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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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14:23

Eskom announces stage 3 load shedding

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/07

We are back to load shedding again as Eskom announces that stage 3 load shedding will be implemented from today until Monday next week. The power utility says their decision comes after a loss of 2700MW in the past 14 hours. But what are some of the major contributing factors to this? For more on this, we are joined by….. GUEST: Craig Morkel, Chair of the Gas Economy Leadership Team at the SA Oil and Gas Alliance.

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11:41

Countdown to the budget speech

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/06

Earlier on, I spoke to Wayne Duvenage, OUTA CEO, about some of the interesting proposals the organisation came up with to potentially resolve the country’s budget impasse without squeezing taxpayers further. I’ll discuss some of these with my next guest and maybe get an idea on what he, Xhanti Payi, thinks needs to be done to deal with this budget impasse. GUEST: Xhanti Payi, Economist

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7:01

Concerned Makhanda Residents to hold water funeral...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/06

The Concerned Makhanda Residents will meet at the Makhanda police station at 12 noon tomorrow to travel to Vergenoeg, one of the town's working class and impoverished communities, which has been without water for weeks. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Archbishop Nkosinathi Ngesi

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8:08

Reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s comments on...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/06

Kevin Allan, MD of Municipal IQ, joins me on the line to react to some of the comments the President made about the City of Joburg and Gauteng Metros… GUEST: Kevin Allan, MD of Municipal IQ

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8:48

Is South Africa ready for electronic voting?

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/06

In the next four days, the Electoral Commission will host a three-day e-voting conference in Cape Town to start a public conversation about the prospect of electronic voting, during South African elections. To outline some of the key issues that are going to be discussed during this important meeting is….. GUEST: Mr Masego Sheburi, IEC’s Deputy Chief Electoral Officer

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7:26

U.S-China tariff row escalates

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/06

As trade tensions rise between China and the United States of America. Beijing has made it clear that it will do whatever is necessary to firmly safeguard its legitimate interests. This after revealing that they are going to impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on some US goods from the 10th of this month. The retaliatory measures were announced soon after U.S tariffs took effect on Chinese goods. For more analysis on this, we are joined by….. GUEST: Gideon Chitanga, Researcher at the

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12:09

OUTA has come up with some interesting proposals that...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/06

OUTA has come up with some interesting proposals that are aimed at resolving the country’s budget impasse without squeezing taxpayers further. This as they believe that there is little left to extract from taxpayers and any increase of VAT must be an absolute last resort. To unpack some of these proposals, we are joined by ….. GUEST: Wayne Duvenage, OUTA CEO

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10:39

The MMC for Public Safety in the City of Joburg, Dr....

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/05

The MMC for Public Safety in the City of Joburg, Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku launched Operation Nomakanjani Manje Namhlanje. The operation focused on Undocumented Foreigners and Crime Prevention in the Inner City of Johannesburg. GUEST: Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku, MMC for Public Safety in the City of Joburg

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7:58

Free State bus crash claims lives of seven women and...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/05

The death toll in the Free State horror crash between a truck and a bus stood at 10 earlier today. The crash took place in the early hours of this morning on the N6, approximately 15 km south of Reddersburg towards Smithfield. To get an update on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Sipho Towa, District Manager for Free State EMS Control Centre

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9:17

Tensions flare over footage of 'heavy-handed' taxi...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/05

We continue with the story. Joining me on the line now is… GUEST: Jean-Pierre Smith, Western Cape Safety & Security MMC

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10:21

Tensions flare over footage of 'heavy-handed' taxi...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/05

You might have seen the video on social media but if you haven’t, there’s a video making rounds showing what seems like a forceful arrest of a minibus taxi driver. This footage has dramatically escalated tensions between the taxi industry and authorities in Cape Town. Mandla Hermanus, the South African National Taxi Council chairperson in the Western Cape joins me on the line to tell us more about this incident… GUEST: Mandla Hermanus, SANTACO Western Cape Chairperson

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5:57

Harvest to continue pushing for policy changes that...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/05

As SA Harvest continues its vital food rescue efforts. We are joined by Ozzy Nel who will tell us more about leadership changes in the organisation and how that will impact its vital role in tackling the root causes of hunger in this country. GUEST: Ozzy Nel, COO of SA Harvest

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13:37

Dr Louise Van Rhyn says Afrikaners need to process...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/05

Is it possible to live in a South Africa where Afrikaners do not have to be in charge to feel they belong? Our guest thinks so and she is of the view that there is something both absurd and tragic about Afrikaners petitioning the United States for refugee status. GUEST: Dr Louise Van Rhyn, Leadership Development expert & Social entrepreneur

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8:57

Arab leaders have approved Egypt’s reconstruction...

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/05

Arab leaders have approved Egypt’s reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip, which will allow Palestinians to remain in their territory. According to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, the plan will be implemented in conjunction with a greater plan for peace. Another important thing to note is that this plan rivals Donald Trump’s idea to take over Gaza. So what should follow next now that the plan has been adopted? For more reaction on this, we are joined by….. GUEST (Gaza):

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16:02

Minister Ramokgopa briefs Africa Energy Indaba

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/04

Around 3PM today, Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, briefed the media at the 2025 Africa Energy Indaba on the latest developments in the energy sector. This is what the Minister had to say… CLIP Energy expert, Chris Yelland, joins me on the line to share his thoughts on what the Minister just said… GUEST: Professor Vally Padayachee, power and energy expert and a former executive manager of Eskom and a former senior executive of City Power Jhb

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4:26

PP Gemstones media briefing

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/04

Mining company, PP Gemstones, held a media briefing today to share details on its legal dispute with Assmang, a prominent mining company jointly owned by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Minerals. Katlego Legodi, SABC News Economics Reporter was at the briefing and joins me on the line to share details about this… GUEST: Katlego Legodi, SABC News Economics Reporter

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13:52

The World Bank has two big problems with South Africa

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/04

The World Bank has said that South Africa should end its “excessive” regulatory burden, and that government needs to overhaul its BEE laws. The Bank elaborated that government needs to remove policies that cause the economy to remain stagnant. Duma Gqubule, Economic Analyst and an expert on BEE, joins me on the line to share his views on this… GUEST: Duma Gqubule, Economic Analyst

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14:09

FF+ slams Hawks' treason probe against AfriForum

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/04

The Freedom Front Plus has criticised the Hawks' decision to investigate high treason against AfriForum over US lobbying and “spreading misinformation”, saying the ANC should be charged for its policies and state capture. The newly elected Freedom Front Plus leader, Corné Mulder, joins me on the line to share more on this… GUEST: Corné Mulder, newly elected leader of the Freedom Front Plus

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14:17

The One Thing by Bruce Whitfield

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/04

Through this book, Bruce challenged deep thinkers, leaders in various fields and his contributors to identify ‘One Thing’ that, if they were president for half an hour, they would order to be implemented so it could have impetus that our economy so desperately needs. Guess what I was one of those contributors. GUEST: Bruce Whitfield, Business Speaker, Journalist & Author

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10:51

JMPD investigates e-wallet bribes

The National Pulse ·

2025/03/04

The Johannesburg Metro Police Department has revealed that it is currently investigating several cases where police officers are suspected of soliciting bribes from motorists. What is even more shocking is that their investigation will probe fund transfers via e-wallets or cash apps, something that clearly demonstrates that ‘the cold drink’ culture has been evolving. GUEST: Xolani Fihla, JMPD Spokesperson

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