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Jul 14, 2024•3 min•Season 1Ep. 50
The Issue with Dan Corder
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ANC Wants Government Of National Unity: Will It Happen?
President For Now Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the ANC is seeking a government of national unity. Here’s what it is, how it might work, and why it might not happen. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
Jun 07, 2024•12 min•Ep. 49
South Africa Has Changed Forever: Elections 2024
Analysing the results and projections so far of a country-changing election. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
May 31, 2024•15 min•Ep. 48
We Got A TV Show!
The Dan Corder Show, South African late night news, analysis and humour. On eNCA Mondays and Tuesdays at 9pm! We can't believe it. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
May 02, 2024•4 min•Ep. 47
Zethu Gqola’s Rise To Stardom, And The 2024 Elections
In partnership with TikTok, we spoke to South African news and culture commentator and superstar creator Zethu Gqola about the state of the nation and the power of internet media as we head in this pivotal election season. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
Apr 29, 2024•21 min•Ep. 46
TikTok’s Plans For South Africa’s Election: Fighting Fake News and Bigotry
Enormous media platforms have a responsibility to counteract misinformation, disinformation and bigotry, particularly during elections, when bad actors are trying to sway voters and influence democracies. In partnership with TikTok, we find out how the platform plans to keep South Africa safe from those who may try to misuse TikTok. This is our exclusive interview with Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda, sub-Saharan Africa Director of Public Policy and Government Relations at TikTok. Find us elsewhere: Yout...
Apr 25, 2024•17 min•Ep. 45
Can Independent Candidates Fix The SA Government? Zackie Achmat Exclusive
Zackie Achmat is a legendary activist, and also most people's bet for most likely to become South Africa's first independent member of parliament. In this exclusive interview, we ask him what he intends to do to make our government function better, and why independent candidates are worth supporting come the election. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewit...
Apr 08, 2024•41 min•Ep. 44
ANC Loses To MK In Court, Mapisa-Nqakula Refuses To Be Arrested: News Worth Knowing
The Independent Electoral Commission rejected the ANC’s attempt to have Jacob Zuma’s MK party removed from the May 29 election. National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is trying every play in the book to avoid facing charges for accepting bribes when she was Defence Minister. Tens of thousands of students are victims of one of the country’s biggest private higher education institutions, Educor, being forced to close. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theiss...
Mar 28, 2024•32 min•Ep. 43
What Did Markus Jooste Actually Do? A Summary of Steinhoff
The world was rocked by Markus Jooste’s passing last week, as he was about to be arrested for a massive case of fraud with international consequences. Here’s what he was alleged to have done wrong. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
Mar 25, 2024•30 min•Ep. 42
Military Bribe Scandal Involving South African Politician, Whistleblower Silenced By Airfryer: News Worth Knowing
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's home was raided a few days ago, after she was accused of soliciting a multi-million rand bribe for tenders while she was Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. Prominent whistleblower Brigadier Dennis Chili claims that he was removed from his post in Crime Intelligence over a stitch-up involving an airfryer that was on sale at his local supermarket. All you need to know! Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissu...
Mar 21, 2024•26 min•Ep. 41
South African Politics Is A Men’s Club, Where Are The Women In Positions Of Power?
South Africa is a world leader in having women in politics, but no positions of true power in the government are held by women. Nearly all of South Africa's political parties are led by men, and men fill most parties' executive positions. In a country where most registered voters are women, and women suffer the awful gender based violence, why are women being kept out of positions of power? Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewit...
Mar 18, 2024•22 min•Ep. 40
DA Begs America To Get Involved In SA Elections, MK Threatens Riots: News Worth Knowing
Silly season is getting scary for South Africa's elections. An MK Party leader threatened our democracy and the DA begged America to get involved in our elections. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
Mar 14, 2024•23 min•Ep. 39
EFF In Crisis ft. Naledi Chirwa & Julius Malema, Cape Independence Brutally Exposed: News Worth Knowing
The EFF is embroiled in an uncharacteristic mess. One of their most prominent leaders, Naledi Chirwa, was made to apologise for her behaviour, and her apology has dragged the party into a public fight to save their reputation that has even drawn in Julius Malema. And the Cape Independence Party was brutally exposed in front of the country as they scrambled to get on the ballot for the election. All you need to know on News Worth Knowing. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagr...
Mar 07, 2024•28 min•Ep. 38
EFF On Land Expropriation, Job Creation, ANC Partnerships, Funders: Naledi Chirwa Exclusive
Naledi Chirwa is a member of parliament for the EFF and is heading up party communications for their 2024 campaign to win Gauteng province. In our exclusive interview, we asked her about the EFF’s plans to expropriate the land without compensation, how the party intends to create jobs, why they partner with the ANC, and where their funding is coming from. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIss...
Mar 04, 2024•58 min•Ep. 37
ANC Cadre Deployment Revealed & Insane Fake Qualification Scandal: News Worth Knowing
The courts ordered the ANC to release their cadre deployment records to the DA, and then the mudslinging began. Also, South Africa has been rocked by the craziest fake qualifications scandal yet, involving Telkom and municipal pension funds. All you need to know! Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com...
Feb 29, 2024•27 min•Ep. 36
The Money Influencing South Africa’s Leaders: Political Party Funding
Political parties rely on funding from donors to cover their costs and expand their operations. We South Africans usually know very little about who is paying our politicians' bills. Let's find out what the law says about disclosing private funding of political parties, what we do know about who is giving which party money, and which parties are trying to keep their donors' identities a secret. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissu...
Feb 26, 2024•22 min•Ep. 35
Lotto Looting: Celebrity Involvement Exposed By SIU: News Worth Knowing
The Presidency finally announced the election date, South Africa falls in love with the Special Investigating Unit's new social media style, and another round of crises at South African universities. All you need to know. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
Feb 22, 2024•22 min•Ep. 34
Zuma’s Revenge: JZ’s New MK Party Shreds ANC, EFF Support In First Elections
Nobody knew how much power Jacob Zuma still holds over voters. Just a few months after slamming the ANC and beginning his campaign for the Umkhonto weSizwe Party, he has inspired two successful results in by-elections and taken swathes of voters from the ANC, EFF, and IFP. With one polling company projecting that MK half the ANC's support in KZN, let's look at how Jacob Zuma's unprecedented shakeup of South Africa's political establishment. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Inst...
Feb 19, 2024•26 min•Ep. 33
ANC Leader Says ”Loadshedding Not The End Of The World”, South Africa Rages: News Worth Knowing
Former Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas managed to infuriate a whole country, doctors are exasperated by the health ministry’s money decisions, and Palestine’s men’s football team has become a political battle in South Africa. Let’s look at News Worth Knowing for this week. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com...
Feb 15, 2024•25 min•Ep. 32
Why Young South Africans Aren’t Voting: Will 2024 Be Different?
The average young South African doesn't vote. Many people with many hot takes have accused the country's youth of being apathetic, lazy, or just lacking understanding of our democracy. But those aren't the reasons why young South Africans aren't voting. Let's look at what is actually going on, to see what it might take to get young South Africans to vote in the 2024 election. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @danc...
Feb 12, 2024•23 min•Ep. 31
ANC Facing Election Disaster, According To Reputable Poll: News Worth Knowing
A bombshell poll projects that the ANC will only get 45% of the vote in the upcoming election. The Please Call Me inventor looks set to make billions of rands from Vodacom. The EFF may be banned from tonight's State of the Nation Address. Let's understand all of this big news on News Worth Knowing Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com...
Feb 08, 2024•24 min•Ep. 30
South Africans Tricked By Online Disinformation Networks
Online disinformation networks are duping South Africans and changing the agendas of our politics. They look set to influence the upcoming election. In this week’s deep dive we unmask two massive disinformation networks and explain how we can all spot the liars. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com...
Feb 05, 2024•34 min•Ep. 29
Nightmare Horrors at Stellenbosch University
A raid at Stellenbosch University's historic Wilgenhof residence has uncovered evidence of awful, cult-like traditions of abuse that has taken place for decades. The evidence is disturbing, and confirms that generation after generation of students have been both victims and perpetrators of abuse. Here's what we know, and what it says about toxic cultures of initiation and abuse in the residences of learning institutions in South Africa. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagra...
Feb 01, 2024•21 min•Ep. 28
The Truth About Farm Murder White Genocide Claims In South Africa
People have been claiming that South Africa has a crisis of farm murders for longer than a decade, and recently some have claimed that a genocide of white South Africans is either taking place or about to. What does the evidence say in reality, and how are people trying to keep the believe of a crisis alive? Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder...
Jan 29, 2024•27 min•Ep. 27
Israel Plausibly Committing Genocide, ICJ Rules With South Africa. What Happens Now?
The International Court of Justice rules with South Africa against Israel, and finds plausible evidence that Israel has committed genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza. The court orders temporary measures, but no ceasefire. All you need to know. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com...
Jan 26, 2024•13 min•Ep. 26
South Africans Sold Fake Diesel And Furious At Mandelas About Auction
Government has announced that seventy fuelling stations have been selling watered down diesel to South Africans. Nelson Mandela's daughter is selling some of his most personal items, including his hearing aids. Jacob Zuma must now pay back R28m of taxpayers money. This is the News Worth Knowing this week on The Issue! Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewit...
Jan 25, 2024•18 min•Ep. 25
Minister Lamola Interview: On Israel’s Response, And Why Zuma And Guptas Are Free
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has faced some of the biggest stories and scandals in South Africa in the last few years. In this exclusive interview, we ask him about all of them, and he answers, from accusing Israel of genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza, to why Jacob Zuma and the Guptas walk free today. He also defends his party, the ANC, in the run-up to the 2024 general election. Let's see what he has to say. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewith...
Jan 22, 2024•42 min•Ep. 24
Viral South African Propaganda Exposed and Zuma Gets Confused
Everything you need to know about the new arrest in the murder of Nadine Terblanche and her son, Jacob Zuma's embarrassing speech mistake, and famed economist Thabi Leoka's missing PHD. This is News Worth Knowing, a once a week update on big news from the last seven days, from The Issue with Dan Corder. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmai...
Jan 18, 2024•17 min•Ep. 23
Israel Genocide Charge: What Happens If South Africa Wins?
South Africa has charged Israel with committing genocidal acts and showing genocidal intent against Palestinians in Gaza. The case has become a worldwide news headline. Yet, many news organisations have misunderstood the arguments. Let's look at exactly what South Africa is accusing Israel of, and consider what might happen if South Africa wins their case in the International Court of Justice. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissue...
Jan 15, 2024•29 min•Ep. 22
Welcome to The Issue 2024
What we're doing in 2024, the wildest year in South Africa's modern era. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder Twitter: @theissuewith Tiktok: @dancorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com
Jan 12, 2024•2 min•Ep. 21
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