Carte Blanche: The Podcast

An SOE shakeup is welcomed by most – so is it a move in the right direction? Then, from podcasts to politics – what Roman Cabanac’s controversial appointment says about the DA. Later, do we have a com...

2 Sep 202424min

Scorpions 2.0 is a go after years of delays… Then, the forgotten continent – mpox shows how Africa is often overlooked. Later, a win for South Africans as inflation hits a three-year low. And forget a...

26 Aug 202423min

Out with the old and in with the… uhm, new? Dada Morero takes over as Joburg mayor. Then, the latest unemployment figures highlight the desperate situation so many South Africans find themselves in. L...

19 Aug 202424min

From Khayelitsha shootout to courtroom misfire – why an open-and-closed case was scrapped from the roll. Later, a worsening scholar transport crisis is putting our children at risk. Then, xenophobic b...

12 Aug 202426min

The youth are getting thrifty – how Gen Z and Millennials are reclaiming their financial power. Then, Kabelo Gwamanda must go! But is he the only one to blame for Joburg’s ruin? Later, an illegal mili...

5 Aug 202420min

Is government’s plan to get off the greylist being hampered by some estate agents and lawyers? Then, we talk about the p-word – no, not that one. We ask whether privatisation is the answer. Later, cha...

29 Juli 202425min

The GNU looks stable, but some GPUs are seemingly headed for the ICU. Then, why it’s time for the EFF to speak up about VBS.Later, Independent Media’s big blunder as a bizarre campaign targets the wro...

22 Juli 202422min

The Gauteng Cabinet is crumbling as the ANC, DA and EFF struggle to see eye-to-eye. Then, starting claims made by the former CEO of VBS Mutual Bank. But are these just the ramblings of man desperate f...

15 Juli 202424min