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7:36

Stats SA’s announcement that the country’s official...

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/13

Let’s now dissect South Africa’s frightening unemployment rate. This after Stats SA’s announcement that the country’s official unemployment rate increased from 32.9% in the first quarter of this year to 33.5% in the second quarter. So what informs these latest figures? We hear from….. GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General of South Africa and head of Statistics South Africa

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20:55

For me, the coach is not just a coach. He knows me by...

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/13

In conversation with South Africa’s youngest Olympian Bayanda Walaza, who was also declared the world's fastest teenager in March this year. Walaza won a silver medal as a member of the 4x100m relay team during the recently concluded Olympics in Paris. GUEST: Bayanda Walaza, a Grade 12 learner at Curro Hazeldean in Pretoria, SA Sprinter & Olympic silver medallist

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5:16

Iconic fashion designer Sonwabile Ndamase who...

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2024/08/12

Iconic fashion designer Sonwabile Ndamase who designed Nelson Mandela’s famous shirts was recently honoured at Eastern Cape Fashion Week with the Cape Aloe Legacy Award. He joins us now to talk about this special recognition ……. GUEST: Sonwabile Ndamase, Fashion designer

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10:35

Action SA asks Home Affairs to raid Hammanskraal

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2024/08/12

Action SA has written to the Department of Home Affairs, giving the exact locations of 23 houses in Temba, Hammanskraal where alleged illegal immigrants are living and running shady businesses. The party has now asked for raids to be carried out. GUEST: Herman Mashaba

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5:56

Sharon Castle, Lifestyle and Wellness Coach

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2024/08/12

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7:29

Driver bumps lioness in Kruger National Park

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/12

SANPARKS released a statement earlier today about an incident involving a driver that bumped a lioness with his car on the H1-4 between Satara and Olifants Camp on Friday. As is usually the case with a lion sighting in the road, there were a lot of vehicles as the visitors were jostling for positions to get the best possible view of the pride. Unfortunately, the experience was ruined for many as a seemingly impatient driver forced his way through the traffic, bumping a lioness on her rear with his

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12:55

"According to Energy Analyst Tshepo Kgadima, load...

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/12

The Department of Electricity has reiterated that the country is not completely safe from load shedding just yet. Briefing the media in Tshwane earlier today, Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa lauded the improvement at power utility, Eskom, for boasting an improved energy availability factor and an extension to the life of its Koeberg nuclear plant. GUEST: Tshepo Kgadima, Energy Analyst

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6:27

The former personal assistant of the former Free...

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2024/08/12

The former personal assistant of the former Free State premier Ace Magashule will be back in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court tomorrow. Thirty-seven-year-old Moroadi Cholota made her first court appearance this morning and the matter was postponed. She was extradited from the US on Thursday last week. Cholota is facing charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering along with Magashule and others. The charges are linked to the asbestos roof removal tender scandal. To give us an update in terms

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10:14

Mia Le Roux’s crowning as Miss South Africa

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/12

We look at Mia Le Roux’s crowning as Miss South Africa and what it means for the deaf community and for the disability sector in general and the key thing really is - what can the rest of us learn from this proud and historic moment? Through this conversation, we also look at some major barriers that deaf people face in various communities. For more on this, we are joined by…. GUEST: Professor Claudine Storbeck, Director at Centre for Deaf Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand

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5:58

Fourteen arrested for public violence in Tshwane

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/12

Tshwane Metro Police has revealed that fourteen people have been arrested for public violence during a community protest in Eersterust, east of Pretoria. Joining us to explain how they are quelling the ongoing community protest is…. GUEST: Isaac Mahamba, Tshwane Metro Police Spokesperson

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6:04

World Bank’s World Development Report which warns...

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/12

We dissect the outcomes of the recent World Bank’s World Development Report which warns that more than 105 countries, including South Africa face serious challenges that could impede their ambitions to become high-income countries in the next few decades. So what can a country like ours do to turn things around? We find out from….. GUEST: Dr Iraj Abedian, Chief Economist @Pan African Investment and Research Services

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6:28

Women’s day content: Sisters make bricks from...

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/09

Two sisters inspired by local waste pickers are playing their part in keeping the environment clean, one brick at a time. From collecting waste from people's houses to their homes prototyping, the duo, Kedibone Tsiloane, and Kekeletso Tsiloane, now manufactures strong and durable bricks from recycled materials, including plastic. Their bricks are now made from 90% recycled material. Guest: Kedibone Tsiloane, Ramtsilo Trading

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8:06

Women’s day content: Ikusasa Student Financial Aid...

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2024/08/09

This Women's Day, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation celebrates the remarkable achievements of female students in the fields of Medicine and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, as well as other occupations in high demand. Since its inception in 2017, the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme Foundation has dedicated itself to bridging the financial gap for students whose family incomes are too high to qualify for NSFAS funding, but too low to afford tertiary

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8:32

Reacting to President Ramaphosa’s Women’s Day keynote...

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2024/08/09

As you’ve heard in the news that President Cyril Ramaphosa says that he wants 40 percent of government's procurement to go to women-owned businesses. Ramaphosa was speaking at the official National Women's Day celebration at Poffader in the Northern Cape. The day is celebrated under the theme, celebrating 30 years of democracy towards women's development. He says the Women's Economic assembly was launched to identify procurement opportunities for women in different industries. But then, there was

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3:21

Warrant Officer Lethunya Mmuroa, Hawks spokesperson...

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2024/08/09

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7:37

Gift of the Givers on dam wall collapse

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2024/08/09

More than 220 Western Cape residents have been moved to shelters after two retention dams collapsed, causing flooding and destroying homes in Chatsworth, outside Malmesbury. It is understood that 50 homes were swept away, leaving over 400 people in need of humanitarian assistance. GUEST: Ali Sablay, Gift of the givers Western Cape

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13:40

Reflecting on President’s speech on Women’s Day

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2024/08/09

Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Steve Letsike says that it is unacceptable that decades later since women marched against oppression, there are still women in this country facing abuse and other social problems. The Deputy Minister was speaking on the sidelines of the National Women’s Day commemoration that took place at the Dennis Nel Stadium in Pofadder in the Northern Cape. The Deputy Minister now joins us on the GUEST: Steve Letsike - Deputy

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8:34

The Global Watch: Transforming human waste into energy

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2024/08/09

Chaiwe Sanderse transforms human waste into energy and fertiliser by treating it at high temperatures which remove pathogens making it safe to use. The briquettes produced are used as an alternative to charcoal in Zambia. GUEST: Chaiwe Sanderse, CaDev-Capacity Development CEO

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11:12

Ace Magashule’s former PA in custody in SA

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/09

Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota's flight landed at OR Tambo last night. This comes after South Africa's bid to extradite her from the US was successful. We spoke to SABC news reporter, Khayelihle Khumalo-James who was at the airport yesterday waiting for the flight to land. This was a lengthy process involving the Hawks, NPA as well as interpol. Hawks spokesperson, Colonel Philani Nkwalase joins me on the line to talk us through the process… GUEST: Colonel Philani

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8:17

OB: MacDonald's is hosting their Red Socks Golf Day...

The National Pulse ·

2024/08/08

guest: Greg Solomon - CEO - Mcdonalds South Africa

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