application. On Monday, Mchunu handed himself over to police after a warrant for his arrest was issued for allegedly instigating violence during...

Yesterday the High Court in Pretoria dismissed with costs, the EFF's application to have the bank statements of President Cyril Ramaphosa's CR17 campaign made public. The EFF had approached the court to seek the disclosure of the statements in an application linked to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's invalidated report on the CR17 campaign finances. During the course of that litigation, Gaute...

The National Liquor Traders has expressed its deep concern over the recent deaths of three women in Ntabozuko in the Eastern Cape due to drinking illicit, homebrewed alcohol. They are also concerned that communities are increasingly exposed to life-threatening concoctions and unwillingly drawn into the criminal precincts of a now flourishing illegal trade in alcohol. For more on this, we are joine...

Yesterday, the US military carried out an airstrike against terrorist militants in Somalia. The airstrike targeted al Shabaab fighters in the city of Galkayo which is in the central part of the country on Africa’s east coast. But what informed these airstrikes and why now? Guest: Na'eem Jeenah, Executive Director of the Afro-Middle East Centre

Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke says the upcoming 2021 Local Government Elections will not be free and fair. Releasing a report, on whether the current conditions of Covid-19 are conducive enough to hold free and fair local government elections, Moseneke says the elections must be held not later than February 2022. GUEST: Siviwe Gwarube, DA National spokesperson

The Electoral Commission today received the final report of the Inquiry into Ensuring Free and Fair Elections during Covid-19 from former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. Guest: Electoral Commission of South Africa, Commissioner Mosotho Moepya

The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs, the EFF's application to have the bank statements of President Cyril Ramaphosa's CR17 campaign made public. The EFF had approached the court to seek the disclosure of the statements in an application linked to Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's invalidated report on the CR17 campaign finances. During the course of that litigation, Gauteng Dep...

Stats SA has revealed that over 700,000 people died over the last year, as compared to 550,000 the previous year. This is contained in their latest Mid-Year population estimates which show that the COVID-19 pandemic impacted mortality and migration in the country since the start of the pandemic early last year. Guest: Diego Iturralde, Chief Director for Demographic Analysis @ Stats SA

Following yesterday’s startling revelation that state-sponsored hackers working for a Chinese province tried to steal trade secrets from at least one South African company.  Guest: Dr John Stremlau, Honorary Professor of International Relations @ Wits

Police have launched a manhunt for suspects after a Golden Arrow bus driver was shot and wounded while driving on the N-2 highway near Nyanga on the Cape Flats. The motive for the shooting thus far is unclear but many suspect it may be linked to the ongoing taxi violence in Cape Town. GUEST: John Dammert, Golden Arrow spokesperson

What can South Africa learn from the recent riots that threatened the country’s stability? In conversation with Ahmed Shaik Emam, NFP MP Guest: Ahmmed Shaik Emam, NFP MP

Given recent riots that we have witnessed in South Africa, we tackle political developments in the country and examine as to whether South Africa was on the brink of insurrection. Guest: Professor Dirk Kotze, Political analyst based at Unisa

Officials from the Department of Justice and Correctional Services are doing oversight visits to KwaZulu-Natal to assess the impact of the recent unrest in the province. The Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffery visited Verulam Magistrates court in Durban, were approximately 1-thousand 700 people were arrested in the province in connection with the unrest. In the same breath, Justice Minister Ro...

Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded five South African municipalities warning of rising liquidity pressures as a result of shortfalls in revenue collection. The downgraded metros are the City of Ekurhuleni, the City of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality and the City of Johannesburg. Guest: Karen Heese, Economist at the Municipal IQ

On Saturday, thousands of French citizens protested against the government’s latest measures to push people to get vaccinated and curb rising infections by the delta variant of the Coronavirus. But how should President Macron respond to these protests – given the fact that France presidential elections are just around the corner? Guest: Koffi Kouakou, Africa Analyst and Senior Research...

The CEO of Ubuntu Wealth Management Qhawe Sithole has been suspended for allegedly looting. Sithole is accused of looting a washing machine, a bar stool, alcohol, braai accessories and other goods during the recent unrest in KwaZulu-Natal. Sithole, who is also a former pupil at Hilton College in the KZN Midlands - One South Africa's most expensive school, has been criticized publicly for being pri...

A Gqeberha taxi association chairperson has been killed in a hail of bullets. Uncedo taxi association chairperson Diki Zamani was gunned down in Njoli, yesterday. The motive for Zamani's murder is still unknown. GUEST: South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) deputy chairperson in the Eastern Cape, Gabs Mtshala