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In Today's Weekly Roundup: South Africa’s biggest political story didn’t end with a sentence - it kicked off a legal battle that could decide whether Julius Malema keeps his seat in Parliament. At the same time, Ramaphos
In Today's Weekly Roundup: South Africa is moving toward a stricter definition of who gets to live and work in the country, as government backs a sweeping overhaul of immigration rules. At the same time, diplomatic signa
In Today's Weekly Roundup: Government has deployed more than 2,200 soldiers into gang hotspots across five provinces as shootings spike in parts of Cape Town - a heavy intervention that’s worked before, but never for lon
In Today's Weekly Roundup: South Africa’s land reform debate is back in motion - this time with more than 17,000 hectares in KZN handed back to communities nearly three decades after they were removed, raising the same u
In Today's Weekly Roundup: South Africa’s Post Office is edging closer to collapse, with liquidation now openly on the table after years of failed rescues. At the same time, government is quietly testing whether high-spe
In Today's Show: After nine months of producing the Daily Bagel show every single day, we’re stepping into the next chapter of Daily Bagel. In this video, we explain why we’re ending the daily show and what this shift al
In Today's Show: Artificial intelligence is quietly moving from answering questions to doing the work itself - with a new generation of “AI agents” now scheduling meetings, organising files, and triggering a surge in tec
In Today's Show: Brazil’s president has issued a blunt warning to South Africa: in an increasingly unstable world, countries that neglect their defence could one day find themselves exposed. Meanwhile, South Africa’s dem
In Today's Show: More than R2 trillion was wiped off the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in a single week as global tensions spooked investors and sent money fleeing emerging markets. South Africa is also quietly revisiting
In Today's Show: South Africa is trying to pull a R36 billion cannabis economy out of the shadows and into a regulated industry - a move that could eventually turn hemp into a multibillion-dollar export. Meanwhile, a new
In Today's Show: South Africa’s TV industry may be entering its biggest shake-up in decades after Canal+ pulled the plug on Showmax and began reshaping MultiChoice from the inside. Meanwhile, a very different technologic
In Today's Show: South Africa’s ride-hailing industry is heading into a regulatory shake-up as new rules force apps like Uber and Bolt to formally register - though so far, only one has done it. In Europe, policymakers a
In Today's Show: Parliament’s just signed off on new salary bumps for the President, MPs, and even South Africa’s officially recognised kings and queens. In business, Discovery just posted record profits, but the old ins
In Today's Show: Patrice Motsepe says he’s not running for President - but a slick new campaign website is already mapping out 2027. Fuel prices are ticking up again as oil tensions ripple through the Middle East, and th
In Today's Show: A missile launch in the Middle East sends oil traders scrambling and shipping routes twisting - with the ripple effects inching closer to South African wallets. At home, government has quietly reset the
In Today's Show: Iran’s Supreme Leader has been killed in a US-backed Israeli strike - and the fallout is already rippling far beyond Iran. We unpack what this escalation means for oil routes, global markets, and why Sou
In Today's Show: For a change of pace, today’s show is built around something rare in the news cycle: good news. Africa has just recorded its fastest year of solar growth ever, adding over four gigawatts of new clean pow
In Today's Show: South Africa’s illegal gold trade is back in the spotlight, with syndicates quietly moving what could be a third of the country’s supply through a parallel economy that raids haven’t stopped. In Russia,
In Today's Show: South Africa is tightening its borders - but now the spotlight has shifted from drones and fences to the desks inside Home Affairs, where officials are being investigated for allegedly fast-tracking perm
In Today's Show: At least 17 South Africans have returned home after allegedly being lured into Russia’s war in Ukraine - but the bigger story is how African countries are becoming recruitment pools for foreign conflicts
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