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The Africa Report

23 September 2020 | 3 Minute Listen

In Côte d’Ivoire, opposition parties take on Alassane Ouattara. How Jerusalema became a pan-African hit, then a global dance sensation.

What’s Viral - isiZulu tour guide teaching 'clicking sounds' in deep, mesmerising voice

23 September 2020 | 5 Minute Listen

What’s Viral with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn.

How do organised crime clichés feed into xenophobic sentiment?

23 September 2020 | 12 Minute Listen

In recent months, has been growing sentiment on social media to “put South Africans first”. An organisation called Action for Change has planned a march to the Nigerian Embassy in Tshwane to protest against human trafficking and gender based violence. There has also been a movement on social media under the hashtag #PutSouthAfricansFirst, which states it plans to march to the Nigerian and Zimbabwean Embassies to protest against “ills brought to the country” including drugs, trafficking, hijackings of buildings, railway infrastructure looting, and other violent crimes. Bongani joined by Martin Ewi, Senior Researcher for the International Crime in Africa Programme at the Institute for Security Studies.

The Political Desk

23 September 2020 | 7 Minute Listen

With Atilla Kisla, Legal Consultant for the International Criminal Justice, Civil & Political Rights Programme at the Southern Africa Litigation Centre.

Cellphone crime on the increase- what are your rights and recourse?

22 September 2020 | 5 Minute Listen

We do almost everything on with our cellphones from entertainment, to payment services, and consuming news and content by a simple subscription to various services. In fact, by the end of 2019, 5.2 billion people subscribed to mobile services, accounting for 67% of the global population. But there is a dark side to the convenient capabilities of mobile subscriptions- Missing data, unauthorised payments, illicit spam, intrusive mobile marketing and advertising fraud. What can you do when you become victim of a mobile crime? Wireless Application Service Providers' Association or WASPA, is a mobile serve regulatory body here to protect all cellular users. Bongani speaks to Ilonka Badenhorst, General Manager at WASPA (Wireless Application Service Providers' Association)

The World View - Killed By A Wartime Bomb

22 September 2020 | 5 Minute Listen

Damned US cities Donald Trump is set to cut funding over protests. The Chinese war video some strange military propaganda. A rare Aston Martin the 1 & only bulldog sports car is being resurrected.

The Africa Report

22 September 2020 | 4 Minute Listen

The WHO has endorsed testing traditional herbal medicines against Covid-19. Several Sudanese artists face jail time for protests.

What’s Viral - Baba Khubeka's cash-in-transit heist report at Zondo's place

22 September 2020 | 6 Minute Listen

What’s Viral with Jonathan “Khabazela” Fairbairn.

KPMG Through the Eyes of its Chairman: A Memoir

22 September 2020 | 11 Minute Listen

What happens to an organisation when good governance and warning signs are ignored? In 2017 KPMG was embroiled in a Gupta-linked corruption scandal and the capture of SAR that rocked the auditing sector, including unethical conduct with VBS. Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu was brought in to help clean up the mess in the wake of sate capture and gupta-linked scandals at the risk of damaging his own reputation. He had a ringside seat at one of the worst financial crises South Africa has seen and has now written a book to describe his experience as Chairman of KPMG during the turbulent period the firm experienced. His book, Enabler or Victim: KPMG SA and State Capture, captures the ideas and beliefs that influenced his actions during the time as chairman of the company. Can the company bounce back from reputational damage? Are reparations enough? Bongani joined by Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, KPMG Chairperson.