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The National Pulse
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Latest News, Trends, and light features for an afternoon commute- Business, Traffic, Weather and Sport
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Tech Talk: AI’s role in drafting multistakeholder documents
2w ago00:08:30Tap to summarizeEconomist and Strategist, Xhanti Payi and the co-founder of payment platform, getsly.ai, Simukayi Mukuna, wrote an interesting piece on the South African National AI policy for Business Day last week. GUEST: Xhanti Payi, Economist and Strategist at Inani Strategies
Transcribe →An Open Letter to Warrant Officer Karl Sander by Tebogo Khaas
2w ago00:10:32Tap to summarizePublic Interest South Africa’s Tebogo Khaas penned an open letter to Warrant Officer, Tebogo Khaas, after his testimony at the Madlanga Commission. In the letter, Tebogo Khaas says institutions are strengthened when courageous officers like Sander are heard not silenced or sidelined. GUEST: Tebogo Khaas, Public Interest South Africa Chair
Transcribe →‘Thought Leader’ - An invisible supply chain crisis is driving SA’s food inflation
2w ago00:08:21Tap to summarizeOur guest this afternoon penned an opinion piece arguing beyond inflation as the reason for food price increases. Guest: Wesley Niemann of the Department of Business Management at the University of Pretoria
Transcribe →‘Winning/Champion’ Wits University claims Africa’s Top University spot, also cracking a spot in the global top 1%
2w ago00:09:59Tap to summarizeThe University of Witwatersrand has been crowned the top university in Africa in the 2026 Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR), outperforming thousands of institutions worldwide and securing a place among the global elite. Guest: Dr Samia Chasi - Head of Internationalisation and Strategic Partnerships
Transcribe →‘BIG ISSUE’ - Understanding youth unemployment
2w ago00:06:42Tap to summarizeWe continue with conversations around youth unemployment, and this afternoon we draw in a perspective from an organisation that works with youth entrepreneurship and skills development to understand where the gaps are and how they, among other organisations, work to close those gaps. Guest: Tiyani Mohlaba - Chief Operations Officer at Afrika Tikkun
Transcribe →ICJ sets next phase of South Africa’s Gaza genocide case
2w ago00:04:47Tap to summarizeNearly three years after South Africa launched its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, the court has set a new timetable that will keep proceedings before judges in The Hague until at least 2029. The Presidency announced yesterday that the ICJ has given South Africa until 22 November 2027 to file its Reply to Israel’s Counter-Memorial, submitted in March this year… GUEST: Sophie Mokoena, SABC News Specialist Correspondent
Transcribe →Right of Reply: Five claims by March and March’s leader and what the evidence actually shows
2w ago00:15:44Tap to summarizeLet’s get a response on what Groundup News Deputy Editor, Daniel Steyn, just spoke to us about… GUEST: Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, March and March Leader
Transcribe →Five claims by March and March’s leader and what the evidence actually shows
2w ago00:11:28Tap to summarizeGroundup News Deputy Editor, Daniel Steyn, wrote a piece looking at some of the claims made by March and March leader, Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma at a press conference last week. Daniel’s piece looked at the claim vs what the facts say… GUEST: Daniel Steyn, Groundup News Deputy Editor
Transcribe →Global Watch: Ethiopian Elections
2w ago00:07:52Tap to summarizeEthiopia is holding their parliamentary and regional elections today. Analysts expect Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party to win in a landslide, despite significant unrest in much of the country. GUEST: Dr. Seife Tadelle Kidane, Director: Centre for Governance and Inter-Africa Trade in Africa
Transcribe →Integrated School Data Collection Platform Executive Summary presented by the Education Labour Relations Council
2w ago00:08:28Tap to summarizeGuest: Bernice Loxton, Spokesperson: Education Labour Relations Council A nationwide verification project, Integrated School Data Collection Platform, was presented in parliament in May this year. The project’s Executive Summary presented by the Education Labour Relations Council uncovered thousands of undocumented pupils, hundreds of public servants allegedly employed by more than one department, and tens of thousands of employee records that could not be matched to government payroll data.
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