The News Podcast

Today we discus the ruling of the ICJ where they ruled against Israel, we then discus the situation in Groblersdal specifically what happened and why it happened. Sources: ICJ orders Israel to 'take all measures in its power' to prevent killing of Palestinians (ewn.co.za) what is prima facie - Search (bing.com) Israel must comply with key ICJ ruling ordering it do all in its power to preve...

Not much in the way of news this week as all eyes have been on the World Economic Forum, today we talk about what the role of South Africa was at this event/conference Sources: Our Mission | World Economic Forum (weforum.org) Why does South Africa participate in the World Economic Forum | SAnews *WEF_key_messaging.pdf (www.gov.za) Twitter: https://twitter.com/lefa_taleni

Today we start off with where we left off last week with South Africa vs Israel in the ICJ and we discuss how it is all unfolding and what the argument of each side is (00:50). we move the conversation to CapeXit and we try to understand what it is, why it is and if it is even possible (11:17). the we finish off todays episode with whatever is happening in the undergrounds of New York and figure o...

This is the first episode of the new year in 2024, and we kick it off with the Jefferey Epstein 'list' and how difficult it was for me to get this list this leads us to start conversating on how to separate fake news to real news. and conclude the episode with with South Africa siding and defending Palestine. Sources: Guide: How to tell if a news article is reliable - Africa Check NewsGuard - Tran...

Hi guys, today we speak about the new bill that the financial avengers are creating due to the rand manipulation saga from a week ago we then continue the conversation to how the corporate world is shifting to a four day week more and more and we speak about the results the trial has yielded. Sources: https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/sarb-national-treasury-and-fsca-to-overhaul-law-to-curb-rand-...

In todays episode we talk about the about the recent discovery that major banks in South Africa have been playing in the ruin of the Rand we also go into the philosophy of money and what kind of society we would be if it wasn't for money, we then continue the episode by talking about Israel vs Palestine and their recent cease fire, we all hope that this is a step in the direction of peace but only...

Today we speak about Transnet and all of its short comings and what that could mean for the general public followed by some brighter news letting us know that the Rand is not weakening Sources: Load shedding isn’t South Africa’s biggest problem anymore: report – BusinessTech Transnet urged to engage before presenting a R100bn bail-out ‘invoice’ (miningweekly.com) Association warns of imminent coll...

Todays episode we speak about the bombing of a hospital and who it could have done it, then we move onto what the AI coupld have in store for us as a society could it be bad or good? You tell me. We conclude the episode with what a few companies are doing and maybe what we can do to capatalise on it. Sources: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/20/what-have-open-source-videos-revealed-about-the...

Not much news this week which gave me a chance to speak about TVET collages and their benefits we also spoke about the response to Palestine from Israel and how different countries are responding to it. Sources: Compare TVET Colleges And Universities - TVET Colleges (tvetcollegesportal.co.za) israel/ palistine map - Bing images What is Hamas, and what’s happening in Israel and Gaza? A really simpl...

In todays episode we talk about about the Israel and Palistine war, we talk about their history long and tough history. We continue by talking about Joe Bidden Approving the continuation of "The Wall" that separate North America and Mexico. Then we conclude the episode by talking about how major pharmaceutical companies have took advantage of South Africa's desperation when it comes to the Covid 1...

Hi guys today we have quite a longer episode than usual, i hope you still find it enjoyable. We start with the Rand Water station undergoing maintenance and which areas it affects followed up by the UNGA that recently took place, what it is, why it exists and what our president had to say at the event. We dip our toes into the Burna Boy concert cancellation controversy and what it could potentiall...

Today we discus the report on the Lady R ship that was alleged to have carried weapons meant to go to Russia and as well as the G20 summit and their lack of pressure put on India to arrest Putin should he be at the summit Sources: Full Lady R report release will ‘jeopardise work & safety' of SANDF - Ramaphosa (msn.com) About G20 Who is attending the G20 summit? Here's the full list of leaders...

Today we open up with horrible the news about the fire that took the lives of 74 people and how this is an indication that South Africa's housing crisis is more dire than we expected, we continue onto the great news about how ABSA is giving shares to their employees but could there be a reason for this or does it come from the goodness of their heart. Sources: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/johan...

In today's episode we begin by talking about BRICS and what benefits we would be receiving from it as a country, then we add a quick tidbit about how India landed on the moon this past week. Yevgeny Prigozhin, passed in a plane crash he was the leader of the Wagner group, and lastly we finish off the story that is a little personal to me about my my hometown Qwaqwa. Social Medias: IG- https://www....

Today we jump in and talk about the strikes that have been taking place in Cape Town with SANTACO and the government, we take a slight detour and talk about how Putin is no longer coming to the BRICS summit in South Africa. We also talk about the the allegations against the EFF about corruption. Sources: South Africa’s biggest cities in chaos – BusinessTech EFF MMC Allegedly Received A House, 2 Ca...

Hi guys, I wanted to start off by making sure you guys did the registration to vote, then we dive into checking on which municipal is the worst rated in the country which tells us why it is important to vote, and we follow up on the consequences of the repo rate rise of our previous episode and find that is is not all bad news and that the country has plenty of fight in it. Sources; What life is l...

A quick one this week, we speak about the crazy explosion that happened in Joburg and why it is so important for everyone to vote as promised here is the registration link to vote: Online voter information - VoterPortal (elections.org.za) Sources: City of Joburg identifies three possible causes of the blast - SABC News Mr South Africa voting link: https://www.mrsa.co.za/product-page/mr-sa-2023-lef...

We are back!!! In todays episode we talk about why we have been enjoying so much electricity these few past weeks what exactly could be the reason for it, then we talk about the nation wide cosatu strike and what they want is what the whole country wants. Sources: Assisting the private sector to mitigate load shedding | Energize Hitachi Energy – Advancing a sustainable energy future for all Cosatu...