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9:09

Nearly 3% of school staff in South Africa flagged for...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/04

Almost 3% of South African school staff screened for employment between March 2024 and February 2025 were flagged for criminal activity. This is according to new data released by TPN, a leading provider of background screening services. Education Activist, Hendrick Makaneta joins me on the line to react to this… GUEST: Hendrick Makaneta, Education Activist & Foundation for Education and Social Justice Africa director

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4:30

Police condemn Westbury community for attack on...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/04

Police have condemned an attack on members of the Anti-Gang Unit while performing their duties in Westbury yesterday afternoon. Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, Police National Spokesperson, joins me on the line to tell us more about what happened in Westbury… GUEST: Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, Police National Spokesperson

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5:45

One killed in Riverlea after clashes between police...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/04

One body was discovered in the early hours of this morning in Riverlea, Johannesburg, after clashes between the police and suspected illegal miners in the area. The area has been tense for the better part of today as community members accuse the police of corruption, stating officers accept bribes from the illegal miners. For more on this story, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Msimelelo Lobi, Riverlea Ward Councillor

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9:53

SARS Announces 2025 Tax Season

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/04

SARS has announced the tax return filing dates for this year’s tax season. According to the organisation, the tax season for individual tax payers will open on the 21st next month and the entire process will run until the 20th of October this year. To furnish us with more details on this, we are joined by…… GUEST: Siphithi Sibeko, SARS Spokesperson

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8:21

5 students from Walter Sisulu University have been...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/04

GUEST: Amanda Dlamini, SRC member @ the Walter Sisulu University

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9:31

The United Kingdom has endorsed Morroco’s autonomy...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/04

The United Kingdom has endorsed Morroco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, saying that they view it as the most credible, viable and pragmatic basis for a lasting settlement to the Sahara conflict. The plan was proposed by Morroco in 2007 and it offers the disputed territory of Western Sahara a form of self-governance under Moroccan sovereignty. GUEST: Musa Mdunge, Political analyst & PhD candidate at the University of Dundee in Scotland

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6:31

What do we need to know about this new Covid-19...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/03

Covid-19 is making headlines once again more than five years after the initial outbreak. Some reports are suggesting that this new strain now accounts for just over 10 percent of global infections, with cases now confirmed in Northern Ireland and Wales, and some experts have warned that this new variant is more transmissible the dominant strain worldwide. GUEST: Professor Tulio de Oliveira, founding Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University

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11:49

Floyd Shivambu is redeployed to Parliament by the MK...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/03

A few minutes ago, we played clips of MK Party President, Jacob Zuma, addressing the media in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal today. One of the main things Jacob Zuma spoke about is the redeployment of Floyd Shivambu. We’ve invited political analyst, Professor Dirk Kotze, to share his views on what was said today. Professor Dirk Kotze joins me on the line now… GUEST: Professor Dirk Kotze, Political Analyst from UNISA

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10:14

Death threat left on Mbenenge accuser’s desk at court

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/03

Judges’ secretary, Andiswa Mengo, found a handwritten death threat at her desk last Friday warning her to withdraw the case against Judge Mbenenge or that she won’t see her child again. For more on this, we are joined on the line by… GUEST: Alison Tilley, Judges Matter coordinator

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6:18

The EFF has lost its urgent bid to halt the upcoming...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/03

EFF’s urgent application against the fuel levy increase got under way today in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town. The 15 and 16 cents per litre increase for diesel and petrol, respectively, is set to take effect tomorrow. Abongwe Kobokwane, SABC News Reporter in Cape Town, was in court and joins me on the line to share what happened today… GUEST: Abongwe Kobokwane, SABC News Reporter in Cape Town

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7:24

GDP results: Agriculture sector performs well in the...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/03

South Africa’s GDP increased by 0.1% in the first quarter of this year. The agriculture, forestry and fishing industry performed well and increased by 15.8%, contributing 0.4 of a percentage point to the GDP growth. Joining us to highlight the importance of the agricultural sector and its contribution to the country’s economy is…… GUEST: Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (AGBIZ)

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7:11

Court declares Cholota’s extradition was unlawful

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/03

The Bloemfontein High Court has ruled that former Ace Magashule’s personal assistant Moroadi Cholota’s extradition from the US was unlawful. Cholota was accused alongside 17 others, including former Free State Premier Ace Magashule in the asbestos corruption case. So legally speaking, how should we interpret the outcome of this case? GUEST: Nthabiseng Dubazana, an admitted attorney of the High Court & Director @Dubazana Attorneys

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8:06

The M23 group’s brutal control over Goma has created...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/03

According to the latest report that the Human Rights Watch organisation has just released. The M23 group’s brutal control over Goma has created a climate of fear among those perceived to be allied to the Congolese government. The report also suggests that the group has summarily executed at least 21 civilians and most likely many more in Goma. Joining us to unpack the findings of the report is…. GUEST: Clementine de Montjoye, Senior Great Lakes Researcher at Human Rights Watch

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4:19

Western Cape High Court rules that Dr. John Hlophe...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/02

Earlier today, the Western Cape High Court ruled that it was unconstitutional and invalid for the National Assembly in Parliament to designate Dr John Hlophe as a member of the Judicial Service Commission. Mbekezeli Benjamin, Judges Matter Research and Advocacy Officer, joins me on the line to break down this judgment… GUEST: Mbekezeli Benjamin, Judges Matter Research and Advocacy Officer

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8:12

Customary Initiation Season

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/02

CoGTA has officially launched the 2025 Winter Customary Initiation Season. This year’s campaign follows the deeply distressing 2024 season, during which 94 young lives were lost and 11 individuals suffered amputations due to unsafe initiation practices. To share his department’s plans in terms of strategic measures that they have put in place for this year’s initiation season is… GUEST: Velenkosini Hlabisa, Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

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12:03

AL JAMA-AH’s Western Cape Member of Legislature lay...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/02

Earlier today, member of Al Jama-Ah’s National Working Committee and Western Cape Provincial Legislature, Moulana Galil Brinkhuis, visited the South African Police Service station on Buitengracht Street in Cape Town to lay criminal charges against nine members of Parliament who visited Israel. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Ganief Hendricks, Al Jama-Ah President

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10:10

Sanef is disheartened by looming retrenchments at the...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/02

The South African National Editors’ Forum released a statement on Saturday noting alarming developments around impending job losses at the Mail & Guardian. For more on this, I am joined on the by… GUEST: Hoosain Karjekar, Mail & Guardian

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5:46

The 9 day inquest looking into the deaths of the...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/02

The 9 day inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four proceeded in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape today. Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto, all anti-apartheid activists, were abducted and killed by the security police while leaving Gqeberha in 1985. SABC News Reporter in Gqeberha, Sisipho Ngcumbe, was in court and joins me on the line… GUEST: Sisipho Ngcumbe, SABC News Reporter in Gqeberha

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4:11

National School Nutrition Programme payment issues in...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/02

Muzi Mahlambi, Head of Communication: KZN Department of Education

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8:08

National School Nutrition Programme payment issues in...

The National Pulse ·

2025/06/02

Last week Friday I spoke to Lindani Matiwane, chairperson of the National School Nutrition Programme Service Providers Association in KZN. According to Lindani, many of their members have not been paid for April and earlier invoices despite submitting all necessary documentation, and the department has offered no formal communication or explanation for the delay. The service providers contracted to feed KwaZulu-Natal schoolchildren have warned that some schools will not receive food deliveries

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