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The National Pulse

Latest News, Trends, and light features for an afternoon commute- Business, Traffic, Weather and Sport

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12:20

School Violence

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/13

Guest: Prof Jace Pillay, Department of Educational Psychology at University of Johannesburg and South African Research Chair Education and Care in Childhood professor

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6:17

School Violence

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/13

Another day another violence that involves a learner. Just yesterday we spoke about his with Mugwena Maluleke, General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union – on what needs to be done. And today, a 19-year-old Mondeor High School boy was stabbed in the chest while walking outside the school this morning Guest: John Macheke - COSAS President

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6:49

Limpopo minister of community safety

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/13

The province of Limpopo has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. The latest was the killing of Thoriso Themane young school learners. There has also been reports of rising of gangsterism in the province. In light of this, the premier Stan Mathabatha and MEC for Community Safety Makoma Makhurupetje are leading discussions under the theme: Promoting Limpopo growth and development through safer and secure communities. To tell us more on this, we are joined on the line by….Guest: Makoma

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4:52

Trade union AMCU allegations against NUM

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/13

Trade union AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa has made allegations against the National Union of Mineworkers accusing them of instigating the violent attacks against its striking members at Sibanye-Stillwater. This follows video footage shared by the union - depicting a group of people he alleges are NUM members.Guest: Tshepo Mongoai, SABC economics reporter

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7:14

South African to be cremated in the Bahamas

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/13

The mother of the Umlazi woman who passed away from an illness in the Bahamas, remains in deep mourning for her daughter's death. Nobuhle Bhengu was working onboard a cruise ship when she felt ill and passed away. Her family will today travel to the Bahamas ahead of her cremation tomorrow* after the Bahamas government refused to repatriate her body. Guest: Nomhlakanipho Magwaza, SABC reporter

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4:50

Mondeor High Shcool stabbing

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/13

The principal of Mondeor High School, south of Johannesburg, says learners and community members need to rally behind Khulani Mathebula's family. The 19-year old grade 11 pupil was stabbed to death on his way to school this morning. Details surrounding the incident are still sketchy however police say they are confident that the suspects will be arrested soon. Guest: Sashin Naidoo, SABC reporter

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6:59

Boeng Brand

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

Singapore and Australia suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of their airports and Indonesia and China grounded their fleets of the US plane maker’ s latest model after it suffered a second fatal crash in less than five months. The scare has wiped billions of dollars off the market value of the world’s biggest plane maker, as the Boeing share closed 5% down on Monday having fallen by as much as 13.5% at one point.Nearly 40% of the in-service fleet of 371 Boeing 737 MAX jets

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6:18

Furniture design competition

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest: Tafadzwa Nyanzunda

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8:18

Furniture design competition

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest:

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3:53

Furniture design competition

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest:

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7:01

Furniture design competition winners

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest: Mpho Vackier –

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7:01

Furniture design competition

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest: Eustace Mashimye – CEO

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10:36

Mpumalanga education

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The Mpumalanga's Department of Education has expelled two Grade 9 learners from Duvhe Combined school in Emalahleni who assaulted another learner last month. the circuit manager has been tasked to enrol them in another school and to closely monitor their conduct. This is not the first incident we’ve seen, just last week in the East rand, young girls filmed themselves kicking another learner. But then what does this do to the learning process and where does it put the teacher?Guest: Mugwena Maluleke,

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7:35

Mdluli Trust community of Makoko

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

Yesterday we spoke to Amos Mduli who is one of the community leaders in an area called Makoko near White River that is under the Mdluli Tribal Authority. They were accusing the tribal authority of signing a 99-year lease agreement allegedly without their consent. They say that the deal does not benefit the community, Guest: Nelly Mdlu, Chairperson of the Mdluli Trust

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8:33

Furniture design competition

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest: Eustace Mashimye – CEO

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6:59

Ramaphosa on supporting Zimbabwe

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

With South Africans experiencing economic hardships due to rocketing fuel prices and high electricity tariffs, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country will only give support to Zimbabwe within its means. He was speaking at the opening session of the third South Africa-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission underway in the capital Harare. Zimbabwe is in dire economic situation following targeted sanctions buy the EU and the United States. Guest: Ntebo Mokobo,SABC reporter

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5:43

Furniture design competition

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest: : Jody Scholtz – Group

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6:22

Furniture Design Competition

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/12

The DTI has been running the furniture design competition, in partnership with SABS Design Institute, Proudly SA, the IDC, Solidworks, Seating Pty Ltd and Furntech. The winners will be announced at this 2019 Buy Local Summit, and the new leg of the competition (2019/20) will also be launched. The design competition is aimed at contributing to the development of the design skills in the sector, and will complement the development of a design course and design workshops.Guest: Penwell Lunga –

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7:05

Can entrepreneurship solve unemployment?

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/11

SA has a jobs problem and despite impressive economic growth, unemployment reached a 10-year high of 28% last year. The country needs to create at least 11-million new jobs over the next decade just to absorb its currently unemployed population and keep pace with demographics. The country can make a significant contribution to employment creation by engaging its nearly 6-million micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME). This is the view of Amrei Botha, senior SME banking specialist with

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6:02

Churches and paying tax

The National Pulse ·

2019/03/11

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is looking at churches on whether they should pay tax. Mark Kingon, the acting commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), said would ensure religious institutions –which are usually exempt from tax – are tax compliant. What would this really mean for the religious sector? To speak to usGuest:Tertius Troost, - Tax manager at Mazars

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