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Sunday Times Politics Weekly

The weekly political show by top journalists of the Sunday Times discussing the week's biggest stories, toughest topics in a tight and guided conversation.

An Arena Holdings Production.

Keywords: podcast, analysis, politics, social justice, news commentary, economy, opinions, accountability
Weekly English South Africa Politics · News Commentary
200 Episodes
180 – 200

“Let’s hope he takes legal action.”

The Sunday Times Politics Weekly team discusses the most recent allegations of rampant corruption and gangsterism levelled against ANC secretary general Ace Magashule, this week. The team voices their distaste for the ANC’s adamant denial of the allegations brought forward by Pieter-Louis Myburgh new book Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule's…
3 Apr 2019 44 min

Theatre of land in South Africa

The Sunday Times Politics Weekly team this week discusses the various stances of the top three political parties on land expropriation without compensation. Is the ANC only using land as a campaigning tool, how radical a concept is the EFF’s idea of land nationalisation, and has the DA missed the…
27 Mar 2019 38 min

Is the DA hypocritical?

In light of a myriad of sexual harassment and racial scandals coming out against various DA members, the Sunday Times Politics Weekly team questions if the main opposition party is simply hypocritical.
20 Mar 2019 34 min

Promises, promises, promises – how the top 3 plan to stimulate economic growth

In South Africa’s struggling economy, political parties have been bold in their promises for economic stimulation and job creation. The Sunday Times Politics Weekly team critically analyse the economic stimulus promises made in the manifestos of the ANC, DA and EFF. The discussion raises concerns of discrimination in the financial…
13 Mar 2019 40 min

Political policy and patriarchy

In the wake of social uproar related to the alleged assault of musician Babes Wodumo by boyfriend Mampitsha, the Sunday Times Politics Weekly team looks to the manifestos of South Africa's leading political parties for potential guidance and solutions to the country's recent surge of gender based violence. Join the…
6 Mar 2019 31 min

Rape allegations, DA’s lackluster manifesto and corruption at Eskom

Join Sunday Times political reporters Amil Umraw, Aphiwe de Klerk, Zingisa Mvumvu and Zimasa Matiwane in studio this week as the pull apart some of the week’s top political events. This week, the team discusses Zizi Kodwa and Pule Mabe after they "voluntarily" stepped down as ANC spokespeople amid rape…
27 Feb 2019 28 min

Bosasa & Eskom make for a bleak outlook

Sunday Times reporters Qaanitah Hunter, Amil Umraw, Zingisa Mvumvu and Zimasa Matiwane discuss the freezing of Bosasa's bank accounts and the unbundling of Eskom in studio this week. The four journalists find that South Africa faces a bleak outlook in the run up to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's National Budget…
19 Feb 2019 31 min

Chatting in the dark

While nationwide loadshedding wreaks havoc on the country, Sunday Times politics reporters Zingisa Mvumva, Zimasa Matiwane and Amil Umraw discuss the impact the state of the national power utility will have on the upcoming elections.
13 Feb 2019 29 min

The political future of South Africa in 2019

Join Amil Umraw, Aphiwe De Klerk and Zimasa Matiwane in studio this week as they discuss the current progress of the Zondo commission of inquiry, what they anticipate from this year's SONA and President Cyril Ramaphosa's legacy thus far.
6 Feb 2019 23 min

Looking back on the tumultuous 2018

Sunday Times journalists Qaanitah Hunter, Amil Umraw, and Zimasa Matiwane take a look back on the political year that was 2018 - the removal of President Jacob Zuma, putting the brakes on state capture and the launch of a surprisingly frank commission of inquiry, the inside track of the Democratic…
12 Dec 2018 42 min

The Gigaba conundrum

Zingisa Mvumvu, Aphiwe De Klerk, Zimasa Matiwane and Amil Umraw this week tackle Cyril Ramaphosa's Malusi Gigaba conundrum, delve into the revolt against Sihle Zikalala in KwaZulu-Natal and take a closer look at Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's public statements.
7 Nov 2018 30 min

Sex, VBS and DeLille

Amil Umraw, Qaanitah Hunter and Aphiwe De Klerk debate the ANC's links to the VBS bank scandal, the DA's Patricia De Lille conundrum and Home Affairs minister Malusi Gigaba's sex video.
31 Oct 2018 27 min

ANC and EFF growth at the universities

Sunday Times politics journalists Qaanitah Hunter, Amil Umraw and Zingisa Mvumvu delve into matters confronting the ANC and the EFF's growth at universities in KwaZulu-Natal.
2 Oct 2018 28 min

Tackling the land question

Qaanitah Hunter, Aphiwe De Klerk, Zingisa Mvumvu and Zimasa Matiwane step into South Africa's murky realm of land expropriation without compensation.
25 Sep 2018 28 min

Maimane's declines Western Cape premier

Sunday Times journalists Amil Umraw, Qaanitah Hunter and Ranjeni Munusamy tackle the big issues of the week including COSATU's Congress, the state capture inquiry and Mmusi Maimane's declining of Western Cape premier.
18 Sep 2018 25 min

Who envies President Ramaphosa going into elections?

This week, Sunday Times politics journalists Amil Umraw, Zingisa Mvumvu and Zimasa Matiwane ask how President Ramaphosa will deal with an alleged plot by his predecessor to have him ousted so close to national elections.
12 Sep 2018 15 min

Gupta state capture plot known in 2010

This week, Sunday Times politics journalists Zingisa Mvumvu and Zimasa Matiwane delve into prominent stories that made headlines over the weekend. SA's spy bosses knew about the Gupta's state capture plot in 2010, but why didn't they act? Billions spent on accommodation for ministers; surely there is a better way?…
5 Sep 2018 16 min

Delving into the state capture inquiry

In the first episode of the Sunday Times Politics Weekly, journalists Amil Umraw, Qaanitah Hunter and Ranjeni Munusamy take a closer look at the early testimonies in the ongoing judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture.
29 Aug 2018 16 min
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