Podcast Zanews

Not only are we living in the era of the Trumpocalypse, but now also the era of the Junkopalypse. Is it too early to wish it was 2016, again? In another week not short of news President Zuma inexplicably managed to tighten his grip on power as his new cabinet appointees got their tenures underway, […]

It’s been a tense night for most of the country, but at least we still have our jobs, unlike Pravin Gordhan. Jacob Zuma returned to his favourite sport of firing Finance Ministers, and took a few others down while he was about it. Meanwhile Trump went trucking, kind of, and in the UK Theresa May, […]

From another instalment from Truthteller-In-Chief Donald Trump’s TrumpBS, Mmusi (not so successfully) helping Helen out with her little colonialism problem, Julius very stridently and rhythmically denying any and all rumours he’s rejoining the ANC, right through to our very own Justice, Debora, & Riaan break out into song, we’re back with all new 177th state […]

From the DA’s response to yet another presidential jet, Cyril and Nkosazana “squaring off” for the position of Number One, and the trash fire previously known as the United States of America, in this, the 176th state of the Puppet Nation we do a whirlwind tour of laughs at some of the strangest, funniest, and […]

Of course it was too good to last. It was barely a week that Trump managed to keep it together and give a semi-credible performance as President before returning to his home, Mar-A-Lago and the deep end of crazy. Incidentally, in a slightly different insert from the Puppet Nation US desk, we visit President Trump […]

In a week where the most shocking thing happened (Donald Trump – for a moment – managed to behave in a semi-presidential manner), we’re back to give you a break with some laughs in this 174th state of the Puppet Nation. So sit back and enjoy, as we check in with Thabo Mbeki in his […]

In a week where Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan gave what looks like was his last Budget Speech and former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe of House Saxonwold Shebeen made his way to parliament, we’re back with all new Puppet Nation. From a new game show all black South Africans are sure to win, at to checking […]

It’s been a helluva week. Just about everything that could go wrong for Trump, did go wrong. And while that’s been entertaining to watch, it’s also been terrifying. Right back here at home, we’re still dealing with the fallout from Jacob Zuma’s disastrous – yet oddly snore-inducing – SONA. But as usual, we’re back here […]

Just when you thought you could catch your breath as the pace of insane news from Trumplandia slowed down from breakneck to incredibly fast, our very own President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma reminded us he’s still around with another action-packed SONA. Of course, the action came not from him but the Opposition Benches. With all that […]

In a week that’s gone from the absurd, to the even more absurd, we’re back to give you a break with some laughs in with 170th state of the Puppet Nation. With Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is back in the country both physically and politically, even if she denies the latter for now, and Baleka Mbete’s not-so-exclusive […]