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6:22

Political tensions in Sudan

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/02

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Khartoum on Sunday demanding the ruling military hand over to civilians, in the largest demonstrations since a deadly security service raid on a protest camp three weeks ago. To pile more pressure, Sudanese protest leaders are calling for a one-day nationwide "civil disobedience" campaign on July 14. To explain what this all means, we are joined by…..Guest: Ibrahim Dean – Researcher at the Afro-Middle East Centre

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14:42

SA Human Rights Commission will convene a preliminary...

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/02

Tomorrow, the SA Human Rights Commission will convene a preliminary inquiry into allegations that medical aid schemes are racially profiling Black, Indian and Coloured healthcare professionals. The purpose of the Preliminary Inquiry we are told will be to allow involved and interested parties an opportunity to present their concerns and views regarding this matter in order for the Commission to perform a full assessment thereof and decide on what steps, investigative or otherwise, to take going

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6:10

Examining the Children’s Act and its impact on...

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

The National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities is of the view that government needs to prioritise disabled children and “redress the imbalance” by including them in legislation as the Children’s Act barely accommodates them. Guest: Darnay Marry - Senior manager programmes and governance at national council for persons with disabilities

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3:50

The Independent Communications Authority of South...

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has wrapped up its nationwide public education and awareness campaign in Kimberley. ICASA has been interacting with communities to educate them about the services it offers in regulating the communications industry. Guest: Paseka Maleka- Icasa spokesperson

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6:35

E-Toll scrapping

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

Earlier on today, Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced that he was willing to pledge money from Gauteng’s coffers to contribute to the end of the e-tolling system. What can we read into this – could this spell the end of the e-toll system? Guest: Wayne Duvenage, Chairperson of OUTA

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12:16

Gauteng Premier, David Makhura today delivered the...

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

Gauteng Premier, David Makhura today delivered the State of the Province Address. He outlined 5 priorities for the 6th provincial administration. These include the Economy, Jobs, Infrastructure, Education, Skills Revolution & Health amongst others. We are now joined by SABC Reporter, Natasha Phiri who was present at the event…Guest: Natasha Phiri- SABC Reporter

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8:17

ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile has filed a suit...

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile has filed a suit against Julius Malema and Mandisa Mashego and their party for defamation of character for calling him a thief in addition to a number of other accusations.Guest: Keith Khoza, spokesperson of Paul Mashatile

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6:22

Johannesburg residents will pay more for water and...

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

Johannesburg residents will pay more for water and electricity from today when the new tariff hikes come into effect. Customers will pay 9.9% more for water. Property rates and refuse removal tariffs will increase by 5.5% and 7% respectively.Property rates and refuse removal fees are also set to rise.Guest: Funzela Ngobeni- MMC for Finance, City of Johannesburg

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6:27

World News Today

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

Last month, it was reported that West African finance ministers and central bank governors agreed on technical issues surrounding the creation of a single currency for the Economic Community of West African States next year. The Eco is the proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) plans to introduce in the framework of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).Guest: Professor Martin Rupiya, from the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of

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11:34

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has...

The National Pulse ·

2019/07/01

The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has officially kicked off the 2019-2020 tax filing season for personal income taxpayers. The tax season starts with the e-filing process, which has already begun and runs until December 4, while manual filing will begin on the August 1 and runs until the end of October. For more on this year’s tax season and what to expect, we are joined by….Guest: Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner

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3:17

The 40-year-old man who was arrested in Pretoria for...

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/28

The 40-year-old man who was arrested in Pretoria for assaulting a homeless man has been released from police custody. He was supposed to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court today, but the case was struck off the roll. For an update on this story we are joined on the line by…Guest: Kay Makhubela-South African Police Service (Saps) spokesperson captain

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7:08

Scientists from the University of the Western Cape...

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/28

Scientists from the University of the Western Cape chemistry department have found that fish caught by small-scale commercial fishers in Kalk Bay are contaminated by antibiotics, painkillers, antiretrovirals, disinfectants and industrial chemicals.The research is part of an ongoing study which is expected to be concluded in three years. We are now joined by… Guest: Professor Leslie Petrik – from the University of the Western Cape chemistry department

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8:10

Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) is suing the City of...

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/28

Quality Filtration Systems (QFS) is suing the City of Cape Town, R57.4 million for misrepresentation, non-payment, and failure to buy the desalinated water. The company was contracted in January last year to provide one of three desalination plants to provide fresh drinking water using a reverse osmosis sea water desalination plant. These plants were developed in the city’s bid to beat Day Zero. The company says that, it would not have tendered for the project nor invested R37m if it was informed

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7:38

chaos erupted in the KZN Legislature when the...

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/28

Earlier on today chaos erupted in the KZN Legislature when the Democratic Alliance and EFF Members of the Provincial Legislature staged a walk out in protest against former president Jacob Zuma's presence.Guest: Zwakele Mncwango, Provincial leader of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal

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9:50

World News Today

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/28

On World News today we ask – what’s happening in Nigeria? Yesterday, thousands of people displaced by Boko Haram mostly women and children protested against shortage of food and divertion of aid supplies meant for them by camp officials in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria. But how much damage has been caused by Boko Haram and what will it take to defeat them? Guest: Dr Akinola Olojo, Senior Researcher in Transnational threats and international crime at the ISS

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7:55

Outa Has called on the Hawks and the NPA to...

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/28

Yesterday, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) called on the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to investigate former NPA advocates Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi for possible criminal activity they may have been involved in. This comes after the Constitutional Court denied an appeal by the General Council of the Bar to remove them and Advocate Sibongile Mzinyathi from the roll.Guest: Stefanie Fick, Outa’s chief legal officer

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5:56

“State Capture Wrap”

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/27

BNP Capital Director Daniel Mahlangu has told the state capture commission in Joburg that his company did not do due diligence regarding the company of SAA chair Dudu Myeni's personal advisor Masotsha Mngadi. In Line Trading and BNP entered into a partnership to bid for an advisory services tender at SAA in 2015. The airline was seeking a 15 billion Rand debt consolidation loan at the time. Mahlangu has told the commission his company would do due diligence before working with others - but in this

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5:36

State of the World's Fathers Report 2019

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/27

The third State of the World’s Fathers is rooted firmly in a feminist analysis of care, and the belief that unpaid care work must be valued as much as paid work, and shared equally between men and women.Guest: Professor Mzi Nduna, Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand

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8:56

In Hindsight

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/27

Today we feature Bradley van Sitters who recently made history when he became the first Khoi praise singer invited to usher the president into the National Assembly. As you may know that post his appearance in Parliament he received some backlash from a handful of critics.Guest: Bradley Van Sitters, Khoi praise singer

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6:39

The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO)...

The National Pulse ·

2019/06/27

The South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) says they are extremely concerned about the spate of retrenchments in various sectors of the economy which will affect the workers and their dependents adversely. Sanco is also calling on the private sector to contribute towards government’s programme of employment creation instead of escalating unemployment in the country.Guest: Packet Seaketso, 1st Deputy President of Sanco

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