Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa
The Political Desk
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Political desk: Is Ramaphosa’s leadership facing its defining test?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Chris Hattingh, executive director of the Centre for Risk analysis about whether South Africa’s Government of National Unity is holding firm, and what rising political tensions could mean for President Ramaphosa and the country’s investment outlook. 702 Breakfast with …
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The Political Desk: Elections, accountability and immigration in focus
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Alpha Ramoshwana, EWN political reporter, about key political developments ahead of the local government elections, including Liam Jacobs' return to the DA, the ANC's removal of the Emfuleni mayor, and the implications of Kenyan President William Ruto's state visit amid ong…
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The Political Desk: Is South Africa ready for a new generation of leadership?
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Mmusi Maimane, leader of Build One South Africa (BOSA), about the changing face of South African politics as a new generation of leaders begins taking up positions in Parliament, municipalities, and key government portfolios. The conversation explores whether younger polit…
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The Political Desk: Sisisi Tolashe is toast!
Bongani Bingwa speaks to DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis about growing pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa following the Constitutional Court judgment and rising tensions within the Government of National Unity. The discussion explores Cabinet accountability, political fallout in Parliament and the…
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The Political Desk: Legal sector code battle puts transformation of SA’s top law firms on trial
Bongani Bingwa speaks with president of the Black Lawyers Association, Nkosana Mvundlela, about the battle of legal minds on the debate of the new Legal Sector Code, introduced under the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment framework in September 2024. The code requires large law firms to move t…
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The Political Desk: Education textbook procurement allegations
Ray White, standing in for Bongani Bingwa, speaks to political commentator Dan Corder about major developments, including allegations against Sisisi Tolashe over misuse of state resources. They discuss the withdrawal of South Africa’s draft AI policy, a R285 million textbook tender under investiga…
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The Political Desk: Alliance tensions and coalition fault lines reshape SA politics
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Sandile Swana, political analyst, about rising tensions within the ANC, including integrity commission scrutiny of senior leaders ahead of a key Women’s League meeting. They also unpack the SACP’s potential move to contest elections independently and Helen Zille’s firm coa…
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The Political Desk: Court hands Julius Malema 5 years direct imprisonment
Bongani Bingwa speaks with author and investigative journalist Pauli van Wyk about the sentencing of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema to five years in prison in a firearm discharge case. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg-based talk radio stat…
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The Political Desk: Democratic Alliance elects Geordin Hill-Lewis as federal leader
Bongani Bingwa speaks with political analyst Asanda Ngoasheng about the Democratic Alliance’s newly elected federal leader, Geordin Hill-Lewis, who has taken the helm following a decisive congress vote. Attention now turns to whether this leadership reset can translate into real national voter gro…
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The Political Desk: US and Iran temporary ceasefire
Bongani Bingwa speaks to Terence McNamee, a global affairs specialist and senior fellow at the Montreal Institute of Global Security in Canada, about the recent ceasefire between the United States and Iran. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg-based talk radio sta…
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