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Hosts despair: Matlala lies so much nothing he says can be trusted
Corder Report hosts discuss Matlala's claim he bribed Bheki Cele, including a R6m KZN property, and joke that his lies make reality unclear.
“So Matlala claimed that he gave Bheki Cele money, 200,000, basically in exchange for trying to find out about, am I right, James? To say his firearms. Is that true?”
Matlala says he can't tell what the 'prestige' bricks are, yet priced them
Corder Report hosts recount Matlala telling the Madlanga Commission that bricks in his video were minerals, despite messages setting a price.
“Of how much this stuff should cost because he said he wanted everybody involved to make a profit. What a sweet, sweet old man, and what a thoughtful boss.”
Viewers rave over Kat Matlala puppet, ask for Mkhwanazi and Chester Missing
Corder Report hosts read audience praise for their Burberry-clad Kat Matlala puppet and joke about needing puppeteering lessons.
“Yesterday we debuted Kat McLala, the puppet, with his cat insignia and his burberry and chains made by the incredible textile and fiber artist Georgina Glass.”
Corder hosts: Tatjana Smith didn't abandon SA, minister failed her
Corder Report hosts defend Tatjana Smith's move to swim for the Netherlands and attack Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie for not stepping in.
“Saying that she abandoned the country. And to that, I say, shut the f up. She has given us her golden years and she has made us very proud and she has achieved a lot in green and gold.”
Cutting the DA out of Gauteng would need a seven-party ANC coalition
Corder Report hosts break down reports the ANC may exclude the DA in Gauteng and why the coalition arithmetic looks shaky.
“So, major reporting today from the likes of TimesLIVE and News 24 suggests that the ANC is seriously considering trying to cut the DA out and create coalitions without the party that got the most votes, the Democratic…”
Commissioner confronts Matlala over R500,000 to Sibiya; hosts call it perjury
Commissioner Kumalo challenged Kat Matlala at Madlanga over three accounts of paying Sibiya R500,000, versus his denial under oath at Ad Hoc.
“Commissioner Kumalo talking to Matlala. Kumalo said, I want to say this to you. Very early in this commission, we had evidence from witnesses A and B, and they told the commission about an interrogation in which you…”
Matlala blames drugs and drink for signed IDAC statement, commission unconvinced
At the Madlanga commission, Kat Matlala claimed medication, drugs or drink explain his signed statement; commissioners said the story did not add up.
“Uh, yesterday and then again this morning, Kat McLala tried to explain away the signed statement that he made uh to Idak that was then a fundamental part of the plea deal that he was going to undergo, turn state…”
MK tops eThekwini but may be shut out by a KZN-style coalition
Corder Report hosts read CSIR projections putting MK in the high 30s in eThekwini, with the DA, ANC and IFP able to reach 50% together.
“It's looking great for Jacobs and his party, as in they will almost, in fact, they will definitely get the highest number of votes in eThekwini, but they no longer look a surefire to rule there.”
Could DA swap Tshwane mayor for Zille in Johannesburg?
Corder Report hosts weigh a possible DA deal with ActionSA or the ANC, trading mayoralties between Tshwane and Johannesburg.
“And here's something else I want to say: this is unlikely because Silias Brunk really hates Nasiphi Moya, and there's real venom and animosity between ActionSA and the DA in Tshwane.”
The story so far
5 moments on 3 stations
Fri 6 Nov, 16:12·The Corder ReportThis one
Could DA swap Tshwane mayor for Zille in Johannesburg?
Corder hosts: voters' swing right is a reaction to ANC corruption, not policy
The Corder Report hosts debate whether the election shows a shift to the right, blaming ANC incompetence and corruption and urging the left to focus on jobs.
“All right, we still have some WhatsApp line and YouTube comments to go, but what we really need to talk about is the left wing versus right wing of it all.”
ActionSA jumps from 7 to 50 at Tembisa school as ANC falls to 28
A Corder Report host reads a Tembisa voting-station result showing ActionSA overtaking the ANC, which fell from 69 to 28.
“Let me just tell you about Isi Ziba Primary School in Tembisa. ANC 28, which is down 41. They got 69 last time out. ActionSA is now the biggest with 50, up from 7 plus 43 in Tembisa. It's absolutely extraordinary.”
The story so far
2 moments on 2 stations
Thu 5 Nov, 15:37·The Corder ReportThis one
ActionSA jumps from 7 to 50 at Tembisa school as ANC falls to 28
Black Joburg voters secretly back DA for service delivery, host says
A Corder Report host says black Johannesburg voters privately admit they dislike the DA but will vote for it to get basic service delivery.
“Confession, which is: I hate the DA and I hate what they stand for, but I want basic service delivery competence in my city. And I believe the DA is the best place to do that.”
Casper armoured vehicle's name is an anagram of SAP and CSIR
The Corder Report hosts explain Casper stands for the police and the CSIR, and the Kentridge artwork 'Casper's Full of Love' mocks apartheid-era radio greetings.
“Casper, the vehicle. Yes, the military vehicle used by the apartheid state to crush dissent and fight other countries at our border.”
Corder hosts: AGOA exit means 15.9% tariffs, not catastrophe
The Corder Report hosts say South Africa's AGOA removal is politically driven, citing Wandile Sihlobo that tariffs rise from 12.5% to 15.9%.
“From the African Growth and Opportunity Act, it's this act which has allowed South Africa unfettered access to US markets for a lot of our particularly farm produce exports, but some other things too, for the last like…”
Joburg woman's 'we are in the dwang' rant becomes the voice of a generation
The Corder Report hosts replay a Johannesburg resident's viral vox-pop blaming the president, ANC, mayor and water utilities, and joke she'd beat Zille.
“She just, she was, in a word, the voice of a generation. Multiple generations. Multiple generations. Because, with all due respect, this wrinkly old white goggle somewhere in Johannesburg.”
Hosts: Khan-Johnson docket leak shows how they thought they could play the system
Corder Report hosts discuss Madlanga Commission testimony that Khan received Brigadier Petle's complaint materials from a Gmail linked to Andrea Johnson.
“And a retired hawks investigator called Kurbus Rulosa told the Madlanga Commission that Khan allegedly received Brigadier Petle's statement, medical report, and audio recording before submitting his version of events…”
Ipsos poll: ANC just 2% ahead of DA among registered voters
The Corder Report hosts break down Ipsos's final pre-election poll, showing the ANC falling from 47.5% in 2021 to 30% and the DA at 28%.
“To get the most of their voters out to vote is going to do the best, obviously. So, those are the qualifiers, the T's and C's with before which and by which we now get into this really fascinating polling data from…”
Police tell court March and March can't control its crowds
Brigadier Gamer's affidavit says March and March conveners and marshals failed to keep rallies peaceful, as hosts unpack the argument.
“Brigadier Gamer said: The conveners and marshals of March and March rallies are not maintaining effective control over the crowds and the rogue or criminal elements operating within the mobilization.”
The story so far
5 moments on 5 stations
Thu 29 Oct, 14:49·The Corder ReportThis one
Police tell court March and March can't control its crowds
Hosts puzzle over Lesufi calling Zille an old Ford Cortina
Hosts on The Corder Report pick apart Panyaza Lesufi's door-to-door jibe that an old Ford Cortina won't run Joburg.
“So what do you think Panyaza could mean by specifically saying a Ford Cortina? He's just trying to say that she's old and she's Kodonki, which is ironic. But he could have picked any car. Why did he pick that one?”
The story so far
2 moments on 2 stations
Thu 29 Oct, 14:57·The Corder ReportThis one
Hosts puzzle over Lesufi calling Zille an old Ford Cortina
State has paid R2.7m for suspended minister Mchunu's legal bills
Hosts discuss R2.7m in state-funded legal costs for suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu on top of his salary and acting minister Cachalia's pay.
“How the state has spent nearly 3 million rand on currently suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's legal costs above and beyond the around probably 3-ish million that some people are speculating he's been paid while…”
The story so far
2 moments on 2 stations
Wed 28 Oct, 14:59·The Corder ReportThis one
State has paid R2.7m for suspended minister Mchunu's legal bills
Poll has MK Party at 48% in Durban, within reach of ruling the metro
Mark Data polling projects the MK Party near a majority in eThekwini; the hosts say the EFF's 2.5% could push it past 50%.
“And I want to start at eThekwini, although we'll get to Tshwane, because the projection is the MK Party getting 48% in Durban next Thursday, modeled for turnout, which is extraordinary. Jacob Zero.”
De Kock names apartheid chain of command, says ANC probe never asked him
Eugene de Kock told the Khampepe Commission that police and security chiefs and ministers knew of hits, and Mbeki-era investigators never questioned him.
“1993, six months before the advent of real democracy in South Africa with the election in April 1994, with CODESA negotiations going on, and and that's his allegation. That is fully, fully his allegation.”
Host: Zuma-Sambudla terror trial could set social media incitement precedent
A Corder Report host says the terrorism charges against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla over July 2021 posts could set a precedent for online incitement.
“Remind you again what she's facing: terrorism act charges, because it's incitement to violence and the attempt to cause terror across an entire country, an entire region for a political end.”
Host: Zuma's spy power must never again sit with one party
A Corder Report host argues that alleged spy infiltration of the EFF shows why no party should hold a majority free of coalition checks.
“There is no way if Zuma was deploying spooks and infiltrators to try and deal with a party outside of the ANC that was getting mid-like five, six, seven, eight, nine percent.”
Host pitches forcing gamblers to vote via betting apps
The Corder Report hosts riff on tying voter registration to gambling apps and make famous gambling ambassadors promote voting too.
“The way that we get South Africa to vote is that we make voting part of registration for gambling apps. Wow. You have to prove that you registered. Well, you've got to tell them who you voted for. No, that's too much.”
Hosts mock Bafana Sindane's R17m SARS bill and his flashy fashion
The Corder Report hosts discuss the taxi-bus owner's R17 million SARS debt and argue over whether his designer clothing shows taste or just display.
“It is unbelievable how money cannot purchase you, fashion taste. Yeah, it is unbelievable. It's actually kind of there, actually, tends to be like negative inverse relation. Are you talking about how much work?”
Operation Mayibuye trial of Zuma's alleged super spy will be public
The Corder Report explains Tulani Dlomo's trial over R12m allegedly used for a SSA project shielding Zuma, now open to the public after a media appeal.
“He was at one point the ambassador to Japan, but he also allegedly was Jacob Zuma's former super spy.”
Host pitches mandatory 'shame' TV show with tomato-throwing audience for failing officials
Corder Report hosts joke about a parliament-mandated show where negligent officials face public shame, after the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis.
“I want to track back slightly to how we got into this situation as well. Is we talk a lot about the lack of shame in politics, particularly local politics, where people can hide behind not getting coverage on things.”
Host's 'joy' is a 2009 Beach Boys-style song titled You Should Have Shot Paul
A Corder Report host shares a song by The Strange Guys that sounds like The Beach Boys, and the hosts crack up over its Beatles-murder premise.
“James's joy today. What? I've got a good James's joy today. No, Eric, Eric made a ruling that I have to do Dan's joy today because he'd been such a downer.”
Mashaba doubles down on March and March to chase anti-foreigner vote
A Corder Report host says Herman Mashaba is courting March and March supporters and Jacinta Zuma-Gubese weeks before the local elections.
“He's going back to what he's always done, which is trying to capitalize on anti-foreigner sentiment. And he did this. We have covered this extensively. He did this in 2017, 2018, times.”
Mashaba may lock ActionSA out of power by refusing to work with Zille
A Corder Report host argues Herman Mashaba's vow that Helen Zille will never be Joburg mayor could leave ActionSA outside any coalition government.
“He's put himself in a corner now where he may not be in government because he refuses to work with Helen Zille. And that's what he said recently. He said Helen Zille would never be the mayor of Johannesburg.”
The story so far
4 moments on 2 stations
Tue 20 Oct, 14:42·The Corder ReportThis one
Mashaba may lock ActionSA out of power by refusing to work with Zille
Cape Town poll: Hill-Lewis at 55%, PA's Daniels third as ideal mayor
Corder Report hosts note the ENCA Mark Data poll has Cape Town's ANC caucus leader at 7.1% and the PA's Cheslin Daniels third, despite assault charges.
“To who is the ideal mayoral candidate to lead your metro after the election, Geordin Hill-Lewis, 55.4%, the current mayor and DA federal leader. Second, with just 7.1%, is Nditini Tihido. Do you know who that is, James?”
Mark Data poll: DA leads Joburg on 35%, but Zille may need the ANC
Corder Report hosts break down the ENCA Mark Data Johannesburg poll and what it means for coalition options if the DA wins.
“Eligible to vote and register to that will actually vote, but it is also looking quite likely. And so they modeled it for turnout, which means that it is likely that these will be fairly accurate.”
Hosts split on whether Madlanga is the best place to corner the powerful
Corder Report hosts debate whether Madlanga's public cross-examination beats leaving cases to the NPA, citing panic among those exposed.
“And those commissioners are Michelin star chefs people. And so I understand your point being that: look, if they found all this evidence, then the NPA can create cases and go after these people.”
Host urges South Africans to 'vote with hate' against politicians they loathe
A Corder Report host argues voters should think of the politician they hate most and vote to deny them an MP seat and salary.
“Do what they say, and what, what, what, what, what. So, you guys are thinking from a position of love. We have to start moving in a position of hate. Think about the politician that you hate the most.”
Feroz Khan's uncle-in-law shot dead on R21 near OR Tambo
Hosts and police accounts describe the killing of Pregi Padayachi, Feroz Khan's uncle-in-law and spokesperson, and weigh hit versus opportunistic crime.
“Welcome to the Watch Party and breaking news: another alleged seeming assassination, another hit of another person connected to the Madlanga cinematic universe because the uncle-in-law of former Major General Feroz Khan…”
How a tourist's foreign cash pushes families down Cape Town's housing ladder
Analyst Layla Kitson says Airbnb conversions push families from the city centre to Woodstock and the Cape Flats, redrawing spatial apartheid lines.
“What we forget is that the opportunity of tourism in Cape Town is not going to go away. The mountains are not going away, the oceans are not going away.”
Starlings dive-bomb a Harrier hawk in a Cape Town host's 60-second joy
A Corder Report host describes seeing a scavenging African Harrier hawk chased off by three red-winged starlings in Cape Town.
“So this morning I saw an African Harrier hawk, and they are huge. But funnily enough, we always think of ravens and like big birds as these like majestic things, think bald eagles and that kind of stuff.”
Teen in witness protection fears Sibiya bail; he keeps his pension
A 16-year-old's statement says she fears harm if Shadrack Sibiya gets bail; the court heard he will keep his pension benefits.
“So, a victim impact statement was just read out by the 16 well, so this person didn't read it out because she's in witness protection, but the 16-year-old daughter of Mr.”
The story so far
3 moments on 3 stations
Wed 14 Oct, 17:11·The Corder ReportThis one
Teen in witness protection fears Sibiya bail; he keeps his pension
Hosts despair: Matlala lies so much nothing he says can be trusted
Corder Report hosts discuss Matlala's claim he bribed Bheki Cele, including a R6m KZN property, and joke that his lies make reality unclear.
“So Matlala claimed that he gave Bheki Cele money, 200,000, basically in exchange for trying to find out about, am I right, James? To say his firearms. Is that true?”
Matlala says he can't tell what the 'prestige' bricks are, yet priced them
Corder Report hosts recount Matlala telling the Madlanga Commission that bricks in his video were minerals, despite messages setting a price.
“Of how much this stuff should cost because he said he wanted everybody involved to make a profit. What a sweet, sweet old man, and what a thoughtful boss.”
Viewers rave over Kat Matlala puppet, ask for Mkhwanazi and Chester Missing
Corder Report hosts read audience praise for their Burberry-clad Kat Matlala puppet and joke about needing puppeteering lessons.
“Yesterday we debuted Kat McLala, the puppet, with his cat insignia and his burberry and chains made by the incredible textile and fiber artist Georgina Glass.”
Corder hosts: Tatjana Smith didn't abandon SA, minister failed her
Corder Report hosts defend Tatjana Smith's move to swim for the Netherlands and attack Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie for not stepping in.
“Saying that she abandoned the country. And to that, I say, shut the f up. She has given us her golden years and she has made us very proud and she has achieved a lot in green and gold.”
Cutting the DA out of Gauteng would need a seven-party ANC coalition
Corder Report hosts break down reports the ANC may exclude the DA in Gauteng and why the coalition arithmetic looks shaky.
“So, major reporting today from the likes of TimesLIVE and News 24 suggests that the ANC is seriously considering trying to cut the DA out and create coalitions without the party that got the most votes, the Democratic…”
Commissioner confronts Matlala over R500,000 to Sibiya; hosts call it perjury
Commissioner Kumalo challenged Kat Matlala at Madlanga over three accounts of paying Sibiya R500,000, versus his denial under oath at Ad Hoc.
“Commissioner Kumalo talking to Matlala. Kumalo said, I want to say this to you. Very early in this commission, we had evidence from witnesses A and B, and they told the commission about an interrogation in which you…”
Matlala blames drugs and drink for signed IDAC statement, commission unconvinced
At the Madlanga commission, Kat Matlala claimed medication, drugs or drink explain his signed statement; commissioners said the story did not add up.
“Uh, yesterday and then again this morning, Kat McLala tried to explain away the signed statement that he made uh to Idak that was then a fundamental part of the plea deal that he was going to undergo, turn state…”
MK tops eThekwini but may be shut out by a KZN-style coalition
Corder Report hosts read CSIR projections putting MK in the high 30s in eThekwini, with the DA, ANC and IFP able to reach 50% together.
“It's looking great for Jacobs and his party, as in they will almost, in fact, they will definitely get the highest number of votes in eThekwini, but they no longer look a surefire to rule there.”
Could DA swap Tshwane mayor for Zille in Johannesburg?
Corder Report hosts weigh a possible DA deal with ActionSA or the ANC, trading mayoralties between Tshwane and Johannesburg.
“And here's something else I want to say: this is unlikely because Silias Brunk really hates Nasiphi Moya, and there's real venom and animosity between ActionSA and the DA in Tshwane.”
Corder hosts: voters' swing right is a reaction to ANC corruption, not policy
The Corder Report hosts debate whether the election shows a shift to the right, blaming ANC incompetence and corruption and urging the left to focus on jobs.
“All right, we still have some WhatsApp line and YouTube comments to go, but what we really need to talk about is the left wing versus right wing of it all.”
ActionSA jumps from 7 to 50 at Tembisa school as ANC falls to 28
A Corder Report host reads a Tembisa voting-station result showing ActionSA overtaking the ANC, which fell from 69 to 28.
“Let me just tell you about Isi Ziba Primary School in Tembisa. ANC 28, which is down 41. They got 69 last time out. ActionSA is now the biggest with 50, up from 7 plus 43 in Tembisa. It's absolutely extraordinary.”
Black Joburg voters secretly back DA for service delivery, host says
A Corder Report host says black Johannesburg voters privately admit they dislike the DA but will vote for it to get basic service delivery.
“Confession, which is: I hate the DA and I hate what they stand for, but I want basic service delivery competence in my city. And I believe the DA is the best place to do that.”
Casper armoured vehicle's name is an anagram of SAP and CSIR
The Corder Report hosts explain Casper stands for the police and the CSIR, and the Kentridge artwork 'Casper's Full of Love' mocks apartheid-era radio greetings.
“Casper, the vehicle. Yes, the military vehicle used by the apartheid state to crush dissent and fight other countries at our border.”
Corder hosts: AGOA exit means 15.9% tariffs, not catastrophe
The Corder Report hosts say South Africa's AGOA removal is politically driven, citing Wandile Sihlobo that tariffs rise from 12.5% to 15.9%.
“From the African Growth and Opportunity Act, it's this act which has allowed South Africa unfettered access to US markets for a lot of our particularly farm produce exports, but some other things too, for the last like…”
Joburg woman's 'we are in the dwang' rant becomes the voice of a generation
The Corder Report hosts replay a Johannesburg resident's viral vox-pop blaming the president, ANC, mayor and water utilities, and joke she'd beat Zille.
“She just, she was, in a word, the voice of a generation. Multiple generations. Multiple generations. Because, with all due respect, this wrinkly old white goggle somewhere in Johannesburg.”
Hosts: Khan-Johnson docket leak shows how they thought they could play the system
Corder Report hosts discuss Madlanga Commission testimony that Khan received Brigadier Petle's complaint materials from a Gmail linked to Andrea Johnson.
“And a retired hawks investigator called Kurbus Rulosa told the Madlanga Commission that Khan allegedly received Brigadier Petle's statement, medical report, and audio recording before submitting his version of events…”
Ipsos poll: ANC just 2% ahead of DA among registered voters
The Corder Report hosts break down Ipsos's final pre-election poll, showing the ANC falling from 47.5% in 2021 to 30% and the DA at 28%.
“To get the most of their voters out to vote is going to do the best, obviously. So, those are the qualifiers, the T's and C's with before which and by which we now get into this really fascinating polling data from…”
Police tell court March and March can't control its crowds
Brigadier Gamer's affidavit says March and March conveners and marshals failed to keep rallies peaceful, as hosts unpack the argument.
“Brigadier Gamer said: The conveners and marshals of March and March rallies are not maintaining effective control over the crowds and the rogue or criminal elements operating within the mobilization.”
Hosts puzzle over Lesufi calling Zille an old Ford Cortina
Hosts on The Corder Report pick apart Panyaza Lesufi's door-to-door jibe that an old Ford Cortina won't run Joburg.
“So what do you think Panyaza could mean by specifically saying a Ford Cortina? He's just trying to say that she's old and she's Kodonki, which is ironic. But he could have picked any car. Why did he pick that one?”
State has paid R2.7m for suspended minister Mchunu's legal bills
Hosts discuss R2.7m in state-funded legal costs for suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu on top of his salary and acting minister Cachalia's pay.
“How the state has spent nearly 3 million rand on currently suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu's legal costs above and beyond the around probably 3-ish million that some people are speculating he's been paid while…”
Poll has MK Party at 48% in Durban, within reach of ruling the metro
Mark Data polling projects the MK Party near a majority in eThekwini; the hosts say the EFF's 2.5% could push it past 50%.
“And I want to start at eThekwini, although we'll get to Tshwane, because the projection is the MK Party getting 48% in Durban next Thursday, modeled for turnout, which is extraordinary. Jacob Zero.”
De Kock names apartheid chain of command, says ANC probe never asked him
Eugene de Kock told the Khampepe Commission that police and security chiefs and ministers knew of hits, and Mbeki-era investigators never questioned him.
“1993, six months before the advent of real democracy in South Africa with the election in April 1994, with CODESA negotiations going on, and and that's his allegation. That is fully, fully his allegation.”
Host: Zuma-Sambudla terror trial could set social media incitement precedent
A Corder Report host says the terrorism charges against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla over July 2021 posts could set a precedent for online incitement.
“Remind you again what she's facing: terrorism act charges, because it's incitement to violence and the attempt to cause terror across an entire country, an entire region for a political end.”
Host: Zuma's spy power must never again sit with one party
A Corder Report host argues that alleged spy infiltration of the EFF shows why no party should hold a majority free of coalition checks.
“There is no way if Zuma was deploying spooks and infiltrators to try and deal with a party outside of the ANC that was getting mid-like five, six, seven, eight, nine percent.”
Host pitches forcing gamblers to vote via betting apps
The Corder Report hosts riff on tying voter registration to gambling apps and make famous gambling ambassadors promote voting too.
“The way that we get South Africa to vote is that we make voting part of registration for gambling apps. Wow. You have to prove that you registered. Well, you've got to tell them who you voted for. No, that's too much.”
Hosts mock Bafana Sindane's R17m SARS bill and his flashy fashion
The Corder Report hosts discuss the taxi-bus owner's R17 million SARS debt and argue over whether his designer clothing shows taste or just display.
“It is unbelievable how money cannot purchase you, fashion taste. Yeah, it is unbelievable. It's actually kind of there, actually, tends to be like negative inverse relation. Are you talking about how much work?”
Operation Mayibuye trial of Zuma's alleged super spy will be public
The Corder Report explains Tulani Dlomo's trial over R12m allegedly used for a SSA project shielding Zuma, now open to the public after a media appeal.
“He was at one point the ambassador to Japan, but he also allegedly was Jacob Zuma's former super spy.”
Host pitches mandatory 'shame' TV show with tomato-throwing audience for failing officials
Corder Report hosts joke about a parliament-mandated show where negligent officials face public shame, after the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis.
“I want to track back slightly to how we got into this situation as well. Is we talk a lot about the lack of shame in politics, particularly local politics, where people can hide behind not getting coverage on things.”
Host's 'joy' is a 2009 Beach Boys-style song titled You Should Have Shot Paul
A Corder Report host shares a song by The Strange Guys that sounds like The Beach Boys, and the hosts crack up over its Beatles-murder premise.
“James's joy today. What? I've got a good James's joy today. No, Eric, Eric made a ruling that I have to do Dan's joy today because he'd been such a downer.”
Mashaba doubles down on March and March to chase anti-foreigner vote
A Corder Report host says Herman Mashaba is courting March and March supporters and Jacinta Zuma-Gubese weeks before the local elections.
“He's going back to what he's always done, which is trying to capitalize on anti-foreigner sentiment. And he did this. We have covered this extensively. He did this in 2017, 2018, times.”
Mashaba may lock ActionSA out of power by refusing to work with Zille
A Corder Report host argues Herman Mashaba's vow that Helen Zille will never be Joburg mayor could leave ActionSA outside any coalition government.
“He's put himself in a corner now where he may not be in government because he refuses to work with Helen Zille. And that's what he said recently. He said Helen Zille would never be the mayor of Johannesburg.”
Cape Town poll: Hill-Lewis at 55%, PA's Daniels third as ideal mayor
Corder Report hosts note the ENCA Mark Data poll has Cape Town's ANC caucus leader at 7.1% and the PA's Cheslin Daniels third, despite assault charges.
“To who is the ideal mayoral candidate to lead your metro after the election, Geordin Hill-Lewis, 55.4%, the current mayor and DA federal leader. Second, with just 7.1%, is Nditini Tihido. Do you know who that is, James?”
Mark Data poll: DA leads Joburg on 35%, but Zille may need the ANC
Corder Report hosts break down the ENCA Mark Data Johannesburg poll and what it means for coalition options if the DA wins.
“Eligible to vote and register to that will actually vote, but it is also looking quite likely. And so they modeled it for turnout, which means that it is likely that these will be fairly accurate.”
Hosts split on whether Madlanga is the best place to corner the powerful
Corder Report hosts debate whether Madlanga's public cross-examination beats leaving cases to the NPA, citing panic among those exposed.
“And those commissioners are Michelin star chefs people. And so I understand your point being that: look, if they found all this evidence, then the NPA can create cases and go after these people.”
Host urges South Africans to 'vote with hate' against politicians they loathe
A Corder Report host argues voters should think of the politician they hate most and vote to deny them an MP seat and salary.
“Do what they say, and what, what, what, what, what. So, you guys are thinking from a position of love. We have to start moving in a position of hate. Think about the politician that you hate the most.”
Feroz Khan's uncle-in-law shot dead on R21 near OR Tambo
Hosts and police accounts describe the killing of Pregi Padayachi, Feroz Khan's uncle-in-law and spokesperson, and weigh hit versus opportunistic crime.
“Welcome to the Watch Party and breaking news: another alleged seeming assassination, another hit of another person connected to the Madlanga cinematic universe because the uncle-in-law of former Major General Feroz Khan…”
How a tourist's foreign cash pushes families down Cape Town's housing ladder
Analyst Layla Kitson says Airbnb conversions push families from the city centre to Woodstock and the Cape Flats, redrawing spatial apartheid lines.
“What we forget is that the opportunity of tourism in Cape Town is not going to go away. The mountains are not going away, the oceans are not going away.”
Starlings dive-bomb a Harrier hawk in a Cape Town host's 60-second joy
A Corder Report host describes seeing a scavenging African Harrier hawk chased off by three red-winged starlings in Cape Town.
“So this morning I saw an African Harrier hawk, and they are huge. But funnily enough, we always think of ravens and like big birds as these like majestic things, think bald eagles and that kind of stuff.”
Teen in witness protection fears Sibiya bail; he keeps his pension
A 16-year-old's statement says she fears harm if Shadrack Sibiya gets bail; the court heard he will keep his pension benefits.
“So, a victim impact statement was just read out by the 16 well, so this person didn't read it out because she's in witness protection, but the 16-year-old daughter of Mr.”
