Politically Aweh

As South Africa’s petrol prices climb, African Energy Week brings the oil and gas crowd to Cape Town with big promises about ending energy poverty. Lovely. Who’s checking the terms and conditions?

KG, Zoë and Stephen look at whose interests are on the agenda, where renewable energy fits in, and who gets a say in Africa’s energy future. Meanwhile, Cape Town’s Citizens’ Assembly puts climate and transport questions to ordinary people. We went along to see democracy trying something different.

Catch Politically Aweh LIVE at the Homecoming Centre in Cape Town on 21 October. Join KG, Zoë Human and Stephen Horn, with Dan Corder, Dylan Oliphant and Lindy Johnson, for one night of comedy, news and analysis ahead of the elections.

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This podcast is a companion series to our YouTube comedy explainer videos about South African and international current affairs. Watch the show and subscribe at youtube.com/politicallyaweh.

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Politically Aweh is a current affairs news show with a uniquely South African flavour. We're independent, bold, and funded by people who care what happens in and around our country. 

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Flags? Flying. Speeches? Delivered. Cyril Ramaphosa’s latest plan to tackle gender-based violence? Due in 60 to 90 days. Comrades, set a reminder. This family meeting needs a follow-up.

KG, Zoë and Stephen look at what Cupcake has promised, from reviewing unresolved cases and tackling forensic backlogs to women’s safety audits and action on illegal alcohol trading. The president says these are more than good intentions. Seven years after his address on the same crisis, South African women have every reason to ask what will actually change.

We also discuss the sexual offence charges against suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. Zoë shares her own experience of inappropriate contact from a police officer, and why calls to trust the police can ring hollow for women who have turned to them for help.

Then the Department of Employment and Labour has advice for unemployed young people: volunteer. Has anyone checked whether groceries can be bought with a glowing reference?

Meanwhile, Steven Bartlett’s Bishopscourt mansion is going for R189 million, skebengas posing as runners are stealing phones, and Sandy Bay’s naturists are challenging new signs banning nudity. Cape Town has plenty of problems. Apparently, HANGING OUT in a safe space is now one of them.

Which part of Cyril’s GBV plan should we follow up on first? Tell us in the comments. We feature your takes on the show.

Catch us LIVE at the Homecoming Centre in Cape Town on 21 October. KG is joined by Dan Corder, Dylan Oliphant and Lindy Johnson for comedy, news and analysis ahead of the elections. Get your tickets here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/395468-politically-aweh-poll-dancing/#/ 
This podcast is a companion series to our YouTube comedy explainer videos about South African and international current affairs. Watch the show and subscribe at youtube.com/politicallyaweh.

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Politically Aweh is a current affairs news show with a uniquely South African flavour. We're independent, bold, and funded by people who care what happens in and around our country. 

We're also a registered nonprofit media company , and we rely on donations to keep making our fresh, fun, and fearlessly truthful content.  You can support us here, once off, or monthly, using Snapscan: https://pos.snapscan.io/qr/8H-YVcrN or contact us if you need another payment method.

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An Afrikaner refugee family comes back to South Africa for medical treatment (and a Kauai smoothie?) and gets stuck here. Women are being found murdered in and around Kempton Park, and the price of onions goes up 219%. South Africa, are we okay?

KG, Zoë and Stephen unpack the Kempton Park murders and the questions these killings raise about gender-based violence and somehow action seems to fall on running clubs rather than the police. They also discuss the sexual offence charges against suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and the Freedom Front Plus’s choice of Bill Harington as its Nelson Mandela Bay mayoral candidate.

And then there are the onions. KG has questions. Many, many questions.

We end with a win worth talking about: Comrades Marathon’s 2026 sponsor list has NO fossil fuel companies on it. After Politically Aweh and you, our comrades, called for change, and the question is: will Comrades make the break official? And while they’re reviewing the sponsor list, should betting companies be next?

Catch us LIVE at the Homecoming Centre in Cape Town on 21 October. KG is joined by Dan Corder, Dillan Oliphant and Lindy Johnson for comedy, news and analysis ahead of the elections. Get your tickets here:  https://www.quicket.co.za/events/395468-politically-aweh-poll-dancing/#/  
This podcast is a companion series to our YouTube comedy explainer videos about South African and international current affairs. Watch the show and subscribe at youtube.com/politicallyaweh.

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💻Visit our website: http://www.politicallyaweh.co.za

Politically Aweh is a current affairs news show with a uniquely South African flavour. We're independent, bold, and funded by people who care what happens in and around our country. 

We're also a registered nonprofit media company , and we rely on donations to keep making our fresh, fun, and fearlessly truthful content.  You can support us here, once off, or monthly, using Snapscan: https://pos.snapscan.io/qr/8H-YVcrN or contact us if you need another payment method.

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The ANC is in chaos right before elections, there's a a serial killer loose in Johannesburg, and celebs are running for mayor.

This week KG & Stephen expose South Africa's most chaotic election moment yet. From the ANC's last-second candidate meltdown to a horrifying series of murders in Kempton Park, exploding tensions around Cape Town's Pride crossing vandalism, and why this entire election has become a TikTok popularity contest.

We sit down with Justice Edwin Cameron, South Africa's first openly gay judge, to discuss rising threats against LGBTQ+ communities and religious extremism. We're also breaking down our explosive interviews from The Gathering (Daily Maverick's flagship political event) where we caught all the VIPs and exposed the shocking "tiktokification" of South African politics.

This episode: ANC chaos • Serial killer in Kempton Park • Celebrity candidates for mayor (Ntsiki Mazwai, SkeemGP, DJ Ready D) • Helen Zille's viral pothole campaign • Justice Edwin Cameron on homophobia • The Daily Maverick Gathering highlights • Why politicians are now influencers

Catch us LIVE at the Homecoming Centre, Cape Town: 21 October. Comedy, news and analysis right before the elections, hosted by KG with Dan Corder, Dylan Oliphant and Lindy Johnson. Get your tickets here: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/395468-politically-aweh-poll-dancing/#/
This podcast is a companion series to our YouTube comedy explainer videos about South African and international current affairs. Watch the show and subscribe at youtube.com/politicallyaweh.

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💻Visit our website: http://www.politicallyaweh.co.za

Politically Aweh is a current affairs news show with a uniquely South African flavour. We're independent, bold, and funded by people who care what happens in and around our country. 

We're also a registered nonprofit media company , and we rely on donations to keep making our fresh, fun, and fearlessly truthful content.  You can support us here, once off, or monthly, using Snapscan: https://pos.snapscan.io/qr/8H-YVcrN or contact us if you need another payment method.

📩Contact info@politicallyaweh.co.za

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South Africans gambled over R1 trillion last year. A 30% jump in twelve months. And you can feel it everywhere.
Every billboard. Every rugby jersey. Every airport. Every second ad break. The casino used to be somewhere you drove to. Now it lives in your pocket, right next to your banking app.
This week the team goes deep on the gambling boom that's quietly become a national crisis. We spoke to a psychologist working with affected youth. A young person who got hooked and made it out. An economist. An MP pushing for tighter rules.
One question kept coming back. If South Africans are losing this much, who exactly is winning? Turns out the answer runs through provincial licensing, political donations, and a few names you might not expect.
We followed the money. It led somewhere interesting. Oh, and we made our own betting ad. A more honest one.
You'll see.
If this one made you think twice and you need to talk to someone, the toll-free gambling helpline is 0800 006 008. Confidential support, any time.
This podcast is a companion series to our YouTube comedy explainer videos about South African and international current affairs. Watch the show and subscribe at youtube.com/politicallyaweh.

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Politically Aweh is a current affairs news show with a uniquely South African flavour. We're independent, bold, and funded by people who care what happens in and around our country. 

We're also a registered nonprofit media company , and we rely on donations to keep making our fresh, fun, and fearlessly truthful content.  You can support us here, once off, or monthly, using Snapscan: https://pos.snapscan.io/qr/8H-YVcrN or contact us if you need another payment method.

📩Contact info@politicallyaweh.co.za

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