Parliamentary pyre

Broadcast journalist, Lester Kiewit talks about the bonds formed within the walls of Parliament that ordinary South Africans may not consider. His greatest sadness is the shared heritage this parliamentary fire has destroyed.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯. Wracked by corruption, financial mismanagement and ineptitude, Eskom was looted from inside and out. Now on its knees, it’s nonetheless charging consumers more for a service that it’s failing to deliver. After weeks of relentless loadshedding – much of it at stage 6 – there are mounting threats of protests from enraged South Africans, and the president is feeling the heat. But how do we avoid a very grim energy outlook without urgent, workable solutions on the table? There are no easy answers for the national utility, but that’s unlikely to win them any sympathy among an increasingly fed-up citizenry. Carte Blanche contemplates what’s next for a powerless nation. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://bit.ly/PodcastCB

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. An embattled president and a disgraced party leader. With mere weeks to go, the road to the ANC’s National Elective Conference is narrowing. Despite having had to resign as health minister over a tender scandal, Zweli Mkhize is no longer an outsider but a contender, likely to give the incumbent a run for his money. With the Phala Phala scandal and a potentially career-ending criminal investigation looming over his head, some analysts feel party president Cyril Ramaphosa is politically wounded and exposed. Who will win the ANC’s top office? Nelson Mandela University's thought leader Ongama Mtimka joins us live in studio to set out the stakes: the constitutional order of the republic. Will we get a leader that respects the Constitution or do we keep flirting with chaos? Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://bit.ly/PodcastCB

Being a police officer in South Africa is a difficult and dangerous job. Yet, the job of a good cop is made even harder by some members who engage in corruption or abuse, hurting the communities they are meant to protect. With a new National Police Commissioner set to take the reins, we want to hear from honest police men and women. Time to break through the blue wall of silence.