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The marches are done. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis sits down with reporters Lerato Mutsila, Felix Dlangamandla and Naledi Mashishi — fresh off the ground in eThekwini, Joburg CBD and the Garden Route — to ask the talk about the day and ask the question: what happens now, in the townships and villages, when no one will be watching? Hosted by: Rebecca Davis, Lerato Mutsila, Felix Dlangamandla, Naledi Mashishi Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-29-live-xenophobic-unrest-south-africas-30-june-marches-as-they-happen/?dm_source=blocks-list-item&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

South Africa is experiencing its strongest anti-migrant backlash in years. But when we investigated one of the most successful online campaigns driving this movement, we found evidence suggesting its real motivations may not be what supporters believe. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.   Reporting by: Rebecca Davis Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Anda Tolibadi Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Kim Maxwell Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

South Africa is confronting one of its most significant waves of xenophobic unrest in years. Rebecca Davis, Victoria O’Regan and Felix Dlangamandla examine the forces driving it, the human impact and the questions hanging over the days ahead. Hosted by: Rebecca Davis, Felix Dlangamandla, Victoria O’Regan Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read more:https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-24-durban-drive-in-site-becomes-the-face-of-sa-xenophobia-and-of-desperation-for-malawians/?dm_source=blocks-grid&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-24-durban-drive-in-site-becomes-the-face-of-sa-xenophobia-and-of-desperation-for-malawians/?dm_source=blocks-grid&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-23-police-look-on-as-anti-foreigner-marchers-vandalise-businesses-join-inspections/?dm_source=blocks-grid-wide&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick= Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

South Africa’s political map is shifting fast. Can Helen Zille take Johannesburg? Is the ANC running out of leaders? Why is the DA struggling to broaden its appeal, and is MK set to dominate KZN? Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya unpack the race for Joburg, coalition politics, and the major political realignments reshaping South Africa. Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee and Mondli Makhanya Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Western Cape Education Department has confirmed that George Gueorguiev, the Kommetjie Primary School principal at the centre of a 2025 hate speech controversy, has been transferred to a deputy principal post at Simon’s Town School. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.  Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme and Kevin Flynn  You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nelson Mandela Bay is under Parliament’s microscope after the Cogta committee called for a criminal investigation into irregular job advertisements posted by the troubled metro. With no permanent city manager in place and a growing leadership vacuum, MPs are demanding accountability over who authorised the suspicious hiring process — and why it was allowed to proceed unchecked. Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-17-cogta-committee-calls-for-criminal-probe-into-nelson-mandela-bays-dubious-job-adverts/?dm_source=blocks-grid-wide&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform Hosted by: Angela Daniels & Estelle Ellis Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A once-in-14-years opportunity to put better books in South African classrooms. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis investigated what happened when a group of educators tried to seize it — and who is driving the narrative against them.  Reporting by: Rebecca Davis Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From R9,500 commercialisation conferences to millions of livestream views, school sport is increasingly being drawn into a professionalised, high-pressure economy. Coaches, psychologists and parents say its educational and developmental purpose is being displaced by performance and profit, while legal experts warn that children risk being reduced to unpaid entertainers in a rapidly expanding youth sports industry. Daily Maverick’s Takudzwa Pongweni reports. Reporting by: Takudzwa Pongweni  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Robyn Leary  Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic...  Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Power Chat, Marianne Thamm discusses with Caryn Dolley the relentless campaign for justice led by the families of victims of apartheid-era atrocities. Backed by civil society organisations, the Foundation for Human Rights and the South African Coalition for Transitional Justice, the effort eventually resulted in the establishment of the Khampepe Commission, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Attempts to Halt Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Investigations and Prosecutions. Hosted by: Caryn Dolley & Marianne Thamm Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is the South African justice system being run by a drug syndicate? This week, Caryn Dolley and Marianne Thamm unpack the testimony from the Madlanga Commission that has sent shockwaves through Pretoria. From R55-million in ‘vanishing’ cocaine to the high-ranking police officers allegedly on the payroll of the “Big Five” cartel, we explore how organised crime allegedly moved from the streets to the halls of power.  Hosted by: Marianne Thamm & Caryn Dolley Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/= Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In April 2026, Mozambican authorities announced a major crackdown that involved confiscating masses of chemicals used to make drugs. They also announced arrests, including of two individuals suspected of being Sinaloa Cartel members from Mexico. Mozambique borders South Africa, suggesting that the notorious cartel is on our doorstep. Now, there’s mounting evidence to suggest it’s actually much closer to home. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley reports. Reporting by: Caryn Dolley  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read the full story: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel:    / @dailymavericksa   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Joburg heritage area of Upper Houghton is facing severe pressure as historic homes are being vandalised, occupied and falling into disrepair. Daily Maverick’s Anna Cox explains. Reporting by: Anna Cox Edited by: Joel Seboa Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo Produced by: Emilie Gambade Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider.https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Can a man sentenced to five years’ imprisonment fairly participate in the appointment of the nation’s judges? Despite his recent stadium shooting conviction, Julius Malema retains his seat on the Judicial Service Commission, sparking a legal firestorm. In this episode, Greg Nicolson and Nonkuleko Njilo unpack the Helen Suzman Foundation’s high-stakes court bid to remove Malema and explore the fallout of having a convicted leader vetting the bench. Hosted by: Nonkululeko Njilo & Greg Nicolson Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App:https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SAA’s new acting CEO is facing strong headwinds to turn the business around from the cliff face it was about to crash into - but he is confident that he can do it, without a bailout. Hosted by: Lindsey Schutters Guest: Matshela Seshibe Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Apple Podcast and Spotify. Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. DM               Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Soweto Marathon promised prize money and prestige when it took place on 29 November 2025. But nearly six months later, the top finishers are still waiting to be paid. What should have been a routine payout has turned into a widening controversy, with unpaid athletes, conflicting explanations, and Central Gauteng Athletics stepping in to de-sanction the race altogether. Sports minister Gayton McKenzie has said his department plans to temporarily take over the Soweto Marathon. He will meet with the race organisers and Athletics South Africa to help restore governance structures. He also suggested his department would find the budget to pay the out-of-pocket athletes. Daily Maverick’s Annemieke Thomaidis explains. Reporting by: Annemieke Thomaidis  Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Mike van Olst Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read the full story: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel:    / @dailymavericksa   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily...   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

South African municipalities are sitting on goldmines of your personal data — ID numbers, addresses, billing details — and they are catastrophically unprepared to protect it. No skills, ancient tech, and bureaucratic red tape have left our local governments wide open to ransomware gangs and phishing attacks. And the thieves? They’re already inside the house. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters explains. Reporting by: Lindsey Schutters  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to challenge the Section 89 report in court, a report that could ultimately result in his impeachment. At the same time, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has announced plans to begin the process of establishing an impeachment committee to question the president over the theft at his farm. In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee and reporter Victoria O’Regan unpack the latest developments and examine what may lie ahead. With: Ferial Haffajee and Victoria O’Regan Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcast! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-11-ramaphosa-bets-on-legal-review-to-stall-phala-phala-impeachment-proceedings/?dm_source=blocks-grid-wide&dm_medium=card-link&dm_campaign=inform Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa has also been accused of giving luxury donated Chinese SUVs to her family and loved ones without disclosing this. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.  Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  With additional reporting by: Tembile Sgqolana  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read the full story: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel:    / @dailymavericksa   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily...   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

South Africa’s latest crime statistics suggest a country getting safer, but that’s only part of the story. Commercial crime - fraud, scams, and financial exploitation - is rising, with cases doubling over the past decade. It’s a quieter crime, but one that targets ordinary South Africans directly, often through the very systems they rely on. Why has this surge escaped national attention? And what happens when victims try to fight back? Rebecca Davis, senior journalist at Daily Maverick, reports.  Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Read the full story: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel:    / @dailymavericksa   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily...   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe told Parliament in February that she received two luxury SUVs as donations for the ANC Women’s League. Just one problem: the ANC doesn’t seem to know what she’s talking about. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains. Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn  Read the full story: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel:    / @dailymavericksa   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg is a surgical lifeline for 4.5 million people across western KwaZulu-Natal. For years, its ageing air conditioning system has been breaking down, forcing surgery cancellations and endangering patients. The department knew. It had a plan. The plan failed. Now it has another plan.  Reporting by: Craig Bentley-McKune  Edits and animation by:  Joel Seboa Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel:    / @dailymavericksa   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In late February 2026, the City of Cape Town auctioned off 53 City-owned properties, including the famous Good Hope Centre. The man who claims his bid was successful is a Nigeria-born pastor who leads a charismatic church in Maitland. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains. Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Subscribe to our channel:    / @dailymavericksa   Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily...   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Between 2013 and 2018, R11.3-million in cash flowed into Palcocap — a company linked to former Transnet and Eskom boss Brian Molefe — through 706 ATM deposits across South Africa. Daily Maverick’s investigative journalist for Scorpio Pieter-Louis Myburgh maps the money trail: the ATMs near Molefe’s homes, the deposits that started four days after he moved to Eskom, and the striking overlap between his Gupta contact dates and cash flowing into the account. This is Part 2 of Daily Maverick’s Palcocap series.  Reporting by: Pieter-Louis Myburgh  Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa You can listen to the Let’s Talk Human Rights podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/59LYbrnDnmsupzBh9Sb9dH?si=9ea830a251094765 Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi Guest: Ronak Gopaldas Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMaverickSA/videos Follow us on X : https://x.com/dailymaverick   Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dailymaverick Check our website: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/   Check out our TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Download Daily Maverick Mobile App: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/daily-maverick-app/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cape Town homeowners who do not qualify for income-linked rebates are paying municipal bills that have significantly outpaced inflation and salary increases over the past decade as a result of spiralling property valuations and a wave of fixed charges that did not exist 10 years ago. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.  Reporting by: Rebecca Davis  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn  Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic...  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  You can find us on Instagram here:  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://x.com/dailymaverick Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

South African couple Melany and Peet Viljoen revelled in the limelight. Melany featured on the reality TV show The Real Housewives of Pretoria. And Viljoen styled himself as a legal eagle. But all wasn’t as it seemed. The couple perpetuated the lie that there is a ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, with Afrikaners being violently targeted. So they moved to the US, where they were arrested on shoplifting charges. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains.  Reporting by: Caryn Dolley  Edited by: Joel Seboa  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative lead: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-12-the-viljoens-from-real-housewives-fame-in-sa-to-us-shoplifting-bubbly/ Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Subscribe to Daily Maverick YouTube channel. @dailymaverickchannel Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Daily Maverick’s Associate Editor Ferial Haffajee puts the hard questions to Cape Town's Executive Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, on inequality, the DA leadership race, and what a functional city actually means. Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee Guest: Mayor of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Two competing narratives have emerged since KwaZulu-Natal police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged in July 2025 that a cartel had penetrated South Africa’s criminal justice system, politics, and private security. Either he is exposing a national crisis, or he is deflecting from his own alleged misconduct. Daily Maverick's Caryn Dolley explains. Reporting by: Caryn Dolley  Edited by: Joel Seboa  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Subscribe to Daily Maverick YouTube channel. @dailymaverickchannel   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

South Africa is in the grip of an infrastructure supercycle, but it isn’t roads or rails. It is the rise of the AI Factory, windowless fortresses consuming small cities worth of power.  Reporting by:  Lindsey Schutters & Tony Carnie  Edited by: Anda Tolibadi  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Creative Lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Subscribe to Daily Maverick YouTube channel. @dailymaverickchannel  Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/artic... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi discusses newly appointed US Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, and the recent rebuke from Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola. Drawing on her own experience of living abroad, from the United States to London, she offers four “tips” on what it means to enter a new society as a guest, why understanding local sensitivities matters, and how diplomacy can unravel when those lessons are ignored. Listen in! This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa You can listen to the Let’s Talk Human Rights podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/59LYbrnDnmsupzBh9Sb9dH?si=9ea830a251094765 Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this video, Scorpio investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh unpacks documents pointing to an alleged slush fund linked to Brian Molefe during his tenure at Transnet and Eskom — and what they suggest about money, influence and State Capture. Daily Maverick reached out to Molefe for comment, but he did not respond. Reggie Maponya said she did not wish to comment.  Reporting by: Pieter-Louis Myburgh  Filmed by: Joel Seboa  Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo  Produced by: Emilie Gambade  Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider: https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As tensions sharpen between Iran, Israel and the United States, Redi Tlhabi and veteran journalist Phillip van Niekerk unpack the strikes, the denials and the shifting nuclear narrative. From the collapse of the Obama-era deal dismantled by Donald Trump to the long-running warnings of Benjamin Netanyahu, they examine how we arrived at this moment and whether bombing a nation can ever be sold as liberation.   This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa You can listen to the Let’s Talk Human Rights podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu00m-l7ea9IBJGB-21RBwXVEhmDeCY2N Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi Guest: Journalist and political analyst Phillip van Niekerk Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider.https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi sits down with economist and director of Inani Strategies Xhanti Payi to unpack what the national budget really means for ordinary families. From food prices and interest rates to service delivery and the decision to hold back further VAT increases, the conversation cuts through the policy jargon to focus on our realities. Join the conversation, let us know what you think in the comments below! This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa You can listen to the Let’s Talk Human Rights podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/59LYbrnDnmsupzBh9Sb9dH?si=9ea830a251094765 And here: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/lets-talk-human-rights/id1532706038 Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi Guest: Economist and Director of Inani Strategies Xhanti Payi Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In a wide-ranging interview, Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee sits down with Herman Mashaba, president of ActionSA and mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, to probe his plans for a city in crisis. From the deepening water shortages and collapsing infrastructure to his hardline stance on undocumented immigrants, Mashaba lays out an agenda rooted in enforcement and administrative overhaul. Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee Guest: President of ActionSA, Herman Mashaba Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 2022, Indian authorities uncovered R4.3-billion worth of cocaine and methamphetamine concealed in two consignments of fresh fruit shipped from South Africa. A suspect, who denies any wrongdoing, now faces criminal charges in India. In South Africa, however, no one appears to have been held accountable for what amounts to a major narco-trafficking operation. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley reports. Reporting by: Caryn Dolley Edited by: Joel Seboa Filmed by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to Daily Maverick YouTube channel. @dailymaverickchannel Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-10-sa-features-prominently-in-criminal-networks-trafficking-drugs-in-fresh-fruit-after-raids-in-europe-uk/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick’s Tiara Walters speaks with Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Willie Aucamp about the devastating floods that tore through Kruger National Park. With bridges washed away, camps submerged and key routes severed, Aucamp outlines a phased recovery plan and defends the park’s emergency response. But beyond the logistics, the conversation turns personal: for Aucamp, Kruger is more than a conservation asset — it is a refuge and a national symbol he says he will always fight to protect. Hosted by: Tiara Walters Guest: Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi reflects on the fighting spirit of Jesse Jackson and the warning embedded in his life’s work: democracy weakens when citizens grow tired. With elections looming and institutions under strain, this is a call to courage, participation, and refusing to normalise injustice. This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa You can listen to the Let’s Talk Human Rights podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu00m-l7ea9IBJGB-21RBwXVEhmDeCY2N Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy.  Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

US Justice Department records detail Jeffrey Epstein’s links to South Africa, including references to business contacts and efforts to recruit South Africans staff and models. There is no indication that the business figures named were involved in wrongdoing. The files place South Africa within Epstein’s broader international network. Daily Maverick senior journalist Rebecca Davis explains.Reporting by: Rebecca DavisEdited by: Anda TolibadiFilmed by: Joel SeboaProduced by: Emilie GambadeCreative lead by: Malibongwe TyiloSupport journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverickYou can find us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksaOr on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

After months of warnings that South Africa would be punished by the United States over its foreign policy, Washington has taken a different course. President Donald Trump has signed a short extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through 31 December 2026, applied retroactively. In this episode, Redi Tlhabi and chief economist, author and a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Economic Advisory Council, Wandile Sihlobo talk about why South Africa remains in AGOA, what the limited extension signals about US trade policy, and why the outcome contrasts sharply with earlier predictions of exclusion.This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africaHosted by: Redi TlhabiGuest: Wandile SihloboEdited by: Joel SeboaProduced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel SeboaOriginal Theme Music & Design by: Bernard KotzeYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverickYou can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksaOr on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When newly released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein were published in January, journalists around the world began searching for any local connections hidden in the records. At Daily Maverick, we did the same — and came across a name we did not expect: Jacob Zuma.Reporting by: Rebecca Davis Filmed by: Joel Seboa Edited by: Anda Tolibadi Produced by: Emilie Gambade Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Robyn LearySupport journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverickYou can find us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksaOr on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In 2023, I reported on individuals from Bulgaria, wanted in other countries over crime issues, who may be in Cape Town, South Africa. Now it turns out that one of them, Stanislav Stamenov, wanted by Romania for alleged drug trafficking, has indeed been in the South African city – offering personal training services at a Virgin Active gym in a posh suburb. Reporting by: Caryn Dolley Edited by: Joel Seboa Filmed by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to Daily Maverick YouTube channel. @dailymaverickchannelYou can find us on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksaOr on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why do South Africa’s most powerful leaders refuse to act, even in the face of crisis? In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks to Corruption Watch Executive Director Lebogang Ramafoko about the Madlanga Commission, political accountability, and the failure of leadership at the highest levels of the state. They unpack why commissions of inquiry rarely lead to consequences, and how party politics overrides the public interest. From the legacy of Zondo to the cost paid by whistleblowers, this conversation asks a blunt question: when power sits at the fault line between politics and force, who is actually being protected? This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi Guest: Lebogang Ramafoko Edited by: Joel Seboa Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze You can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify! Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/  On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksa Or on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi traces a familiar and dangerous pattern in modern leadership: paranoia as power. From Silvio Berlusconi to Jacob Zuma to Donald Trump, she unpacks how leaders who see criticism as personal attack begin to govern through grievance, blurring the line between policy and vendetta, statecraft and self-image. Tlhabi argues that when leadership becomes branding, institutions are hollowed out, credibility collapses, and ordinary people pay the price. A stark warning about what happens when ego overtakes governance and when the state is turned into a tool for settling scores.This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa  Hosted by: Redi TlhabiEdited by: Joel SeboaProduced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel SeboaOriginal Theme Music & Design by: Bernard KotzeYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider.https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick You can find us on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/ On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksaOr on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen as Redi Tlhabi speaks with political scientist and PARI executive director Sithembile Mbete about the United Nations at amoment of deep, deep strain. They talk through why decades of debate on Security Council reform have led nowhere, how the veto entrenches global inequality, and what this paralysis means for Africa and the global South. It is a conversation about privilege, stalled change, and the kind of crisis that may be required to finally force reform.This episode was made possible thanks to The Friedrich NaumannFoundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africaHosted by: Redi TlhabiGuest: Sithembile MbeteEdited by: Joel SeboaProduced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel SeboaOriginal Theme Music & Design by: Bernard KotzeYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy.Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverickYou can find us on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/dailymaverick/On TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymavericksaOr on Twitter here: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article_tag/x/ 00:45 US House of Representatives Passes AGOA Bill 01:38 South Africa's Uncertain Inclusion in AGOA02:12 US Lawmakers Push for Stricter Reviews 02:54 Bilateral Relations Review Act 04:22 Political Scientist Joins the Discussion 05:01 AGOA as a Diplomatic Initiative 05:50 South Africa's Diplomatic Importance 06:48 Historical Tensions in US-South Africa Relations 09:18 Neglect in US-South Africa Relations 13:32 The Role of the United Nations 14:50 Expectations vs. Reality of the UN 24:30 Reforming the United Nations  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In a searing conversation, Redi Tlhabi is joined by journalist and editor Tony Karon to interrogate what Washington calls a “limited military operation” in Venezuela and what critics have described as a kidnapping of a sovereign president in the name of oil.From the revival of the Monroe Doctrine as a modern-day “Donroe Doctrine”, the idea that all of the Americas fall under US dominion, to the long history of regime change from Iran and Chile to Africa and the Middle East, the episode asks a stark question: is the United States openly returning to an era of imperial, extractive foreign policy?Hosted by: Redi TlhabiGuest: Tony KaronEdited by: Joel SeboaProduced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel SeboaOriginal Theme Music & Design by: Bernard KotzeYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Redi Tlhabi sits down with B20 Sherpa Cas Coovadia to unpack the summit’s strong outcome, the real barriers to mobilising capital for a just transition, and what it will take to unlock investment in emerging markets. They also tackle the political fallout from the US boycott of South Africa, and what it actually signals for global cooperation.Hosted by: Redi TlhabiGuest: Cas CoovadiaProduced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel SeboaOriginal Theme Music & Design by: Bernard KotzeYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a MaverickInsider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When John Steenhuisen abruptly removed Environment Minister Dion George and replaced him with DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp in mid-November, it left many observers scratching their heads. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains. Reporting by: Rebecca Davis Edited by: Joel Seboa  Produced by: Emilie Gambade Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As G20 leaders gather in Johannesburg, former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel joins Ferial Haffajee on Power Chat, tounpack a bold new set of proposals aimed at refinancing Africa’s mounting debt. From tapping the IMF’s soaring gold reserves todeploying special drawing rights, Manuel explains why the moment demands structural action rather than diplomaticrhetoric.Hosted by: Ferial HaffajeeGuest: Trevor ManuelEdited by: Joel SeboaProduced by: AMPD Production TeamPre-production by: Emilie Gambade & Malibongwe TyiloOriginal Theme Music & Design by: Bernard KotzeEpisode filmed on location at AMPD Studios, JohannesburgYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy. Become aMaverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this powerful episode of The Readiness Report, award-winning journalist Redi Tlhabi sits down with human rights activistMark Heywood for an unflinching conversation about power, inequality, and accountability — from the incredible election ofZohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York to South Africa’s deepening crises of corruption and malnutrition. A candid, urgent exchangeabout what it means to lead, and to care, in a fractured world.Hosted by Redi TlhabiGuest Mark HeywoodProduced by Emilie Gambade & Joel SeboaOriginal Theme Music & Design by Bernard KotzeYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider.https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As South Africa prepares to host the G20 and its presidency to the United States, President Donald Trump announced its decision to boycott the summit. In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks with Professor John Stremlau about the power play behind the boycott, the diplomatic fallout, and what it signals about an era where disruption is strategy.This episode is brought to you by global investment manager Ninety One: https://ninetyone.com/en/south-africaHosted by: Redi TlhabiGuest Professor: John StremlauProduced by: Emilie Gambade, Joel SeboaOriginal Theme Music & Design by: Bernard KotzeYou can listen to the podcast everywhere, including Spotify!Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick00:48 Trump's Withdrawal from G20 01:48 Reactions and Speculations 03:35 Logistics and Preparations 04:39 Diplomatic Embarrassment 05:27 South Africa's Strategic Position 05:49 US Withdrawal from Multilateral Organizations 07:04 Interview with Professor John Stremlau08:29 Trump's Executive Orders and Racism 10:21 Democratic Sweep and Optimism 17:12 Challenges for Democrats 18:53 Right-Wing Influence in South Africa  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.