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This week, Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi takes the stand at the Commission of Inquiry after his explosive July press conference shook South Africa. From allegations against senior politicians to claim…

South Africa’s social grants are a lifeline—but they’re under pressure. Treasury is pushing cuts and tighter verification, while millions face hunger and unemployment. Is it time to go beyond targete…

Unlocking South Africa’s next wave of growth—through tech, policy, and bold execution. In this episode of In This Economy? (in collaboration with Standard Bank Private), Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh sits dow…

What is the legacy of OR Tambo. In this panel discussion following the OR Tambo Lecture, some of South Africa's key intellectuals and journalists debate the state of the nation.

In this lecture, Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh reflects on the life and legacy of Oliver Reginald Tambo and what it demands of leaders today. Drawing from Tambo’s words and archives, Sizwe unpacks three pilla…

SACP’s General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, joins us for a wide-ranging, hard-hitting conversation on South Africa’s shifting political landscape. We unpack the SACP’s decision to prepare for independen…

This week, China became the center of global politics. From hosting Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, and Erdogan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, to staging its largest-ever milit…

In today's episode, we unpack the recent developments with the 121 dockets that were moved back to the KZN Politicial Killings Task Team. The moving of these dockets caused anger and frustration for …

Lungelo KM, host and founder of Engineer Your Life podcast, joins us for a conversation on a wide-range of issues. From his journey as an electrical engineer to building one of South Africa’s fastest…

In this conversation, Professor Zhang Weiwei — one of China’s most influential public intellectuals — sits down with us to unpack how China sees the world, and how the world sees China. From Donald T…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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

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 …