Real Problem with Chester Missing

Chester Missing tears into the ANC’s NGC in Boksburg — the ultimate gathering of South Africa’s most chaotic political characters. From Ramaphosa sweating through his “renewal” speech, to Mashatile positioning, to Witness D’s assassination, to Mahlengi Bengu’s wild spin about ANC finances, Chester unpacks the corruption circus, the Madlanga fallout, and why the ANC is basically a sinking ship steering itself into the ground.

If you want sharp, fast South African political satire — welcome to the Real Problem.

Vuzimusi “Cat” Matlala, the Burberry Bandit himself, appeared before the ad hoc committee… in a prison. Only in South Africa do we send politicians to jail to investigate crime and somehow the criminals are still in charge. Chester Missing breaks down the Big 5 corruption saga, Cat Matlala’s woolies-bag bribes, why Bheki Cele suddenly has bus-tire marks on his suit, and why Donald Trump wants SA kicked out of the G20. From tenderpreneurs to Burberry drip to Trump’s fake white-genocide nonsense — this is South African politics at its most unhinged.

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South Africa’s politics are off the rails. Chester Missing sits down with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh (SMWX) and Simmi Areff to unpack Ramaphosa ducking the ad hoc committee, the GNU acting like an ANC–DA marriage, and why MK is pure chaos but still growing.

We break down corruption, Phalaphala, the collapse of real opposition, and how new media is shaping politics more than parliament. Smart analysis, sharp jokes, and the hard truths about where SA is heading.

South Africa just hosted the first-ever G20 on African soil — and somehow we won it, even with Donald Trump trying to derail the whole thing. In this episode Chester Missing breaks down what the G20 actually is, why South Africa matters, and how global inequality is rooted in colonial theft, debt, and climate injustice.

From Ramaphosa’s unexpected diplomatic win to Trump’s boycott tantrum, Joburg’s sudden service delivery makeover, MK comrades landing up in Russia, and the hypocrisy of the global economy — Chester explains it all with comedy, honesty, and zero fear.

If you want South African politics unpacked with jokes sharper than a Verimark knife, this is your episode.

Chester Missing explains how Senzo Mchunu's chief of staff lied to parliament in his affidavit about when meetings had been arranged between Mchunu and alleged corruption middle man, Brown Mogotsi. You know things are bad when politicians think you are too dishonest! Like the news, but much funnier.

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This week on The Real Problem with Chester Missing, we dive deep into South Africa’s police and politics with journalist Tara Roos and comedian JamJam. From the Shadrack Sibiya “paper bag” scandal to Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi’s testimony, the Political Killings Task Team, and Senzo Mchunu’s role — we unpack the chaos inside SAPS and the “Big Five” cartels allegedly running it.

Economist Duma Gqubule joins puppet Chester Missing for a brutally funny and sharp take on South Africa’s economy, BEE, and the so-called “manager-class” politics of the GNU. From calling out fake BEE myths to comparing BEE to Kim Kardashian, this episode mixes hard economics with hard laughs.

👉 Watch to the end for Chester’s wild tender joke and Duma’s takedown of John Steenhuisen’s logic.

Chester Missing dives into the police corruption ad hoc committee mayhem with journalist Babalo Ndenze and comic Simmi Areff. From “Cat & Brown” WhatsApps to a New Year’s Eve task-team shutdown, chair-and-water swaps, “third force” spin, and MK vs Julius hypocrisy, we unpack the circus. Plus: DA’s poverty-metric tender plan vs BE, Lucky Montana vs SARS, Zuma legal fees, and Gayton McKenzie inserting himself into every victory lap.

South Africa’s favourite political puppet, Chester Missing, sits down with Lukhona Mnguni, one of the country’s sharpest political minds, to unpack the ANC’s collapse, the Mkhwanazi revelations, police corruption, and why Ramaphosa’s presidency is “more broken than Gigaba’s wedding vows.

Investigative journalist Peter-Louis Myburgh tells Chester Missing how he was offered a R60 000 bribe to bury a corruption story — and exposed the scammers instead. From tender kickbacks and state capture to why Daily Maverick journalists strip for the truth, this hilarious yet hard-hitting episode dives into South Africa’s bribe culture, crooked CEOs, and the journalists brave enough to say no.