The Race for Joburg: A Live Serial
A weekly real-life thriller series from the creator of My Only Story, Deon Wiggett, set in Johannesburg — the City of Gold. It asks whether anyone deserves to be your mayor, and whether any city deserves the mayor it ends up with. Wiggett uncovers a decade-long conspiracy whose reach extends to the listener as well. Part investigative journalism, part cautionary tale told from South Africa's largest city, it unfolds as a serialized narrative rather than a conventional news show.
Episodes
Playbook | The Race for Joburg Episode 1
Dozens (!) of people compete to be the mayor of Africa’s richest city. Why do all of them actually have a reasonable chance? We seek out the playbook for capturing a city.
Power and Glory | The Race for Joburg Episode 2
As ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba makes his play for your vote, we look at his past for clues to the future. When he became the first coalition mayor ten years ago, his apparent inaction broke City Power. If he becomes mayor again, can he be trusted to fix it? This is a work of reported opinion.
Succession | The Race for Joburg Episode 3
Being Joburg’s mayor is often deadly. How does succession work in the ANC? Who wins, who loses and who dies? Welcome to an edge-of-your-seat episode.
Submission | The Race for Joburg Episode 4
Why is our current mayor even here? He’s been called a uniquely charmless politician, often by me. As the race for Joburg mayor becomes more sweary, things aren’t looking up for the ANC. This is a work of reported opinion.
Countdown | The Race for Joburg Episode 5
The election is just five days away and the politicians have been doing the darnedest things. What are they expecting this election and which of them are hallucinating? You decide. The Race for Joburg is a work of reported opinion.
This podcast is sponsored by Truth First.
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