The National Pulse

We speak toPogiso Dibakoane, a Vehicle expert about Apple's vehicle project, which is reportedly focused on building an autonomous driving car. GUEST: Pogiso Dibakoane, a Vehicle expert

The South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) is calling for an urgent probe into illicit cigarette cartels, which allegedly involves Zimbabwe, South Africa and China. According to a report on Cartel Power Dynamics in Zimbabwe, there's strong evidence of under-pricing of tobacco shipments between the three countries and that this - along with a number of other factors - is fuelling illi...

On this day, 31 years ago, former South African President, FW De Klerk announced the release of Nelson Mandela which happened the next day (11th February 1990). As we remember this key event that led to South Africa ending its brutal apartheid system. Guest: Mac Maharaj, ANC stalwart & former Presidential spokesperson

Tito Mboweni's finance department has been fingered for irregular expenditure to the tune of R249 million by the Auditor General. The Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke says Mboweni's department had exhibited non-compliance with spending guidelines. She added that the delay in implementing the Integrated Financial Management System caused R66 million in fruitless & wasteful expenditure Guest: Geordi...

The ANC leadership in KwaZulu-Natal believes former President Jacob Zuma's refusal to appear before the State Capture Commission will have profound implications for the party. The party met with Zuma last week to discuss the issue. Guest: Mdumiseni Ntuli, Provincial Secretary of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal

Yesterday, the world witnessed the commencement of Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial. Former President’s supporters are arguing that he wasn’t the only one who riled up the crowd at the now-infamous “Stop the Steal” rally. According to them, 12 other notable “Stop the Steal” speakers have faced few, if any, consequences. Nonetheless, Trump’s second impeachment trial began with a four-...

The World Health Organisation mission in China says further studies need to be conducted to uncover the origin of the coronavirus outbreak - including analysing various animal specimen and frozen product imports into China. A team from the WHO has visited sites in the city of Wuhan, searching for clues about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a media briefing in Wuhan, the he...

Prof Ushotanefe shares tips on how to tackle lifestyle diseases in order to avoid severe Covid19 symptoms. He is recommending that individuals with comorbidities must have regular blood pressure and blood sugar check-ups Guest: Prof Ushotanefe Useh, Acting Director of the Research Entity Lifestyle Diseases at the North West University

The World Health Organisation mission in China says further studies need to be conducted to uncover the origin of the coronavirus outbreak - including analysing various animal specimen and frozen product imports into China. A team from the WHO has visited sites in the city of Wuhan, searching for clues about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a media briefing in Wuhan, the he...

Community leaders in Nyanga on the Cape Flats have called for more recreational facilities in the area. This follows the death of four children who fell into a sandhole they dug on a bridge on the N2. For more on this we're joined on the line by Ward 39 councillor Khaya Yozi, who speaks on behalf of the families... GUEST: Wandile Ngalo, Community Leader in Nyanga

The Electoral Court has authorized the postponement of by-elections scheduled to be held during March due to the continued COVID-19 level 3 lockdown restrictions which prohibit political activities. This brings to 24 the number of ward by-elections which have been postponed since the start of 2021 due to the second COVID-19 wave and its associated restrictions. Guest: Mr Masego Sheburi, Deputy CEO...

On World News today we ask, where did Covid19 come from? Earlier today, an international team of experts who were tasked with investigating the COVID-19 pandemic's origins briefed the media about the findings of the first phase of their investigation, and according to them – there is no sufficient evidence to support the claim that Covid19 was circulating in the Chinese city of Wuhan before Decemb...

It is now almost inevitable that Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo Lweala is going to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization after South Korea's candidate pulled out of the race for the job. Okonjo-Iweala spent 25 years with the World Bank as Managing Director and she is widely respected for her effective leadership. To tell us more about Okonjo-Iweala is……. Guest o...

Unions representing healthcare workers in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed concerns about the failure of the Department of Health to officially open the Pixley Ka-Seme hospital at KwaMashu Township. The Pixley Ka-Seme Hospital is said to be one of the hospitals with advanced equipment to cater for the needs of patients. The hospital was expected to be opened in October last year. Guest: Public Servant...

Public Protector says former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba did not abuse his powers by granting early naturalisation to the Guptas GUEST: Karyn Maughan, Senior Legal Journalist with News24.com

SONA Preview and Business Expectations: Black Business Council share their thoughts on the upcoming State of the Nation Address, which is going to take place on Thursday this week. Guest: Sandile Zungu, President of Black Business Council

Tourism Minister suspends the Tourism Equity Fund after civil rights groups send an urgent letter saying it intends to offer financing to black-owned tourism businesses Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has suspended the Tourism Equity Fund’s (TEF's) activities after it was launched on the 26th of January 2020. This follows after the Afriforum and Solidarity sent an urgent letter to the Mi...

We told you so - says Young Nurses Indaba. Following last night’s announcement that the country will no longer use Oxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine after it was found to be ineffective against mild disease caused by the variant first identified in South Africa. About few months ago, you may recall that Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union warned South Africa about government’s disastrous vaccine roll out p...

Last night, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize announced that the country has decided to suspended plans to inoculate its front-line health care workers with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after a small clinical trial suggested that it isn't effective against the variant of COVID-19 discovered in the country. To explain what this means moving forward is…. GUEST: Prof Hellen Rees - Chairperson of the...

Twenty-five senior officials from various government departments and two executives are being investigated for fraud and corruption relating to violations of state procurement procedures. The cases relate to the issuing of contracts to non-qualifying service providers and disregarded procurement procedures during the Covid-19 State of the Disaster period. Head of the Special Investigating Unit (SI...

In politics any time is tea time. So what is brewing in Nkandla, what could EFF leader Julius Malema be discussing with former President Jacob Zuma. Social media users are speculating that Malema may try to persuade Zuma to rethink his decision to ignore the Constitutional Court ruling. Or is there something more to the meeting? Should we be concerned? Or is this merely a storm in a tea cup? Well...

This week the bus transportation industry announced many changes as a result of Covid 19 challenges. Unitrans Passenger - the company which owns Greyhound, CITILINER, Mega Bus and Mega Couch said it's its closing operations this month after more than thirty years in the business. While PUTCO announced job cuts for more than 200 employees as it struggles to keep afloat due to lockdown regulations t...

After a few years of intense political rivalry in South Africa, and seeking to remove Jacob Zuma from the union buildings, Julius Malema has reached out to the former President. If the EFF statement on Zuma's constitutional court ruling is anything to go by, Malema may be in a bid to persuade the former President to rethink his decision to shun the constitutional court which ordered to him appear...

We revisit ANC politics in North West and ask what’s behind the party’s instability there? As you probably know by now that what transpired there during the past few days has caused a lot of confusion after Premier Job Mokgoro was suspended by the party’s interim provincial committee but allowed to keep his job as the leader of the provincial government. Guest: Paul Sebegoe, North West ANC Chief W...

In conversation with Arthur Fraser’s lawyer, following his decision to lay perjury charges against the former chairperson of the High-Level Review Panel into the State Security Agency, Dr Sydney Mufamadi, the agency’s acting Director-General Loyiso Jafta as well as Mr ‘Y’ and Ms ‘K’. Guest: Rapulana Kgoroadira, Director at Kgoroadira Mudau Inc