This week on The Real Problem with Chester Missing, we dive deep into South Africa’s police and politics with journalist Tara Roos and comedian JamJam. From the Shadrack Sibiya “paper bag” scandal to Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi’s testimony, the Political Killings Task Team, and Senzo Mchunu’s role — we unpack the chaos inside SAPS and the “Big Five” cartels allegedly running it.
Economist Duma Gqubule joins puppet Chester Missing for a brutally funny and sharp take on South Africa’s economy, BEE, and the so-called “manager-class” politics of the GNU. From calling out fake BEE myths to comparing BEE to Kim Kardashian, this episode mixes hard economics with hard laughs. 👉 Watch to the end for Chester’s wild tender joke and Duma’s takedown of John Steenhuisen’s logic.
Chester Missing dives into the police corruption ad hoc committee mayhem with journalist Babalo Ndenze and comic Simmi Areff. From “Cat & Brown” WhatsApps to a New Year’s Eve task-team shutdown, chair-and-water swaps, “third force” spin, and MK vs Julius hypocrisy, we unpack the circus. Plus: DA’s poverty-metric tender plan vs BE, Lucky Montana vs SARS, Zuma legal fees, and Gayton McKenzie inserting himself into every victory lap.
South Africa’s favourite political puppet, Chester Missing, sits down with Lukhona Mnguni, one of the country’s sharpest political minds, to unpack the ANC’s collapse, the Mkhwanazi revelations, police corruption, and why Ramaphosa’s presidency is “more broken than Gigaba’s wedding vows.
Investigative journalist Peter-Louis Myburgh tells Chester Missing how he was offered a R60 000 bribe to bury a corruption story — and exposed the scammers instead. From tender kickbacks and state capture to why Daily Maverick journalists strip for the truth, this hilarious yet hard-hitting episode dives into South Africa’s bribe culture, crooked CEOs, and the journalists brave enough to say no.
Journalist Samkele Maseko tells Chester Missing why the ANC and DA are “the same thing, different label,” how the black middle class owns nothing, and why South African politics is “for stupid people.” Sharp insights meet savage satire.
South Africa’s police are on trial at the Madlanga Commission into Police Corruption — but is it justice, chaos, or just comedy? Puppet political satirist Chester Missing and journalist Rebecca Davis tear into the shutdown of the Political Killings Task Team, the rise of Brown Mozi, “Funny Business” in SAPS, and Helen Zille’s latest bizarre one-liners. Sharp analysis meets outrageous humour in this unfiltered look at the circus of cops, cronies, and corruption.
Ep 22: South African politics is on fire — and Chester Missing brought the matches. In this episode, Professor William Gumede unpacks the real challenges facing our democracy, while Chester keeps asking the questions politicians wish he wouldn’t. Smart insight, sharp comedy, and just enough chaos to remind you it’s still South Africa.
Puppet political analyst Chester Missing takes on ANC MP and former Fees Must Fall activist Fasiha Hassan in a satirical showdown. From youth unemployment and corruption to Spur steaks and state capture, Chester asks the questions no one else will, and Fasiha more than rises to the occasion. Sharp, funny, and unfiltered — this is South African politics like you’ve never heard it. 🇿🇦🎤
Episode 20: Struggle icon Dr. Allan Boesak joins Chester Missing for a fiery takedown of South Africa’s political system — from ANC betrayal and corruption to failed revolutions and fake puppet masters. Boesak calls for burning the system down and rebuilding from scratch. Bold, honest, and hilarious!
Top legal journalist Karyn Maughan gives the best overview of SA's justice system you will find on the web, and a heartfelt expose of our utter failure to do justice to those who gave their lives fighting apartheid.
Episode 18: Academic and documentary maker Dylan Valley breaks down the complexity of coloured identity, gives suggestions on how to handle the Open Chat's podcast's racism, Gayton Mckenzie's riding of the issue for political gain and more.
Episode 17: Renowned political economist Moeletsi Mbeki breaks down how Ramaphosa is just a place keeper while the ANC falls even lower, with little to no effective opposition from MK or EFF and the DA itself keeping it in power.
Episode 16: Chester Missing explains that racism is a product of a system, and while we must definitely hold these podcasters who spew bigotry, the system they are backing up requires us all to self reflect.
Episode 15: Lester Kiewit on our why our politicians think it's OK to associate with gangsters and receive gifts, race, 'coloured' identity and Gayton McKenzie's right wing politics.
Episode 13: Herman Mashaba, entrepreneur and head of Action SA, talks GNU, the City of Joburg, the DA and has a fight with Helen Zille live on air.
Chester Missing goes in on the real problem with Nelson Mandela Day and the way in which middle class South Africans and the political leadership of SA are in many ways complicit in maintaining an the world's most unequal status quo.
Ep 12: TSHIDI MADIA on the ANC's dying denial, Mkhwanazi, The White House, BRICS, state capture, Ramaphosa. Blurb: one of the most astute political editors in the country, Tshidi Madia, unpacks Mkhwanazi, the ANC's dying denial, Ramaphosa, and lack of convictions of anyone from apartheid criminals to State Capture corruption. YouTube
Episode 11: broadcaster Koketso Sachane unpacks the hurdles facing Ramaphosa and South Africa in reaction to the 'family meeting' on Sunday 13 July 2025, post General Mkhwanazi's damning allegations. Twitter: @chestermissing FB: @mrchestermissing IG: @theconradkoch TikTok: @theconradkoch www: chestermissing.co.za #podcast #comedy #southafrica #mkhwanazi #chestermissing #funny #ramaphosa youtube
Episode 10: Chester Missing reacts to President Ramaphosa's address to the nation about Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi's damning revelations about police corruption. Twitter: @chestermissing FB: @mrchestermissing IG: @theconradkoch TikTok: @theconradkoch www: chestermissing.co.za youtube