10 Best South Africa Political Podcasts

1. Sunday Times Politics Weekly

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The weekly political show by top journalists of the Sunday Times discussing the week's biggest stories, toughest topics in a tight and guided conversation.An Arena Holdings Production.Keywords: podcast, analysis, politics, social justice, news commentary, economy, opinions, accountabilityMORE Host Mike Siluma
Producer/Network TimesLIVE Podcasts
Email ****@arena.africa
Location South Africa
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 4Facebook 286.8KTwitter 856.2KInstagram 5.4K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Since Aug 2018 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Podcasts from the Edge

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Peter Bruce, veteran South African newspaper editor and commentator, interviews the country's social and political leaders and experts in a weekly effort to explain what is actually going on in this complicated country. Bruce's interviews are about making events easy to understand for people with little time to listen.MORE Host Peter Bruce
Producer/Network TimesLIVE Podcasts
Email ****@bdfm.co.za
Location South Africa
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. The Daily Friend Show

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The Daily Friend Show is a 30-minute current affairs podcast featuring our analysts and writers. It presents a liberal perspective on the political, social and economic issues of the day on Monday and Friday. The Daily Friend Wrap releases episodes at 17:00 which comment on the news events of the day 4 times a week Monday to Thursday. On Friday we do a live show on YouTube at 13:30. No topic is taboo, nothing is off-limits. Our team of analysts and writers from South Africa's leading liberal opinion site #InNoUncertainTermsMORE Host Nicholas Lorimer
Producer/Network SA Institute of Race Relations
Email ****@outlook.com
Location Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 65.9KTwitter 4.2KInstagram 1K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. The Political Show

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We are all about revealing the truth behind the headlines.Don't you hate being lied to? Well, do not fear, our political presenters will expose all sides of the story and will never lie to you.They focus on reading between the lines, and telling us what other media platforms are not.Get the truth today!MORE Producer/Network Active FM
Email ****@activemi.co.za
Location Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Apple Reviews 1Facebook 15.6KTwitter 1.4KInstagram 2K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Highwaymen

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In December 2022, the 55th and possibly last elective conference of South Africa's ruling African National Congress will take place against a backdrop of socio-political chaos. In this new limited audio documentary series by Daily Maverick, investigative journalists Richard Poplak and Diana Neille take a road trip across South Africa in search of answers to how the country got to this breaking point, and how the lives and careers of three senior ANC figures Ace Magashule, Gwede Mantashe and Dr Zweli Mkhize may be representative of the rise and stumble of our once vaunted democratic p..MORE Hosts Richard Poplak, Diana Neille
Producer/Network Daily Maverick
Email ****@me.com
Location South Africa
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 137Facebook 284.6KTwitter 582.2KInstagram 82.6K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. African Reformed Theology Podcast

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African Reformed Theology Podcast offers an upbeat analysis of the doctrinal, cultural, and political issues facing the South African Indigenous Churches from a reformed theology perspective. Hosted by Sifiso Mdletshe.MORE Host Sifiso Mdletshe
Producer/Network Sifiso Mdletshe
Email ****@gmail.com
Location South Africa
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Clearing The Lens

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A podcast for women where we discuss religion, culture and politics through a biblical lens.
Host Melisa Sithole
Producer/Network Clearing The Lens
Location South Africa
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Instagram 80 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. PAICIP politics podcast

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Podcast about politics, news and current events
Producer/Network PAICIP Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Location South Africa
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Twitter 2Instagram 42 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. Scrollacast

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Podcasts brought to you by Scrolla Africa.
Hosts Jeremy Maggs, Zukile Majova, Nickolaus Bauer
Producer/Network Scrolla
Email ****@scrolla.africa
Location South Africa
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Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

10. DispatchLIVE

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The biggest stories from the Eastern Cape with news, investigations, lifestyle, sports, politics, and the latest issues and investigations highlighted by the team from South Africa's renowned Daily Dispatch, with 150 years of publishing excellence. Listen to our podcasts on DispatchLIVE, Spotify, IONO.fm, Apple Podcasts, and the MyDailyDispatch app.MORE Producer/Network TimesLIVE Podcasts
Email ****@arena.africa
Location South Africa
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Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact