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Dirty linen, global stakes: Redi Tlhabi on the media’s failure in US–SA coverage
Episode 28
In a solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi turns the microphone on her own industry — calling out how South African broadcasting has mish…
9 months ago
Redi Tlhabi meets Winnie Byanyima: Ending AIDS, Fighting Inequality, Reclaiming Power
Episode 27
UNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima joins Redi Tlhabi to unpack HIV funding, health justice, and democracy under threat. From South Africa to the UN, she rev…
9 months, 1 week ago
OPINION | The strange campaign around Senzo Mchunu
Episode 26
Senior journalist Rebecca Davis highlights a disturbing trend on South African social media: fake accounts, copy-paste tweets, and manufactured prais…
9 months, 1 week ago
OPINION | Floyd Shivambu - Between Revolutions and Rejections
Episode 25
Once a firebrand of the EFF, now a brief resident of Zuma’s MK party, Floyd Shivambu is re-emerging—this time with plans to launch his own political …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
REDI TLHABI | Iran standoff, NYC chooses Dem new candidate – and the media’s role
Episode 24
In this episode, journalist and editor Tony Karon joins Redi Tlhabi on The Readiness Report to unpack the pressures facing newsrooms in the West, fro…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
REDI TLHABI | Carole Cadwalladr on How Tech Giants Hijacked Truth and Power
Episode 23
Investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr joins Redi Tlhabi to expose how powerful tech platforms manipulate our data, fuel disinformation, and enda…
10 months ago
REDI TLHABI | A look at Israel's attack on Iran and Trump's authoritarian turn
Episode 22
In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi and Philip Vank delve into the escalating tensions in the Middle East, following a significant I…
10 months, 1 week ago
REDI TLHABI & MEHDI HASAN | Trump Administration is a sh*t show
Episode 20
In this hard-hitting episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi sits down with influential broadcaster, journalist and and Zeteo founder Mehdi Hasa…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
REDI TLHABI asks: Elon Musk, Starlink, and South Africa, what is the real deal?
Episode 19
In this episode of the Readiness Report, Redi takes a hard look at Elon Musk’s comments about South Africa — and the controversy surrounding the gove…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
REDI TLHABI Breaks Down the Trump–Ramaphosa Meeting in the White House
Episode 18
In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi discusses the tense political atmosphere in Washington and the recent visit of South African Pre…
11 months ago