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5:07

The Global Watch: Can SADC leaders improve...

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/05

As the Malabo declaration deadline approaches. We look at the Southern African Development Community’s regional consultation meeting on the Post Malabo Agenda that is currently underway in Lusaka, Zambia. The gathering hopes to come up with concrete solutions that are aimed at shaping the future of agricultural development in Africa. For more on this, we are joined by…. GUEST (ZAMBIA): Dr Manyewu Mutamba, Acting Head of Agriculture at the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

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8:55

Professor Pierre de Vos explains the country’s...

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2024/06/05

Professor Pierre de Vos explains the country’s Constitutional processes following this year’s national and provincial elections. Yesterday we received a voice note from one of our listeners Mvusiwekhaya who wanted to know the following……. GUEST: Professor Pierre De Vos, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Cape Town

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5:47

THE INNOVATION HUB: AI fast becoming reality for...

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/04

While businesses in South Africa are still adapting to AI and it will take some time for this emerging tech to go mainstream, research has however shown that many companies have started their journey. Doreen Mokoena, CEO of Cybersec Clinique

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13:57

2024 Elections Analysis

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2024/06/04

Earlier on we spoke to the IEC and one of the things they touched on is….. Joining us on the line to take this conversation forward is… GUEST: Professor Steven Friedman,

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6:04

ANC NEC Meeting

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2024/06/04

The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting which was due to be held today has been postponed to Thursday. Several media reports suggest that there's a lot of tension currently post last week’s national and provincial elections. GUEST: Samkele Maseko, SABC News reporter

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4:50

fuel price drop

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2024/06/04

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5:04

COSATU on ANC coalition decision

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/04

The ANC NEC meeting that was meant to happen today has been postponed. The country and some of the ANC alliance partners are waiting to see which direction the party will take when it comes to coalitions. Trade unions have urged the party to go into coalition with parties that will prioritise the interests of the workers. GUEST: Matthew Parks, Acting COSATU Spokesperson

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10:03

Business reacts to SA’s election results

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2024/06/04

As we continue trying to get a deeper understanding on how the South African business community views the recent election result and looming coalitions, we are joined by Business for South Africa’s chair, Martin Kingston GUEST: Martin Kingston, Business for South Africa (B4SA) Chairperson

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3:13

Today is my birthday !

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/04

Today is my birthday ! The most common way we celebrate birthdays is by eating cake and maybe a happy birthday message or call . If you are lucky someone hosts a party in your name with the birthday boy or girl receiving gifts too - lots or litte depending on the size of the party. But should birthdays be more than that? Today I find myself, on my birthday, reflecting on my role in my life , in the lives of my family , my community and my country That journey all started with my

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5:16

Statistics South Africa’s newly released data shows...

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/04

Statistics South Africa’s newly released data shows that the country’s economy contracted by 0.1 percentage point in the first quarter of the year due to a number of factors. Contributions to the negative performance in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) came from a decrease in the construction, mining and manufacturing industries. GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General of South Africa and head of Statistics South Africa

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6:38

Vote counting is underway in India where Prime...

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/04

The Global Watch: Vote counting is underway in India where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to win this year’s general election. We understand that the BJP Party is currently leading in preliminary results, but the opposition Congress party is performing better than expected. Just how vital is this election for Narendra Modi’s party? GUEST: Sanusha Naidu, Senior Research Associate at the Institute for Global Dialogue

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10:51

"Ahead of the announcement of the results, the...

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2024/06/04

We assess the IEC’s overall performance in relation to this year’s general elections. This as some political parties feel that this year’s election will go down in history as the most irregular in the country. However though, despite having received more than 585 objections, the Electoral Commission declared the 2024 elections free and fair on Sunday night. GUEST: Mr Masego Sheburi, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer

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5:34

Eastern Cape Floods

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2024/06/03

President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended his condolences to the families who have lost loved ones due to severe flooding in the Eastern Cape.

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7:18

What happens if MK boycotts parliament?

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2024/06/03

The MK Party believes if they boycott parliament, then this will result in the institution not meeting quorum and therefore forcing another election to happen. Guest: Dan Mafora, CASAC Research Officer

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9:24

"Political merchants have turned us into currency...

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2024/06/03

The next 90 days after elections We spoke about the MK Party threatening to boycott parliament in order to, in their view, force a re-election in the country. We’ll have another bite at this later with Dan Mafora from CASAC. For now, former statistician general, Pali Lehohla joins me to talk about what we should expect in the next 90 days as well as what business’ role will be. Guest: Pali Lehohla, former statistician general

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7:49

The Media’s role in the 2024 Elections

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2024/06/03

Last night, during his speech at the IEC Results Operations Centre, President Cyril Ramaphosa made a special mention of the work South African media did during the election period. Guest: William Bird, Director of Media Monitoring Africa

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13:03

Election results declared so what’s next?

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2024/06/03

Despite many disputes over election process discrepancies and calls to delay the announcement, the IEC has declared the national and provincial elections free and fair despite glitches, saying irregularities were immaterial. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next 14 days. Guest: Ebrahim Fakir, analyst at Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa

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2:35

The Constitutional Court has issued directions in the...

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/03

The Constitutional Court has issued directions in the EFF's bid to challenge Parliament's December 2022 decision to NOT adopt the Section 89 independent panel report into Phala Phala and to NOT refer it to the impeachment committee. The apex court has set down the matter for hearing in due course and has further set a timetable for the parties to file the required documents. The EFF launched the application in February seeking relief that would declare the 2022 decision as irrational and

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4:23

According to some of the new provisions in the...

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/03

According to some of the new provisions in the Domestic Violence Amendment Act – your child can now obtain a Protection Order against you for exposing them to domestic violence. Joining us to explain this further is….. GUEST: Adv Salome Scheepers, Senior State Advocate at the Sexual Offence and Community Affairs Unit of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)

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6:21

Donald Trump's lawyers has told the BBC that the...

The National Pulse ·

2024/06/03

The Global Watch: One of Donald Trump's lawyers has told the BBC that the former president is a "victim of political, selective prosecution". This after Trump was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to a hush-money payment made to adult star Stormy Daniels. What’s also important to note is that Trump intends to appeal against his historic conviction. For more analysis on this, we are joined by…. GUEST: Dr John Stremlau, Honorary Professor of International Relations

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