Gareth's Guests
Straight up interviews from The Gareth Cliff Show on CliffCentral.com - without any interruptions.
Colin Coleman
Following his return to South Africa, Colin has had the coronavirus test done and he details what that was like. Now lecturing in New York at Yale, he feels like he’s back at university and is a man reinvigorated. Tito Mboweni’s 2020 Budget Speech... what should we like, and what…
Marian Tupy
Don’t let the trappings of Twitter, 'fake news', or being stuck in traffic every day fool you... there’s been no better time to be alive than right now - as the Editor of HumanProgress.org, Marian Tupy and his team believe, and prove this through their website that shows how the…
Pearl Thusi
The world truly is Pearl Thusi's oyster... she is flying high right now with the launch of 'Queen Sono' - a Netflix series with powerful punches and kicks! There are so many exciting changes she chats to Gareth about in this conversation: Adopting a daughter, major career successes, how she…
Cindy Alter
Clout legend, Cindy Alter reveals all - from singing on all of Yvonne Chaka Chaka’s early songs, to her producer being an utter scumbag. She unpacks how she feels about performing her hit songs 'Save Me' and 'Substitute'. It’s 2020 and Cindy is still making music and keeping it real.
Herman Mashaba
Former executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba has had anything but a quiet and slow past couple of months. After a much-speculated exit from the DA, he has his eyes set on continuing with political service through The People’s Dialogue. He sets the record straight on several…
Shirley Lewis & Leon Swanepoel
Here’s a love story that defies time, countries and basically everything in between. Shirley Lewis and Leon Swanepoel first met and fell in love as teenagers. They each soon went their separate ways after high school, had successful careers, relationships, moved and had families. But, 60 years after they first…
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, undoubtedly one of the greatest scientific influencers today, has attracted one of the world’s largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. So when Gareth Cliff gets an opportunity to pick his brain, gear up for a masterclass on getting…
Mteto Nyati
Mteto Nyati says he’s always known that he’s wanted to fix and build things. And, “fix and build things” is exactly what he’s done in his career as one of South Africa’s top CEOs. He’s steered the likes of Microsoft SA and MTN SA, to his current position at the…
Hayleigh Chamberlain
It’s Hayleigh’s World and we all just live in it. Over 370k followers later and this tech enthusiast is not slowing down. Ear pods, laptops, gaming consoles... if you need to know what tech is best, Hayleigh’s channel 'HayIs World' is the place to go. We speak to this trailblazer…
David Grier
How far can the human body be pushed? David Grier has run 4,008kms across India and is the only human being to have traversed the Great Wall of China both ways, and both in world record time! David unpacks what drives the human spirit in the most challenging moments. From…
Mbuso Khoza
History is alive and well, more than ever before. Musician, historian and Masters student Mbuso Khoza believes this - as does the Joburg Theatre... as both powerhouses are behind the second edition of the Isandlwana Battle Musical Lecture. As the founder of Value of Culture, he explains to Gareth why…
Dr Eli Rosen
Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) expert and Sexy Smarts facilitator Dr Eli Rosen unpacks the challenges we are facing today in order to educate our children regarding their own sexuality, and how we can create a greater knowledge base within our learning institutions which educate our children. Dr Rosen unpacks the…
Zuby Udezue
When you hear someone describe himself as "the Jordan Peterson of rap” in one of his songs, you know there’s more to him than meets the eye. Or in this case, than meets the music. Get to know Zuby Udezue in this interview: A UK-based rapper, podcaster and entrepreneur who…
Stephen Koseff
Stephen Koseff, one of the co-founders of Investec, may have retired in September 2018 after 40 years at the helm, but he's "still here in a suit and tie". Gareth finds out more about the growth story that has led to the powerhouse that is Investec today. From eight to…
Ronnie Kasrils
Not many people have a life story quite like this... at the age of 21 he gives up a life of privilege for one of danger and sacrifice, including 27 years living in exile while working for the ANC. He was also one of the founding members of Umkhonto we…
Johan Kriek
What does it take to be one of the world’s greatest? Famed tennis player Johan Kriek is one who knows all about this. Gareth gets inside the mind of the South African-born, former top professional tennis player, ATP world ranking #7, # 2-time Australian Open Champion and South African Sport…
Colin Coleman
On the back of his recent announcement of retiring as sub-Saharan African CEO of the storied investment banking group Goldman Sachs, Gareth chats to Colin Coleman about some of the critical steps he's taken that he have led him to the point of having his eyes now set on lecturing…
Roelf Meyer
Roelf Meyer became a well-known face in South Africa during the transition to democracy when he led negotiations on behalf of the National Party with the ANC’s chief mediator, Cyril Ramaphosa. Whatever your political standing, you can’t help but be in awe of what this man has done. It’s now…
Basetsana Kumalo
It is hard to believe that it has been 25 years since Basetsana Kumalo was crowned Miss South Africa, 25 years since she made her TV debut, and 25 years into our democracy. Chronicling her rise and rise in the past quarter of a century, Gareth chats to the media…
Candice Mama
We know and love Candice Mama from her #WeeklyMashup days, and although she’s been on this show before, she hasn’t told her story like she has in her new book, 'Forgiveness Redefined'. She’s here to talk to us about her journey, and how she found it in herself to confront…