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8:17

St Mary’s School Waverley introduces no cellphone...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/22

St Mary's School Waverley has sparked conversations across social media after a letter was sent to senior school parents and guardians about introducing a no cellphone policy. Late last year I had conversations with NPO’s about banning phones at schools and now this is becoming a reality. St Mary’s School Waverley’s headmistress, Seipati Shiakallis joins me on the line to tell us more.. GUEST: Seipati Shiakallis, Headmistress of St Mary's Senior School

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11:38

R100bn transformation fund: Business vows to...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/22

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition wants to create a R100-billion fund to support black-owned businesses. Business, the DA, and civil society groups have slammed the proposal. The CEO of Business Unity South Africa, Khulekani Mathe joins me on the line to discuss this fund… GUEST: Khulekani Mathe, CEO of Business Unity South Africa

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6:58

Burkina Faso has banned the use of colonial era wigs...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/22

Burkina Faso has banned the use of colonial era wigs by Judges, marking a significant move to decolonise the country’s judicial system. Through this move, the West African nation says it wants to break away from colonial traditions as it seeks to embrace practices that reflect the country’s cultural heritage. GUEST: Dr Yaa Ashantewaa Archer-Ngidi, Visionary founder & Director of Afrikology Pan Afrikan Cultural Center

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11:29

IRR rejects the proposed national minimum wage

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/22

The Institute of Race Relations has rejected the proposed national minimum wage increase, arguing that it is likely to impact the job market negatively. They are urging the National Minimum Wage Commission to reduce the national minimum wage by 25% as they are of the view that this will help bring back up to half a million jobs that were destroyed over the past five years. GUEST: Gabriel Crouse, Executive Director for the Institute of Race Relations Legal

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5:50

Stats SA shows consumer inflation edged up slightly...

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2025/01/22

Latest data from Stats SA shows consumer inflation edged up slightly in December, but remains contained below the mid-point of the Reserve Bank’s target range. So should we expect another 25 basis point cut? To react to this is……. GUEST: Dawie Roodt, Director & Chief Economist of the Efficient Group

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11:29

Eskom celebrates 300 days of no loadshedding

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/21

Today Eskom is celebrating 300 days without loadshedding, a feat they attributed to delivering energy security and inclusive socio-economic growth. The entity's group executives said this milestone was the result of the Generation Recovery Plan implemented in March 2023. Tshepo Kgadima, Energy Analyst joins me on the line to give us an analysis on the past 300 days… GUEST: Tshepo Kgadima, Energy Analyst

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10:14

The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/21

The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting takes place in Davos from 20-24 January 2025. Economist, Xhanti Payi joins me on the line to talk to us about the investment put into the World Economic Forum, the intersection of the G20 and WEF as well as how to maximise benefit of this annual meeting… GUEST: Xhanti Payi, Economist

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6:53

Donald Trump ends policies aimed at promoting racial...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/21

The United States will recognize only two sexes, male and female, that are unchangeable, new US President Donald Trump ordered yesterday as he moved to quickly end a range of policies aimed at promoting racial equity and protecting rights for LGBTQ+ people. Peace Maquba, Intersex Rights Officer at Iranti House, an organisation that advocates for the rights of the LGBTI+, joins me on the line to react to this… GUEST: Peace Maquba, Intersex Rights Officer at Iranti House

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10:21

EFF to report Kenny Kunene to SAHRC

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/21

The EFF has vowed to report Patriotic Alliance deputy leader, Kenny Kunene, to the SA Human Rights Commission for his controversial tweet on social media platform, X, regarding illegal miners. EFF MP, Sinawo Tambo, joins me on the line to discuss the controversial tweet… GUEST: Sinawo Tambo, EFF MP

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11:45

The Marota Royal House rejects Ngoako Ramathlodi’s...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/21

The Marota Royal House which plays an important role in safeguarding customs and traditions of the Bapedi Nation has rejected Advocate Ngoako Ramathlodi’s recent appointment as the first Prime Minister of the Bapedi Kingdom, arguing that their Kingdom doesn’t have a prime minister position, and also they were never informed about his appointment. Some of you may recall that on the 28th of November last year we spoke to Adv Ramathlodi about his historic appointment and what it meant for

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10:34

Trump re-designate Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/21

The Trump Administration has reinstated Cuba to a U.S government list of state sponsors of terrorism, which means that a reprieve that was recently issued by former President Joe Biden has been reversed. Joining us to react to this is… GUEST: Father Michael Lapsley, Honorary Life President of The Friends of Cuba in Cape Town

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7:35

U.S President Donald Trump has signed a slew of...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/21

U.S President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders, including an order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S from the World Health Organisation and from the Paris climate deal. Immigration was also part of the slew of day one executive orders. While some applaud the changes, others have warned that some of these executive orders are bad for democracy. For more reaction on this, we are joined by… GUEST: Dr Gideon Chitanga, Researcher at the Centre for Africa-China Studies

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7:25

Calls mount for Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni to be...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/20

The Democratic Alliance has called for Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, to be removed from Cabinet after reports that the Hawks’ investigation into her conduct involving R2.5 million tender corruption is ready for prosecution. To share the DA’s reasons on why the Minister must be removed, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Dianne Kohler Barnard MP, DA Spokesperson on State Security

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12:08

ANC opts for reconfiguration of Gauteng and KZN PECs,...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/20

The ANC top brass has decided to reconfigure the Gauteng and KZN provincial executive committees, opting not to disband the structures completely. It is understood that ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy President Paul Mashatile, first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane, and former president Thabo Mbeki, were some of the leaders who opposed the decision to disband the structures, warning that it could further divide the party. Professor Steven Friedman, Political Analyst from the

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13:35

Beyond Matric results: a hollow victory masking...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/20

Former statistician general, Dr Pali Lehohla, wrote a piece on the education crisis in the country as also reflected by tweets from former UCT Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mmamokgethi Phakeng. Dr. Pali Lehohla joins me on the line to share his views with us as reflected in his piece… GUEST: Dr Pali Lehohla is a Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg

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6:03

Authorities have launched a manhunt for Tiger, a...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/20

The North West police are on a man hunt for an alleged Stilfontein mining kingpin, Lesotho national, James Neo Tshoaeli, also known as Tiger. To get more details on this story, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, National Spokesperson for SAPS

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8:34

Festive season road deaths statistics

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2025/01/20

Earlier today Transport Minister Barbara Creecy, released the road safety report for the 2024/2025 festive season in Pretoria. According to her, the number of South Africans who were killed on the country’s roads during the festive season rose by more than 5% compared to 2023. She also revealed that 87% of crashes happened because of human behaviour. Joining us to react to the latest statistics is…… GUEST: Caro Smit, Founder & Director of South Africans Against Drunk

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12:38

ANC reconfigures Gauteng and KZN PEC’s

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/20

After weeks of deliberations regarding the party’s poor performance in last year’s general elections. The African National Congress has decided to reconfigure its Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive committees. The reconfiguration means that new people may be appointed to the top five leadership positions in the two provinces. But what type of people is the party going to approach? For more on this, we are joined by… GUEST: Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, ANC National

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10:34

Former Israeli hostage negotiator, Dr Gershon Baskin...

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/20

Former Israeli hostage negotiator, Dr Gershon Baskin chats to us about the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas. He has been consistently saying that there are no winners in this ongoing conflict. Baskin is a political and social entrepreneur who has dedicated his life to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. So far three hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the first phase of the deal. GUEST (Jerusalem): Dr Gershon Baskin, Middle East Director

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36:15

Friday’s Fireside Chat with Poppy Khoza

The National Pulse ·

2025/01/17

Today we chat to another great South African who is widely respected for her remarkable contribution to the aviation industry, and that is Poppy Khoza. Throughout her career, Khoza has won several prestigious international and continental awards for her outstanding contribution and leadership in civil aviation. GUEST: Poppy Khoza, Director of Civil Aviation at the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

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