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The Daily Maverick Show

With its anti-establishment attitude and a “stuff you” approach to political spin-doctoring and press release-driven news cycles, the Daily Maverick show stands out as a fresh, irreverent take on the current affairs talk show.

The Daily Maverick show puts the journalists behind the stories in front of the microphone. Airing on Tuesdays at 1pm, Daily Maverick journalists will share insights on the big issues moving South Africa and major news items from around the world. Expect regular appearances from Ranjeni Munusamy, Richard Poplak, J Brooks Spector, Simon Allison and others.
Weekly English South Africa News
159 Episodes
64 – 84

President Jacob Zuma Under Pressure

President Jacob Zuma is under mounting pressure to resign and the ANC can't fill up a stadium. The Daily Maverick's Ranjeni Munusamy and Richard Poplak join the team and discuss everything you need to know about local politics.
19 Apr 2016 51 min

Panama Papers: Who Creates Tax Havens?

The Panama Papers have revealed the secretive world of tax havens and how the rich hide their money. The Daily Maverick team find out how tax havens are formed, how journalists uncovered the scandal and what it means for Africa.
12 Apr 2016 49 min

Funding Social Good

The team sits down with development consultant Karen Krakowitzer. They talk through why so many non-profits are closing, the rise of social entrepreneurship and new emerging ways that social good is being funded.
5 Apr 2016 49 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Continental Shift

The team sits down with award winning authors Richard Poplak and Kevin Bloom as they launch their new book 'Continental Shift'. We hear about their nine-year journey around the African continent, distilling hundreds of human stories into 10 essays on the continent's contradictions.
8 Mar 2016 52 min

The Daily Maverick Show - SARS vs Gordhan

Ranjeni Munusamy joins the team to talk about the ongoing battle between Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and SARS. Then the Jesuit Institute's Russell Pollitt gives a local perspective on the issue of child abuse in the Catholic Church.
1 Mar 2016 47 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Interview with Richard Sipe

The team interviews Richard Sipe, sociologist and ex-priest who authored the ground-breaking research that between 6-9% of priests have sex with children. He explains to us how this has gone on for centuries, how celibacy could be the problem and what the church needs to do if it has any…
23 Feb 2016 50 min

The Daily Maverick Show - #UgandaDecides & #SONA2016 Facts

The team speaks about the human rights violations surrounding the Ugandan Presidential elections, gets the latest on American elections and discusses how we can hold our leaders accountable through open data and fact checking.
16 Feb 2016 43 min

The Daily Maverick Show - 3rd Term Presidents, Terrorism & Thabo Mbeki

The team talks to Simon Allison about potential Presidential third terms for Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza before going deeper into the violence in Burundi and the terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso.They then talk to Ranjeni Munusamy about the DA's race politics and former President Thabo Mbeki's attempts…
19 Jan 2016 49 min

The Daily Maverick Show — Stories To Watch In 2016

Greg Nicolson and Kingsley Kipury detail the stories to watch in 2016. They dig into local municipal and the American Presidential elections, before asking what on Earth is going on with the global economy and finally handpicking key news stories from around the continent. Basically, they've designed a cheat-sheet for…
12 Jan 2016 49 min

The Daily Maverick Show - #RacismMustFall & #DearDaddy

2016 has kick started with a racial spat on social media, with the likes of #PennySparrow and #ChrisHart. Jonathan Sinclair and Ruby Chikwiri ease you into the news cycle for 2016, looking at these and other issues. They also bring you Donald Trump's TV ad that might just shock you,…
5 Jan 2016 53 min

The Daily Maverick Show - 2015 News Recap

With 2015 coming to a close, Daily Maverick journalists Greg Nicolson, Ranjeni Munusamy, Richard Poplak and Simon Allison discuss the biggest news stories of the year.
8 Dec 2015 54 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Climate Change & Human Extinction

Proudly delivered by PostNet Courier, The Daily Daily Maverick team takes an in-depth look at climate change and its consequences for South Africa. They look at floating infrastructure as a way some drowning cities are adapting to climate change. Lastly, they consider whether the extinction of the human race is…
1 Dec 2015 51 min

The Daily Maverick Show - COSATU National Congress

Proudly delivered by PostNet Courier, The Daily Maverick team speak with Ranjeni Munusamy as she reports live from the COSATU National Congress. Then Simon Allison joins the show to talk about Bamako attacks and child brides in Mozambique.
24 Nov 2015 49 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Transformation in the SA Legal Sector

Proudly delivered by PostNet Courier, The Daily Maverick Team discuss racial and gender transformation in the legal profession. They also speak to Kenyan journalist, John Ngirachu, who was held by police for reporting on corruption before speaking to the director of Thina Sobabili about its Oscar and Golden Globes chances.
17 Nov 2015 51 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Pt 2 Interview with Panashe Chigumadzi

The Daily Maverick team chat to Panashe Chigumadzi about her new book 'Sweet Medicine'. She talks about the five years it took to write it, what it's like balancing fiction and non-fiction writing and why she had to get involved with #FeesMustFall.
10 Nov 2015 25 min
64 – 84