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  • City haul: How to build a metro from the ashes of poor governance
    Load shedding, corruption and crime. We all know what South Africa's biggest problems are, but we are tired of complaining. What about the people who build and fix things? Moaning and groaning alone will get us nowhere. It's time to talk about building the country of our dreams.

    Listen to Adriaan Basson lead a conversation about South Africa's major metros with Geordin Hill-Lewis, Retief Odendaal, Thembi Nkadimeng, and Sithole Mbanga.
    47 min
  • Kingmakers: Will pacts save SA? Steenhuisen, Mashaba, Maimane and Zibi negotiate the future
    Load shedding, corruption and crime. We all know what South Africa's biggest problems are, but we are tired of complaining. What about the people who build and fix things? Moaning and groaning alone will get us nowhere. It's time to talk about building the country of our dreams.

    Listen to News24's editor-in-chief Qaanitah Hunter as she leads a conversatio with opposition leaders John Steenhuisen, Herman Mashaba, Mmusi Maimane and Songezo Zibi on the state of the nation.
    49 min
  • Real talk: Headlines scream doom and gloom, but what's the actual state of SA?
    Load shedding, corruption and crime. We all know what South Africa's biggest problems are, but we are tired of only complaining. What about the people who build and fix? Moaning and groaning alone will get us nowhere. It's time to talk about building the country of our dreams. Join News24's editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson as he leads a conversation with News24's Qaanitah Hunter, Pieter du Toit and Sikonathi Mantshantsha on the state of the nation.
    49 min
  • Herman Mashaba's buy-ography: Inside ActionSA leader's deceptive R12.5m book deal
    ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has been accused of being actively involved in the writing and researching of an 'unauthorised' biography. The author, Prince Mashele, allegedly received input from Mashaba on the book's various chapters. And it's alleged he was paid R 12.5 million to write the book.

    Listen to Mihlali Ntsabo in conversation with News24 senior politics reporter Juniour Khumalo and Pieter du Toit, News24's Assistant Editor, for in-depth news about the fallout.
    14 min
  • Loose lips sink ships: KWV CEO exits amid Real Housewives furore
    KWV's CEO Boyce Lloyd will resign early amid a furore over his wife's controversial appearance on Kyknet's Die Real Housewives van die Wynlande.

    Listen to News24’s Mihlali Ntsabo in conversation with Nick Wilson, company's reporter for News24 Business, as they discuss the implications public figure associates may have on their reputations.
    11 min
  • Attention parents: The children are not alright – literacy rates are at an all-time low
    South Africa has performed dismally in one of the world's premier assessments of reading ability involving more than 50 countries. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study released its 2021 assessment outcomes, with South Africa lagging far behind the world average and accounting for one of the lowest results.

    Listen to News24's assistant editor for breaking news Sheldon Morais in conversation with News24 journalists Kaveel Singh and Yoliswa Sobuwa as they discuss the literacy report in detail.
    36 min
  • Tighten your budgets | Eskom's power stations could cost you more
    Eskom is debating whether to shut down some of its old, poorly maintained coal-fired power stations.

    Listen to News24's Mihlali Ntsabo in conversation with Carol Paton, writer at large at News24 Business, as they discuss whether the cash-strapped power utility can afford to shut down these power stations.
    8 min
  • And the Oscar for worst performance goes to ... Mabuyane: Inside the premier's sham degree
    A forensic report has concluded that Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane's master's research proposal was a "sham". The document reveals that Mabuyane tried to fake his way into a PhD in public administration with the help of a tainted University of Fort Hare professor and his secret team of ghostwriters.

    Listen to News24's Mihlali Ntsabo in conversation with News24 investigative journalist Jeff Wicks as they discuss the extent of Mabuyane's alleged corrupt dealings at the institution
    12 min
  • #LadyRussiaGate | That Russian ship, a diplomatic furore and what it all means for SA
    The United States is accusing South Africa of providing ammunition to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The superpower believes the weapons were loaded on the lady r - a roll-on, roll-off vessel mainly for transporting wheeled cargo - that arrived in Simon's Town under cover of darkness in December last year.

    Listen to Mihlali Ntsabo in conversation with News24 senior politics reporter Juniour Khumalo and Pieter du Toit, News24's Assistant Editor, for in-depth news about the fallout.
    20 min

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