The National Pulse

Latest News, Trends, and light features for an afternoon commute- Business, Traffic, Weather and Sport

The National Pulse is a government podcast hosted by SAfm, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

SAfm hosts The National Pulse, a government show with 1,000 episodes published.

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  World Multiple Sclerosis Day (Saturday 30 May 2026)

  May 29, 202611 minS0

  <p>World Multiple Sclerosis Day will be commemorated tomorrow, Saturday 30 May 2026. I’ll be joined on the line by a husband and wife duo, Zandile and Sello Maphosa, Sello being a Multiple Sclerosis patient and Zandile the caregiver. Sello and Zandile will give us a firsthand experience of coping and thriving while dealing with Multiple Sclerosis on a daily basis.</p> <p>GUEST: Zandile and Sello Maphosa</p>

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  UP professor launches novel research into little-understood, vital branch of mycology

  May 29, 20269 minS0

  <p>This is why the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust (OMT) has awarded its New Frontiers Research Award for 2026 to mycologist Professor Cobus Visagie, an associate professor at the Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute. To tell us more on the award, his research and the field of mycology is…</p> <p>Guest: Professor Cobus Visagie, an associate professor at the Forestry and Agriculture Biotechnology Institute.</p>

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  Shops looted in Estcourt, KZN

  May 29, 202638 minS0

  <p>Shops reportedly belonging to foreign nationals have been looted in Estcourt, KZN today. SABC News reporter, Dries Liebenberg, was on the ground and now joins me on the line to tell us what happened…</p> <p>GUEST: Dries Liebenberg, SABC News Reporter</p>

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  Legal battle continues over Edgar Lungu’s remains

  May 29, 20266 minS0

  <p>The Supreme Court of Appeal heard former Zambian President, Edgar Lungu’s family’s appeal against the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria’s judgment, which found that Zambia is entitled to repatriate Lungu’s remains for the purposes of a State funeral and burial. Let’s get more details on what happened in court today with…</p> <p>GUEST: Masiteng Makgala, SABC News Reporter</p>

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  SACP convenes Conference of the Left

  May 29, 20268 minS0

  <p>The South African Communist Party (SACP) has convened in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg for Conference of the Left. We catch up with SABC reporter to speak more on the conference, and issues that arose in the lead up to today’s sitting</p> <p>Guest: Ntebo Mkobo – SABC Reporter</p>

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