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11:10

Should South Africa reduce its number of provinces?

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/20

Talk of the number of provinces being reduced has been going on for quite some time now in South Africa. Post the ANC’s policy conference in July 2017, the ruling party said it was moving ahead with a plan to reconfigure the provinces in line with a decision taken in 2007 that there should be six provinces in the country. Political analyst, Professor Lesiba Teffo has weighed in on the matter arguing that the reconfiguration of the nine provinces is imperative and urgent, and should be part of the

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7:13

Guinea carries first round of presidential election...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/20

World News: On Sunday, Guinea carried out the first round of its presidential election, despite widespread protests in the lead-up to the vote. Alpha Condé’s third-term bid has drawn significant attention in the region and in the broader international community. Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the United Nations warned against weaponizing the country’s ethnic divisions after Condé was accused of exploiting ethnicity in some of his campaign speechesGuest: Faith Mabera – Senior Researcher at the Institute for

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7:35

SARS urges taxpayers to file retruns

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/20

Individual taxpayers who wish to file their personal income tax return at a South African Revenue Service (SARS) branch have until Thursday this week to do so. However, those who use eFiling will have until November 16, 2020 to file their personal income tax return online. Joining us to discuss and explain what Thursday’s deadline entails is…Guest: Siphithi Sibeko, SARS Spokesperson

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30:56

Montana accused the chairperson of the state capture...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/19

Former Prasa CEO, Lucky Montana speaks to us for the second time today about his pending appearance at the Zondo Commission and also about a whole lot of other allegations levelled against him. Last week Friday when we spoke to him, Montana accused the chairperson of the state capture commission, Justice Raymond Zondo of being biased. Audio clip: Duration “01:43 secs”Guest: Lucky Montana, former Prasa CEO

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17:10

Time now for another eye-opening discussion as we...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/19

Time now for another eye-opening discussion as we continue our conversation on Eye care with Professor Trevor Carmichael, Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of the Witwatersrand. We were unfortunately not able to conclude our discussions as we were inundated with your SMSes, WhatsApp voice notes and messages on this particular topic, so we will continue playing some of the voice notes you left Professor Carmichael and hopefully we will have enough time to answer all your

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14:46

Members of shack dwellers' movement, Abahlali...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/19

Members of shack dwellers' movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo today marched through the Johannesburg and Durban CBD against corruption and recent evictions during the lockdown. Abahlali marched to Luthuli House and the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal's office to hand over a memorandum, demanding an end to state corruption, forced evictions and violence...Guest: Lennox Mabaso, Spokesperson in the office of the premier of KZN

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11:36

Recent changes in legislation and advances in stem...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/19

Recent changes in legislation and advances in stem cell donation have allowed registries to reduce the age limit of donors. This has paved the way for South Africa to make history by becoming the 2nd country in the world to allow 16 and 17 year olds to donate bone marrow. Guest: Nadia Chalkley, Donor Recruitment for SA Bone Marrow Registry

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9:11

student-led pro-democracy protests that are currently...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/19

On World News today we focus on student-led pro-democracy protests that are currently taking place in Thailand. On Saturday and Sunday, tens of thousands of members of the pro-democracy movement, gathered in Thailand’s capital and in about 20 provinces to call for fresh elections, a new Constitution and reforms to the monarchy’s lofty position in Thai society. Guest: Kiru Naidu, Asia-Pacific Researcher

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8:19

DA terminates Molapo’s membership over EFF leaks

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/16

The DA has terminated the membership of Gauteng MPL Nkele Molapo. Molapo is accused of leaking confidential party information to the EFF. Meanwhile, she has accused the DA of bias in handling her claims of sexual harassment against interim provincial leader Solly MsimangaGUEST: Mike Moriarty, DA Gauteng provincial Chairperson

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3:09

Senekal situation remains tense

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/16

The situation in Senekal remains tense with various political parties converging on the town. Farmers earlier dispersed their gathering. The groups are in town for the bail application for the two men accused of killing 21 year old Brendin Horner. Police remain on high alert for any possible eventualities.GUEST: Lirandzu Themba, Spokesperson for Police Minister Bheki Cele

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13:40

Montana speaks on pending appearance before Zondo...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/16

Former Prasa CEO, Lucky Montana speaks to us about his pending appearance at the Zondo Commission. Montana has once again accused the chairperson of the commission, Raymond Zondo of being biased. He asserts that the commission’s fundamental shortcoming was that the accused are not afforded the opportunity to tell their side of the storyGuest: Lucky Montana, former Prasa CEO

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10:05

SADC countries member states meet to Agricultural...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/16

World News today: As COVID-19 continues to put the global economy into a tailspin. Many countries face multiple challenges and are taking unprecedented fiscal and monetary actions to tackle the effects of Covid19. Yesterday, several ministers of agriculture of the 16 SADC countries member states met to discuss how the Agricultural Development Fund should be fast tracked to provide finance to the agriculture sector in the region. Joining us to discuss the significance of yesterday’s meeting is…Guest:

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5:28

Situation in Senekal remains tense

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/16

The Situation is tense in the Free State and Senekal is painted red with members of the EFF dominating the space just outside court. Members of the farming community from Senekal and surrounding areas have also gathered outside court where police are maintaining a strong presence and so far have managed to prevent a scuffle between the EFF supporters and farmers as they continue to monitor the situation in the small town where two murder accused are due to appear in the local Magistrate's Court

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16:17

Dr. Morris Mthombeni appointed UP’s Interim Dean of GIBS

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/15

Today we are in conversation with Dr. Morris Mthombeni who has been appointed as Interim Dean of the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in 2020. He joined GIBS in 2014 and was appointed as Executive Director of Faculty in 2017. He recently co-authored a white paper titled: ‘Firm-Level Capabilities: The Missing Link in South African Industrial Growth Strategy’. Well President Cyril Ramaphosa made some interesting interventions for a competitive and reformed

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5:12

Police Minister says SAPS is ready for any...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/15

guest: Christo van der Rheede, Executive Director of AgriSA

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5:24

Police Minister says SAPS is ready for any...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/15

Police Minister Bheki Cele says officers are prepared for any eventuality tomorrow at the Senekal Magistrate's Court in the Free State where the two suspects in the killing of farm manager Brendin Horner are to appear again in court. Cele has confirmed that one of the accused had been arrested 16 times and the other three times on various charges. We speak to AgriSA who are calling for calm to avoid a similar incident that happened at the last court appearance where protesters demanded that the two

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9:52

SA Youth Chamber of Commerce reacts to Ramaphosa’s...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/15

The president’s stimulus aims to ensure that unemployed South Africans find work in their local communities as jobs lost as a result of COVID-19 are restored in the medium term. We now get reaction from…….Guest: Thapelo Maleke, President of the SA Youth Chamber of Commerce

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10:58

Ramaphosa presents economic recovery plan

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/15

President Cyril Ramaphosa has just concluded presenting his economic recovery plan. Some of the concepts in Ramaphosa’s plan include how to make it much easier to do business in the country, while it also focused on getting the state’s infrastructure plans up and running. The President also shared strategies on how his administration will eradicate corruption and theft.Guest: Duma Gqubule- Founding Director, Centre for Economic Development and Transformation

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15:52

Unions express expectations for Ramaphosa’s economic...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/14

Some opposition parties have mixed expectations from President Cyril Ramaphosa's address during a Joint Sitting of Parliament tomorrow. These include - how government will intervene to avoid the collapse of the SABC, Eskom and to address the unemployment crisis. The President has written to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise- calling for the joint sitting to outline the country's economic reconstruction and recovery plan. On Both Sides of the Story we will speak to labour unions about their

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10:15

Farmers accuse SAPS of not taking plight of farmers...

The National Pulse ·

2020/10/14

Police Minister, Bheki Cele, says the department is working on assisting farmers and law enforcement officials to work together, to avoid stock theft and farm violence. Cele and State Security Minister, Ayanda Dlodlo, met with farmers in the Free State yesterday - following violent protests in Senekal. Cele says farmers and police need to work together to stop violent attacks. In another separate meeting, other farmers met with the MEC for Agriculture in the Freestate, to discuss the death of

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