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FAQs about The National Pulse:How many episodes does The National Pulse have?The podcast currently has 12,610 episodes available.
April 21, 2020Violent protests erupt in Lichtenburg after a police vehicle allegedly ran over and killed a childThere has been rioting at Boikhutso in Lichtenburg in the North West after a police vehicle allegedly ran over - and killed - a child. Two police vans and an ambulance have reportedly been torchedGuest: Oshebeng Koonyaditse, spokesperson for the Transport Department in North West...more5minPlay
April 21, 2020Examining unprofessional conduct by policeWe continue yesterday's discussion with the Gauteng department of community safety. One of our listeners called in yesterday to complain about not being able to open a case with a local police station in Soweto. In the same breath Energy Analyst, Chris Yelland tweeted yesterday about how his wife tried to report a car accident she was involved in on the way home from Craighall Pick n Pay. Chris Yelland said his wife tried report the matter to Parkview and Randburg police stations but both stations refused to assist his wife.1. Guest: Chris Yelland, Energy analyst and Managing Director of EE Business Intelligence2. Guest: Ofentse Morwane, Spokesperson for the Gauteng Department of Community Safety...more17minPlay
April 21, 2020Initiations suspended due to Covid-19 pandemicInitiations have been suspended until next winter due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Guest: Kgoshi Mathibela Mokoena, President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa, CONTRALESA...more6minPlay
April 21, 2020NYDA puts in place Covid-19 relief fund for youthThe National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has put in place a Covid-19 relief fund for young people whose businesses have been affected by the national lockdown. Guest: Sifiso Mtsweni- NYDA Executive Chairperson...more8minPlay
April 21, 2020Empowa-Men to tackle upsurge of GBV during lockdownSechaba Motsieloa tells us about what his organisation is doing to tackle the upsurge of passive and active violence which is predominantly perpetrated by men during the national lockdown. Empowa-Men is currently driving an initiative which encourages frank conversations that enable men to engage and come face-to-face with behavior patterns and thought processes that have caused great damage to individuals and society as a whole. Guest: Mr Sechaba Motsieloa, Co-Founder & Convenor from Empowa-Men...more8minPlay
April 21, 2020Mask etiquette during Covid-19Health NGO Right to Care, which is supporting the Department of Health with its coronavirus response, is calling on all South Africans to wear masks when leaving home. They say “South African citizens must wear cloth masks, not only because we have to comply, but also because it could protect other people if you are infected but not aware of it”. Guest: Dr Eula Mothibi, Executive director at Right to Care and MD Right to Care International...more4minPlay
April 21, 2020Lesotho's government says Thabane must resignReports coming from the mountain kingdom suggest that Lesotho's government has agreed that Prime Minister Tom Thabane, who is accused of murdering his estranged wife, will immediately resign. Guest: Prof Hoolo Nyane, a Professor of Public Law and head of public law department at the University of Limpopo...more17minPlay
April 21, 202045,000 South Africans are expected to die from Covid-19Professor Shabir Madhi of Wits University warns that up to 45,000 South Africans are expected to die from Covid-19 over the next two to three years. He joins us now to discuss the devastating effects of Covid19. Guest: Professor Shabir Madhi –Professor of Vaccinology at Wits University...more13minPlay
April 20, 2020Prisoners threaten hunger strike over Covid-19BSS: Prisoners across the country have threatened to embark on a massive hunger strike as of today in a bid for an early release from prison and also to try to avoid contacting the Covid-19 coronavirus in overcrowded jails. The South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights (Sapohr) released a statement demanding that the correctional services department announce a strategy on how it would alleviate the chronic overcrowding and save the lives of inmates facing the threat of Covid-19.Guest: Golden Miles Bhudu – Representative of the South African Prison Organization for Human Rights...more20minPlay
April 20, 2020One Voice One Prayer campaign aims to fight Covid-19 through prayerIn responding to the dire impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, The One Voice One Prayer campaign aims to encourage spiritual leaders across various forms of faith to unite in prayer and to participate in an online Prayer Conference to ask for Supernatural intervention from God to Stop the Coronavirus. Guest: Constance Netshifhefhe- Spokesperson for the One Voice One Prayer Campaign...more4minPlay
FAQs about The National Pulse:How many episodes does The National Pulse have?The podcast currently has 12,610 episodes available.