News24 The Lead

We chat about the Boks’ homeless superfan and a son’s cheeky Spur poster

Loading player...
From a good Samaritan who gave his extra Bok ticket to a homeless man, to a woman who reforged her legacy after a forced marriage at 14; good news editor Paul Herman is behind the mic to uplift and inspire in this edition of The Lead. Later in the show, a Cape Town woman who allegedly abducted a newborn baby boy tries to bar the media from filming her in court. Finally, host Graeme Raubenheimer ends off reading a News24 Go! travel love letter to the West Coast town of Hondeklip Bay. You can send a short voice note with your questions or thoughts on this episode to our official The Lead WhatsApp line, that’s: +27 72 562 3179. Mail your comments to thelead@24.com. Editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.
Chapters
  • 00:01 Graeme's intro
  • 01:44 Interview with Paul Herman
  • 19:48 Trending topic: Baby kidnap suspect in court
  • 20:55 AD: Driving with J9
  • 21:53 And finally: Love letter to the West Coast
  • 24:13 AD: The Weekender
  • 24:41 Your voicenotes!
3 Jul 2025 English South Africa News · Society & Culture

Other recent episodes

The Daveyton Muti Murders Part 2

NOTE: Listener’s discretion is strongly advised. In Part 2 of News24’s narrative podcast investigation, The Daveyton Muti Murders, we honour the memory of budding Wits University student, Wandile Jasop, and detail a deeply disturbing cycle of extreme violence unfolding in the historic Ekurhuleni town in the late 2010s. Reported over nearly six…
28 Aug 23 min

TRAILER: The Daveyton Muti Murders - a News24 narrative podcast investigation

News24 this Sunday, 23 August, brings you The Daveyton Muti Murders, a three-part narrative podcast investigation into the historical Ekurhuleni town’s disturbing history of ritual killings. The saga begins with Jabulani Mntungwa, a 20-year-old aspiring young man who leaves his sleepy hometown of eMkhondo for the bright lights of Gauteng’s…
21 Aug 1 min

The Daveyton Muti Murders Part 1

Please note: Listener’s discretion is strongly advised. News24 this Sunday brings you The Daveyton Muti Murders, a three-part narrative podcast investigation into the historical Ekurhuleni town’s disturbing history of ritual killings. The saga begins with Jabulani Mntungwa, a 20-year-old aspiring young man who leaves his sleepy hometown of eMkhondo for the…
21 Aug 23 min

Digesting the anti-immigrant marches, with Bongekile Macupe, Sakhiseni Nxumalo

In this edition of The Lead with Graeme Raubenheimer, we assess the immediate aftermath of the June 30th anti-immigration marches with News24’s deputy politics editor, Bongekile Macupe, and Durban journalist, Sakhiseni Nxumalo. Macupe witnessed firsthand how pockets of violence took over the mass demonstration in Johannesburg, while Nxumalo observed a…
1 Jul 40 min

What happens after 30 June’s anti-migrant marches? With Sakhiseni Nxumalo

With the clock ticking on the 30 June “deadline” set by anti-migrant groups, will peace prevail as marchers take to the streets this Tuesday? With so many foreigners queuing up in Durban and other parts of the country, to somehow find a way home, what happens then when this cutoff comes…
29 Jun 30 min
All episodes