Podcast
Daily Maverick
Episodes — page 5
Branko Brkic on why journalism is a light we cannot loseAhead of World News Day 2025, Daily Maverick co-founder and Project Kontinuum’s Leader Branko Brkic speaks to Rebecca Davis about the crisis facing global media, from Africa’s “med…
Silencing Dissent: Redi Tlhabi with Karen Attiah on Voices Under FireJust a few days before World News Day - on 28 September - Redi Tlhabi is joined by Karen Attiah to confront the shrinking space for free expression. With Attiah’s own high-profile…
Redi Tlhabi Talks Accountability: The Mkhwanazi Inquiry Under the MicroscopeOn this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks to Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis about the commission of inquiry into the recent claims made by top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwan…
From Coastal Drops to City Streets: Inside SA’s Deadliest Drug Networks“We cartel. We don’t forgive you.” A voice note like that may be linked to the fate of Peter Jaggers and William Petersen, reported as kidnapped in Gauteng and later found murdered…
Redi Tlhabi: Why and How Global Alliances Are ShiftingAs war and political fractures reshape global alliances, Redi Tlhabi reports on shifting diplomatic winds: sharper criticism of Israel, unease over U.S. rhetoric, and hard question…
Militarised Democracy: Washington, the ANC, and the Politics of PowerIn this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi unpacks two parallel crises of leadership and legitimacy. In South Africa, ANC leaders now admit the party has “lost its way” —…
Redi Tlhabi on why the Army Chief’s Iran visit is a diplomatic disaster in the makingIn this episode, The Readiness Report’s host, Redi Tlhabi, takes apart the Army Chief’s eyebrow-raising trip to Iran, in the very week South Africa is scrambling to ease US tariffs…
Redi Tlhabi on Trump, institutions, and the future of US–Africa policyIn this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks with Judd Devermont, academic, former Special Assistant to President Biden, and author of Post Strategy, a Substack on U…
Power Chat – Inside the Investigation: Pieter-Louis Myburgh on Reporting the IDT CEO Bribery ScandalIn this episode of Power Chat, Daily Maverick’s Rebecca Davis speaks with investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh about his recent exposé on Independent Development Trust’s s…
EXCLUSIVE | Alleged attempt to bribe Daily Maverick journalist caught on cameraIn what could be the most brazen act of attempted bribery ever recorded on camera in South Africa, the IDT’s suspended CEO and the entity’s spokesperson offered Daily Maverick inve…
Redi Tlhabi Breaks Down Trump’s Tariff Chaos with Phillip van NiekerkIn this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi sits down with veteran journalist Phillip van Niekerk to unpack the geopolitical chaos unleashed by Donald Trump’s sweeping new…
OPINION | Ozzy Forever? Black Sabbath enfant terrible turned Birmingham divinityDaily Maverick’s Marianne Thamm reflects on the passing (and longevity!) of our rock gods and how the spirit of rebellion continues to evolve in a world increasingly defined by noi…
OPINION | Inner Voices: What If You Don’t Have One?Some people don’t have an ‘inner voice’, but maybe those who do shouldn’t be smug, says Daily Maverick Associate Editor, Marianne Thamm. Reporting by: Marianne Thamm Filmed by: B…
Sanctions? Not So Fast — Redi Tlhabi on What the U.S. Bill Really Means for South AfricaIn this solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi cuts through the panic and misinformation surrounding the US–SA Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025. Are sanctions real…
Peace or Plunder? Redi Tlhabi & Michela Wrong on Rwanda–DRC TensionsRedi Tlhabi speaks with journalist and author Michela Wrong about the murky peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. What’s really driving this latest effort…
Dirty linen, global stakes: Redi Tlhabi on the media’s failure in US–SA coverageIn a solo episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi turns the microphone on her own industry — calling out how South African broadcasting has mishandled coverage of US–South Afr…
Redi Tlhabi meets Winnie Byanyima: Ending AIDS, Fighting Inequality, Reclaiming PowerUNAIDS head Winnie Byanyima joins Redi Tlhabi to unpack HIV funding, health justice, and democracy under threat. From South Africa to the UN, she reveals what it takes to lead—and…
OPINION | The strange campaign around Senzo MchunuSenior journalist Rebecca Davis highlights a disturbing trend on South African social media: fake accounts, copy-paste tweets, and manufactured praise for politicians. From the ANC…
OPINION | Floyd Shivambu - Between Revolutions and RejectionsOnce a firebrand of the EFF, now a brief resident of Zuma’s MK party, Floyd Shivambu is re-emerging—this time with plans to launch his own political movement. But after being sidel…
REDI TLHABI | Iran standoff, NYC chooses Dem new candidate – and the media’s roleIn this episode, journalist and editor Tony Karon joins Redi Tlhabi on The Readiness Report to unpack the pressures facing newsrooms in the West, from censorship around Israel and…
