01.12.23 Pt 1 - Simphiwe’s start to Dezemba is not so great after a break-in at her house yesterday. Gareth is delighted to hear thousands of people have unsubscribed from Disney+ after hearing what Elon Musk had to say about advertisers, and it’s Ben’s birthday tomorrow.
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Where do SA political parties get their funding, and how is South Africa’s judicial system suffering with backdated dockets that aren’t being solved? Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn, both award-winning journalists at GroundUp, have put out a new book breaking down the Thabo Bester story, as they were the first to break the story of him faking his death.
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23.11.23 Pt 2 - Gareth and Phumi are joined in studio by GroundUp duo, Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn - the journalists who first broke the Thabo Bester’s fake death story. Together they have released a book about the real-life crime drama that has South Africans glued to the news. Plus, some valuable information about who funds South African political parties.
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Jasmine Opperman is qualified as a risk analyst and has major experience in South African and international intelligence. She discusses the larger picture of possible threats in Southern Africa, before getting into the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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In the beginning of South Africa’s democracy era, a world of vigilantism and dark organised crime was a real problem in the Western Cape. Mark Shaw - Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime - tells his story about being part of this team in the early 2000s, as well as the state of policing in South Africa... particularly in the Western Cape. Ian Cameron, Director of Community Safety at Action Society, stops by to report back on his apology from Bheki Cele, as well as sharing his experience working with organised crime units and police in the Western Cape.
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12.10.23 Pt 2 - Mark Shaw - Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime - joins the show to discuss his latest book, ‘Breaking the Bombers’. Ian Cameron also stops by to discuss the state of policing in South Africa, particularly in the Western Cape, where Mark’s story is told. And… did Ian finally get the apology Bheki Cele was ordered to give him?
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Gender-based violence and sexual assault are traumas potentially associated with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Prof Soraya Seedat and Dr Gerard Labuschagne join us on this episode, as we delve into this pervasive entity in the lives of many South Africans. In proud association with Adcock Ingram OTC Sponsors of Brave.
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30.05.23 Pt 2 - South African author, Ted Botha, sits down with Gareth Cliff to discuss his latest book about an innocent local nurse who turned out to be one of South Africa's most notorious serial killers in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Over 60% of Americans cited violent crime as a core election issue in the 2022 midterms. Seeing it spread, and the failures of leaders in his own hometown of Portland, Oregon - Matt Thornton (Conor McGregor’s coach’s coach, and one of the first American jiu-jitsu black belts), decided to write a guidebook, which provides the average person with all the knowledge they need to survive a violent encounter. In short, it's designed to help good people become more dangerous to bad people. Gareth Cliff delves deeper into Matt's ideology in this interview.
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22.12.22 Pt 1 - Phumi and Aaron take over while Gareth is AWOL. Aaron reveals the close calls he’s had with his road rage. News stories include a notorious serial killer being released, 8 teenage girls stabbing a man to death in Canada, and a rogue seal crossing the road in Cape Town! And do you know why you vote for the people you do?
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