On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, South Africa’s Public Protector, Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka joins Tshidi Madia in studio and begins the conversation by responding to allegations made KZN Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Advocate Gcaleka discusses the state of governance in the country, highlighting administrative inefficiencies, non-compliance, a trust deficit in public service, and the urgent need for ethical political leadership. She reflects on the high vacancy rate i...
Jul 09, 2025•46 min•Season 6Ep. 17
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, City of Johannesburg Mayor , Dada Morero joins Tshidi Madia in studio for a sit down interview. He begins the conversation by reflecting on the motion of no confidence against him and goes on to speak about the relationship they have with ActionSA as the ANC in Johannesburg after their decision to vote for the motion. He explains the issue of the surge charge and why the City has gone ahead with it. He speaks about the role of the bomb sq...
Jul 02, 2025•58 min•Season 6Ep. 16
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, Gauteng Finance MEC and Member of ANC Gauteng Provincial Task Team, Lebogang Maile joins Tshidi in studio. He begins the conversation by sharing his stance on Helen Zille wanting to run for Mayor in the City of Johannesburg. He shares some of the issues that are facing the City of Johannesburg and what residents want.He goes on to speak about coalitions and the impact they have on service delivery in the City. He speaks about the finances...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 15
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, Deputy Minister of Finance and DA Campaign Manager, Ashor Sarupen joins Tshidi Madia in studio for a candid interview on some of issues relating to South Africa and the Democratic Alliance. He begins the conversation by explaining what is currently wrong with BEE and responds to the BEE report by Solidarity. He speaks about the impact of load shedding on the economy. He reflects on the budget process and why the GNU partners couldn’t find...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 14
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, with the Umkhonto WeSizwe yet to still elect a new Secretary General. Tshidi Madia took the time to speak to two members of MK Party with opposing views on the leadership style of Floyd Shivambu as Secretary General, following his removal from the position.Both Mary and Patrick begin by sharing their thoughts on the removal of Floyd and what they think could have gone wrong. They reflect on his leadership style and if his relationship wit...
Jun 11, 2025•41 min•Season 6Ep. 13
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, just a day after the demotion of Floyd Shivambu, Dali Mpofu joins Tshidi Madia in studio for a sit down. He begins the conversation by reflecting on his seven months with the MK Party. He shares what lead to his departure from the EFF. He speaks about the stability of the MK Party and the consistent reshuffle of leadership and goes on to share the bigger goal for the party in the lead up to the 2026 local government elections. He shares h...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 12
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, as the city gears up for its budget,City of Johannesburg MMC of Transport, Kenny Kunene joins Tshidi Madia in studio to chat about his role as MMC. He starts off the conversation by reflecting on how working in government has been for him. He speaks about the state of roads and traffic lights in the city and what his plan of action is. He goes to speak about Rea Vaya and where it went wrong in his opinion. He shares his thoughts on the cu...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 6Ep. 11
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, ANC Chief Whip, Mdumiseni Ntuli joins Tshidi Madia as the country gears up for Budget 3.0. He begins the conversation by reflecting on the 8 months of GNU in parliament and goes on to speak about the lessons learnt during this period. He speaks about the budget and the role played by all members of parliament to make sure the budget is passed this time around. He shares his thoughts on the working relationship with the DA and how they wor...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 10
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, Ekurhuleni Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza joins Tshidi Madia in studio. Just a year into his role, he speaks about how the role has been for him. He goes to reflect on the motions of no confidence against him and how he has survived them. He explains why he had to remove EFF Councillor , Nkululeko Dunga as MMC Finance and how that has impacted the working relationship with the EFF. He speaks about the working relationship of parties at loca...
May 14, 2025•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 9
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, EFF National Spokesperson and Member of Parliament, Sinawo Tambo joins Tshidi Madia in studio. Dubbed as the VAT police by Sihle Lonzi after what many have called a Sinawo and EFF victory following the VAT hike being overturned. Sinawo begins the conversation by reflecting on this decision and where the future of the budget stands. He explains why the EFF are calling the for the Finance Minister to resign. He goes on to talk about the EFF...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 8
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, just days after the VAT increase has been scrapped, IFP National Spokesperson, Mkhuleko Hlengwa joins Tshidi Madia in studio.He defends their decision to vote in favour of the fiscal framework. He shares why the IFP is calling for a GNU budget committee. He speak about the role and work of the clearing house. He speaks about serving in government and how opposition parties not in the GNU have acted. He shares his thoughts on the MK Party,...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 6Ep. 7
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, ACDP Leader, Reverend Kenneth Meshoe, a man who has been on South African ballot since 1994 joins Tshidi Madia in studio to reflect on working in parliament for the past 30 years and how different it is under the GNU. He shares why his party didn’t join the GNU. He speaks about the ACDP party members visiting Israel. He reflects on the party’s policies and how they fit into today’s society. He reacts to the Omotoso judgment and what it me...
Apr 23, 2025•41 min•Season 6Ep. 6
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, as they edge closer to their two year anniversary , Rise Mzansi National Chairperson, Vuyiswa Ramakgopa joined Tshidi Madia to share the party’s position on the current political climate. She begins the conversation by speaking about the GNU. She emphasises the need for the GNU to come up with a governance framework. She reflects on the current relationship between the GNU partners and the behaviour of ANC and the DA. She speaks about the...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 5
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, as the country sits in limbo on the future of budget of country and the GNU, COSATU President , Zingiswa Losi joined Tshidi Madia to share the federation’s position on the current political climate. She begins the conversation by speaking about the budget vote and the GNU. She emphasises the need for The President to exercise his executive authority in cabinet. She reflects on the current relationship between the alliance and the ANC and ...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 4
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, UDM Leader and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Bantu Holomisa joins Tshidi Madia for a sit down in studio. A man considered to be an elder in politics and having experienced both the GNUs that have existed in South Africa. He opens the conversation by sharing his thoughts on the current government national unity and compares it to the previous one in 1994. When asked about the survival of this current GNU, he expresses c...
Apr 02, 2025•46 min•Season 6Ep. 3
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, Dean Macpherson joins Tshidi Madia for a candid discussion. He opens the discussion by reflecting on the lessons learnt from being part of the GNU as the DA and says that the party hopes they can better approach any future coalition agreements. With only just two weeks since the budget was presented before parliament after the initial budget speech was cancelled, Dean speaks about the progress that has made within the GNU parties to find ...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 2
In this week’s episode of Politricking, Tshidi Madia speaks with ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula about budget and foreign policy clashes with their GNU partner, the DA. Mbalula also discusses the state of ANC branches and the succession debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 1
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, with President Cyril Ramaphosa expected to provide guidance on the implementation of the Bela Act. Tshidi Madia spoke to Minister of Basic Education and DA official, Siviwe Gwarube, who shared her thoughts on the act and the submissions she has made to the President. She also shared her thoughts on the GNU and how it has been transitioning from opposition to government. She also spoke about the process of the GNU negotiations. She closed ...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 18
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, as the South African Communist Party hosts its 5th Special National Conference, the General Secretary of the SACP, Solly Mapaila joined Tshidi Madia in a no holds barred interview where he started of by clarifying why the SACP is going ahead with the decision to contest independently in the next local government elections. He also spoke about the need for the reconfiguration of the alliance and what the current relationship is like in the...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 17
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, with only just a few days before the EFF(Economic Freedom Fighters) go into their third National People’s Assembly whereby they expected to elect the new leadership that will serve the party for the next five years. The outgoing Secretary General of the EFF, Marshall Dlamini, joined Tshidi Madia in studio to chat about the readiness of the EFF for their conference and he also took the opportunity to clear some questions around the attende...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 16
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, as the ANC women’s league gears up for it biggest march yet since 1956 to Union Buildings and this time around they are calling on their own government to take action against issues that have gripped the country over the last few years and more so recently. Tshidi Media is joined by the ANC Women’s League Secretary General, Nokuthula Nqaba, who begins the conversation by clarifying the importance and relevance of the women’s league in the...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 15
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia: Having been an eyewitness to the dramatic shifts in political power in South Africa, Mathews Phosa penned a book to share some of these moments that shaped the politics of this country. He joins Tshidi in studio to share some nuggets from the book as he reflects on the different leaders he had the opportunity of working with and the relationship he had with them. He speaks about what he believes was the beginning of the downfall of the AN...
Nov 20, 2024•43 min•Season 5Ep. 14
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, after a month in office as the new the mayor of the capital city of South Africa, Dr Nasiphi Moya joins Tshidi Madia for a candid sit down. She begins the conversation by reflecting on how the new job has been and how different it is from the deputy mayor position. She speaks about her rise politics and shares the relationship dynamics of ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance(DA) and what went wrong with their coalition. She reveals how th...
Nov 13, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 13
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, two years after his book was released, the first director of public of public prosecutions at National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) joins Tshidi Madia in studio to share why his book is still relevant today and shares how he started the NPA. He shares how he sees the NPA as his child and why it needs to be independent so it is better equipped to address certain matters. He speaks about the GNU then and what it’s is now. He emphasises the n...
Nov 06, 2024•56 min•Season 5Ep. 12
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, prominent businessman and corporate chairman, Dr Reuel Khoza joins Tshidi Madia in studio to unpack his latest offering with the late Professor Muxe Nkondo on The South African Handbook of Agency, Freedom and Justice: Citizens in Conversation. He starts off the conversation by responding to food poisoning that is ongoing and how leadership has responded to these incidents. He reflects on his relationship with Professor Muxe Nkondo while r...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Politricking with Tshidi Madia, Season 5, Episode 10: Nomvula Mokonyane, First Deputy Secretary of the ANC On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia,the first deputy secretary of the ANC , Nomvula Mokonyane, joins Tshidi Madia in studio as the country marked its 100 days of GNU. She begins by reflecting on the last two years of governance by the ANC and goes on to speak about how this might have impacted the elections. She speaks about how the ANC is reflecting and trying to fix i...
Oct 23, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 10
On this week’s episode of Politicking with Tshidi Madia, Tshidi speaks to the current deputy minister of communications and digital technologies on working with Tito Mboweni when he was Labour Minister and later on as the Finance Minister. He shares his thoughts about the GNU and what he makes about the comments by SACP, Solly Mapaila. The conversations moves to the ANC Ekurhuleni and the changes they plan to make to government. He wraps up the conversation by reflecting on the aloe plants they ...
Oct 16, 2024•41 min•Season 5Ep. 9
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, former chief whip of the DA, Douglas Gibson joins Tshidi in studio to speak about the coalition in Tshwane that has created a raft between the DA and ActionSA following the decision by ActionSA to cut ties with the party in Tshwane. Douglas shares why he thinks this wasn’t a wise decision by ActionSA and blames Herman Mashaba for this. He speaks about why the DA insists that Cilliers Brink should be Mayor. He goes on share he thoughts on ...
Oct 09, 2024•48 min•Season 5Ep. 8
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia,PAC leader and Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform , Mzwanele Nyhontso joins Tshidi Madia as the GNU marks its 100 days in government and how he is finding the new job as Minister. He speaks about the challenges that come with managing land and redistributing it. He shares how the expropriation of land without compensation might be possible with the amendment of Section 25 based on the experts opinions. He speaks about the party’...
Oct 02, 2024•53 min•Season 5Ep. 7
On this week’s episode of Politricking with Tshidi Madia, ActionSA Chairperson, Michael Beaumont joins Tshidi Madia in studio for candid interview to clarify the party’s reasoning for wanting to work with the ANC and EFF in Tshwane. He also shares how the coalition relationship has been with the DA and how ActionSA believes this has impacted residents. He speaks about why the party did not join the GNU after their performance in the elections. He reacts to developments around John Steenhuisen’s ...
Sep 25, 2024•40 min•Season 5Ep. 6
