Daily Bagel Show

In Today's Show:  This is the last Daily Bagel episode of the year. Instead of running through the news, we wanted to take a step back and explain why Daily Bagel exists - what we set out to build, what this year has actually looked like behind the scenes, and why we’ve been so deliberate about staying facts-first and apolitical in a space that often rewards the opposite. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on our first year - what it’s really been like building Daily Bagel day by day, how the show has evolved over the year, and a glimpse at where we’re hoping to take it next.Whether you’ve been watching quietly, commenting regularly, or sharing this with others, thank you. This episode is for you.More From Us:Whatsapp Channel ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠SpotifyApple Podcast

In Today's Show:  South Africa has quietly locked in a sweeping health reform that could centralise how healthcare is managed, while the Reserve Bank moves to rethink how cash actually works in a country that still relies on it far more than most people realise. In KZN, a razor-thin coalition survives a dramatic no-confidence vote as tempers flare inside the provincial legislature. And in our wildcard, we break down how petrol prices are really set - and why they never seem to fall the way you expectMore From Us:⁠Whatsapp Channel⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠Apple Podcast

In Today's Show:  South Africa has proposed its biggest citizenship reset in a generation, with government proposing a shift away from time served toward merit-based citizenship - and that’s only the start. The same draft plan also tightens immigration and asylum rules, rewrites how visas work, and lays the groundwork for a far more digital state. In other news, three major private colleges are running out of road after regulators moved to cancel their registrations, while borrowers could finally see relief as analysts pencil in interest rate cuts for 2026.More From Us:Whatsapp Channel ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠SpotifyApple Podcast

In Today's Show:  The ANC’s succession race has quietly begun, with Ramaphosa still in office but the countdown to 2027 now unmistakably ticking. At the same time, a political fight over Starlink is exposing deeper tensions about who really sets policy, while the party draws firm red lines on NHI and BEE inside an uneasy coalition government. In other news: inflation expectations are cooling and citizenship rules may. be tightening. and in the wildcard, we explain why South Africans are still struggle to plug in overseas.More From Us:Whatsapp Channel ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠SpotifyApple Podcast

In Today's Show:  South Africa’s border security takes centre stage as the Home Affairs Minister warns that outdated systems and missing surveillance tech are turning our ports into a national security risk. In business, Mr Price’s R10 billion leap into Europe rattles investors, while Washington hints South Africa could be sidelined from the next AGOA extension. In other news: a matric exam breach, another legal setback for the MK Party, and the rand’s strongest level in nearly three years. With a wildcard that takes a closer look at how South Africa would communicate in a network blackout.More From Us:Whatsapp Channel ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠SpotifyApple Podcast