The Issue with Dan Corder

Enormous media platforms have a responsibility to counteract misinformation, disinformation and bigotry, particularly during elections, when bad actors are trying to sway voters and influence democracies. In partnership with TikTok, we find out how the platform plans to keep South Africa safe from those who may try to misuse TikTok. This is our exclusive interview with Fortune Mgwili-Sibanda, sub-Saharan Africa Director of Public Policy and Government Relations at TikTok. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

Zackie Achmat is a legendary activist, and also most people's bet for most likely to become South Africa's first independent member of parliament. In this exclusive interview, we ask him what he intends to do to make our government function better, and why independent candidates are worth supporting come the election. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

The Independent Electoral Commission rejected the ANC’s attempt to have Jacob Zuma’s MK party removed from the May 29 election. National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is trying every play in the book to avoid facing charges for accepting bribes when she was Defence Minister. Tens of thousands of students are victims of one of the country’s biggest private higher education institutions, Educor, being forced to close. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

The world was rocked by Markus Jooste’s passing last week, as he was about to be arrested for a massive case of fraud with international consequences. Here’s what he was alleged to have done wrong. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's home was raided a few days ago, after she was accused of soliciting a multi-million rand bribe for tenders while she was Minister of Defence and Military Veterans. Prominent whistleblower Brigadier Dennis Chili claims that he was removed from his post in Crime Intelligence over a stitch-up involving an airfryer that was on sale at his local supermarket. All you need to know! Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

South Africa is a world leader in having women in politics, but no positions of true power in the government are held by women. Nearly all of South Africa's political parties are led by men, and men fill most parties' executive positions. In a country where most registered voters are women, and women suffer the awful gender based violence, why are women being kept out of positions of power? Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

Silly season is getting scary for South Africa's elections. An MK Party leader threatened our democracy and the DA begged America to get involved in our elections. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

The EFF is embroiled in an uncharacteristic mess. One of their most prominent leaders, Naledi Chirwa, was made to apologise for her behaviour, and her apology has dragged the party into a public fight to save their reputation that has even drawn in Julius Malema. And the Cape Independence Party was brutally exposed in front of the country as they scrambled to get on the ballot for the election. All you need to know on News Worth Knowing. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

Naledi Chirwa is a member of parliament for the EFF and is heading up party communications for their 2024 campaign to win Gauteng province. In our exclusive interview, we asked her about the EFF’s plans to expropriate the land without compensation, how the party intends to create jobs, why they partner with the ANC, and where their funding is coming from. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

The courts ordered the ANC to release their cadre deployment records to the DA, and then the mudslinging began. Also, South Africa has been rocked by the craziest fake qualifications scandal yet, involving Telkom and municipal pension funds. All you need to know! Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

Political parties rely on funding from donors to cover their costs and expand their operations. We South Africans usually know very little about who is paying our politicians' bills. Let's find out what the law says about disclosing private funding of political parties, what we do know about who is giving which party money, and which parties are trying to keep their donors' identities a secret. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

The Presidency finally announced the election date, South Africa falls in love with the Special Investigating Unit's new social media style, and another round of crises at South African universities. All you need to know. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

Nobody knew how much power Jacob Zuma still holds over voters. Just a few months after slamming the ANC and beginning his campaign for the Umkhonto weSizwe Party, he has inspired two successful results in by-elections and taken swathes of voters from the ANC, EFF, and IFP. With one polling company projecting that MK half the ANC's support in KZN, let's look at how Jacob Zuma's unprecedented shakeup of South Africa's political establishment. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

Former Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas managed to infuriate a whole country, doctors are exasperated by the health ministry’s money decisions, and Palestine’s men’s football team has become a political battle in South Africa. Let’s look at News Worth Knowing for this week. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com

The average young South African doesn't vote. Many people with many hot takes have accused the country's youth of being apathetic, lazy, or just lacking understanding of our democracy. But those aren't the reasons why young South Africans aren't voting. Let's look at what is actually going on, to see what it might take to get young South Africans to vote in the 2024 election. Find us elsewhere: Youtube: @theissuewithdancorder Instagram: @theissuewithdancorder  Twitter: @theissuewith  Tiktok: @dancorder Patreon: TheIssuewithDanCorder Inquiries: theissuewithdancorder@gmail.com