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Julius Malema convicted; mainstream press throws hissy fit
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden, Zakhele Mthembu, and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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With Freedom in Decline, can Zille Save Joburg?
Join Martin van Staden, Nicholas Woode-Smith, Zakhele Mthembu, and Sean McLaughlin as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Cyril's love affair with the DA, Tobacco under fire
Join David Ansara, Nicholas Woode-Smith, Ayanda Zulu, and guest Sean McLaughlin as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Charlie Kirk and the rising temperature of modern politics
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Zakhele Mthembu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Bureaucrats gone wild in Brussels and Stellenbosch
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden, Zakhele Mthembu and Nicholas Woode-Smith as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Ian Cameron ATTACKS "mostly peaceful" brick throwers
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and guest Leigh-Ann Hallak as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Nobody wins a trade war - SA should unilaterally free trade
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden, Zakhele Mthembu and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Cyril loses control of the military while arranging national talk-shop
Has Ramaphosa lost control of the SANDF?
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Expropriation Act is about tyranny, not justice; and Africa must count its liberal blessings
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Zakhele Mthembu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Tariffs hit as GNU fumbles, meanwhile Joburg residents oppose privatisation lifeline
Join Martin van Staden, Nicholas Woode-Smith and Ayanda Zulu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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Is SA intentionally sabotaging its relationship with the US and gaslighting the world about it?
Is the South African government mishandling the situation, or deliberately damaging ties with the US?
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The Zuma factor and Mandela’s fading legacy, with Hermann Pretorius
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and guest Hermann Pretorius as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
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