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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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Global Watch: Belgium unlocks colonial-era Congo mining records with $24 trillion at stake
3w ago00:06:32Tap to summarizeBelgium plans to open a vast colonial-era geological archive on the Democratic Republic of Congo, containing almost 500 metres of mining records from the colonial era. These files could help the DRC identify unexplored mineral deposits, attract investors, and strengthen its control over a mining sector valued at $24 trillion.GUEST: Olamilekan Okebiorun, Business Insider Africa Journalist
Transcribe →Give for #Mandela
3w ago00:07:22Tap to summarizeJuly 18 the country collectively honours and observes the birthday of the late stateman Nelson Mandela by giving back to the community. We speak to one organisation that has launched the ‘hands-on-heroes’ campaign for the day… GUEST: Danny Diliberto - CEO and founder Ladles of Love
Transcribe →Public Interest SA Lay Criminal Complaint Against Senior SAPS Officer
3w ago00:08:54Tap to summarizePublic Interest SA has lodged a criminal complaint with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) against a senior SAPS Officer, alleging possible contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). The complaint centres on the controversial R360 million SAPS Medicare24 Tshwane contract. For more on this, I am joined on the line by GUEST: Tebogo Khaas, Public Interest SA chairperson
Transcribe →Poor indigent register management robs SA’s most vulnerable of their basic human rights
3w ago00:05:58Tap to summarizeSouth Africa’s municipalities are confronting the growing and uncomfortable reality that the number of households requiring state support is rising sharply, while the financial capacity of local government to meet that need is increasingly constrained. However some experts have raised concerns with this system… GUEST: Nicholas Maweni - Munsoft CEO
Transcribe →Governance cluster oversight committee chairs brief media
3w ago00:07:36Tap to summarizeChairpersons of Parliament’s governance cluster oversight committees this morning addressed the media and stakeholders as part of the 7th Parliament’s Committee Cluster Media Engagement programme. We speak this afternoon to… GUEST: Jan De Villiers - Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration
Transcribe →‘BIG ISSUE’ ‘Can South Africa rebuild trust in its Law Enforcement Institutions?’
3w ago00:07:56Tap to summarizeOn today’s edition we look at Public Trust and Community Safety – Why confidence has eroded.Public perceptions of safety, community policing, vigilantism and the rise of private security. GUEST: Frans Kgasago - Limpopo CPF Provincial Chairperson
Transcribe →Global Watch: Eswatini receives 11 more US deportees as third-country deal enters fourth phase
3w ago00:07:25Tap to summarizeThe Kingdom of Eswatini has confirmed the arrival of 11 more third-country nationals deported from the United States, marking the fourth group of migrants transferred to the southern African kingdom under a controversial bilateral agreement that continues to attract sharp criticism from international human rights organisations. GUEST: Wandile Dludlu, The People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) Deputy President
Transcribe →President Extends Madlanga Commission Deadline
3w ago00:09:16Tap to summarizePresident Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the Madlanga Commission’s deadline to 16 November 2026. This is to allow the commission to hear all evidence related to its terms of reference. The Commission initially had until 31 August 2026 to submit its report. Let’s get an understanding of this extension as well as what GUEST: Sibahle Motha, SABC News Reporter
Transcribe →Ballito Mall’s Failed Bomb Attack
3w ago00:07:58Tap to summarizeA teenager’s alleged Telegram manifesto revealed chilling new details about a failed bomb attack at Ballito Junction Regional Mall, where an improvised explosive device emitted smoke instead of detonating. The 15-year-old Zimbali resident, who cannot be identified as he is a minor, allegedly placed the device in the mall’s crowded food court on Sunday, March 29. The potentially deadly attack was averted only because the improvised device failed to explode, apparently due to a construction fault. For more on this, I am joined on the line by… GUEST: Jacqueline Herbst, The North Coast Courier Journalist
Transcribe →My City, My Concern: One Joburg suburb taking service delivery into their own hands
3w ago00:08:38Tap to summarizeFrustrated residents of Parkmore, Sandton, have taken it upon themselves to provide the much-needed services they claim the City of Johannesburg is failing to deliver. The residents have long expressed frustration that the Johannesburg Roads Agency has not been maintaining road markings, stop signs, traffic lights, and potholes in the area. GUEST: Lori Klein, Parkmore Community Association Suburb Manager
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