The Aubrey Masango Show

On Political Analysis were joined by Dr Pedro Mzileni, Lecture at Dept of Sociology at the UFS, to talk about his latest opinion piece on Sowetanlive dissecting the letter that Former President Thabo Mbeki addressed to Deputy President Paul Mashatile about the ANC.

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Adil Nchabeleng, Energy Expert, joins to discuss Finance Minister Godongwan’s decision to exempt Eskom from reporting its irregular expenditure.

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On Current Affairs we talk to Dr Ebrahim Harvey, Political Analyst, about the Democratic Alliance Congress that took place over the weekend and the outcome of it and the statement made by its leaders regarding coalitions parties going forward and its number enemy, the EFF. 

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On Medical Matters we look at the awareness around the Down Syndrome and UN observe World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March each year. We are joined by Dr Sibongile Mbatha, Neuro Developmental Specialist who practices at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, to learn more about down syndrome, what it is, what causes is, how many people are affected by it, types of syndromes that exist, diagnosis, screen tests and if there’s treatment for it.  

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South Africans doing great things with Tasveer Maharaj, Actor and Actuary.

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Profile Interview with Mthetheleli Ngxeke | Project Lead at Global Freedom Fellowship

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We spoke to Liza Aziz, Chairperson of Action in Autism, about the upcoming World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April 2023.

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On the Kwantu Feature, we talk to Kgosi Nyalala Pilane of the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela and CONTRALESA deputy president, on the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela are reclaiming their heritage by grow the Pilanesberg Nature Reserve’s economy.  

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On Crime Time we look at thee most talked about prison grand escape “The Thabo Bester saga”. Where does one begin with this saga as it unravels the craziest grand in SA. The Thabo Bester case is proving to be one of SA’s most dramatic escapes from prison. It left correctional services officials and our prison system with eggs on their faces after the convicted rapist, murderer and fraudster managed to con his way out of Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein. We talk to Daniel Steyn, Journalist at Ground Up whose been following this story as it unfolds.

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This evening on Current Affairs we look at the South African Reserve Bank’s Governor, Lesetja Kganyago announcement that the monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to increase interest rates by 50 basis points at its meeting today, which brings the repo rate to 7.75%.

He said three members of the Committee preferred the announced increase, whilst two members preferred a 25 basis points increase. This increase marks the ninth consecutive interest rate increase in the current hiking cycle, which started in November 2021.

This latest interest rate increase brings the country’s prime lending rate to 11.25% – the highest it has been since 2009. To help us understand what this means and to unpack it were joined by Economist at Stellenbosch Business School, Prof Andre Roux.

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