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

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

By Lizeka Tandwa

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

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

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

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By Lizeka Tandwa

Steenhuisen: A DA-ANC coalition not off the table

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’

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By Lizeka Tandwa

Ampersand Mixtape 10: I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus

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, wonderful, and Boney M-less and Carey-free.

By Charles Leonard
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Ampersand Mixtape 9: Celluloid Heroes

Ampersand Mixtape 9: Celluloid Heroes

By Charles Leonard

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, villains, aliens, vampires, lovers, fighters and sex bombs

Ampersand Mixtape 8: Pageturners

Ampersand Mixtape 8: Pageturners

By Charles Leonard

For this mixtape Charles Leonard has a stack of books as high as his stack of records – come and curl up with this unputdownable mix of songs about books and writers

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 4 – What about a conviction?

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 4 – What about a conviction?

By Paul McNally

In this fourth episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we go back to the communal garden one last time to reflect on everything that has happened. We seek out experts to try and explain the violence and confront a person from the past who has a different version of events.

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 3 – It’s a Dirty War

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 3 – It’s a Dirty War

By Paul McNally

In this third episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we are struck by incredible tragedy, but everyone involved pulls together, gets sensible and builds a strategy so they can win.

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 2 – Gathering the testimonies

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 2 – Gathering the testimonies

By Paul McNally

In this second episode of The Last Afternoon in the Garden we get deeper into the work of Mbale Kubheka, the determined attorney who is working to get a conviction for the assassination of Ayanda Ngila.

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 1 – Fighting for water

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Episode 1 – Fighting for water

By Paul McNally

My investigation started as looking into an assassination, but became about land ownership in South Africa. I became increasingly aware of what it takes to achieve even small victories against powerful, established forces.

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Introduction

The Last Afternoon in the Garden | Introduction

By Paul McNally

Ayanda Ngila was assassinated in the Ekhenana communal garden in Durban, South Africa, on the 8th of March, 2022. Ayanda was 30 years old and shot in broad daylight in the middle of the afternoon. He was fixing a water pipe in front of women and children and as he went down he yelled for […]

Ampersand Mixtape 7: Food and feasting

Ampersand Mixtape 7: Food and feasting

By Charles Leonard

This mixtape, packed with tasty tunes from around the world, will titillate your palate and ears with music about veggies, fish and stews, as well as fruit, dessert and cake. There’s even a song with a recipe for a Brazilian shrimp stew

The Fiscal Cliff | Eskom: The fiscal monster the treasury can’t vanquish

The Fiscal Cliff | Eskom: The fiscal monster the treasury can’t vanquish

By Sarah Smit

Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse

Ampersand Mixtape 6: Reasons to be Cheerful

Ampersand Mixtape 6: Reasons to be Cheerful

By Charles Leonard

This mixtape gives you 38 musical reasons to be cheerful. It’s brim-full of happy songs from across genres, borders and generations, guaranteed to put a perma-grin on your face

Ampersand Mixtape: The Sixto Special

Ampersand Mixtape: The Sixto Special

By Charles Leonard

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

This is Jo’burg Season 1 Episode 12

This is Jo’burg Season 1 Episode 12

By Charles Leonard

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 City of Gold

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