Real Problem with Chester Missing

South African politics: where when we say we’re looking for "megabucks," we literally mean actual impalas. This week, puppet-master (and literal puppet) Chester Missing dives into the chaos of the Madlanga Commission, where suspended Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is currently playing a high-stakes game of "It Wasn't Me." From allegations of 20 gifted impalas and bags of cash to the...

How do you fight crime when the people stealing are your co-workers? Chester Missing sits down with Dereleen James, ActionSA MP and the "firebrand" of the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee into police corruption, to expose the rot within the SAPS and Parliament. From Robert McBride’s scandalous WhatsApp leaks and "money bags" in bags, to Panyaza Lesufi’s hotel habits and President Ramaphosa’s "amnesi...

Johannesburg has officially run out of water, and Chester Missing is not holding back. From Premier Panyaza Lesufi checking into hotels to bathe while the rest of the province stinks, to the systemic collapse of infrastructure, this episode of Real Problem dives deep into the "aroma" of South African politics. Chester roasts the ANC’s incompetence, the EFF’s alleged tender scandals, and the DA’s b...

Is it really a mystery, or are we just looking in the wrong places? In this episode of the Real Problem with Chester Missing Podcast, we dive deep into the strange and sudden disappearance of everyone’s favorite loud-mouthed puppet. Conrad Koch joins us (well, mostly) to discuss the rumors, the "leads," and the hilarious chaos left in the wake of Chester going AWOL. We break down the "real problem...

This week’s South African news was completely unhinged — so Chester Missing explains it all. From Witness F refusing to appear at the Madlanga Commission, to Judge Madlanga shutting down the nonsense, the Israeli diplomat being kicked out of South Africa, King Dalindyebo’s international embarrassment, Melania Trump’s documentary drama, Thabo Bester’s prison chaos, the DA’s R100 million Cape Town w...

The Madlanga Commission into police corruption didn’t just expose rot — it blew the doors off. This week, KZN Hawks boss General Senona appeared before the commission and delivered one of the most disastrous performances the commission has ever seen. From secret meetings with alleged crime boss Cat Matlala, to WhatsApp messages sharing sensitive police and presidential information, to a jaw-droppi...

In this episode of REAL PROBLEM with Chester Missing, Chester breaks down the explosive testimony of Witness E at the Madlanga Commission into police corruption. Witness E appeared virtually and accused Senzo Mchunu of political interference, intimidation, and attempts to influence police investigations. The testimony has put the Minister of Police under intense scrutiny and raised serious questio...

South Africa’s ad hoc parliamentary committee into police corruption was meant to bring accountability — instead it exposed just how broken the system really is. In this episode of Real Problem with Chester Missing, Chester unpacks the chaos of the hearings: explosive testimony from Robert McBride, shocking admissions by senior police officials, the Cat Matlala scandal, blue-light abuse, missing e...

The Democratic Alliance is fighting itself in public — and it’s getting ugly. In this episode of Real Problem with Chester Missing, Chester breaks down the explosive fallout between John Steenhuisen and Dion George, after Steenhuisen asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire a DA cabinet minister without warning, explanation, or consultation. Why was Dion George removed? Who actually runs the DA — S...

This week’s Ad Hoc Committee exposed just how broken South Africa’s policing and oversight systems really are — so Chester Missing did what SAPS couldn’t: make sense of it. In this episode of Real Problem with Chester Missing, Chester takes a sharp, satirical look at what police generals told Parliament about political interference, missing dockets, and the shutdown of the Political Killings Task...

This week’s Ad Hoc Committee exposed just how broken South Africa’s policing and oversight systems really are — so Chester Missing did what SAPS couldn’t: make sense of it. In this episode of Real Problem with Chester Missing, Chester takes a sharp, satirical look at what police generals told Parliament about political interference, missing dockets, and the shutdown of the Political Killings Task...

In this episode of Real Problem with Chester Missing, we break down why Gwede Mantashe should resign — and what the ANC’s half-empty January 8 birthday celebration really tells us about the state of South African politics. From ANC corruption, service delivery failures, and General Mkhwanazi’s explosive revelations, to Gwede Mantashe’s shocking comments on unemployment and the deliberate confusion...

Donald Trump attacked South Africa using a badly researched PowerPoint — after South African right-wing groups actively lobbied him with the fabricated “white genocide” narrative. In this episode of Real Problem with Chester Missing, we unpack how race-grifting activists undermined their own country, hurt farmers, and embarrassed South Africa on the global stage. From Trump threatening to steal Gr...

Welcome to 2026, South Africa — and it’s already a mess. In this explosive opening episode of the year, Chester Missing breaks down global chaos and local nonsense: Donald Trump invading Venezuela for oil, South Africans cheering on international crime, the ANC lecturing America on international law, the DA’s Cape Town housing hypocrisy, Gwede Mantashe giving job advice with 64% youth unemployment...

In this episode of Real Problem with Chester Missing, Chester is joined by award-winning journalist and Debrief Network founder Qaanitah Hunter to unpack why Donald Trump’s unapologetic racism may have accidentally forced the world to rethink how it treats Africa.

The ANC’s National General Council was meant to be about “renewal” — instead it exposed chaos, corruption, and an ugly leadership fight. Chester Missing breaks down the real NGC outcomes, from Fikile Mbalula and Paul Mashatile’s succession battle to cadre deployment, municipal corruption, and the Madlanga Commission report the President won’t release. Political satire with real consequences for So...

Chester Missing (a “ball of latex with trust issues”) interviews DA MP and former NPA prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach, fresh from Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating General Mkhwanazi’s police corruption allegations. Breytenbach doesn’t hold back: she argues that almost nobody has told the full truth in the hearings, challenges Senzo Mchunu’s “recording” claim as an exaggeration, and unpack...

AfriForum and co's racial nationalism debunked. In this episode we unpack what an Afrikaner actually is, why Afrikaner identity got tied to whiteness and victimhood, how religion and “chosen people” theology fed into apartheid, and why the “white genocide” and farm murder panic is nonsense. We also look at AfriForum and Solidarity’s role in rewriting history, their Trump romance, and how white fra...

Chester Missing tears into the ANC’s NGC in Boksburg — the ultimate gathering of South Africa’s most chaotic political characters. From Ramaphosa sweating through his “renewal” speech, to Mashatile positioning, to Witness D’s assassination, to Mahlengi Bengu’s wild spin about ANC finances, Chester unpacks the corruption circus, the Madlanga fallout, and why the ANC is basically a sinking ship stee...

Chester Missing tears into the ANC’s NGC in Boksburg — the ultimate gathering of South Africa’s most chaotic political characters. From Ramaphosa sweating through his “renewal” speech, to Mashatile positioning, to Witness D’s assassination, to Mahlengi Bengu’s wild spin about ANC finances, Chester unpacks the corruption circus, the Madlanga fallout, and why the ANC is basically a sinking ship stee...

Senzo Mchunu hits the Madlanga Commission to explain why he shut down the Political Killings Task Team — while denying any links to Cat Matlala or Brown Mogotsi. Ekurhuleni’s city manager Dr Imogen Mashazi dodges the heat, and Julius Mkhwanazi arrives without a lawyer to deliver the murkiest testimony of the week. Chester Missing unpacks the blue-light scandals, the Ekurhuleni chaos, the ANC–SACP...

Vuzimusi “Cat” Matlala, the Burberry Bandit himself, appeared before the ad hoc committee… in a prison. Only in South Africa do we send politicians to jail to investigate crime and somehow the criminals are still in charge. Chester Missing breaks down the Big 5 corruption saga, Cat Matlala’s woolies-bag bribes, why Bheki Cele suddenly has bus-tire marks on his suit, and why Donald Trump wants SA k...

South Africa’s politics are off the rails. Chester Missing sits down with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh (SMWX) and Simmi Areff to unpack Ramaphosa ducking the ad hoc committee, the GNU acting like an ANC–DA marriage, and why MK is pure chaos but still growing. We break down corruption, Phalaphala, the collapse of real opposition, and how new media is shaping politics more than parliament. Smart analysis, s...

South Africa just hosted the first-ever G20 on African soil — and somehow we won it, even with Donald Trump trying to derail the whole thing. In this episode Chester Missing breaks down what the G20 actually is, why South Africa matters, and how global inequality is rooted in colonial theft, debt, and climate injustice. From Ramaphosa’s unexpected diplomatic win to Trump’s boycott tantrum, Joburg’...

Chester Missing explains how Senzo Mchunu's chief of staff lied to parliament in his affidavit about when meetings had been arranged between Mchunu and alleged corruption middle man, Brown Mogotsi. You know things are bad when politicians think you are too dishonest! Like the news, but much funnier. …