Sunday Times Politics Weekly

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Sunday Times Politics Weekly is a flagship political podcast from the Sunday Times.

Each week, our we speak exclusively with politicians, academics, policy experts and analysts to unpack the issues s... more

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The podcast currently has 213 episodes available.

Sunday Times Politics Weekly episodes:

January 28, 2022 Is Lamola really too young to lead or has the ANC let down its youth leaders?
In this episode of the Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we’ll be looking at the ANC’s succession race, which is under way in all but name. Apart from the obvious names, such as President Cyril Ramaphosa and tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu, another name that has come up is that of justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola.

This week we consider the “youth factor” in ANC leadership and whether the party should have more young people in its leadership ranks.

Is Lamola really jumping the succession queue by wanting to form part of the ANC's top leadership? Where did the idea of queuing originate, and is Lamola really to young to be considered for top leadership, or has the ANC let its youth members down?

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January 20, 2022 When government doesn't do its job, you can't blame the constitution: Mohammed Valli Moosa
SA’s constitution has recently been the subject of much public debate following a critical opinion piece penned by tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

In this episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we invite one of the leaders who participated in the drafting and adoption of the constitution, struggle veteran, activist and former constitutional development minister, Mohammed Valli Moosa, to share his thoughts.

What were the tenets upon which SA’s constitution was based; how much of the document was a compromise to satisfy the old apartheid regime; are the criticisms levelled at it fair; and is the constitution to blame for the pervasive inequality that still exists in South African society?

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December 09, 2021 Continent unites against the West after Ramaphosa's West African tour
In this week’s episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we look at President Cyril Ramaphosa's four-nation diplomatic excursion to West Africa.

We discuss the significance of the visit, and whether it marks a change in SA’s relations with West Africa, as well as the rest of the continent and even the globe. We discover that the visit marked a change in the attitude of Ramaphosa towards the West in particular, and a unification of African countries.

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November 18, 2021 Coalition talks cause division & Eskom hangs SA's hopes on renewables
This week SA has experienced confusion and contention, as a result of coalition talks among our political parties. We have also been following this political tension in the dark, as Eskom has yet again imposed large bouts of loadshedding throughout the country.

This week our panel of experts and journalists provide an update on the state of the ongoing coalition negotiations. This as the political parties are scrambiling to form governments, especially in most of the major metropolitan councils. We also delve into the politics of power generation and Eskom's approach of shedding darkness as opposed to light, as loadshedding resumes this week.

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32min
November 11, 2021 Public coalition statements are no more than bluster
This week on the Sunday Times politics Weekly podcast, our host Mike Siluma is joined by Associate Professor at the WITS School of Governance William Gumede, politics reporter's Kgothatso Madisa and Aphiwe de Klerk to talk coalition progress, after a Watergate local government election.

The panel considers the political fallout from the municipal elections, and the horse-trading taking place for control of most of the key metros. The big finding to come out of the discussion, is that most of the public statements made by parties is not reflecting the stances they are taking in negotiations.

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28min
October 28, 2021 Pre-election analysis: the number of loyalist voters is on the decline
This week on Sunday Times Politics Weekly, our panel delves into some pre-election analysis. Ahead of the polls, we will look at which major cities are likely to fall to coalition governments, and how those coalitions are likely to be structured.

After that, we will be looking at the sea change in the ANC, which has seen the return to the political forefront of key leaders, including ex-president Thabo Mbeki. What lies behind this development, and what does it mean for the ANC?

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32min
October 21, 2021 Tracking campaign efforts & top ANC official fight for their political lives
Our big stories on this week's episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly with Mike Siluma include the factors that have affected the 2021 municipal elections so far, including; mounting political killings, empty promises and the seeming eradication of Covid-19 as a health concern at most political rallies.

We also try to gauge the temperature inside the ANC, where two of its most powerful leaders, Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane and Former Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize, are fighting for their political lives, and why they are desperate to clear their names.

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25min
October 14, 2021 The DA sinks its own campaign & Ramaphosa loses another backer in the ANC
This week on the Sunday Times Politics Weekly with Mike Siluma, our learned panel considers the uncertain future of the DA in the wake of controversial election posters which have caused tensions within the party. Insiders suggest this may be a litmus test for party leader John Steenhuisen's future at the helm of the opposition party.

Also on our menu this week will be the pressure piling up on Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane after the public protector’s adverse report on him. The panel considers the effect these allegations could have on President Cyril Ramaphosa's future political career as divisions in the party continue to grow.

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27min
October 07, 2021 Behind the DA's poster own-goal & how strong is SA's judiciary?
In this week’s episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly, we try to shed light on the controversy around the Democratic Alliance’s campaign posters in Phoenix, which seemed to endorse racial attacks on black people during the July riots. We try to understand the logic behind the posters themselves and unpack the behind the scenes of the DA's eventual apology and removal of said posters.

Our panel also provides listeners with an update on the search for the country’s new Chief Justice, with the formal departure this week of the incumbent justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.

Joining our regular host, Mike Siluma, this week is Sunday Times legal correspondent Franny Rabkin, executive secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution Lawson Naidoo and Sunday Times parliamentary correspondent Thabo Mokone.

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27min
October 01, 2021 Elections: Main party manifestos and the Digital Vibes scandal
In this week’s episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly we discuss the main party election manifestos- who are the three main parties targeting, what are they promising and what is the likely impact on voter participation levels?

Also this week, we take a closer look at the SIU's report on the Digital Vibes scandal and the criticism of the president's handling of the situation along with the valid question - in a country that is supposed to be on a crusade against corruption, how is it no one has been convicted yet?

Our host is Mike Siluma, deputy editor of the Sunday Times along with our guests Amanda Khoza, ST politics writer focusing on the presidency, and William Gumede, associate professor at the Wits School of Governance.

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