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Democracy Unplugged

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Democracy Unplugged brings together thought leaders, activists and influencers to untangle the threads of democratic principles, dissect current challenges, and envision what our future could look like. Join the conversation as our panels delve into current affairs, political dynamics and social issues.

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150 episodes

  1. America After the Midterms: What happens next? 33:51
  2. How will the local government election results affect you? 27:54
  3. Power behind closed doors - TJ Masilela on South African politics 40:19
  4. Power, Promises & the People - Local Government Elections 2026 1:18:36
  5. How do the numbers impact your vote? Decoding the upcoming elections 42:35
  6. Who Gets Your Vote? A look at politicians’ promises 18:56
  7. The Race to Run Johannesburg - Your City, Their Plan 33:55
  8. Heritage, identity and where to from here? 39:15
  9. 50 Days to Go: SA Politics Heats Up 1:08:33
  10. The ANC Is Falling Apart. Who Takes Its Place? 1:08:33
  11. Is Tobacco Policy Going Up in Smoke? 32:07
  12. The Politics of Protest: 10 Years After #FeesMustFall 1:03:47
  13. Who will take back our streets? 46:50
  14. The Big Debate - Who do you trust to lead our cities? 1:00:06
  15. Lukhona Mnguni on the Fight to Fix Johannesburg 53:55
  16. Why is Durban in crisis? 43:21
  17. Does the world understand Israel? 35:08
  18. Who Belongs? Who Decides? 1:08:08
  19. A Nation Under Pressure 55:47
  20. Is JHB ready for new leadership? With Build One SA’s Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster 35:48
  21. What Does America’s 250th Anniversary Really Mean? 37:10
  22. The Illegal Immigration Tipping Point with Rebone Tau 52:25
  23. Politics, Labour and Leadership with MK Party's Patrick Motubase 21:39
  24. Inherited freedom or unfinished business? 1:25:06
  25. Youth Month, Broken Promises and the Fight for Change 41:15
  26. Did the Youth of 1976 Get the SA They Fought For? 33:53
  27. What Would Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Want Us to Remember Today? 52:50
  28. Survival or strategy? SA’s informal economy 1:11:12
  29. Can the Constitution Still Save South Africa? 27:07
  30. From "New Dawn” to Political Crossroads 48:27
  31. Can the gap between education policy and delivery finally be closed? 40:46
  32. Democracy vs Reality: Why South Africans Are Losing Faith in Voting 33:50
  33. Has education transformation worked? 40:59
  34. Broken basics: who’s responsible? 55:04
  35. The Constitution Promises Housing… So Why Are South Africans Still Fighting Evictions? 32:32
  36. Tobacco Bill Chaos: You Could Be Arrested for Smoking in Your Own Car 18:53
  37. What matters to South Africa’s youth? 46:33
  38. A loaf of bread and a broken political system... with Build One South Africa's Tsepo Mhlongo 17:19
  39. South Africa’s illegal mining crisis, and why you should care about this 1:07:32
  40. SA’s budget: Fragile or fixable? 1:04:30
  41. Inside SA's budget choices 44:02
  42. What has changed since SONA 2025? 30:56
  43. SA’s Water Emergency, with Phumi Mashigo and WaterCAN's Dr Ferrial Adam 14:13
  44. The state of SA’s defence force, with Frank Ntwali & Ricardo Teixeira 41:57
  45. If democracy is changing, are we changing with it? 1:08:41
  46. Is SA’s education system broken? With Hendrick Makaneta and Dr Linda Meyer 30:45
  47. Who really writes our laws? With RISE Mzansi’s Makashule Gana and The New South Institute’s Ivor Chipkin 45:26
  48. Power, institutions, and incentives with Dr Levy Ndou 16:46
  49. Mike Sham wraps up 2025 - where do we go from here? 52:54
  50. Municipal Meltdown: Part 2 1:10:01