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5:48

Supra Mahumapelo has been reinstated as the ANC’s...

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/06

Supra Mahumapelo has been reinstated as the ANC’s North West chair by the high court in Johannesburg. Mahumapelo and four others approached the court in a bid to have the ANC’s national executive committee’s (NEC) decision to disband the provincial leadership overturned. Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane today found that the decision by the NEC to disband the North West provincial executive committee was “procedurally unfair” and breached the ANC’s constitution as well as the constitutional rights of

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15:07

SUPRA MAHUMAPELO TO BE REINSTAITED

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/06

Former ANC North West Chairperson is due to be reinstated to the helm of that province's Provincial Executive Committee in the next two days. This follows a judgement in the High Court in Johannesburg today that declared that the decision by the ANC's NEC in August last year to disband the provincial structure was unlawful. Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane found that the ANC had been procedurally unfair in reaching its decision to disband the North West PEC and had flouted its own constitution.

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5:56

BOSSASA ARRESTS

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/06

Former Bosasa COO, Angelo Agrizzi, who exposed alleged corrupt activities and the Watson-family in the company at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has appeared briefly in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria. Agrizzi and former Bosasa Chief Financial Officer Andries Van Tonder have been charged with corruption and money laundering. Former Correctional Services Commissioner, Linda Mti and former DCS CFO, Patrick Gillingham have also been charged with corruption and money

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8:23

High Court in Johannesburg declared that the decision...

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/06

Former ANC North West Chairperson is due to be reinstated to the helm of that province's Provincial Executive Committee in the next two days. This follows a judgement in the High Court in Johannesburg today that declared that the decision by the ANC's NEC in August last year to disband the provincial structure was unlawful. Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane found that the ANC had been procedurally unfair in reaching its decision to disband the North West PEC and had flouted its own constitution

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4:58

The twenty-year old was shot dead outside the Steve...

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/06

The EFF Student Command at the Durban University of Technology have led a march through the Steve Biko street in Durban remembering the late Mlungisi Madonsela. The twenty-year old was shot dead outside the Steve Biko campus yesterday afternoon allegedly by a campus security guard. This was after the party held a media briefing outside campus a short while ago. guest: SABC reporter Beabashni Naicker i

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13:51

EDUCATION AND THE POOR

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/05

Prof. Michael le Cordeur of the University of Stellenbosch says it is becoming clear that mother tongue instruction alone is going to be of little help in improving learners’ performance in matric results because environmental factors, such as poverty, leadership and resources, play an increasingly large role.Guest: Prof. Michael le Cordeur

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8:34

#STUDENT PROTEST – DEPARTMETN OF RESPONSE

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/05

Students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Wits have embarked on a second day of protests, demanding that classes be halted until financial grievances are addressed. Students blockaded entrances to the university yesterday. Cars were burnt in UKZN. And at Wits students disrupted classes and vowing to continue with the protest. Guest: Lunga Ngqengelele – spokesperson for higher education

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8:39

MINING AND COMMUNITIES

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/05

Aid agencies are calling on the South African government to form a social compact with their citizens who are directly affected by mining. This they say could be a solution if government wants to address the social and economic development needs of people living in mining areas. They have released a survey entitled The report from the survey, “Mining in South Africa in 2018: Whose Benefit and Whose Burden” Guest: Chris Rutledge - Natural resource manager at ActionAid South Africa

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4:01

university’s SRC is said to have embarked on a hunger...

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/05

We go live to Wits where the university’s SRC is said to have embarked on a hunger strike over accommodation and registration. guest: Sibongile Sibeko – SRC Transformation Officer at Wits

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6:12

STATE CAPTURE UPDATE

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/05

Investigator for the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture, Frank Dutton has confirmed that a carpet seen in pictures taken by former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi matched those of his own probe at the Sheraton Hotel. Dutton is the commission's third witness for today, and is giving his testimony at the commission underway in Parktown in Johannesburg. Agrizzi previously implicated former SAA Board chairperson, Dudu Myeni in his testimony. He told the commission how Myeni handed him highly

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6:08

UKZN PROTEST INTENSIFIES

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/05

Calm is said to have returned to universities across KwaZulu-Natal. This after violence erupted on campuses belonging to the University of KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. Students are demanding free and quality education for all. They also want students to be allowed to register without having to settle outstanding 2018 fees. Academic activities remain suspended at UKZN and the Durban University of Technology however lectures have resumed at the Mangosuthu University of Technology in Umlazi, south of

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7:37

MINING PROTEST IN LIMPOPO

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/04

A meeting between the police, officials from the Department of Mineral Resources, traditional leadership and community representatives is underway at Kwaaidraai outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. The meeting comes after Kwaaidraai residents protested against the Doorhoek small scale gold mine operating in the area. They torched six cars and houses belonging to Chief Maila and other community leaders. They are alleging that the chief and the local development committee are accepting bribes from the

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7:42

#EFF MANIFESTO

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/04

The Economic Freedom Fighters, EFF, launched its 2019 election manifesto this past Saturday in Sashanguvu. A 168 page document on what the EFF government would do if voters could it give it a chance in the next elections. Our focus is on how EFF plans to turn around the economy and if they could be in government. guest: Siya Biniza - Economist and Director at Pesa

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9:53

On Thursday evening President Cyril Ramaphosa will be...

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/04

On Thursday evening President Cyril Ramaphosa will be delivering his State of the Nation Address. Last week. Speaking to the media last week, Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete, said that the budget for this year's opening of Parliament is 47-percent less than last year. guest: Lechesa Tsenoli, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly

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6:11

Mike Shingange says they have declared war against...

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/04

The first deputy president of COSATU, Mike Shingange says they have declared war against those who killed two SAMWU leaders in the Vhembe district municipality in Thohoyandou. Shingange was addressing hundreds of workers at the municipality today. SAMWU acting president, Timson Musetsho and the union's provincial deputy secretary, Ronald Mani were shot and killed in separate incidents in Thohoyandou. Shingange says the killers must be brought to justice. guest: SABC reporter Michael Makungo

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7:33

Traditional Affairs has ordered the embattled...

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/04

The Eastern Cape's Department of Co-operative governance and Traditional Affairs has ordered the embattled Stutterheim-based Amahlati Municipality to take decisive action against all officials and councillors implicated in fraud, corruption and other wrongdoing. This follows the department's tabling of a damning report at a council meeting in Cathcart. The report points out irregularities in the state of affairs of this municipality, including the manipulation of employment processes. It also found

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5:00

UKZN STUDENT PROTEST

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/04

Management of the University of KwaZulu-Natal has suspended all academic activities. This comes after the Students' Representative Council - SRC - issued a memorandum to shut down all UKZN campuses. The registration process for the new academic year was supposed to start earlier today. Guest: Fanele Mhlongo, SABC journalist in KZN

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4:59

DENNIS BLOEM AT THE STATE CAPTURE COMMISSION

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/01

COPE national spokesperson Dennis Bloem has wrapped up his evidence at the Commission of inquiry into State Capture this afternoon. He has made an emotional plea to commission chairperson Justice Raymond Zondo to investigate the death of former National Commissioner for Correctional Services, Vernie Pieterson. Guest: SABC reporter Abongile Dumako

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4:17

SHAMILA BATOHI FIRST DAY

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/01

Advocate Shamila Batohi has begun her first day at the National Prosecuting Authority by assuring South Africans that her team will put justice first. She is taking on her role as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions as of today. Batohi was appointed in December by President Cyril Ramaphosa - and is the first woman to lead the National Prosecuting Authority. She is the former director of public prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal and senior legal adviser at the International Criminal Court

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5:18

VAAL SCHOOL TRAGEDY

The National Pulse ·

2019/02/01

The community of Vanderbijl park on the Vaal is reeling from shock after a structural collapse killed three learners at Hoerskool Driehoek this morning. Twenty three learners have been hospitalised. Three of them had to be airlifted to hospital after suffering critical injuries. Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi who visited the school says the school is now a crime scene and will remain closed until further notice. He says parents and learners will be receiving counselling. Guest: Sashin Naidoo,

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