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SMWX — 176 episodes

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1

IFP leader's bold election prediction

2

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

3

ANC support collapses ahead of 2026 election

4

Shocking IDAC kidnapping story told

5

Julius Mkhwanazi arrested, AGAIN!

6

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

7

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

8

More worrying IDAC revelations

9

Explosive recordings read out at Madlanga

10

What next for Phala Phala battle?

11

The meaning of Andrea Johnson's fall

12

NPA withdraws charges against Khumalo, Mokwele

13

Andrea Johnson resigns as IDAC boss

14

Renowned SA judge speaks to son of jailed Palestinian leader

15

Muzi Sikhakhane announces 'black Afriforum'

16

Shocking judgment hands Ramaphosa lifeline!

17

Johnson admits soliciting Fadiel Adams IDAC complaint

18

Johnson interrogated, while Matlala trial begins

19

Former Knesset Speaker delivers scathing critique of Israel

20

Carrim applies for secret hearing, while Johnson returns to work

21

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

22

Mkwanazi, Mashazi arrested, while Madlanga extended!

23

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

24

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

25

Feroz Khan linked to alleged SAPS tender fraud?

26

Ramaphosa responds to interdict opposition

27

Jacob Zuma meets Ajay Gupta

28

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

29

Feroz Khan shot in attempted hit!

30

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

31

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

32

Cat Matlala turns state witness!

33

ANC abandons Phala Phala case

34

Opposition parties slam Ramaphosa interdict

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

Khumalo & Mkhwanazi targeted in botched IDAC arrest?

39

Impeachment Committee to oppose Ramaphosa in court

40

Emergency impeachment committee meeting!

41

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

42

Ramaphosa goes nuclear to block impeachment committee

43

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

44

R300M drug bust: links to big politicians?

45

Explosive WhatsApp chats link Malema and Khan

46

Madlanga Commission: Wild details of another drug bust

47

New twist in Phala Phala impeachment probe

48

Ramaphosa roasted in Parliament

49

Fresh details on R200M drug bust!

50

What's next for Ramaphosa impeachment process?

51

Wild R200K cocaine story!

52

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

53

Phala Phala Committee elects chair!

54

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

55

Ramaphosa impeachment committee date set!

56

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

57

Ramaphosa threatens Parliament with interdict

58

Mbeki, Fraser speak out on Ramaphosa impeachment

59

Why Brown Mogotsi is in the dock...

60

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

61

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

62

Lukhona Mnguni announces his Joburg Mayor bid!

63

ANC leadership shakedown in Gauteng

64

MK Party internal instability continues

65

Shocking extortion case dumped by Magistrate!

66

Why Cyril's delay shouldn't succeed

67

A crazy week in SA politics!

68

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

69

Ramaphosa impeachment looms | Massive Phala Phala judgment!

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Why Phala Phala judgment could change South Africa...

71

Fadiel Adams arrested | Phala Phala judgment date set!

72

Madlanga shuts Commission doors

73

Phala Phala judgment looms

74

Malatji exposed for alleged tender fraud?

75

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

76

Brown Mogotsi requests Chaskalson recusal

77

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

78

Ramaphosa suspends Police Chief Masemola

79

Nkosi denied bail | Nkhwashu explains KT Molefe relationship

80

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

81

Mnisi denies tender corruption claims

82

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

83

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

84

Gareth Mnisi interrogated about tender fraud

85

BREAKING: Malema faces 5 years in prison

86

Malema sentencing looms | Julius Mkhwanazi continues testimony

87

Julius Malema appears for sentencing

88

Mkhwanazi exposed, Hill-Lewis meets Ramaphosa

89

Nkosi applies for bail, as Carrim hospitalized

90

Inside DA Congress: A New Generation!

91

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

92

Explosive IPID report blows open Phala Phala

93

The Tshwane story gets deeper...

94

Phala Phala judgment loading!

95

Sergeant Nkosi arrested as Madlanga Commission continues

96

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

97

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

98

ANC falls further in election polls?

99

Panyaza Lesufi reshuffles Gauteng cabinet!

100

Unpacking: Police Chief Masemola to face court

101

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

102

Malema vs Kunene: high-stakes legal fight

103

SA Police Boss Masemola charged!

104

Malema faces backlash for slamming Mkhwanazi

105

Crazy prison letter links Cat Matlala to Phala Phala?

106

Ramaphosa throws Senzo Mchunu overboard

107

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

108

Mkhwanazi strikes back in Parliament!

109

Masemola reveals one-hour meeting with Cyril

110

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

111

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

112

WhatsApp links Shibiri and Cat Matlala

113

Sparks FLY at Madlanga Commission

114

R10M to Matlala? Suleiman Carrim Questioned

115

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

116

Motsepe answers ANC leadership race question

117

US-Iran War: Major Global Energy Crisis?

118

O'Sullivan apologizes for walking out on Parliament

119

More Updates: US-Iran War

120

Shibiri faces questions at Madlanga

121

Latest Update: US-Iran Major War

122

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

123

US-Iran War: What's REALLY happening?

124

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

125

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

126

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

127

MPs react to 2026 Budget Speech

128

Sibiya and Mogotsi face the heat

129

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

130

Mugabe's son faces dramatic arrest

131

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

132

Unpacking Sibiya's testimony at Madlanga

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

Heated reactions to President Ramaphosa’s SONA speech

137

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

138

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

139

Paul O'Sullivan succumbs to Parliament subpoena

140

Cat Matlala and the mystery BBL

141

Impalas, Romance & Ozempic! More crazy Cat Matlala stories

142

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

143

Steenhuisen dumps DA leadership race?

144

Trevor Noah roasts Donald Trump

145

More delays at the Madlanga Commission

146

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

147

Senona disavows Ramaphosa message from Matlala

148

Senona: Mkhwanazi met Matlala

149

"Witness E" gives shocking testimony...

150

Why Julius Malema's Sentencing Matters

151

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

152

Mkhwanazi grilled in Parliament

153

MPs gun for McBride

154

McBride guns for Mkhwanazi

155

Ad Hoc Committee wants more witnesses

156

Delay tactics? | Phahlane exposes plot to overthrow him

157

Phahlane, Khumalo testify while Steenhuisen faces DA probe

158

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

159

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

160

5 key races in the 2026 South African election

161

Trump bombs Venezuela, captures Maduro

162

Retief Odendaal on running for Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor

163

Prof Bongani Ngqulunga unpacks Jan Smuts’ legacy

164

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

165

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

166

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

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These 5 books make you understand South Africa

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

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

176

Mbalula surging? Inside ANC NGC