The Daily Maverick Show

The Daily Maverick Show – Mobilising for Marikana

Koketso Moeti from amandla.mobi discusses Marikana and a campaign to ban R-5 rifles for crowd control. The team discusses kidnappings, forced initiations and annual national assessments. Lastly, the big question: to boycott or not to boycott the Pharrell concert?

22 Sep 2015 46 min

The Daily Maverick Show - The Roundtable

Ranjeni Munusamy joins the team for a round up of current affairs including the ANC succession race, Homo naledi, the migrant crisis in Europe and the beautification of Benedict Daswa.

15 Sep 2015 47 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Victims Of Silicosis

Lawyers, civil society and former mineworkers speak on their attempts to get compensation from mining houses who exposed them to silicosis, despite knowing the health risks. This could be one of the most symbolic issues for the labour movement in recent years, as activists try to hold those responsible to…

8 Sep 2015 51 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Education in South Africa

Are we on the cusp of affordable, high quality education in South Africa? The team sits down with Nonhlanhla Masina - one of the trailblazers working to make this a reality. She shares her personal journey of walking 8km to high school each day and teaching her peers maths and…

1 Sep 2015 48 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Always A Free Man

Kingsley Kipury sits down with Angolan award-winning journalist and activist, Rafael Marques de Morais. His work in confronting corruption and promoting political freedom makes Marques one of the best known voices standing up to the Angolan authoritarian regime. In his personal and humorous style, he talks about his time in…

24 Aug 2015 1 hr 33 min

The Daily Maverick Show - Writing the future - Sisonke Msimang

Kingsley Kipury and Greg Nicolson sit down with writer Sisonke Msimang ahead of her ‘Ruth First Memorial Lecture’ on interracial friendships in South Africa. She gives a preview of her lecture that pulls together everything from Aristotle to Njabulo Ndebele to explore how friendship relates to democracy.

18 Aug 2015 56 min

The Daily Maverick Show - National Minimum Wage

Will the national minimum wage cost you your job? Kingsley Kipury and Greg Nicolson discuss this with economists Gilad Isaacs and Bandile Ngidi, BUSA's Vanessa Phala as well as COSATU's Parliamentary liaison, Matthew Parks.

11 Aug 2015 52 min

The Daily Maverick Show 04.08.15

As Women's Month begins the team chat to Vanguard contributor Anele Nzimande, Feminist Stokvel member Kavuli Nyali-Binase and the South African Young Feminist Activist's Mase Ramaru about challenges within feminism, the relevance of Women's Month and possible areas for advancement.

4 Aug 2015 50 min

The Daily Maverick Show 28.07.15

What is the state of politics in Swaziland? Greg Nicholson and Fatima Mathivha speak to Mario Masuku, leader of banned opposition party Pudemo, after his release from prison. Then, as the winter initiation season ends, they discuss efforts to reduce deaths and injuries.

28 Jul 2015 49 min

The Daily Maverick Show 21.07.15

The team talks about education in South Africa. Rather than bemoan the state of education in the country, the team look at the people and projects leading the way in innovating education. They're joined in studio by Melanie Smuts (Founder & CEO of Streetlight Schools), Lebang Nong (Founder of Katlehong…

21 Jul 2015 51 min

The Daily Maverick Show 14.07.15

As Cosatu finally meets for its special national congress, what's the future of the labour movement and what influence will it have on the tripartite alliance? Greg Nicholson and Daily Maverick intern Fatima Mathiva find out from Ranjeni Munusamy. They also look at the Western Cape High Court ruling against…

14 Jul 2015 52 min

The Daily Maverick Show 07.07.15

Kingsley Kipury and Greg Nicolson investigate the state of health care in the Free State. Each day there are new reports of patients facing inadequate, undignified and inhumane or altogether suspended services. Then they look at Uber, is it unfair competition that needs to be regulated, or innovation that should…

7 Jul 2015 51 min

The Daily Maverick Show 30.06.15

Kingsley and Greg discuss all things Marikana. What happens now that the report has been released? Is anyone going to be held accountable? What do the families of the deceased have to say? They're joined by Grace Gomba and Dennis Webster from Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) who…

30 Jun 2015 52 min

The Daily Maverick Show 23.06.15

Kingsley and Greg look at the continuation of Operation Fiela Reclaim that saw Cape Town station shut down with members of the SANDF arresting foreign nationals and seizing goods. They also go in depth on what is being described as racial cleansing in the Dominican Republic with Dr. Jemima Pierre,…

23 Jun 2015 43 min

The Daily Maverick Show 16.06.15

Kingsley Kipury is joined by Africa Correspondent for the Daily Maverick Simon Allison as they put the focus on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, they debunk arguments for allowing Bashir to leave the country and look into who is to blame for this. Lastly they look at the A.U plans to…

16 Jun 2015 46 min

The Daily Maverick Show 09.06.15

Kingsley & Greg look at the human side of being a police officer; amid reports of suicide, mental health and trauma. This is in the wake of an officer who stormed into an Alexandra police station and murdered four people. They also talk to Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron about…

9 Jun 2015 49 min

The Daily Maverick Show 02.06.15

Kingsley & Greg talk about FIFA and the arrests of top officials on allegations of bribery and corruption. They look at the implications for S.A and potential shady dealing around the 2010 World Cup. They also talk to Equal Education and dig into the results of an audit of township…

2 Jun 2015 48 min

The Daily Maverick Show 26.05.15

Kingsley is joined in studio by Gushwell Brooks. Did you know Africa has an anthem? You may soon be singing it at church. What set of circumstances results in thousands of people stranded and starving in a boat in the middle of the ocean with no-one willing to help? The…

26 May 2015 49 min

The Daily Maverick Show 19.05.15

The army is still deployed in South Africa, rounding up citizens and foreigners, and Kingsley Kipury is joined by Greg Nicolson to ask what's happening. The team also chat to Yale University Professor Thomas Pogge to look at the link between illicit financial flows and human rights. Finally, Dr Robert…

19 May 2015 52 min

The Daily Maverick Show 12.05.15

We're joined by Claire Waterhouse, who has been on the front lines of fighting Ebola as a fieldworker in Liberia which has just been declared Ebola free. Simon Allison tells us why there's reason to be hopeful about the political unrest in Burundi, and asks - who regulates the UN?…

12 May 2015 54 min