WAW! What A Week with DJ Fresh

WAW! What A Week with DJ Fresh

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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June 6, 2026 80 mins
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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 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/...
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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 the African Union. The ANC misses i...
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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 aid era — what's Plan B for SA when W...
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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 becoming one of the most beloved Afro-soul...
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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 apex court, Madlanga's cocaine-and...
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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. Honest, funny, and the chat your group...
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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 High Court trying to gut the Legal...
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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: https://www.facebook.com/DJFreshSA/...
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May 1, 2026 51 mins
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. Thank you for watching, please subscr...
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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: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfreshsa?l...
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Dr Fezile Mkhize — medical doctor, SAFTA-winning TV presenter, Mister Supranational 2024, actor, — joins DJ Fresh on WAW to talk Top Billing's comeback on S3, what a year on the Mr Supranational circuit actually looks like, the state of SA healthcare from someone still in the ward, and why being a "doctor, model, TV star" makes for a better headline than a reality. The Johnnie Walker AfroExchange Creative Summit was all about cre...
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April 18, 2026 88 mins
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April 17, 2026 39 mins
Bontle Modiselle pulls up to WAW. Dancer. Choreographer. Presenter. Mother. She's worn every hat Mzansi entertainment has — often all at once. This week, she sits down with DJ FRESH for a conversation about what's actually moving in her world right now. No rehearsed soundbites. Just the real one. Full episode out now on all podcast platforms. Thank you for watching, please subscribe to support the channel. Connect on other pl...
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This week on Politricks with Botsang: The US-Iran ceasefire — two weeks to save the Middle East or just a timeout? The UN slaps SA over the Boeremag trial. A deputy mayor fires a gun in public and gets charged under the Environmental Act. The ConCourt promises the EFF the PhalaPhala judgment within a month. ANC structures revolt against Lesufi's EFF Finance MEC appointment in Gauteng. ActionSA files criminal charges against Ministe...
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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 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dRfyK6U2asVL1dtAd7Oub Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dj-fresh-sa/1447149074 Bookings: book...
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Politricks with Botsang — the week that had EVERYTHING. Government drops a R3 fuel levy cushion, but petrol still climbed R3.06 and diesel over R7 per litre. Relief or illusion? Lesufi reshuffles his Gauteng cabinet and hands the Finance MEC seat to the EFF's Nkululeko Dunga — the party that was threatening to destabilise the province a year ago. SARS smashes through R2 trillion in revenue for the first time ever. Trump slaps his ...
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Mpimy Mashimbye is the Culture Marketing Manager for Premium Core at Diageo South, West & Central Africa — the brain behind Johnnie Walker's AfroExchange Creative Summit 2026. This week, we go past the press release and into the real week: the boardroom battles, the creative collisions, and what it actually takes to market with culture across a continent. WAW — What a Week. Thank you for watching, please subscribe to support the c...
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🔴 Commissioner Masemola summoned to court — R360M tender scandal deepens while 12 cops face criminal charges. Will Ramaphosa act or just "note"? 🔴 AfriForum drops the Mbalula Dossier — private prosecution, crimen injuria AND a request for US sanctions. Mbaks says it's racism. The ANC says it's a smear campaign. We say — let's look at the facts. 🔴 SABC journalist Natasha Phiri suspended after Madlanga Commission reveals R500 pa...
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This week on WAW What a Week, we sit down with the original music man — JR Bogopa. From Attridgeville to the Idols SA judges' chair, from discovering Shane Eagle and Yanga Chief to building Africa's first music distribution app FYVE, JR has quietly shaped South African music for over 15 years. But we're not here for the Wikipedia version. We're here for the WEEK. How was his Monday? What stressed him out? Did Tshepi check him? And ...
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