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• Inside The Race To Replace Cyril Ramaphosa - Episode #133

  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

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• South Africa’s Borders Are Exposing a Bigger Problem - Episode #132

  In Today's Show:  South Africa’s border security takes centre stage as the Home Affairs Minister warns that outdated systems and missing surveillance tech are turning our ports into a national security risk.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

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• What Australia's Social Media Ban Means For South Africa - Episode #131

  In Today's Show:  Australian teens are waking up to a world without social media after the first blanket under-16 ban goes live - and South Africa is already debating whether it should follow. The ANC’s National General Council is wrestling with its own follow-through problem, while the IMF offers praise with one hand and a debt warning with the other. In other news: WBHO lands a multibillion-rand airport project, the FSCA drops a record penalty on Banxso, and Starlink tests Namibia’s resolve on ownership rules. And in the wildcard, a closer look at the surprising engineering built into your banknotes.More From Us:⁠Whatsapp Channel⁠ ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠Apple Podcast

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• Why South Africa’s Defence Force Is In Serious Trouble - Episode #130

  In Today's Show:  South Africa’s defence force is straining at the seams, with only a small band of soldiers fit to deploy and Parliament still in the dark about what’s really going on. In business, SPAR joins a growing list of South African retailers pulling back from costly foreign ventures, while Eskom scrambles to keep the ferrochrome industry from shutting down entirely. In other news: China’s record trade surplus, a G20 accreditation snub, and the ANC’s internal election shake-up. And in the wildcard: the real reason Durban and Cape Town feel like two different countries when you step into the water. More From Us:Whatsapp Channel ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠SpotifyApple Podcast

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• How Netflix’s R1.4 Trillion Deal Affects South African TV - Episode #129

  In Today's Show:  South Africa wakes up to Netflix’s trillion-rand swing at Warner Bros and a TV landscape tilting under its feet, even as DStv fends off pressure from every direction. Ramaphosa’s GBV disaster declaration lands with a call for men to change their behaviour, while Traxtion’s multibillion-rand rail gamble tests whether private operators can fix what Transnet can’t.  In other news: Qantas opens a new route, big JSE listings loom, Makate wins his payout battle - and Gauteng claims its place among the world’s lightning capitals. More From Us:Whatsapp Channel ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠SpotifyApple Podcast

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