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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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8:02

Mail and Guardian Young 200 celebrates one of SABC’s own

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

Our next guest has been named as part of the Mail and Guardian Young 200 and she is receiving this accolade in the Arts and Entertainment section. She has also been nominated for the 2023 Radio Awards for her show, Lunch on 5fm and hosts the SABC Sport show counting down the Netball World Cup taking place this month in Cape Town. Outside of broadcast, she has a foundation that supports young women who have been affected by Gender-Based Violence and Femicide. We are joined by… Guest: Zanele Potelwa

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8:57

Energy Crisis: The role of transmission in bringing...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

Over the weekend, the Minister of Electricity held a press briefing regarding the implementation of the Energy Action plan. One of the key moments in the briefing was when Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said that policymakers cannot stall when it comes to the vulnerabilities of transmission network. Given that the introduction of the Just Energy Transition will require alternative energy sources to be on-boarded to the grid, we unpack how we can do to address these problems and avoid the mistakes we

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10:05

Do you believe that police officers should have...

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2023/07/03

Last week, there was a story regarding the Braamfontein shooting where a police officer was killed by a metropolitan police officer. We wanted to have a conversation whether off-duty fire arms should remain with police officers and what happens if firearms deployed to police officer are used in crimes. we are joined... Guest: Lesiba Thobakgale – National Spokesperson of SAPU

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4:48

Over 1000 families were affected by flooding in the...

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2023/07/03

Northern Cape Floods: Clean-Up operations Focus: Over the weekend, floods ravaged the Namaqualand region of the Northern Cape that destroyed public infrastruture that affected over 1000 families. To respond to the destruction of the floods, our next guest is on the ground and assisting communities under the Karoo Hoogland Municipality with humanitarian assistance. We are joined by... Guest: Dr Imitiaz Sooliman - Chairman and Founder of Gift of the Givers

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17:21

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture will be meeting...

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2023/07/03

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture will be meeting with the South African Players Union to discuss the grievances that have been raised by Banyana Banyana players and get a state of readiness of the women’s national team ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. To tell us more about this, we are joined by… Guest: Litha Mpondwana – Spokesperson of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture Guest : Thulaganyo Gaoshubelwe - Chairperson SA Football Players Union

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5:10

Two of the three accused in the convicted murderer...

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2023/07/03

Two of the three accused in the convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester prison escape, will remain in custody. Thabang Mier has been granted bail of ten-thousand-rand by the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court. Mier, Joel Makhetha and Moeketsi Ramolula are facing charges of aiding and abetting an inmate to escape from lawful custody. The charges against Makhetha and Moeketsi include corruption and violating a corpse. The two will be back in court next week Tuesday for bail application -- while Mier

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7:40

Dutch King and government apologizes for the...

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2023/07/03

King Willem -Alexander of Holland and his government have apologized for the nation's role in slavery within their colonies. This follows the 150th commemoration of the abolition of slavery over the weekend. Is this acknowledgement enough given the reparations? we are joined by... Guest: Adv. Sipho Mantula – Senior Researcher at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at the University of South Africa

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25:18

Mediated Conversation: One of the ways that council...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

Guest: Dr Justin Visagie, Senior Research Specialist, HSRC Guest: Karen Harrison, City Support Programme: National Treasury Guest: Justice Matarutse, Innovation Manager, eThekwini metro Guest: Isaac Tau, Head Data Analytics, SARS

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9:33

SAA returns to São Paulo, Brazil with direct flights...

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2023/07/03

Guest: Derek Hanekom, chairs the interim board of SAA

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4:29

Twitter limits number of posts users can see per day

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

Guest: Jan Vermeulen, MyBroadband Editor

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11:22

There’s been a really dramatic set of events around...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

There’s been a really dramatic set of events around Banyana Banyana over the weekend - our women’s football team was due to play Botswana in a warm up friendly ahead of the women’s world cup yesterday - at the Tsakane stadium Guest: Thulaganyo Gaoshubelwe - President South African Football Players Union Guest: Nkululeko Nkweu – Founder Idiski Times

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4:02

Whistleblower protection recommendations open for...

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2023/07/03

Guest: Cynthia Stimpel, Executive Director at Whistle-blower House

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5:59

In Ukraine the country’s deputy defence minister...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

In Ukraine the country’s deputy defence minister Hanna Vasylivna Maliar says that Russian forces have made some progress in capturing ground near a town known as Svatove - and that there is currently intense fighting there. Guest: Prof. Abel Esterhuyse is an associate professor of strategy in the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University

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3:26

Mining jobs under threat as rail crisis persists.

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2023/07/03

Guest: Thapelo Malekutu, NUM Deputy Regional Secretary

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7:23

There is still huge reaction to the findings by the...

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2023/07/03

There is still huge reaction to the findings by the acting public protector Kholeka Gcaleka that President Cyril Rampahosa did nothing wrong in the Phala Phala scandal Guest: Lawson Naidoo, Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC)

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5:24

the ANC Youth League finally got new leadership - the...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

the ANC Youth League finally got new leadership - the new president of the league is the ANC MP Collen Malatji - he was elected unopposed in the end Guest: Samkele Maseko, Political Reporter at SABC

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4:41

Africa Update Report with Adv. Sipho Mantula from TM...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

Afrika Update Report: 3 July 2023; 1. Burundi-Somalia, Burundian troops with the AU transition mission in Somalia celebrated their country's 61st independence day in Mogadishu; 2. Ivory Coast -Abidjan, Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo electoral roll appeal inclusion has been rejected by the electoral commission; 3.Botswana-Gaborone, The Botswana government and the mining company De Beers have announced a new diamond sales deal ; 4. Kenya-Nairobi, Kenya's respected author and poet

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4:26

There is still huge reaction to the findings by the...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

There is still huge reaction to the findings by the acting public protector Kholeka Gcaleka that President Cyril Rampahosa did nothing wrong in the Phala Phala scandal Guest: Bantu Holomisa - United Democratic Movement Leader

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12:24

At the University of Stellenbosch an investigation by...

The National Pulse ·

2023/07/03

At the University of Stellenbosch an investigation by retired judge Carole Lewis, Helena Conradi and Ziyanda Stuurman has found that the vice chancellor Professor Wim de Villiers is not guilty of serious misconduct - after he was accused of nepotism by using his discretionary powers to give places to two young people who were related to him. Guest: Dr. Nicky Newton-King - Chairman of the Stellenbosch University Council

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7:42

Miss Soweto Tsakane Sono discusses her community...

The National Pulse ·

2023/06/30

Miss Soweto Tsakane Sono discusses her community service projects and her work as an Occupational Therapist

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