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WAW! What A Week with DJ Fresh

WAW! What A Week with DJ Fresh

Africa Podcast Network 305 episodes Latest Jun 6, 2026

Every week is more WAW!!! than the one before. DJ Fresh talks to comedians, sports stars, celebrities, know-it-alls and human beings about what went down this week. For media enquiries, contact waw@africapodcastnetwork.com. For sales, contact advertising@africapodcastnetwork.com.

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DR. JOHN KANI | FROM SIZWE BANZI TO BLACK PANTHER. THEATRE, STRUGGLE & HOLLYWOOD. Jun 12, 2026 01:01:40 DJ Fresh talks to comedians, sports stars, celebrities, know-it-alls and human beings about what went down this week! Dr Bonisile John Kani, OIS, OBE — actor, author, director, playwright, and a living pillar of South African theatre. From co-creating Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island with Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona, to winning a Tony on Broadway, to commanding global screens as King T'Cha
WAW POLITRICKS | SECTION 89 CHAIR; ANC MAYOR CRISIS; MADLANGA FUNDING; AARTO; BAFANA VISAS Jun 6, 2026 01:20:24 Phala Phala is back from the dead. Four years after Parliament voted the Section 89 report into the ground, the Constitutional Court forced a rematch — and now Rise Mzansi's Makashule Gana chairs the 31-member committee deciding whether President Ramaphosa has a case to answer. Meanwhile, the ANC is vetting mayors with one hand and recycling recalled ones with the other, while Fikile Mbalula give
THATO DJ FRESH SIKWANE DMs Q&A | LEAVING 938; KAYA FM; OPEN UP THE INDUSTRY & SO ON & SO FORTH Jun 5, 2026 00:38:57 ONCE A MONTH WE OPEN WAW AND DJ FRESH UP TO YOUR CURIOUS QUESTIONS, OFTEN SENT VIA IG DM AND FB INBOX!!!! Thank you for watching, please subscribe to support the channel. Connect on other platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfreshsa/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfreshsa?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DJFreshSA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DJFreshSA Spotif
WAW POLITRICKS | BOTSANG & ACTION SA; EU MIGRATION PACT; MARCH & MARCH; GHANA REPATRIATIONS May 30, 2026 01:34:17 This week on Politricks with Botsang, the law goes freelance. Botsang breaks down the week South Africa outsourced enforcement to the streets, and the borders . The parties suddenly remember you exist as the 4 November local elections heat up. The March and March movement hands government a 30 June ultimatum — and the JCPS cluster shows up late. Ghana airlifts its citizens home and drags us to
WAW POLITRICKS | THATO MOLOSANKWE; BE AN ANC MAYOR; 30 JUNE ULTIMATUM; COALITIONS BILL; EU AID May 23, 2026 01:24:18 Politricks with Botsang this week: the ANC finally opens its mayoral candidate process to the public — but is Loyiso Masuku already chosen? ActionSA is promising MMCs picked on skill, not slate — could competency politics actually land? Minister Hlabisa swears the Coalitions Bill will be law by November 4 — we ask if it'll stop Joburg becoming Joburg again. The EU has officially exited the ai
RINGO MADLINGOZI | RINGO THE MUSICAL; PARLIAMENT; POLITICS; WHY VOTE EFF; LOSING HIS SISTER May 22, 2026 00:55:47 A living legend of South African music walks into the WAW studio. Ringo Madlingozi — the voice behind "Sondela," "Vukani" and a catalogue that's soundtracked weddings, funerals, road trips and first loves for over three decades — joins DJ Fresh for a conversation that moves between music, politics, faith and the long road of staying true to your craft. From his journey out of Mdantsane to becomin
WAW POLITRICKS | CON-COURT; PHALA PHALA; MAGUDUMANA ABDUCTION; ASYLUM RULING; MAPISA-NQAKULA. May 16, 2026 02:10:09 This week on Politricks with Botsang: the ConCourt drops two hammers in five days. The Section 89 panel report is going to an impeachment committee, Ramaphosa says "I will not resign" . We unpack the Phala Phala chess game: review application vs ConCourt order, why expedited, and what it means for an impeachment committee running in parallel. Plus: the Irankunda asylum ruling, Magudumana at the
310| BONGANI BINGWA | BEING A PREACHER; MARRIAGE; DIVORCE; CO-PARENTING; COMING OUT; DEATH THREATS May 14, 2026 01:13:10 The Big D nobody wants to talk about — divorce — and what happens after. DJ Fresh sits down with broadcasting heavyweight Bongani Bingwa (Carte Blanche, 702 Breakfast) for a rare personal one: marriage, the unravelling, co-parenting without the cold war, and why being friends with your ex isn't betrayal — it's the assignment. Bongani steps out from behind the news desk. Fresh holds the room. Hon
WAW POLITRICKS | COJ FINANCES; LEGAL SECTOR CODE; CON-COURT RULING; RAMAPHOSA VISITS MNANGAGWA May 9, 2026 01:10:13 This week on Politricks with Botsang, Thato and Botsang break down the political tsunami hitting South Africa. Treasury has declared the City of Johannesburg in severe financial distress — Mayor Dada Morero has weeks to fix a R10.3 billion wage deal or watch R8 billion in equitable share disappear. In Pretoria, the Big Four law firms — Bowmans, Webber Wentzel, Werksmans, and Deneys — are in the
DESMOND DUBE | HIS WIFE & KIDS; PARENTING; CLIENTELE; THE INDUSTRY; HIS WEEK; MILLION MAN MARCH May 8, 2026 01:07:31 This week on WAW, Thato Fresh sits down with SA screen legend Desmond Dube — Loerie winner, Avanti winner, Hotel Rwanda alum, and the voice behind Amaglug-glug and the Clientele Life ads. Thank you for watching, please subscribe to support the channel. Connect on other platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfreshsa/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfreshsa?lang=en Facebook:
MICHELLE MOSALAKAE | May 1, 2026 00:51:23 This week on WAW we sit down with actress Michelle Mosalakae — the Mabopane-born, Rhodes-trained powerhouse you know as Zakithi from Isibaya, Kamina from The Queen, and Rachel Paige in Netflix's Silverton Siege. Beyond the screen, she's a writer, theatre director, Armor FC chairlady, and the first person with albinism to front Revlon globally. Now she's gearing up for SABC2's Pimville in 2026. Th
WAW POLITRICKS | SAPS TOP BRASS; DIPLOMATIC RESHUFFLES; ANC VS SACP; PARLY & LOTTERIES; NSFAS Apr 25, 2026 01:08:39 SAPS top brass in court, the ANC-SACP marriage on the rocks, Parliament's race-card lottery, NSFAS tenders under the spotlight again, and Ramaphosa's diplomatic reshuffle — Botsang unpacks the week that was. New Politricks every Saturday. Thank you for watching, please subscribe to support the channel. Connect on other platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfreshsa/?hl=en TikTok:

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