The Lead
The Lead is News24's definitive daily audio podcast for in-depth reporting. Join broadcaster Graeme Raubenheimer every week as he engages in candid conversations with our top journalists, and discover what they saw, heard, and uncovered in their relentless pursuit of the big story. A new edition drops every night, Monday to Thursday at 19:00 SAST on News24, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Share your views, news tips, and voice notes: WhatsApp: 072 562 3179 or email: thelead@24.com. Let’s chat all this and more, right here on The Lead on News24.
Latest Episode
ANC considers changing tack against DA’s Zille in Jozi (07.10.2025)
Previous Episodes
- After nearly 50 years of SA TV, can SABC, DStv live on? 06.10.2025
- Meet the monster John Harris (with Jacques Pauw) 02.10.2025
- Morgan Maumela’s North West hospital hustle, with Jeff Wicks 01.10.2025
- Mogotsi, Matlala and the ‘Big Five’ criminal cartel 30.09.2025
- Is SA the next Mexico or Brazil when it comes to contract killings? 29.09.2025
- Police chief Masemola claims Mchunu, Sibiya shielded criminals 23.09.2025
- Masemola reveals deputy Sibiya probed for alleged criminal syndicate links 22.09.2025
- Mkhwanazi tells Madlanga about Mogotsi’s ‘unfettered’ SAPS access 19.09.2025
- Mkhwanazi guns for NCC MP Fadiel Adams over ‘reckless’ handling of classified info 18.09.2025
- Foundation laid on Day 1 of the Madlanga Commission 17.09.2025
- DA envy: Unpacking Ramaphosa’s startling admission with Bongekile Macupe 16.09.2025
- Unravelling the complex crypto fund that embroiled slain lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk 15.09.2025
- The Cat and the Hat - what did Cele do at Zimbali villa? PLUS: Charlie Kirk’s hit 11.09.2025
- Why is trans inmate taking state to court? PLUS: ‘Sweatshop’ sentencing 10.09.2025
- The brutal killing of ‘incorruptible’ lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk, with Kyle Cowan 09.09.2025
- Who is Andre Pienaar, the ‘low-level’ spook badmouthing SA in DC? 08.09.2025
- Council chaos in the wild, wild North West, with Siyamtanda Capa 04.09.2025
- No laughing matter: How Mchunu set the Hawks on a TikTok satirist 03.09.2025
- Looters’ paradise or critical body? Debate over role of state pensions agency 02.09.2025
- Witness the rise of our Springbok Women, with Lloyd Burnard 01.09.2025
