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FAQs about The National Pulse:How many episodes does The National Pulse have?The podcast currently has 12,638 episodes available.
February 18, 2019Drought in the Eastern CapeAid agency Gift of the Giver which has just intervened in Makhanda last week over the water crisis say that they have have received calls from Riebeeck East, Amathole District (Queenstown) where over 50 000 people in 100 villages are without water for several months. They go on to say that the challenges in the Eastern Cape are multiplying.Guest: Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers...more9minPlay
February 18, 2019DUT Student protestHundreds of EFF aligned students from the Durban University of Technology have marched to the Steve Biko campus in central Durban. They are demanding that the university's operations be shut down. The students are demanding that 3-thousand 500 students be allowed to register for the B-Tech qualification despite the fact that they owe student fees from last year. Students are demanding free, quality education for everyone in the country.Sesiyanda Godlimpi, SRC President at Durban University of Technology...more6minPlay
February 18, 2019Patrice Motsepe Press ConfrenceFounder and chairperson of African Rainbow Energy and Power (AREP) Patrice Motsepe has denied allegations of nepotism and reports that the unbundling of Eskom will benefit his company. Motsepe held a press conference earlier today to discuss the alleged roles by minister of energy Jeff Radebe and president Cyril Ramaphosa who are both brother-in- laws. Guest: Amona Accram, SABC economics reporter...more6minPlay
February 15, 2019Helen Zille delivered her last State of the Province addressWestern Cape premier Helen Zille delivered her last State of the Province address today in the Western Cape legislature. She touched on number of issues from infrastructure and education to the water crisis. She said the At 83 percent, the Western Cape received the highest number of clean audits in South Africa in 2018/19. Today, we are the cleanest government in South Africa.Bonginkosi Madikizela - Western Cape Human Settlements MEC and the leader of the DA in the Western Cape...more11minPlay
February 15, 2019#ANC Western Cape responds to SopaDramatic scenes unfolded in the Western Cape Legislature when ANC staged a walkout during Premier Helen Zille's State of the Province Address. Zille was delivering her last SOPA as Premier was hackled by members of the opposition party during the first half of her speech which saw her stating that she would not address or respond to comments from members who were misinformed.Guest: Khaya Magaxa - Leader of the ANC in the Legislature...more7minPlay
February 15, 2019#TechnologyFriday we talk technology with our regular expert, Guest: Wesley Diphoko, founder and editor of The Infonomist....more5minPlay
February 15, 2019#Ramaphosa Finishes a YearPresident Ramaphosa is today finishing a year as the President of South Africa. He was sworn in on 15 February last year. Economically, how has he performed as the President?Guest: Lumkile Mondi- economist and Senior Lecturer at WITS...more11minPlay
February 15, 2019UDM LAUNCHING MANIFESTOThe United Democratic Movement (UDM) leadership is to launch it 2019 elections manifesto in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Port Elizabeth, tomorrow. The party will be addressed by its president, Bantu Holomisa. Clip; UDM Deputy President Nqabayomzi Nkwankwa spoke to Stephen Grooteson #SAfmSunRiseGuest: Ralph Mathekga - Political analyst...more11minPlay
February 15, 2019INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAYToday is International Childhood Cancer Day. The day is commemorated annually on February the 15th to raise awareness and express support for children and adolescents with cancer. How are we doing as a country in dealing with the scourge and also how much do we understand about it? Guest: Dr Coceka Mfundisi – Pediatric Neurosurgeon...more9minPlay
February 15, 2019SOLDIERS PROTESTSA group of former SADF soldiers and IFP defence unity members under the banner of the United Statutory Military Veterans have marched and delivered a memorandum of grievances to President Cyril Ramaphosa's office at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. SADFMVA coordinator Phillip Monyela says they have approached the presidency office after attempts to engage with the department of military veterans failed. He says they have decided to approach Ramaphosa as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army to complain about unequal treatment and benefits of former soldiers, especially those who used to work for the apartheid government. What exactly are they not happy with? To find out what their issues are, we are joined on the line by… Guest: Neo Makwiting - SABC journalist...more8minPlay
FAQs about The National Pulse:How many episodes does The National Pulse have?The podcast currently has 12,638 episodes available.