Podcast Episodes

Court finds Malema used hate speech, EFF vows appeal

South Africa’s Equality Court found EFF leader Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for a 2022 political rally speech. We’ll unpack the Equality Act (PEPUDA), which underpins the ruling and draws a de…

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Jeff Wicks exposes all: Mkhwanazi, Babita Deokaran, Cyril Ramaphosa, Cat Matlala, Cartels, New book

Investigative journalist Jeff Wicks unpacks his new book, The Shadow State: Why Babita Deokaran Had to Die. From the harrowing details of Deokaran’s assassination, to the R850 million procurement sca…

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Mkhwanazi Commission faces bizarre delay

South Africa’s political stage was rocked today as the long-awaited Mkhwanazi Commission was unexpectedly postponed before it even began. In this episode, we unpack the commission’s delay, Kubayi’s s…

Published on 2 days, 5 hours ago

Busani Ngcaweni warns GNU: Mkhwanazi, Senzo Mchunu, SA economy, Land, corruption, Ramaphosa, Mbeki

Prof Busani Ngcaweni, former Policy and Research Head and Chief of Staff in The Presidency and Principal of the National School of Government, now Director for the Centre for Public Policy and Africa…

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3 DA MPs attacked in Cape Town

We unpack the story of three DA MPs who were attacked in Phillipi, Cape Town this week. Among them was Parliament's Police Portfolio Committee Chair, Ian Cameron, who suffered some injuries. What doe…

Published on 1 week ago

The National Dialogue was a hilarious train wreck 😂

The National Dialogue was even funnier than we imagined. From Uncle Cyril asking the nation why government is failing, to people storming the stage — it had it all. In this episode, we take you throu…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Mchunu warns ANC of collapse

Episode 21

Are Senzo Mchunu and Dr Malusi Gigaba right to speak out in the way that they have recently? Let's unpack both their statements and the ANC's reaction to the "counter-revolutionary" remarks by these …

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Loyiso Gola Unpacks: Mkhwanazi, Gayton McKenzie, Kenny Kunene, Ramaphosa, Helen Zille, Comedy, eNCA

Loyiso Gola joins Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh for a wide-ranging and unfiltered conversation. From the Mkhwanazi saga and Kenny Kunene’s arrest to Gayton McKenzie’s political moves and the state of Ramaphosa’s…

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Parliament’s Mkhwanazi Committee Stumbles

Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh unpacks the second meeting of Parliament's Adhoc Committee investigating Lt Gen Mkhwanazi's 6 July allegations.

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Is South Africa’s National Dialogue a total scam?

Is the National Dialogue, which kicks off in Pretoria today, a scam? We take a deep dive into the origins of the National Dialogue, the pulling out of legacy foundations, exhorbitant estimated R700m …

Published on 2 weeks ago