The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (16 July 2023)
The scandals keep piling up against South Africa’s Deputy President. But all is perhaps not what it seems. A little help from his friends? In the case of Joburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda, it seems that’s...
17 Jul 202317min
The Mobster, The Beauty Queen and The Hitmen
The assassinations of two Bulgarians in a quiet suburb in Cape Town in 2018. A cargo ship carrying tonnes of cocaine seized in Saldanha Bay in 2021. And now, four Bulgarians brutally murdered in a lea...
13 Jul 202315min
Dead Man Driving
As Britain’s most notorious insurance fraudster once said: pretending you’re dead is easy. Coming back to life is, as everyone knows, slightly more difficult. We investigate how one couple’s fake deat...
12 Jul 202311min
A Better Ending
It's what they do and who they are… The Betereinders: working toward a more equal, more integrated, better South Africa! Facing the difficult conversations and deliberately getting to know people of...
11 Jul 20239min
The WholeWeek Wrap with Daily Maverick (10 July 2023)
In this slightly longer episode, we focus on various geopolitical issues impacting South Africa. With the BRICS Summit happening in August, is it worth the political headache? Then, another summit you...
10 Jul 202320min
Nightmare Nightclub
It’s known as a hotspot for young people looking for a fun night out. But with a reputation for underage drinking and violent bouncers, why has one nightclub in Gauteng been allowed to continue operat...
6 Jul 202316min
Un-welfare
They're the backbone of the social care system that Gauteng's most vulnerable people have come to rely on. But what happens when a shift in policy suddenly threatens to reduce the very funding that NG...
5 Jul 202312min
Lessons in Solitude
The Golden Globe Yacht Race – the most challenging solo competition the sailing world has to offer – won this year by a most extraordinary South African woman. Kirsten Neuschäfer made South Africa pro...
4 Jul 202312min
