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11:11

The department of higher education and training has...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/09

The department of higher education and training has issued a warning to students and their parents, urging them to be aware of bogus colleges when applying at institutions of higher learning. Guest: Blade Nzimande - Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

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7:36

New Year's shootings: Gauteng police offer cash reward

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/09

Guest: Brigadier Mathapelo Peters

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6:46

DA denies firing Mokgalapa

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/09

The DA has denied that Tshwane Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa has been fired. ANC chairperson in Tshwane, Kgosi Maepa - has tweeted that they have learnt from internal sources in the DA, that the party has resolved to fire Mokgalapa - and that his membership be terminated. Mokgalapa has been under investigation following a leaked audio clip - where he was allegedly performing sexual acts with former MMC Sheila Senkubuge, and also discussing plans to fire some city officials. Guest: DA Gauteng leader, John

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5:46

South African passport has dropped three places in...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/09

South African passport has dropped three places in the 2020 ranking of the Henley Passport Index and how that affects the country’s outbound tourism. Guest: Unathi Sonwabile Henama, Lecturer in the Department of Tourism Management @ Tshwane University of Technology

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12:01

Mmusi Maimane joins us to discuss the 2019 matric...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/09

Mmusi Maimane joins us to discuss the 2019 matric results and also to talk about the country’s state of education in general. He says the discrepancy between South Africa’s two education systems is glaring. In the private education sector the prospects of university entry are 9/10 and in the public schooling system, those prospects are an average 3/10. He then argues that this is not a pathway to creating an equal platform for all South Africans to pursue opportunity. Guest: Mmusi Maimane, former DA

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17:56

Lobby group AfriForum says the 2019 matric pass rate...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/08

Lobby group AfriForum says the 2019 matric pass rate of 81-point-three percent is not a reflection of reality. They say "although it is very high, it doesn't give a complete and accurate reflection of the state of education in the country". Their sentiments follow last night's announcement of the Matric results by Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga. For more were our now joined on the line by Carien Bloem, manager of education at AfriForumGuests: Carien Bloem, manager of education at

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7:27

HAWKS arrest three more suspects in lion paw trade

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/08

The Priority Crime Unit, HAWKS in North West says follow up investigations in to the four lion paws that were found on Monday have yielded further positive result. An additional three suspects were arrested for contravention of the National Environmental Management Act. Guest: Hawks spokesperson, Tlangelani Rikhotso

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3:13

The South African Policing Union is once again...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/08

The South African Policing Union is once again calling upon the police authorities to seriously consider re-establishing specialised police units. They say government’s decision to close specialized police units negatively impacted on service delivery to a larger extent.Guest: Mpho Kwinika, President of SA Police Union

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6:53

The Free State is the best performing province of The...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/08

The matric class of 2019 made history by exceeding an 80% pass rate for the first time. The Free State was the best performing province and they obtained 88.4%. But how did they get it right? Guest: Tate Makgoe, Free State MEC for Education

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8:25

The progressive student’s movement has rejected the...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/08

We hear from the Progressive Student Movement (PSM) on why they are rejecting the 2019 matric results. PSM believes accepting results of a broken system will just be throwing the hopes and aspiration of the young and emerging intellectuals into the rubbish bin. Guest: Kabelo Nthekiso, President General of the Progressive Student Movement

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15:08

Equal Education share their thoughts on the state of...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/07

Equal Education share their thoughts on the state of SA’s education system and matric results. They argue that while the release of the matric results remains a critical moment for hundreds of thousands of learners - these results do not provide a good indication of the health of the education system as a whole. So what do they think should happen to get our education system right?Guest: Rone McFarlane, Co-Head of Research @ Equal Education

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5:56

Four suspects have been arrested by the HAWKS in the...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/07

Four suspects aged between 41 and 51 have been arrested by the HAWKS assisted by Crime Intelligence at Rustenburg in the North West, allegedly for trying to sell lion paws. Spokesperson for the HAWKS in North West, Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso, says the suspects will appear tomorrow at the local magistrate's court, on charges of contravening the National Environment Management-BiodiversityGuest: Ian Michler, Lead Character and Consultant of the Documentary Blood Lion

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6:29

Sonke Gender Justice Is set to take on President...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/07

Sonke Gender Justice Is set to take on President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Correctional Services Act. In December 2016 Sonke and Lawyers for Human Rights filed an application at the Western Cape High Court, where it sought for the court to declare that several sections of the Correctional Services Act were inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid.Guest: Kayan Leung from Sonke Gender Justice

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6:44

The ANC in the Northern Cape will host the January 8...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/07

The ANC in the Northern Cape will host the January 8 Statement celebrations on Saturday this week. The ANC says this year's January 8 statement is all about reviving the hopes of South Africans who are unemployed and living in poverty. For more on this, we are now joined on the line by Ongama Mtimka, a lecturer and political analyst based at Nelson Mandela University, who says "this January statement affords President Ramaphosa one last major party political platform on which to restore public trust

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7:52

Tshwane ANC to bring several motions of no confidence...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/07

The ANC says the speaker of the City of Tshwane Metro should call a special council meeting. This after the party and the EFF in the metro submitted a petition to convene the council meeting tomorrow to allow them to bring several motions of no confidence in the DA leaders of the metro. The speaker and executive mayor were removed in a special council meeting last year. However, the High Court in Pretoria suspended the resolutions taken in the specific council meeting after the DA took legal action

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15:54

IEB Matric results

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2020/01/07

In conversation with Miguel Torres who scored a whopping 99% for his final mathematics mark. Torres, who passed with eight distinctions, is one of the 129 matric pupils at St David's Marist Inanda in Sandton who scored 252 distinctions in the 2019 matric examinations.How much does it take to teach a subject like mathematics? I mean it’s not uncommon to hear students complain that they hate maths because it’s too hard. Guest: Miguel TorresGuest: Suzette Richards, Maths teacher @ St David's Marist

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10:19

35 mourners killed during stampede at Qassem...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/07

Guest: Ibrahim Dean

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7:37

How to handle Matric results stress

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/06

The last few days before the release of matric results is a very stressful time for those who took the exams a month ago. The wait is a nerve-racking experience as many pin their future plans on these results. Over 600-thousand full-time learners and more than 100-thousand part-time candidates who sat for the examinations will be getting their results tomorrow. So how should parents and Matriculants handle matric stress?Guest: Janet King, A counsellor at Life Line

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9:51

Various stakeholders met in Cape Town this morning to...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/06

Various stakeholders met in Cape Town this morning to try and resolve the crisis faced by foreign nationals living in a church in the CBD. The Human Rights Commission says discussions focused on documentations of the foreign nationals and finding alternative accommodation for the group - among other things. They've been living in the Central Methodist Church since October last year. Guest: Chris Nissen, Western Cape Human Rights Commissioner

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4:43

Gift of the Givers to decide today whether they'll...

The National Pulse ·

2020/01/06

Various stakeholders met in Cape Town this morning to try and resolve the crisis faced by foreign nationals living in a church in the CBD. The Human Rights Commission says discussions focused on documentations of the foreign nationals and finding alternative accommodation for the group - among other things. They've been living in the Central Methodist Church since October last year. Guest: Badr Kazi

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