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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
72 – 92

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

The Daily Maverick Show - Pt 1 Limpopo Textbooks & ANC KZN

The team speak to Section 27 lawyers about the upcoming Limpopo textbook case and how it could force government to provide a textbook for every learner across the country. Then Cyril Madlala joins the show to unpack the latest ANC KZN conference.
10 Nov 2015 28 min

The Daily Maverick Show - The Roundtable

The team looks at South Africa's water crisis that doesn't look like it'll be getting better anytime soon. They wonder why nobody is talking about the Indonesian ecological disaster and explore Nigerian and SA relations as MTN Nigeria is fined $5 billion. Cobus Olivier and Tolu Ogunlesi help the team…
3 Nov 2015 52 min

The Daily Maverick Show - #FeesMustFall Continued

The team continues their focus on #FeesMustFall amidst continued protests at universities across the country. Is the fact that there will be no increase in fees actually a victory? Kingsley Kipury speaks to Khadija Patel of the Daily Vox. Is free higher education financially feasible; how would we do it?…
27 Oct 2015 45 min

The Daily Maverick Show - #FeesMustFall

The team interrogates the wave of student protests happening at universities across the country. We look at whether these protests could trigger systemic change; and how to balance the country's economic realities with making sure that even the most marginalised can access affordable, high quality education. We chat to Pontsho…
20 Oct 2015 52 min

The Daily Maverick Show – ANC National General Council

Kingsley is joined in studio by Ranjeni Munusamy. They discuss the ANC National General Council that took place over the weekend and South Africa's potential withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. The Traditional Courts Bill tabled in parliament - is it an important recognition of customary law or does it…
13 Oct 2015 48 min

The Daily Maverick Show – The State Of Africa

Kingsley is joined by Daily Maverick Senior Africa Correspondent Simon Allison. They talk to Jens Pedersen, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Humanitarian Advisor about the bombing of an MSF hospital in Afghanistan. They also chat to UNICEF's Head of Nutrition Simeon Nanama about how Madagascar could have up to half its…
6 Oct 2015 48 min
72 – 92