SMWX
Hosted by Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
About this Show
A journey into the heart of South Africa politics, through interviews and analysis, with your guide Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh. Ayeye!
Latest Episodes
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga opens up: SA's constitution, Mogoeng Mogoeng, Law, upbringing, OR Tambo
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, former Constitutional Court Judge, joins us on SMWX to have a conversation about his early life, what drew him to the Law, his career as an advocate, and his many landmark judgements and court appearances, including the ICJ in 2004. In this episode, we get to know and ...
Lukhona Mnguni speaks out: Helen Zille, Joburg crisis, coalitions, Floyd Shivambu, 2026 election
Lukhona Mnguni returns to SMWX for a conversation with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh about his campaign to become Johannesburg’s mayor and Rise Mzansi’s plans to rebuild the city. Drawing on stories from the campaign trail, he discusses the everyday corruption, crime and water shortages affecting resident...
Brett Herron unpacks: Cape Town’s housing crisis, DA donors, Airbnb, gangs, N2 wall, 2026 election
Who is Cape Town really being built for? Brett Herron joins SMWX to unpack the city’s housing and affordability crisis, explain why he left the DA, and discuss his allegations about donor and property developer influence over affordable housing. He outlines GOOD’s proposals for building homes, re...
Doctor Xhakaza opens up: Ekurhuleni, Madlanga, Panyaza, EMPD, 2026 election, EFF, coalitions, ANC
Ekurhuleni Executive Mayor Doctor Xhakaza joins SMWX for a frank conversation about the city’s future ahead of the 2026 local government elections. He makes the ANC’s case for another term, outlines plans to revive manufacturing and establish a university, and responds to the Madlanga Commission ...
Vusi Shongwe speaks out: MK Party, Ad Hoc, Feroz Khan, Sibiya, Malema, 2026 election, Ekurhuleni
MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe joins SMWX for a conversation about Parliament’s ad hoc committee, the Madlanga Commission and the political battles surrounding Feroz Khan. He explains why he believes Khan was shielded from appearing before the committee and questions Julius Malema and the EFF’s handlin...
More election polls! New updates
Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh breaks down the latest election polls on SMWX, updating the picture of South Africa’s political landscape and the battle for control of its major metros. What do the new numbers suggest about the ANC, DA, MK Party, EFF, ActionSA and other contenders—and how has the outlook sh...
Floyd Shivambu unpacks: 2026 election, Mkhwanazi, Mayibuye, Joburg, coalitions, ANC, SA Constitution
Floyd Shivambu returns to SMWX for a conversation with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh about Mayibuye’s first election campaign and his call for a new approach to coalition government. Predicting widespread hung councils, he argues that the largest party should take the mayor’s office . The discussion tackl...
DA Joburg Mayor Candidate Helen Zille: 2026 election, ANC, Action SA, illegal immigration, GNU
Helen Zille returns to SMWX for a conversation with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh about her campaign to become Johannesburg’s mayor and how she would tackle the city’s financial and service-delivery crises. She outlines proposals to fix the billing system, make procurement transparent and ring-fence water...
Acting Justice Tembeka Ngcukaitobi delivers lecture on SA's Constitution
Acting Justice Tembeka Ngcukaitobi unpacks South Africa’s Constitution and Bill of Rights in an interactive lecture with learners at the Constitutional Court. He explains who the Constitution protects, the distinction between rights reserved for citizens and those enjoyed by everyone, and what th...
ConCourt bails out Mbalula and ANC
The Constitutional Court has given the ANC and its SG Mbalula a lifeline by granting them leave in the application against the IEC. We unpack the judgments and its implications.
ActionSA CPT Mayor Candidate Dereleen James: Geordin Hill-Lewis, DA, tariffs, crime, poverty, drugs
Action SA's Cape Town mayoral candidate Dereleen James joins us on SMWX for a wide-ranging interview ahead of the 2026 local government elections. James challenges the DA's record of governance under Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, questioning whether Cape Town's reputation as a well-run city reflects ...
Shocking Serge Cabonge recording exposes Sibiya
Former SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing continues in the Randburg Magistrate's Court. In the hearing yesterday, we heard a phone call recording between Mr M and Serge Cabonge where Cabonge made some serious allegations. In this episode we unpack the consequences of...
What's holding South Africa back? | Tshabalala & panel explore
South Africa has world-class talent. How do we turn it into lasting opportunity? Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh hosts a panel featuring Siphiwe Tshabalala to explore the power of football, film, culture and storytelling to shape South Africa’s future. The panel was at the Brand South Africa's Nation Brand ...
Duduzile Zuma breaks silence: MKP, ANC, Duduzane, local elections, Mkhwanazi, Jacob Zuma, GNU, exile
Duduzile “Dudu” Zuma joins Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh on SMWX to give her side of her disputed expulsion from the MK Party, challenge claims that she controlled the organisation behind the scenes and reflect on her role in its formation. She opens up about her relationship with Jacob Zuma, her decision...
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma speaks out: Mkhwanazi, upbringing, ANC, MK Party, Mbeki, exile, Mandela
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma joins us on SMWX for an in-depth conversation about her life in the liberation struggle, government and African diplomacy. From her rural KwaZulu-Natal upbringing and journey into exile to Nelson Mandela’s call appointing her Minister of Health, she shares the personal e...