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Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

Joburg Theatre launches podcast to take audiences behind the curtain

Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life

Mmamoloko Kubayi. File photo

ANC’s Kubayi says DA cabinet demands are ‘unlawful’

The ANC economic transformation head also said the opposition did not understand the ‘basics’ of the process to appoint directors general

“Where the commission finds materiality through the results process it will order appropriate remedies which in some instances may need specific recounts,” Sy Mamabolo, chief electoral officer of the IEC said. (Photo:  Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

IEC prepared to recount votes if audit outcomes motivate for it

Parties had an opportunity to test the system used for the electoral processes before voting began, says commission

Songezo Zibi, Rise Mzansi National leader. (Photo by Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

LISTEN | Songezo Zibi – Donors, not Steenhuisen’s DA, are the architects of the moonshot pact

The leader of Rise Mzansi said the Democratic Alliance leader was not credible or capable of becoming South Africa’s president

Velenkosini Hlabisa, leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), during the party’s manifesto launch at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images

LISTEN | If voters compel us to work with the EFF we will, says IFP president Velenkosini Hlabisa

Velenkosini Hlabisa also defended the Ingonyama Trust Act, which he said had been beneficial to black people in KwaZulu-Natal

Velenkosini Hlabisa, leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), during the party’s manifesto launch at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images

IFP president criticises DA’s Western Cape policies, vows to prioritise equality and development

Inkatha Freedom Party leader Velenkosi Hlabisa said his party would address the growing disparity between the rich and poor in the province

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Steenhuisen: A DA-ANC coalition not off the table

The Democratic Alliance leader says a coalition with the governing party might be the ‘least worst option to prevent the radicals from taking over’

Ampersand Mixtape 10: I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus

Let’s unwrap this Christmas mixtape! Charles Leonard brings you a jingly, jangly cool Yule edition, with a selection of festive season songs that don’t suck. They’re weird,…

Ampersand Mixtape 9: Celluloid Heroes

Dim the lights, open the popcorn and let Charles Leonard play you his favourite songs about movies and actors on this mixtape, with tracks dedicated to celluloid heroes,…

Ampersand Mixtape: The Sixto Special

Rodriguez was bigger than The Beatles in 1970s apartheid South Africa.

This is Jo’burg Season 1 Episode 12

In the season finale of ‘This is Jo’burg’, an Ethiopian refugee/restaurateur, a Zulu migrant/scholar and a young surrealist painter take Charles Leonard into their lives in the…

This is Jo’burg Season 1, Episode 11

Instead of sulking in the corner, the vocal residents Brixton in Jo’burg are finding solutions that are progressive and inclusive

This is Jo’burg Season 1 Episode 10

Between 1936 and 1975 a radio station subverted young Jo’burgers all the way from Mozambique. LM Radio’s highly effective ad department came for their money, but it was its DJs…

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Money Talks Podcast Episode 4 | Know what your money mindset is

Move from a place of comfort to a place of courage

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Money Talks Podcast Episode 2 | We all have the same potential for success

Learn to love money, in order to attract abundance

Spotify has announced changes to its app and user experience, with a focus on creators.

Spotify overhauls app. Now it’s like TikTok, Instagram Stories mash-up

The new feed of visual clips allows users to scroll through music, podcasts and audiobook previews

Five ways to grow your podcast audience

In a crowded field you have to find sustainable ways to stand out from other offerings

MacG claims to be merely a facilitator, but the shock jock is doubling down and standing by the benefits procured by his misogyny. (Supplied)

MacG is riding the wave of misogynistic podcasts

MacG claims to be merely a facilitator, but the shock jock is doubling down and standing by the benefits procured by his misogyny

‘Comrade Editor’: Gwen Lister pictured in the offices of The Windhoek Advertiser. (Photo: Courtesy of Gwen Lister/Tafelberg)

Hier kom Lister! On the ‘Comrade Editor’s’ lifelong commitment to activism and journalism

Gwen Lister’s book, ‘Comrade Editor’, weaves together a narrative from the strands of her own life, her journalism, and the wider context of Namibia’s struggle for independence

Uhuru Phalafala, Radna Fabias, Ishion Hutchinson and Toni Stuart in an Open Book Fesival panel in 2019. This year, the festival has moved online. (Photo: Retha Ferguson)

Cape Town’s Open Book Festival turns over a new leaf

In the midst of the pandemic the literary festival is hosting podcasts instead of livestreamed panels