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: Bantu Holomisa, Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, UDM Leader and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Bantu Holomisa joins Tshidi Madia for a sit down in studio. A man considered to be an elder in politics and having experienced both the GNUs that have existed in South Africa. He opens the conversation by sharing his thoughts on the current government national unity and compares it to the previous one in 1994. When asked about the survival of this current GNU, he expresses confidence about its survival and says even if the DA were to leave the coalition, it would still survive. He goes on to sure he thoughts on the pressing issue of the budget vote and what the stance of his party has been on the proposed VAT hike. He speaks about the voice of the smaller parties like the UDM in the GNU. The conversation moves onto the SADC mission in the DRC and what went wrong.He also shares his thoughts on how the leadership involved in mission have handled the matter. He closes off the conversation by speaking about his future in the UDM and what he hopes the party can grow in the near future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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.
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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