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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
80 – 100

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

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
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