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SMWX — 192 episodes

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1

Serial killer on the loose in Kempton Park?

2

ANC drags IEC to court

3

ANC drops the ball on 'late' candidate lists?

4

Lord Peter Hain unpacks: Mkhwanazi, Apartheid, Trump, Ramaphosa, ANC, Jacob Zuma, Madlanga, Big 5

5

Minister Thembi Simelane unpacks: TRC Inquiry, Nokuthula Simelane, Steve Biko, NPA, Apartheid

6

Unpacking: Ramaphosa Phala Phala case | 2026 Elections | "Big 5" cartel

7

Will court bail out Cyril on Phala Phala?

8

Court to bail out Cyril?

9

Ramaphosa vs Impeachment: Epic Phala Phala Court Battle

10

Feroz Khan ducks Madlanga

11

Govender drops explosive phone recordings

12

Dr Mike Masiapato unpacks: illegal immigration, Madlanga, border security, March and March, Africa

13

Jackie Phamotse speaks out: Big 5 cartel, Mkhwanazi, Madlanga, Cat Matlala, mafias, Epstein, crime

14

Cat Matlala, Senona relationship exposed, while Didiza faces axe

15

Matlala divulges relationship with Maumela, Msibi

16

Inside Ekhuruleni's Corruption Crisis w Modibe Modiba

17

IFP leader's bold election prediction

18

Charles Molapisi unpacks: SA's economy, MTN, Tour de France, healthcare, Education, business

19

ANC support collapses ahead of 2026 election

20

Shocking IDAC kidnapping story told

21

Julius Mkhwanazi arrested, AGAIN!

22

Vafa Naraghi unpacks: Becoming South African, comedy, engineering, UCT, Madlanga Commission

23

Colin Coleman unpacks: SA's economy, Phala Phala, 2026 Election, ANC, GNU, Ramaphosa, Mashatile

24

More worrying IDAC revelations

25

Explosive recordings read out at Madlanga

26

What next for Phala Phala battle?

27

The meaning of Andrea Johnson's fall

28

NPA withdraws charges against Khumalo, Mokwele

29

Andrea Johnson resigns as IDAC boss

30

Renowned SA judge speaks to son of jailed Palestinian leader

31

Muzi Sikhakhane announces 'black Afriforum'

32

Shocking judgment hands Ramaphosa lifeline!

33

Johnson admits soliciting Fadiel Adams IDAC complaint

34

Johnson interrogated, while Matlala trial begins

35

Former Knesset Speaker delivers scathing critique of Israel

36

Carrim applies for secret hearing, while Johnson returns to work

37

Prof Malegapuru Makgoba unpacks: Ramaphosa impeachment, Eskom, Life Esidimeni, Mbeki, Mandela, WITS

38

Mkwanazi, Mashazi arrested, while Madlanga extended!

39

TJ Masilela unpacks: ANC succession, Palatable Politics, Ramaphosa impeachment, Patrice Motsepe, GNU

40

Google Vice President unpacks: AI, technology, jobs, economy, Google Cloud Summit, infrastructure

41

Feroz Khan linked to alleged SAPS tender fraud?

42

Ramaphosa responds to interdict opposition

43

Jacob Zuma meets Ajay Gupta

44

Prof William Gumede unpacks:Ramaphosa impeachment, BEE, GNU, cadre deployment, Phala Phala, election

45

Feroz Khan shot in attempted hit!

46

Hunter Biden breaks silence: Mamdani, Iran War, Obama, Trump, Candace Owens, Recovery, South Africa

47

Serious hunger and food security crisis in SA | Is government doing enough?

48

Cat Matlala turns state witness!

49

ANC abandons Phala Phala case

50

Opposition parties slam Ramaphosa interdict

51

JJ Tabane unpoacks: Ramaphosa, Thoko Didiza, Phala Phala, GNU, Gayton, March and March, Africa

52

Christine Qunta unpacks: BEE, legal sector code, transformation, black advocates, Apartheid, SOEs

53

Wayne Duvenage unpacks: OUTA, eTolls, Madlanga Commission, Mkhwanazi, Ramaphosa impeachment, SETAs

54

Khumalo & Mkhwanazi targeted in botched IDAC arrest?

55

Impeachment Committee to oppose Ramaphosa in court

56

Emergency impeachment committee meeting!

57

Mzilikazi Wa Afrika unpacks: Mkhwanazi, DD Mabuza, Sibiya, Cato Manor, Phala Phala, SARS rogue unit

58

Ramaphosa goes nuclear to block impeachment committee

59

Mpho Popps unpacks: Ramaphosa, comedy, Gayton McKenzie, FIFA World Cup, Podcast n Chill, Madlanga

60

R300M drug bust: links to big politicians?

61

Explosive WhatsApp chats link Malema and Khan

62

Madlanga Commission: Wild details of another drug bust

63

New twist in Phala Phala impeachment probe

64

Ramaphosa roasted in Parliament

65

Fresh details on R200M drug bust!

66

What's next for Ramaphosa impeachment process?

67

Wild R200K cocaine story!

68

Dan Corder unpacks: Ramaphosa impeachment, digital media, ANC succession, Trevor Noah, Parliament

69

Phala Phala Committee elects chair!

70

Gogo Matshiqi unpacks: Phala Phala, ANC, Ramaphosa impeachment, Mkhwebane, Didiza, immigration

71

Ramaphosa impeachment committee date set!

72

Tara Roos previews new book: ANC, Phala Phala, Helen Zille, Ramaphosa impeachment, GNU, Joburg

73

Ramaphosa threatens Parliament with interdict

74

Mbeki, Fraser speak out on Ramaphosa impeachment

75

Why Brown Mogotsi is in the dock...

76

Inflation rates vs Interest rates | SA's monetary policy effective?

77

Tokyo Sexwale speaks out: Ramaphosa, ‘GNU’, Mkhwanazi, ANC succession, Phala Phala, Zuma, Bozell

78

Lukhona Mnguni announces his Joburg Mayor bid!

79

ANC leadership shakedown in Gauteng

80

MK Party internal instability continues

81

Shocking extortion case dumped by Magistrate!

82

Why Cyril's delay shouldn't succeed

83

A crazy week in SA politics!

84

Mighti Jamie warns Ramaphosa: Impeachment, Concourt judgment, ANC, Parliament

85

Ramaphosa impeachment looms | Massive Phala Phala judgment!

86

Why Phala Phala judgment could change South Africa...

87

Fadiel Adams arrested | Phala Phala judgment date set!

88

Madlanga shuts Commission doors

89

Phala Phala judgment looms

90

Malatji exposed for alleged tender fraud?

91

Shady tenders, free SUVs and AI policies | Is the GNU crumbling?

92

Brown Mogotsi requests Chaskalson recusal

93

David Martinon unpacks: G7, Ramaphosa, France-SA relations, Just Energy, Donald Trump, US-Iran war

94

Ramaphosa suspends Police Chief Masemola

95

Nkosi denied bail | Nkhwashu explains KT Molefe relationship

96

Masemola appears in court | DJ Sumbody plot thickens...

97

Mnisi denies tender corruption claims

98

Dr Mmusi Maimane unpacks: BOSA, Unite for Change, GNU, Geordin Hill-Lewis, Joburg, Dobsonville

99

MEC Tasneem Motara unpacks: RDPs, Helen Zille, Human Settlements, Gauteng, EFF, coalitions, ANC

100

Gareth Mnisi interrogated about tender fraud

101

BREAKING: Malema faces 5 years in prison

102

Malema sentencing looms | Julius Mkhwanazi continues testimony

103

Julius Malema appears for sentencing

104

Mkhwanazi exposed, Hill-Lewis meets Ramaphosa

105

Nkosi applies for bail, as Carrim hospitalized

106

Inside DA Congress: A New Generation!

107

Big Debate: Experts & Deputy Minister on SA's economy

108

Explosive IPID report blows open Phala Phala

109

The Tshwane story gets deeper...

110

Phala Phala judgment loading!

111

Sergeant Nkosi arrested as Madlanga Commission continues

112

Prof Kishore Mahbubani speaks out: Iran-US war, China, Trump, India, BRICS

113

Mzwanele Nyhontso unpacks: land reform, GNU, Helen Zille, SA constitution, Expropriation Act, PAC

114

ANC falls further in election polls?

115

Panyaza Lesufi reshuffles Gauteng cabinet!

116

Unpacking: Police Chief Masemola to face court

117

Aubrey Matshiqi unpacks: Mkhwanazi, Jermaine Prim, Ramaphosa, Kunene vs Malema, Mchunu, Madlanga

118

Malema vs Kunene: high-stakes legal fight

119

SA Police Boss Masemola charged!

120

Malema faces backlash for slamming Mkhwanazi

121

Crazy prison letter links Cat Matlala to Phala Phala?

122

Ramaphosa throws Senzo Mchunu overboard

123

Mighti Jamie unpacks: Mkhwanazi, Ad Hoc Committee, KT Molefe, Motsumi, Cat Matlala, Nkosi, Madlanga

124

Mkhwanazi strikes back in Parliament!

125

Masemola reveals one-hour meeting with Cyril

126

Nkosi exposed at Madlanga | Bester to appear at Ad Hoc?

127

Gucci, R70K and BBLs | South Africa's BROKEN police system

128

WhatsApp links Shibiri and Cat Matlala

129

Sparks FLY at Madlanga Commission

130

R10M to Matlala? Suleiman Carrim Questioned

131

Nicholas Nyati reveals: DA succession, GNU, NSFAS, Helen Zille, Joburg, Geordin, foreign policy

132

Motsepe answers ANC leadership race question

133

US-Iran War: Major Global Energy Crisis?

134

O'Sullivan apologizes for walking out on Parliament

135

More Updates: US-Iran War

136

Shibiri faces questions at Madlanga

137

Latest Update: US-Iran Major War

138

Makashule Gana unpacks: Gambling reform, Rise Mzansi, 'GNU', Parliament, Unite 4 Change, Budget, DA

139

US-Iran War: What's REALLY happening?

140

Msaki & Jesse Clegg reveal: Entropy, music, grief, Sjava, love, SA politics

141

Xola Nqola unpacks: Ad Hoc Committee, Ramaphosa, ANC succession, Mkhwanazi, SAPS, unemployment

142

Paul O'Sullivan storms out of Parliament | DA leadership race heats up

143

MPs react to 2026 Budget Speech

144

Sibiya and Mogotsi face the heat

145

Sol Phenduka unpacks: Podcast and Chill, music, Mkhwanazi, YFM, fame, Helen Zille, Joburg, MacG

146

Mugabe's son faces dramatic arrest

147

Sibonelo Nomvalo unpacks: Ad Hoc Committee, MK Party, Mkhwanazi, Law, Matlala, Bheki Cele, Ramaphosa

148

Unpacking Sibiya's testimony at Madlanga

149

Pitso Mosimane speaks out: Sundowns, Bafana Bafana, SA football, development, Jomo Sono, Al Ahly

150

Brown Mogotsi reveals: CR17, Senzo Mchunu, Mkhwanazi, Cat Matlala, Ad Hoc, Madlanga, CIA, Khumalo

151

Dereleen James speaks out: Ad Hoc Committee, Ramaphosa, Mkhwanazi, drugs, ActionSA, crime, Mchunu

152

Heated reactions to President Ramaphosa’s SONA speech

153

Amahle Jaxa unpacks: Mkhwanazi, TikTok, ANC, SONA, Eastern Cape, Ramaphosa, social media, podcast

154

Bongani Bingwa reflects: Ramaphosa, 702, Carte Blanche, SABC, Eastern Cape, Marikana, Mkhwanazi, ANC

155

Paul O'Sullivan succumbs to Parliament subpoena

156

Cat Matlala and the mystery BBL

157

Impalas, Romance & Ozempic! More crazy Cat Matlala stories

158

JJ Tabane rants: Steenhuisen, GNU, Malema, Ramaphosa, Madlanga, Zuma, Mbeki, Mandela, ANC succesion

159

Steenhuisen dumps DA leadership race?

160

Trevor Noah roasts Donald Trump

161

More delays at the Madlanga Commission

162

Pali Lehohla unpacks: SA economy, Mkhwanazi, education, inequality, Stats SA, wealth fund, growth

163

Senona disavows Ramaphosa message from Matlala

164

Senona: Mkhwanazi met Matlala

165

"Witness E" gives shocking testimony...

166

Why Julius Malema's Sentencing Matters

167

Aubrey Matshiqi unpacks: Malema, Davos, Phala Phala judgement, Mkhwanazi, McBride, Trump, Ramaphosa

168

Mkhwanazi grilled in Parliament

169

MPs gun for McBride

170

McBride guns for Mkhwanazi

171

Ad Hoc Committee wants more witnesses

172

Delay tactics? | Phahlane exposes plot to overthrow him

173

Phahlane, Khumalo testify while Steenhuisen faces DA probe

174

Muzi Sikhakhane speaks out: Mkhwanazi, Madlanga Commission, Black People’s Convention, Constitution

175

Qaanitah Hunter previews 2026: Madlanga, NDPP, Mchunu, SONA, Zille, Ramaphosa, SA Elections, Trump

176

5 key races in the 2026 South African election

177

Trump bombs Venezuela, captures Maduro

178

Retief Odendaal on running for Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor

179

Prof Bongani Ngqulunga unpacks Jan Smuts’ legacy

180

Watch out for this in 2026 | GNU, Steenhuisen, 2026 Elections, Madlanga, US-SA, budget, Ramaphosa

181

Sizwe spills the beans: SMWX, academia, Oxford, politics, media, Ramaphosa, Trump, PhD, LLB

182

Funniest Bloopers on SMWX | Mbalula, Yengeni, Matshiqi, Sexwale, Zille, Breytenbach, JJ Tabane

183

These 5 books make you understand South Africa

184

South Africa's BIGGEST moments of 2025 | Mkhwanazi, DRC, Trump, budget chaos, Ndlozi, G20, Shivambu

185

BEST Analysis of 2025 | Mkhwanazi, Madlanga, Parliament, Ramaphosa, 'GNU', Ad Hoc

186

BEST Interviews of 2025 on SMWX | Mashatile, Wicks, Mashele, Gayton, Zille, Hersov, Forbes

187

Ad Hoc Wrapped 2025 | Cele, Sibiya, Masemola, Nkabinde, Mchunu, Mkhwanazi, de Haas, Johnson, Matlala

188

Madlanga Wrapped 2025 | Mkhwanazi, Mogotsi, Mchunu, Mashazi, Khumalo, Witness D, Chaskalson, Sello

189

Chester Missing shares views: Mkhwanazi, Ad Hoc, Brown Mogotsi, Cat Matlala, Mchunu, Mashatile, GNU

190

Lukhona Mnguni weighs in: ANC NGC, succession, 2026 Local Government Elections, Ramaphosa, 'GNU'

191

Martin Kingston shares views: SA economy, Mkhwanazi, GNU, debt, GDP, Ramaphosa, Eskom, US-SA, G20

192

Mbalula surging? Inside ANC NGC