The National Pulse

<p>KZN SAPS held a media briefing this afternoon following the looting of alleged foreign owned shops in Escourt this morning. We hear more from…</p> <p>GUEST: Colonel Robert Netshiunda - KZN SAPS Spokesperson</p>

<p>Today, Rand Water began a massive maintenance project affecting Johannesburg’s water systems. This will also affect water supplies to hospitals in Gauteng. Gauteng Department of Health spokesperson Steve Mabona joins...

<p>From today until Sunday 31 May 2026, South African organisations of the left will be at the Birchwood Hotel, in Boksburg, for a national Conference of the Left, convened under the theme “Building a Left Movement for...

<p>The chief whip of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party in the National Assembly, Mmabatho Mokoena, has been arrested on fraud charges. Mokoena appeared before the Cape Town Magistrates Court today and was released on R30 000...

<p>As we observe World Blood Cancer we are reminded that more than one South African is diagnosed with blood cancer every hour, over 21,000 people are currently living with the disease, and nearly 5,000 die from it each...

<p>The US military has carried out strikes on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city. In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted a US air base, without...

<p>The Border Management Authority says it has arrested three people after intercepting a drug consignment worth nearly R1 billion at the Beitbridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe earlier today.</p>...

<p>As South Africa observes Child Protection Week 2026, there is growing recognition that child safety can no longer be understood only in physical terms. Increasingly, young people are experiencing emotional harm...

<p>South Africa’s Correctional Services system is under renewed scrutiny following a damning investigation by amaBhungane. We find out more on what this investigation revealed with…</p> <p>GUEST: Orrin Singh –...

<p>Ekurhuleni officials are intensifying inspections of spaza shops in the East Rand following weeks of protests and community complaints over alleged unsafe food handling and undocumented business operations. Residents...

<p>Last week, the Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, was on the show after the Transport Department’s Budget Vote at the</p> <p>NCOP. We got a number of questions, particularly on public transport, RAF and ehailing...

<p>Let’s get reaction on today’s repo rate decision from…</p> <p>GUEST: Elize Kruger, Independent Economist</p>

<p>The latest South African Police Service’s crime statistics has revealed an alarming concern around the rise of kidnapping in Gauteng. We speak to…</p> <p>Guest: Phakamile Hlubi-Majola – Spokesperson for the Motor...

<p>The extortion and money laundering case against Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni and his three co-accused has been re-enrolled.</p> <p>Guest: Mpumelelo Bond Nyoka - Attorney and Legal Expert</p>

<p>A group of foreign nationals took the Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, to court over allegations that the municipality forced them to close their businesses. The group filed an...