Reality Check

The National Briefing · Sep 17, 2026 · 11m

This is The Reality Check — At its core, this segment exists to do something that daily news cycles rarely allow: to pause, to reflect, and to think seriously about the state of South Africa — not just what is happening, but why it is happening, what it is costing us, and what must be done to change it. Our aim in this segment is simple: to deepen the national conversation — to challenge assumptions, to sharpen our thinking, and to ask what practical steps are needed to build the South Africa we say we want. Our next guest is a prominent South African development economist…