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9:56

Caster Semenya expected to reduce her hormones to...

The National Pulse ·

2019/05/02

The department of women says it is shocked, disappointed, angry and hurt by the CAS ruling to approve the IAAF’s new rules that would require mainly African women to inject their bodies with harmful substances to conform to the global north’s definition of the female form. They are also of the view that the ruling will normalise colonial definitions of the female body and set limits on the performance of female athletes. Guest: Mr Shalen Gajadhar, Spokesperson for the Department of Women

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6:15

Government's security cluster briefed media on their...

The National Pulse ·

2019/05/02

Earlier on today, Government's security cluster briefed the media on their state of readiness for the upcoming national elections. Police Minister Bheki Cele said law enforcement agencies will be out in full force to ensure the polls are safe and secure. We are now joined by Simphiwe Dlamini who is the spokesperson for the Department of Defence. Guest: Simphiwe Dlamini – Department of Defence Spokesperson

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11:04

Court Dismissed application to postpone election.

The National Pulse ·

2019/05/02

The Constitutional Court has dismissed an urgent application brought by independent candidates to have the elections postponed. The independent candidates say it's unfair that they aren't allowed to contest provincial and national elections. The case will now be heard on the 15th of August 2019.Guest: Adv Paul Hoffman- Paul Hoffman, Director and Head of Projects at Accountability Now

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7:56

“Update on eThekwini SAMWU strike”

The National Pulse ·

2019/05/02

Department of Water and Sanitation workers affiliated to South African Municipal Workers Union are currently on strike in some parts of the Durban CBD. In the meantime, the eThekwini municipality has halted the pay grade adjustment process for Umkhonto we Sizwe veterans working in the city’s water department that led to the strike action.Guest: Koena Ramotlou, SAMWU General Secretary

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5:41

World News: World News: Nigeria Boko Haram

The National Pulse ·

2019/05/02

Recently Boko Haram jihadists killed 14 loggers as they collected firewood in northeast Nigeria. The loggers were among thousands of people sheltering in camps in the town after being displaced by the jihadists.Guest: Dr Akinola Olojo, Senior Researcher in Transnational threats and international crime at the ISS

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9:23

The province of KwaZulu-Natal is observing a...

The National Pulse ·

2019/05/02

The province of KwaZulu-Natal is observing a provincial day of prayer and mourning for the victims of floods that caused havoc in the province last week. President Cyril Ramaphosa has instructed that the national flag fly at half-mast across the country from today until May the 7th. Guest: Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister in the Presidency

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24:43

Both Sides of the Story

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

The Western Cape Government Cabinet has given notice that it is declaring an intergovernmental dispute with the ANC-led national government about its failure to address the Province’s Policing Needs and Priorities (PnP). Western Cape Community safety MEC, Alan Winde says the province needs urgent additional personnel to enable the commissioner to take steps to address gang violence and the appalling murder rate, as well as to protect learners and schools, public transport and state infrastructure

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3:37

Women and Men Against abuse on Carltonville crèche

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

Women and Men Against Child Abuse organisation reacts to the arrest of a Carletonville crèche teacher who allegedly filmed several disturbing videos of another teacher assaulting toddlers.Guest: Luke Lampretch, spokesperson and child pretection specialist for Women and Mean Against Child Abuse

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8:45

Ethekwini Municipal Workers have taken to the streets

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

Disgruntled Ethekwini Municipal Workers have taken to the streets, demanding that the city meet their wage demands. According to the workers the municipality recently hired members of the MK Veterans on a higher wage scale. Several suburbs in and around Durban have been without water for almost a week as disgruntled workers have refused to repair faults. There have also been allegations that the workers had deliberately shut off the water supply to several suburbs. Guest: South African Municipal

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9:56

Political analysis on IRR’s election survey

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

A poll conducted by the Institute for Race Relations predicts that on a 71.9% turnout scenario, the ANC will get 51% of the national vote in the elections - compared with 62.15% in 2014. But according to political commentator Dawie Scholtz the IRR’s poll prediction is an "insanely low number" for the ANC and "can only happen if there's an ANC collapse in the black electorate".Guest: Gareth van Onselen, Head of Politics and Governance at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR)

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5:47

Soweto residents took to streets in the early hours...

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

Soweto residents blocked the Mzimhlophe hostel and Phumelong areas in Soweto. According to some community members, the protest started as a result of a young man who was murdered on the Easter weekend. People came to his house, broke the door and mugged him. They took money, they took phones, they also assaulted his mother and they shot him dead. Guest: Community member Lesley / Nosipho Mncube, SABC reporter

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6:50

Cosatu is calling on government to enforce the...

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

The federation says errant companies and organisations get away with gross violations – they are also of the view that if government fails to name and shame as a start, these infringements will continue to happen.Guest: Bheki Ntshalintshali, General Secretary of Cosatu

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8:27

New Strategies for SARS to curb revenue leakages

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has embarked on a number of strategic initiatives to curb revenue leakages emanating from illegal and unethical practices in the illicit economy. The illicit economy ranges from an underground economy, which operates outside the rules and regulations of the country, to organised crime, and includes the illicit trade of products.Guest: Viwe Mlenzana, Acting Chief Enforcement Officer at SARS

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7:04

World News – What’s behind Algerian protests?

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

Demonstrators in Algeria want to reduce the army’s political role. The 2019 Algerian protests, also called the Smile Revolution, began on 16 February this year, ten days after Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his candidacy for a fifth presidential term in a signed statement.Guest: Ebrahim Dean – Researcher at the Afro-Middle East

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7:37

“Recall Campaign” petition allowing ordinary people...

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/30

With the country’s national elections just a week away, the “Recall Campaign” has gained significant momentum with over 25,000 people, in all nine provinces having signed a petition demanding a right of recall. This petition calls on Parliamentarians to pass a law allowing ordinary people to remove ward councillors.Guest: Katlego Mohlabane, Campaign Coordinator

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17:15

Both Sides of the Story:

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/29

This month black lawyers in the Eastern Cape embarked on a march to address the issue of discrimination in the legal profession. According to the lawyers, black-owned law firms are being overlooked, while white-owned ones are prioritised. Guest: Sinawo Makhangela - Deputy Chairperson, Transkei Attorneys Association Guest: Rodney Isaacs - Chief Litigation Officer, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

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6:51

Freedom Front Plus (FF+) continue their fight with BLF

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/29

Today the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) continued their fight of wanting BLF to be deregistered as a political party in the Johannesburg High Court. The party says the IEC’s decision to register BLF contravenes the IEC Act as well as the Constitution.Guest: Professor André Duvenhage – Political Analyst

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7:55

Good Governance Report

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/29

This year’s research shows significant variation in the municipal landscape, and some shifts within the rankings. The ranking shows that the top three performing municipalities are Mossel Bay (Western Cape), Senqu (Eastern Cape) and Swartland (Western Cape). The top performer, Mossel Bay, is led by the DA and the municipality ranked second, Senqu is ANC-led. To unpack this report we are joined by… Guest: Lukhona Mnguni- Lead researcher and political analyst

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14:06

Latest developments re “Tshwane Shutdown March

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/29

Hundreds of Tshwane residents were expected to march to the Union Buildings today to bring various issues to the president's attention.Guest: Makgoka Lekganyane, Tshwane Shutdown organizer

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6:01

The UDM says better regulations should be introduced...

The National Pulse ·

2019/04/29

UDM Deputy President Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says some of the party's posters have been vandalised in Cape Town. Some of the posters bearing the face of ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa have been ripped off the poles on the R27 road near Tableview. One of the Freedom Front Plus posters was also ripped off on the same road.Guest: Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, Deputy President of the UDM

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