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Eusebius on TimesLIVE

Eusebius McKaiser, well-known broadcaster, author, and now also contributor and political analyst for TimesLIVE, hosts a weekly podcast that journeys to the heart of major news items, dissecting politics, law, and ethics.

Eusebius is known for sharp debate, and this podcast is no different. It will inform, entertain, explain and frame evidence-informed debates about the major stories of the week.
Weekly English South Africa News Commentary · Politics
103 Episodes
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Richard Calland answers questions about the Phala Phala panel

University of Cape Town law professor Richard Calland is no longer going to serve on the panel tasked with a preliminary inquiry into a motion in terms of section 89 of the constitution. This motion relates to the Phala Phala controversy around president Cyril Ramaphosa. Some political parties had objected…
27 Sep 2022 33 min

Excited about Mmusi Maimane's return to electoral politics?

Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane told TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser why he decided to register a political party to contest the 2024 elections. On Eusebius on TimesLIVE, Maimane argues that communities are disempowered by the electoral system, which is why he focused his energies, after exiting formal politics…
23 Sep 2022 22 min

EXPLAINER | Political chaos in Nelson Mandela Bay

Eusebius on TimesLIVE hosted Rochelle de Kock (editor, The Herald) and Andisa Bonani (senior political reporter, The Herald) to explain and debate this week's political drama in Nelson Mandela Bay. The municipality has a new mayor, the DA's Retief Odendaal, who replaces the ANC's Eugene Johnson. She was removed in…
23 Sep 2022 34 min

IFP spokesperson struggles to justify murder accusation

IFP spokesperson and MP Mkhuleko Hlengwa joined analyst and broadcaster Eusebius McKaiser on his TimesLIVE podcast to explain why the party is marching to City Press this Friday. Mkhuleko was at pains to explain they are doing so “as a last resort” in response to multiple “unsubstantiated” claims and “blatant…
15 Sep 2022 47 min

(How) is Queen Elizabeth II implicated in imperialism?

Historian Vashna Jaganarth was a guest on Eusebius on TimesLIVE in an episode focused on understanding the long history of English monarchies. Jaganarth started off, setting aside political and moral questions about contemporary Britain, and focused on narrating a long, rich and interesting history of English monarchies. She shows how…
12 Sep 2022 37 min

Cope, Transnet executives, Afrophobia and reimagining SA’s politics

On his TimesLIVE podcast, contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser hosted senior investigative reporters Thanduxolo Jika and Sabelo Skiti. They engaged major news stories in the recent news cycle, diving below the headlines, offering interpretation and framing critical discussion about what matters. The first issue they debated was whether the apparent…
31 Aug 2022 47 min

Geopolitics: How should Africa view the USA in the region?

Should the US be seen as a hegemonic power preying on Africa? Is it using Africa as a proxy for geopolitical battles with Russia and China? Or is the US merely interested in favourable economic diplomacy in Africa, as all countries should be across the world? How should the region…
29 Aug 2022 39 min

EXPLAINED: Why EFF had the last say in AfriForum hate speech case

EXPLAINED: Why EFF had the last say in AfriForum hate speech case Advocate Ben Winks joined Eusebius McKaiser on Eusebius on TimesLIVE to explain the judgment handed down on Thursday in the Equality Court, in which AfriForum's case against the EFF was dismissed. AfriForum had hoped the singing of the two…
25 Aug 2022 25 min

Three reasons Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba's rant is indefensible

In this short entry on Eusebius on TimesLIVE, the host initiates debate on a viral video. In it, Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba is seen and heard berating a foreigner who is scheduled for surgery. McKaiser frames a political, medical ethics and realpolitik debate. He argues that her remarks…
24 Aug 2022 21 min

Mcebisi Jonas: ANC suffers a 'crisis of reason, crisis of perspective'

Former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas says SA needs to be alert to “democratic backsliding”. He was a guest on Eusebius on TimesLIVE, where he teased the concept, discussing it within the context of realpolitik. Jonas said we often erroneously think democracies or states collapse only when there is, for…
7 Aug 2022 25 min

Makashule Gana quits DA and explains why

Makashule Gana has today resigned both as a member of the Democratic Alliance and as a member of the Gauteng legislature. He spoke to TimesLIVE contributor and analyst Eusebius McKaiser about the reasons behind this decision. Gana has been a member of the party for twenty years, and occupied many…
4 Aug 2022 26 min

ANC divided on whether ethics should matter in politics

You might be perplexed by the debate in the governing ANC on the step-aside rule. Should the rule stay or go? What does the rule say? What should the public make of this “debate”, which has become a hot-button issue at the policy conference in Johannesburg? In this audio explainer,…
30 Jul 2022 19 min

A festival of ideas or dress rehearsal for elective conference?

In this episode of Eusebius on TimesLIVE, he is joined by fellow political analyst Ebrahim Fakir, and they debate whether the ANC's policy conference this weekend will produce honest and productive debate on policy. Fakir has written a trenchant critique of the ANC's obsession, as he sees it, with externalising…
29 Jul 2022 29 min

Should the SA passport be decolonised?

Koffi Kouakou, an African analyst and senior research fellow at The Centre for Africa-China Studies, said the SA passport should be changed to eliminate the use of French on the cover. He said there are significant symbolic, cultural, economic and geopolitical reasons for his proposal. Eusebius McKaiser, not convinced by…
25 Jul 2022 26 min

Shilowa says SACP is parasitic on ANC

Former general secretary of Cosatu and premier of Gauteng, Mbhazima Shilowa, joined Eusebius McKaiser on his TimesLIVE podcast to dissect the SACP after the party's recent congress. Shilowa had written a provocative column in which he argues that the SACP is parasitic on the ANC, lacking the guts to contest…
21 Jul 2022 25 min

Is Sri Lanka a warning to the ANC?

A year since the July 2021 unrests in KZN and Gauteng, there is still no clear factual account of what had happened. As covered in the Sunday Times last weekend, many individuals and families are living lives irreparably damaged by the riots, quite apart from the incalucable economic consequences for…
12 Jul 2022 45 min

DEBATE | Is Balenciaga’s ‘distressed’ R30,000 sneaker art, or expensive trash?

Eusebius on TimesLIVE hosted an energetic debate about a controversial limited-edition sneaker released by Balenciaga. The “distressed” design, which looks like very dirty, well-worn shoes that only people under conditions of extreme poverty may be reluctantly compelled to wear, retails at about $1,850 (R30,000). Mikhail Brown, who writes about the…
29 Jun 2022 47 min
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