Politricking with Tshidi Madia is a podcast that focuses on political news making headlines, Tshidi will be interviewing local politicians and politically inves...
Politricking with Tshidi Madia: Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, Dean Macpherson joins Tshidi Madia for a candid discussion. He opens the discussion by reflecting on the lessons learnt from being part of the GNU as the DA and says that the party hopes they can better approach any future coalition agreements. With only just two weeks since the budget was presented before parliament after the initial budget speech was cancelled, Dean speaks about the progress that has made within the GNU parties to find common ground. He shares why the DA went to the United States and goes to share their stance on the country’s foreign policy. He shares his thoughts on his new role as Minister of Public Works and tensions that exist between him and his deputy. He goes on to the share some of the work that he is managed to do since his appointment and the effort he is putting in with his team to bring change to the department so it can live up to its full potential. He closes the conversation by explaining how he will be implementing the expropriation act and speaks about challenges of managing government work and political works.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Politricking with Tshidi Madia: ANC’s Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula
In this week’s episode of Politricking, Tshidi Madia speaks with ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula about budget and foreign policy clashes with their GNU partner, the DA. Mbalula also discusses the state of ANC branches and the succession debate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Politricking with Tshidi Madia: Siviwe Gwarube, Minister of Basic Education
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, with President Cyril Ramaphosa expected to provide guidance on the implementation of the Bela Act. Tshidi Madia spoke to Minister of Basic Education and DA official, Siviwe Gwarube, who shared her thoughts on the act and the submissions she has made to the President. She also shared her thoughts on the GNU and how it has been transitioning from opposition to government. She also spoke about the process of the GNU negotiations. She closed off the conversation by sharing some of the work she has done since taking up the position of Basic Education MinisterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Politricking with Tshidi Madia: Solly Mapaila, General Secretary, South African Communist Party
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, as the South African Communist Party hosts its 5th Special National Conference, the General Secretary of the SACP, Solly Mapaila joined Tshidi Madia in a no holds barred interview where he started of by clarifying why the SACP is going ahead with the decision to contest independently in the next local government elections. He also spoke about the need for the reconfiguration of the alliance and what the current relationship is like in the alliance. He shared his thoughts about the current leadership in the ANC and why he thinks they are not right people to renew the ANC. He also expressed his position on the GNU and why he took this stance. He closed off the conversation by sharing his thoughts about the BELA Act and their willingness to go the legal route to make sure the act is implemented.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Politricking with Tshidi Madia: Marshall Dlamini, Secretary General, EFF
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, with only just a few days before the EFF(Economic Freedom Fighters) go into their third National People’s Assembly whereby they expected to elect the new leadership that will serve the party for the next five years. The outgoing Secretary General of the EFF, Marshall Dlamini, joined Tshidi Madia in studio to chat about the readiness of the EFF for their conference and he also took the opportunity to clear some questions around the attendees and delegates. He also spoke about the party’s performance in the elections and how they hope to use this conference to rebuild. He shared his thoughts around the departure of some prominent figures in the movement and where they stand in terms of the progressive caucus given the latest developments. He closed the conversation by sharing his views on the MK Party and his hopes has for the EFF in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Politricking with Tshidi Madia is a podcast that focuses on political news making headlines, Tshidi will be interviewing local politicians and politically invested individuals, from sports personnel to local well-known individuals rounding off political news and how they affect your life.
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