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8:27

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula released the mid...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/23

Today the Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula released the mid festive season road safety statistics. A total of 489 fatal crashes have been recorded thus far, which is a 25% decrease compared to 656 fatal crashes recorded over the same period last year. Guest: Ayanda Allie- Paine - Spokesperson for the Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula

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45:55

A challenging year for the Office of the Public...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/23

2019 can be said to have been a challenging period for the Office of the Public Protector given some of the legal battles the office was faced with. We are now in conversation with Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane as we look at the last 12 months. Guest: Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane - Public Protector

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3:10

The Minerals Council of South Africa has called on...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/23

The Minerals Council of South Africa has called on the government to urgently intervene and ensure security in the mining industry. This follows the killing of a security guard during an armed robbery at the Harmony Goldplant west of Johannesburg, on Friday. Guest: Alan Fine

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8:33

South Africans gather outside Indian embassy in...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/23

Today a group of South African students, academics and activists, in conjunction with organisations including Protect the Rohingya, the Wits Muslim Students Association, the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee, Johannesburg Against Injustice, the Media Review Network, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and SA Friends of Kashmir organised a protest outside the Indian Consulate General in Parktown. The protest was organised under the banner ‘South Africans against Apartheid India.’ The demonstration

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10:27

The Royal Family of the kingdom of Abathembu have...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/23

The Royal Family of the kingdom of Abathembu have welcomed the release of the Abathembu King, Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo from prison. King Dalindyebo was released last night as part of the prisoners qualifying for remission of sentence. According to the Ngangelizwe Royal Family of the Abathembu Nation the absence of his Majesty marked a period division within the Abathembu nation and the matter eventually landed in court in Grahamstown High Court under the lead of AbaThembu Royal Adviser Adv Matthew

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4:57

SABC calls on the class of 2019 to use the sabc...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

Guest: Eric Muragana SABC Digital Media Manager

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7:30

Numsa negotiates wage agreement with North West mine

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

Guest: Oageng Chose

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4:01

Illegal paracetamol worth R5 million seized

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has seized containers from Mozambique of illegal medicines worth R 5 million. The shipments was seized after an investigation by SAHPRA found containers with tablets and powder which reportedly contain paracetamol. Guest: Yuven Gounden - SAHPRA spokesperson

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6:30

firefighters battled to contain fire that erupted at...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

Earlier on today firefighters were battling to contain the fire that erupted the Cape Winelands. Cooler conditions during the night allowed them to make good progress in the areas that are accessible. There are however a few spots high up in the rocky areas of the mountains that crews are unable to access. Guest: Jo-Anne Otto Spokesperson for the Cape Winelands District Municipality

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7:09

Initiation schools in the Eastern Cape suspended...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Commission) has suspended initiation schools in the Eastern Cape following the death of 22 initiates. According to the CRL Commission’s chairperson Professor David Mosoma, the commission has observed with dismay that, in certain instances, the cultural practice of initiation robs families and communities of young people who either die or suffer genital amputation. He further stated

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6:29

KZN government intervenes in Shembe ‘tensions’

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

As the battle for the control of the Nazareth Baptist Church continues. The KwaZulu-Natal government has decided to assemble a team of MEC’s to mediate between the two factions of the embattled Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church. About three weeks ago, the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein granted the Thembezinhle faction an order to lead the church and occupy all properties of the church and the province wants to ensure that the court judgment is peacefully implemented.Guest: Lennox Mabaso, KZN

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5:55

Jacob Zuma files papers with Supreme Court of Appeal

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

Former president Jacob Zuma has filed an application with the Supreme Court of Appeal to determine whether the high court’s decision to refuse him leave to appeal against a decision preventing him from enjoying a permanent stay of prosecution on corruption charges in the multibillion-rand arms deal was correct. Guest: Advocate Paul Hoffman, Executive Director at Accountability Now

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4:08

World News today: Former Pakistan President...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

Sanusha Naidu joins us to explain why Pakistan’s former ruler Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death and what it means. This week, a special court found former Pakistani ruler General Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason under article 6 of Pakistan’s constitution — for suspending the constitution when he imposed a state of emergency in November 2007 — and sentenced him to death. Guest: Sanusha Naidu, Senior research associate at the Institute of Global Dialogue

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22:39

The Front National's disapproval of President Cyril...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/20

Advocate Jurg Prinsloo joins us to talk about his organisation’s disapproval of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Reconciliation Day speech. On December 16 President Ramaphosa said It was important that we recall how the indigenous African people were forced off their land, denied even the most basic of rights and how families were torn apart by the migrant labour system. Front National is accusing him of lying and making misrepresentations in respect of the fate of white South Africans and the ancestors

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6:10

Free State executive council met today following a...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/19

The Free State executive council held a meeting today following a letter by Deputy Finance Minister, David Masondo to Premier, Sisi Ntombela calling for the Mangaung Metro to be placed under administration. Deputy Minister Masondo says the metro’s failure to implement the existing Voluntary Financial Plan has prompted the decision.Guest: kopung Ralikotsane

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10:32

Fitch keeps South Africa's long term foreign and...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/19

On Wednesday, Global rating agency Fitch kept South Africa's long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at BB+ and maintained its negative outlook. According to Fitch, SA’s ratings are constrained by low growth potential, high and rising government debt, large contingent liabilities as well as the risk of rising social tensions due to extremely high inequalityGuest: S’fiso Skenjana, founder and financial economist at Afra Consultants

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6:03

Minister Stella Ndabeni- Abrahams announced today...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/19

Minister of Communications, Stella Ndabeni- Abrahams announced today during a media briefing that her department is in talks with mobile operators for cheaper data. According to the Minister, the key to driving a digitally transformed society was to ensure that costs to communicate were reduced. Guest: Lazola Kati - Communications Rights Focus Organizer at Right Know

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9:44

Sanef deeply concerned by allegations of editorial...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/19

The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) has expressed concern over allegations of editorial interference and censorship at the ENCA news channel. Former ENCA Political Reporter, Samkele Maseko alleged that ENCA News Chief, Kanthan Pillay had censored stories in the newsroom.Guest: Kate Skinner - Executive Director, SANEF

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8:28

The department of Co-operative Governance in Limpopo...

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/19

The department of Co-operative Governance in Limpopo will soon institute forensic investigations into the embattled Mogalakwena Local Municipality in Mokopane. The municipality has been placed under Section 139 b of the constitution which enables the provincial government to exercise administrative work. Guest: Basikop Makamu – MEC of Co-operative Governance in Limpopo

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7:11

City Power losing millions to cable theft

The National Pulse ·

2019/12/19

According to City Power, it is struggling to the issue of contain cable theft which has led to loses of roughly R 2 billion per annum. Recently 50 street lights were vandalised and their cables stolen in Cleveland north of Johannesburg. Many more streets lights were destroyed and cables removed along Main Reef road and Elias Motsoaledi road near Braamfischerville in Soweto and also traffic lights have also been targeted. Guest: Isaac Mangena - Spokesperson, Johannesburg City Power

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