Taking the Rams by the Horns

Veteran journalist and broadcaster Rams Mabote, in association with SowetanLIVE, hosts a weekly podcast that looks at the funny side of news and current affairs.
Mabote will take listeners on a journey to the light side of dark. Because life is too short to take the news to heart, and in typical South African style, we choose to laugh so we don’t cry.

Weekly English Explicit South Africa Comedy · Society & Culture Rams Mabote

82 Episodes

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Colleen Makhubele promises guns, grants and boreholes for all

New party SARA comes out blazing with promises from here to Malamulele.

28 Mar 51 min

How tables have turned against Mapisa-Nqakula

National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula seems to be caught out of order.

21 Mar 15 min

The DA tries to rig elections via the G7

The Democratic Alliance takes silly to new heights

14 Mar 13 min

Soshanguve aircraft flies below the radar

How a small aircraft in northern Pretoria has escaped media scrutiny.

7 Mar 17 min

Rams takes Julius Malema by the horns

Julius Malema opens up about socialism, xenophobia and Kaizer Chiefs.

28 Feb 1 hr 05 min

The silly season is upon us

Meat, food and lies galore as the country gears for elections.

22 Feb 16 min

How mucus turned into a circus

The day green slime reduced the reds into a joke.

15 Feb 15 min

Open Letter To President Cyril Ramaphosa

Time for CR to ditch the State Of The Nation Address.

8 Feb 13 min

Zuma: God’s Greatest Gift to Ramaphosa

How Jacob Zuma actions have been good for Ramaphosa.

1 Feb 16 min

May The Real Thabi Leoka Please Stand Up

How Thabi Leoka doctored herself out of hearts and minds.

25 Jan 13 min

A Skeptic’s guide to AFCON

In this episode, Rams Mabote chats to BBK about the AFCON.

17 Jan 42 min

Mbalula delivers the real January 8 Statement

In this episode, Rams Mabote believes that Fikile Mbalula tells more truths than lies about the ANC.

11 Jan 11 min

"X"clusive: Mbalula puts Msimang in his place

In this episode, Rams Mabote shares a private letter Fikile Mbalula wrote to Mavuso Msimang.

14 Dec 2023 17 min

When friends are dark, days are few for the ANC

In this episode, Rams Mabote calls out of the friends of the ANC that have abandoned the party.

7 Dec 2023 18 min

The Ghost of Buthelezi comes back to haunt the IFP

In this episode, Rams Mabote is shocked to learn that Mangosuthu Buthelezi is back.

30 Nov 2023 12 min

You get a gift. You get a gift. Everybody Gets A Black Friday Gift

In this episode, Rams Mabote dishes out Black Friday gifts to political parties.

23 Nov 2023 16 min

JJ Tabane rants his way onto Rams’ studio

In this episode, Rams Mabote takes JJ Tabane on his popular rants.

16 Nov 2023 45 min

An Idiot’s Guide to Cricket

Of fine legs, chokers and inside edges. Rams Mabote takes us on An Idiot’s Guide to Cricket.

9 Nov 2023 48 min

The hope and delusion of a Springbok win

In this episode Rams Mabote asks if the Bok euphoria makes South Africa delusional.

2 Nov 2023 26 min

Mmusi Maimane makes clear who is Boss-a of the house

In this episode catch a wide-ranging chat between Rams Mabote and Mmusi Maimane

26 Oct 2023 1 hr 10 min

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