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INVESTIGATION | Ithala - Billions in the Balance
Episode 15
The Prudential Authority of the SA Reserve Bank is seeking to liquidate KZN-based Ithala SOC due to serious concerns about the state-owned lender’s f…
1 year, 2 months ago
POWER CHAT | Ferial Haffajee speaks to Deputy Finance Minister Ashor Sarupen about the Budget — and the GNU — after talks collapsed
Episode 14
As negotiations between the ANC and DA over the national budget dragged into the early hours of April 1, 2025, no agreement was reached—deepening the…
1 year, 2 months ago
POWER CHAT | Ferial Haffajee and Breitbart's Joel Pollak on democracy, foreign policy, and power
Episode 13
In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee sits down with South African-born American conservative political comm…
1 year, 2 months ago
EXPLAINER | Solidarity Movement’s Great Trek to Washington
Episode 12
Afrikaner activists have been in Washington, telling people about the plight of Afrikaans farmers and urging the US to lay sanctions against ANC poli…
1 year, 3 months ago
POWER CHAT | Helen Zille on how to fix Johannesburg & the future of the Government of National Unity
Episode 11
In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee speaks with the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic A…
1 year, 3 months ago
FACT-CHECK | Do white people own 22% of the land in South Africa?
Episode 10
Since at least 2018, a claim doing the rounds on social media alleges that white people own only around 22% of South Africa’s land. This claim has be…
1 year, 3 months ago
EXPLAINER | Donald Trump's inner circle: All the President's South African men
Episode 9
From business moguls like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, to political insiders like Joel Pollak, several South African men have found their way into Dona…
1 year, 3 months ago
INVESTIGATION | Queeny Madikizela-Malema: 'Gangster Informant'
Episode 8
Queeny Madikizela-Malema, an alleged ‘informant’ with a murky past, has been murdered. Her story is tangled in claims of rogue state activity, a repo…
1 year, 4 months ago
POWER CHAT | Geordin Hill-Lewis on leadership, global tensions & Cape Town’s future
Episode 7
In this episode of Power Chat, author and Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee sits down with Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to unpack…
1 year, 4 months ago
INVESTIGATION | Is the ‘cryptoqueen’, Ruja Ignatova, hiding in South Africa?
Episode 6
Daily Maverick's Caryn Dolley previously uncovered possible links between fugitive ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova and South Africa, particularly Cape To…
1 year, 4 months ago