Daily Maverick
Why Hasn’t the Police Minister Been Fired? Inside the Madlanga Commission
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- Why Hasn’t the Police Minister Been Fired? Inside the Madlanga Commission
- Runtime
- 31:57
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 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
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- What I Saw on a Johannesburg Street One Night in January
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- What began as a routine stop at a petrol station turned into a disturbing encounter with suspected victims of a human trafficking operation in a Johannesburg suburb. After noticing several barefoot teenage boys in the custody of private security, unable to speak English and showing signs of abuse, I helped alert authorities. Within hours, police and community safety groups had rescued 10 foreign nationals and arrested a suspect. This is the story of how a hidden crime unfolded in plain sight — and what it revealed about trafficking networks operating in South Africa’s cities. Daily Maverick’s Aneesa Adams explains.
Reporting by: Aneesa Adams
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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- Title
- Redi Tlhabi on Trump's leadership #usa #Trump
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Redi Tlhabi on Trump and the Weaponisation of the State #US #Trump #power
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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.
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- Redi Tlhabi on the blurred line between policy and vendetta
- Runtime
- 28:23
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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 Tlhabi
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
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- Joburg residents in the dark as streetlight repair time skyrockets #southafrica #johannesburg
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- If you think Johannesburg’s streets are looking a lot darker these days, your instincts are correct. A Daily Maverick community investigation has uncovered that the repair time for streetlights has doubled in the space of a year. Widespread crime, vandalism, and underspending are leaving frustrated residents in the dark for weeks, and in some cases, years.
Reporting by: Naledi Mashishi
Video edited by: Joel Seboa
Read more: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-01-18-joburg-residents-in-the-dark-as-streetlight-repair-time-skyrockets/
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- Knysna Water Crisis #southafrica #water
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Unless there’s a significant downpour in Knysna, residents’ taps will run dry within days. An intergovernmental team is looking at urgent interventions, but the crisis has been brewing for years.
Reporting by: Elaine King
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
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- IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The suspended Independent Development Trust CEO, Tebogo Malaka, has opted to resign from her position instead of facing a disciplinary hearing over her alleged role in attempting to bribe this journalist. The entity’s former spokesperson has also resigned.
Story by: Pieter-Louis Myburgh
Editing by: Anda Tolibadi
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Malibongwe Tyilo
#SouthAfrica #politics #investigation
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- Joint maritime exercise “Will for Peace 2026”
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Joint maritime exercise “Will for Peace 2026” is under way in False Bay.
Navies from BRICS Plus countries are taking part in a joint programme of maritime safety operations, interoperability drills and maritime protection exercises.
Reporting by: Peter Fabricius
Video by: Anda Tolibadi
#SouthAfrica #Navy #military
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- ‘Private militias,’ murders, drugs: South Africa’s crime flashpoints
- Runtime
- 4:56
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Different kinds of criminality, and even accusations that a drug cartel has infiltrated law enforcement, have ravaged South Africa in 2025. This means that honest police officers have had a rough year, from rooting out dodgy aspects of private security, to investigating countless killings. This has set the scene for 2026. 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: Robyn Leary
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- Title
- Is the UN still relevant?
- Runtime
- 30:08
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Listen as Redi Tlhabi speaks with political scientist and PARI executive director Dr Sithembile Mbete about the United Nations at a moment 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 Naumann Foundation for Freedom: https://www.freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa
Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi
Guest: Dr Sithembile Mbete
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
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- "What We Lack is Urgency" – Fight Against Hunger Is Failing
- Runtime
- 4:55
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- Last year, 973 children under five have died of severe acute malnutrition in South Africa’s state hospitals. Activist Mark Heywood estimates the real number is ten times as much at around 11 000. Daily Maverick’s Estelle Ellis explains.
Reporting by: Estelle Ellis
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Creative lead: Malibongwe Tyilo
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
Estelle Ellis is an award-winning investigative journalist specialising in health, human rights, and social justice. With a career spanning decades, she has exposed systemic failures in healthcare, particularly in underserved communities. A key contributor to Daily Maverick’s Maverick Citizen, Estelle’s work has influenced policy debates and public discourse. She speaks with authority on health governance, inequality, and the power of journalism to drive change.
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- South Africa’s political parties on the recent US military attack in Venezuela
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- South Africa’s political parties are divided on their positions on the recent US military attack in Venezuela, in which long-serving President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured.
Original reporting by: Victoria O’Regan
Video edited by: Joel Seboa
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
Production: Emilie Gambade
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- Redi Tlhabi and Tony Karon on America’s Return to Gunboat Diplomacy
- Runtime
- 28:04
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- In this episode, 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?
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: Tony Karon
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
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- South Africa’s Business Year in Review: Optimism, Drama and a Mini-Budget Twist
- Runtime
- 5:11
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- At the start of 2025, the mood was hopeful. By midyear, it was anything but straightforward. From economist optimism and fiscal standoffs to behind-the-scenes policy battles and a late-breaking mini-budget, Business Maverick Lindsey Schutters rounds up the moments that defined South Africa’s business year and asks what they tell us about where the economy is headed next.
Reporting by: Lindsey Schutters
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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- Title
- Joburg: How is it possible for a city to pay so much… and deliver so little?
- Runtime
- 4:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Right now, as residents deal with load reductions, water outages, and waste collection that’s hit-or-miss at best… Joburg’s top executives are earning some of the highest municipal salaries in the country. In fact, some are taking home packages that rival – and sometimes exceed – what the President earns. We explain.
Reporting by: Anna Cox
Script by: Alet Law
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
Voice-over: Anda Tolibadi
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative Lead: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- ‘Zulu war’ and CIA spy accusations: Inside South Africa’s seismic law enforcement scandal
- Runtime
- 3:32
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- Paramilitary activity in KwaZulu-Natal and a cop secretly working with American intelligence. These claims fit into an expanding law-enforcement scandal that’s obliterating careers and exposing how fractured South Africa’s crime-fighting system has become. 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
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- Title
- Inside the B20 Breakthrough: Redi Tlhabi Talks to Cas Coovadia
- Runtime
- 27:19
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 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 Tlhabi
Guest: Cas Coovadia
Produced by: Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
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- Inside South Africa’s Billion-Rand Perlemoen Underworld
- Runtime
- 3:54
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- A delicacy worth billions is being stripped from Nelson Mandela Bay’s coastline. But the damage goes far beyond the ocean — the black market trade in perlemoen is fuelling South Africa’s criminal underworld. Daily Maverick’s Riaan Marais explains.
Reporting by: Riaan Marais
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- “Forged” Signatures, Unpaid Workers: The Collen Mashawana Foundation Scandal
- Runtime
- 9:34
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- The Collen Mashawana Foundation, which features an explosive Daily Maverick video exposé on suspended IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka’s bribe attempt, has been accused of allegedly forging the signatures of hundreds of low-paid workers in order to access millions of rand in funding from the Independent Development Trust. Many of those workers allege they were never paid, and some claim they were compelled to perform labor at properties owned by the Mashawana family. Daily Maverick investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh has the details.
Reporting by: Pieter-Louis Myburgh
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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- Big-Spending DA Leader John Steenhuisen Faces Scrutiny
- Runtime
- 4:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- In the middle of the public spat over John Steenhuisen’s decision to drop Dion George as minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment, the DA leader is also fielding questions about his very own financial management. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.
Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- Title
- Why did the DA decide to fire its Environment Minister Dion George?
- Runtime
- 4:20
- Date posted
- 7 months ago
- Description
- 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
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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- Title
- Virtual Launch | Zapiro's 2025 Annual: What Else Could Go Wrong?
- Runtime
- 1:01:20
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- South Africa’s best-loved and most fearless cartoonist, Zapiro, is back with his 30th annual collection, What Else Could Go Wrong? – a searing, satirical look at another year of political absurdity, national upheaval and international lunacy captured in a brilliant series of cartoons. From the never-ending ructions of our Government of National Unity, to Donald Trump’s tariff turmoil, and SAPS turning on themselves rather than fighting crime, it’s been another wild year captured by the sharp pen of the award-winning Zapiro. As Zapiro puts it: ‘Many times the world feels crazier than me but at least there’s no shortage of things to get my teeth into. With Cyril’s decisive indecision, endless dialogue about The Dialogue, Mashatile’s murky money, the NPA standing for Never Prosecute Anyone, Floyd Shivambu having a fling with MK before quickly being flung out ... and that’s not even the half of it’. Released just in time for the festive season, What Else Could Go Wrong?...
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- From Idea to Launch: Building with AI
- Runtime
- 56:41
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Lots of people dream of starting something on the side — a small business, a community initiative, a home-based project, or even just an idea inside their workplace. The problem is, most people don’t know where to begin because they don’t have all the skills (finance, marketing, design, planning, operations). This webinar will show how AI tools can make it much easier to turn an idea into something real. In 60 minutes, we’ll walk through the entire journey of taking a project from an idea all the way to being “launch-ready.” We’ll also make clear that the actual work takes longer in practice — but the webinar gives people a map of the process and shows how AI can dramatically speed it up.
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- Mid-Term Budget Breakthrough: S&P Upgrade, Bigger Reserves, and a New Tone at Treasury
- Runtime
- 4:38
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- In a rare moment of alignment, the mid-term budget delivered on 12 November drew approval from S&P, prompting a credit upgrade and renewed confidence in the GNU’s fiscal direction. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters unpacks the implications.
Reporting by: Lindsey Schutters
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- Title
- A New Deal for African Debt? Trevor Manuel Makes the Case
- Runtime
- 56:49
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- As G20 leaders gather in Johannesburg, former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel joins Ferial Haffajee on Power Chat, to unpack a bold new set of proposals aimed at refinancing Africa’s mounting debt. From tapping the IMF’s soaring gold reserves to deploying special drawing rights, Manuel explains why the moment demands structural action rather than diplomatic rhetoric.
Hosted by: Ferial Haffajee
Guest: Trevor Manuel
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: AMPD Production Team
Pre-production by: Emilie Gambade & Malibongwe Tyilo
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
Episode filmed on location at AMPD Studios, Johannesburg.
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- From New York to Johannesburg: Redi Tlhabi & Mark Heywood on Power, Inequality, and Urgent Change
- Runtime
- 34:18
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- In this powerful episode of The Readiness Report, award-winning journalist Redi Tlhabi sits down with human rights activist Mark Heywood for an unflinching conversation about power, inequality, and accountability — from the incredible election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York to South Africa’s deepening crises of corruption and malnutrition. A candid, urgent exchange about what it means to lead, and to care, in a fractured world.
Hosted by Redi Tlhabi
Guest Mark Heywood
Produced by Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
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00:47 Introducing Mark Heywood
01:47 Mark Heywood's Legacy and Current Work
03:41 The Union Against Hunger
06:21 The Shocking Reality of Child Stunting
08:10 The ...
- Title
- Whose city is it anyway?
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- When church leaders and NGOs spoke out about the collapse of Nelson Mandela Bay, they unleashed a storm — political abuse, spy allegations, and chaos in council chambers. But beneath the noise, one powerful question remains: Who really controls this metro? Daily Maverick’s Estelle Ellis explains.
Reporting by: Estelle Ellis
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
Estelle Ellis is an award-winning investigative journalist specialising in health, human rights, and social justice. With a career spanning decades, she has exposed systemic failures in healthcare, particularly in underserved communities. A key contributor to Daily Maverick’s Maverick Citizen, Estelle’s work has influenced policy debates and public discourse. She speaks with authority on health governance, inequality, and the power of journalism to drive change.
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- Title
- Trump's G20 Boycott: A Diplomatic Power Play Unpacked
- Runtime
- 25:38
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- 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 Honorary Professor, International Relations, at the University of the Witwatersrand, 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-africa
Hosted by: Redi Tlhabi
Guest Professor: John Stremlau
Produced by: Emilie Gambade, Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by: Bernard Kotze
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00:48 Trump's Withdrawal from G20
- Title
- A global ‘anti-woke’ campaign is pushing to strip women of their rights… including in South Africa
- Runtime
- 5:46
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- From petitions in South Africa to policy pushes around the world, a powerful network of US- and Russia-backed organisations is working to roll back women’s rights under the guise of “family values.” Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis investigates how this coordinated campaign is shaping global politics and what it means for South Africa.
Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by:
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- Title
- History on the Streets: New Yorkers React to Zohran Mamdani’s Win
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- At 34, Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has rewritten New York City’s political story, becoming its youngest mayor in more than 100 years and the first Muslim to hold the office. With formative ties to South Africa, Mamdani’s victory electrified the city on election night. Daily Maverick’s Victoria O’Regan reports from Manhattan, capturing reactions on the streets as New Yorkers weigh the significance of a milestone election and a new era in leadership.
Reporting by: Victoria O’Regan
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Prosper Heri
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- Title
- Threats, Accusations, and Division: Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s New MK Party Battle
- Runtime
- 5:59
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Umkhonto We Sizwe Party (MKP) Mpumalanga provincial chair, has been accused of being an “askari” and threatened with “being burned alive”. The public cannot be blamed for observing that wherever Busisiwe Mkwebane, the former impeached Public Protector goes, their trouble seems to follow. Daily Maverick’s Marianne Thamm explains.
Reporting by: Marianne Thamm
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative Lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Robyn Leary
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- Title
- Lucky No More: R4.5bn State Capture dealings catch up with ex PRASA boss
- Runtime
- 7:00
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- Lucky Montana’s tax saga made headlines but the real story runs much deeper. Jacob Zuma’s MK party has become a haven for the same figures who once oversaw South Africa’s most corrupt State-Owned Entities. This is the network reshaping South African politics from the shadows. Daily Maverick's Pieter-Louis Myburg explains.
Reporting by: Pieter-Louis Myburgh
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
In-studio filming by: Bernard Kotze & Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- Title
- Johannesburg Deserves Better: Redi Tlhabi on Lost Potential, Vision, and the City’s Future
- Runtime
- 25:54
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
- Description
- In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi reflects on Johannesburg, a city rich in promise, the economic heart of Southern Africa, yet held back by poor leadership and indifference. “You can modernise it, clean it up, put in all the cosmetic fixes you want,” she says. “But without vision, and without people who care, Johannesburg will not thrive.”
This episode is brought to you by global investment manager Ninety One: https://ninetyone.com/en/south-africa
Produced by Emilie Gambade & Joel Seboa
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
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01:00 Moderating the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture
01:30 Personal Connection to Johannesburg
03:09 Challenges with City Services
07:20 Billing System Woes
09:0...
- Title
- Cape Town Raids: City and SAPS Divided Over R1.6 Billion Corruption Claims
- Runtime
- 4:40
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- A high-stakes arrest with apparent links to a suspected gang boss. An unlawful police raid. And the City of Cape Town effectively blowing the whistle on itself in a corruption investigation that police say involves R1.6 billion, but which City officials say is a “grossly inflated” amount. These events are shaking the city’s political and policing landscape. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains.
Reporting by: Caryn Dolley
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative input by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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- Title
- 43 Dead in Limpopo Bus Crash: Minister Demands Answers
- Runtime
- 4:26
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- The horrific bus crash near Makhado, Limpopo, that claimed 43 lives in mid October is far from the first time a tragedy of this nature has occurred in South Africa. In 2024 alone, 146 fatalities resulting from bus crashes were recorded – the highest number in a five-year span. A key factor behind this worrying trend is the weak and inconsistent enforcement of the regulatory framework for bus operators. Daily Maverick’s Lerato Mutsila explains.
Reporting by: Lerato Mutsila and Tamsin Metelerkamp
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- Title
- When betting is all you have left: Inside South Africa’s R1.5 trillion gambling industry
- Runtime
- 27:29
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- South Africa’s gambling industry just hit R1.5 trillion and it’s not just for fun anymore. Behind the flashing lights are stories of poverty, desperation, and survival. In today’s episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi talks to Wendy Knowler, Consumer Journalist at News24, about how gambling has quietly become one of the country’s biggest social and economic fault lines.
This episode is brought to you by global investment manager Ninety One: https://ninetyone.com/en/south-africa
Produced by Emilie Gambade, Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
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00:42 Personal Stance on Gambling
01:20 Gambling in South Africa: A Growing Crisis
01:59 Shocking Statistics and Research
02:45 Int...
- Title
- Social Development Defends R3 Million NYC Trip as “Modest”
- Runtime
- 5:52
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Earlier this year the Department of Social Development spent R3 million of taxpayers money on a trip to New York for seven officials.
Now, the department has told Parliament that this price tag was “actually modest”. Daily Maverick's Rebecca Davis explains.
Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze & Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Creative input: Malibongwe Tyilo
Sub-edited by: Robyn Leary
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- Title
- Judge Navi Pillay on Gaza, power and the future of international justice
- Runtime
- 30:58
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- In this episode of The Readiness Report with Redi Tlhabi, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay reflects on a lifetime spent pursuing justice, from defending anti-apartheid activists in South Africa to presiding over landmark international trials. As lead investigator of the recent UN report on Gaza, Judge Pillay discusses why she believes accountability still matters, even in the face of power, politics, and impunity. A conversation on the law and the weight of truth.
“In 1967, Judge Navi Pillay became the first woman to open a law practice in Natal and later the first black woman appointed to South Africa’s High Court. She defended anti-apartheid activists before serving eight years at the UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, four of them as president. A pioneer in international law, she has been especially influential in advancing justice for sexual violence in conflict.” (Source: International Criminal Court)
This epi...
- Title
- Is Roblox safe for kids? The dark side of one of the internet’s biggest games
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- For many of us parents, the moment our kids discover a game like Roblox feels like a win. It’s a digital babysitter. An hour of peace and quiet while they build virtual worlds and we try to remember what silence sounds like. But we need to talk, because while they’re building virtual empires, predators are lurking in those same spaces, and ignorance is not bliss when your child’s safety is at stake. Daily Maverick’s Lindsey Schutters explains.
Reporting by: Lindsey Schutters
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
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- Title
- Practical AI: Tools worth your time (and how to use them)
- Runtime
- 1:02:00
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Join us to discover AI tools that actually help in daily life and work. Join Wonder Tools author and City University of NY Professor Jeremy Caplan for clear demonstrations of ChatGPT, Letterly, Ideogram, Perplexity and more. Perfect for AI beginners and explorers alike! Learn which tools help with editing, research, image creation and organization. Take home a simple guide to free and accessible AI tools that enhance creativity and productivity without a complicated learning curve.
- Title
- How tax money funded SA’s political parties for up to R2.1bn last year
- Runtime
- 5:06
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- South Africans collectively contributed more than R2.1 billion to political parties last year, whether they wanted to or not. Rebecca Davis, senior journalist at Daily Maverick, breaks down a new report by My Vote Counts, showing how taxpayers’ money flows to parties through the IEC, Parliament, and provincial legislatures. Here are nine key takeaways every voter should know.
Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze & Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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- Title
- Minister Tolashe Pulls Back on Senior Hire, Yet Questions Remain Over Employee
- Runtime
- 5:13
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Minister of Social Development Sisisi Tolashe’s controversial senior appointment has been rescinded – but young Lesedi Mabiletja still holds a job in the department that she remains unqualified for. Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis explains.
Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze & Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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- Title
- Helen Zille Shows Joburg’s Collapse: Walkabout Interview With Ferial Haffajee
- Runtime
- 5:15
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- Daily Maverick’s Ferial Haffajee invited DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille to join her on a walkabout of Johannesburg’s Queens Road bridge in Fordsburg, a stark symbol of the city’s collapse. With more than 80% of Joburg’s bridges at risk of failure, and drug use and homelessness visible on the streets, Zille used the tour to highlight the urgency of fixing the city’s infrastructure and addressing its deep social crises.
Reporting: Ferial Haffajee
Filmed by: Felix Dlangamandla
Edited by: Joel Seboa
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- Title
- Whose Peace Is It Anyway? Redi Tlhabi on Palestine’s Exclusion
- Runtime
- 24:08
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
- Description
- In this episode of the Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi calls out world leaders for pushing a Gaza “peace plan” without Palestinians at the table. How can there be peace when the people at the heart of the conflict are excluded?
This episode is brought to you by global investment manager Ninety One: https://ninetyone.com/en/south-africa
Produced by Emilie Gambade, Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
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00:35 Breaking News: Death of South African Ambassador
01:08 Speculations and Historical Context
03:26 Transition to Main Topic: US Plan for Gaza
03:34 Overview of the US Plan for Gaza
04:07 Key Issues with the Plan 05:14 Core Elements of the Plan
07:07 Demilitarisation a...
- Title
- Branko Brkic on why journalism is the light we cannot lose
- Runtime
- 27:34
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Ahead of World News Day 2025, Daily Maverick co-founder and Project Kontinuum’s Leader Branko Brkic speaks to Rebecca Davis about the crisis facing global media, from Africa’s “media deserts” to growing distrust in journalism. In this candid conversation, he asks: if not the media, then what? And despite the challenges, he insists there is hope, grounded in the decency of ordinary people and the resilience of journalists worldwide.
Hosted by: Rebecca Davis
Guest: Branko Brkic
Produced by Emilie Gambade, Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
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01:30 Project Kontinuum: An Overview
02:37 The Existential Threat to Civilization
03:11 The Role of Media in Crisis
03:46 Project Continu...
- Title
- Silencing Dissent: Redi Tlhabi with Karen Attiah on Voices Under Fire #dailymaverick
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Just a few days before World News Day - on 28 September - Redi Tlhabi is joined by American author and commentator Karen Attiah to confront the shrinking space for free expression. With Attiah’s own high-profile firing from the Washington Post as a backdrop, their conversation explores how powerful forces exploit polarisation, smear campaigns, and censorship to dilute truth and weaken journalism worldwide.
This episode is brought to you by global investment manager Ninety One: https://ninetyone.com/en/south-africa
Produced by Emilie Gambade, Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
- Title
- Silencing Dissent: Redi Tlhabi with Karen Attiah on Voices Under Fire
- Runtime
- 33:19
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Just a few days before World News Day - on 28 September - Redi Tlhabi is joined by American author and commentator Karen Attiah to confront the shrinking space for free expression. With Attiah’s own high-profile firing from the Washington Post as a backdrop, their conversation explores how powerful forces exploit polarisation, smear campaigns, and censorship to dilute truth and weaken journalism worldwide.
This episode is brought to you by global investment manager Ninety One: https://ninetyone.com/en/south-africa
Produced by Emilie Gambade, Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
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00:42 Press Freedom and Suppression
02:25 The Information Ecosystem
03:21 Media Ownership and Control
04:04 Introd...
- Title
- Redi Tlhabi Talks to Rebecca Davis: Unpacking the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry
- Runtime
- 29:41
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- On this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks to Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis about the commission of inquiry into the recent claims made by top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, which has been underway since 17 September. From political power to law enforcement accountability, they reflect on the nation’s repeated failures to confront corruption and the long road to meaningful justice.
This episode is brought to you by global investment manager Ninety One: https://ninetyone.com/en/south-africa
Produced by Emilie Gambade, Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze
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- Title
- Yellow card for Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie and his delivery problems #southafrica
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie has been at the helm for a year and three months now and so far, his tenure has been filled with plenty of promises but few of them fulfilled, says Daily Maverick’s sport journalist Keanan Hemmonsbey.
Edited by: Joel Seboa
Filmed by: Joel Seboa & Bernard Kotze
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
