Would Patrice Motsepe Really Risk It All for the ANC?

This Is Politics SA Podcast · Jan 28, 2026 · 46m

In this episode of This Is Politics, Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya unpack the looming question of whether billionaire Patrice Motsepe could actually step into the ANC presidency, and what that would mean for the future of the party and the country. They argue that South Africa’s political culture still treats ambition like a dirty secret, and discuss how the ANC is struggling to find a leader who can genuinely inspire voters. The conversation then shifts to South Africa’s foreign policy, as the hosts condemn the government’s silence on the Iranian crackdown and expose the hypocrisy of a…