https://www.news24.com Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. Join us every Monday to Thursday at 19:00 SAST for candid conversations with our top journalists, and discover what they saw, heard, and uncovered in their relentless pursuit of the big story. Episodes drop on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube like clockwork. WhatsApp: 072 562 3179 or mail: thelead@24.com. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story. News en Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:52:49 +0200 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:47:22 +0200 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss iono.fm 2.5.2.0 News24 b61b752f-4a96-5df8-8e00-946058a7e248 no Graeme Raubenheimer podcast Weekly feeds@iono.fm (Feed Manager) https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p3108/logo_9195_20250905_210007_1400.jpeg https://www.news24.com Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. News24 episodic News24 graeme.raubenheimer@media24.com false ZA https://iono.fm/e/1664531 https://iono.fm/e/1664531 News Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:31:00 +0200 0 0 Let's show SA who we really are, says DA leader hopeful Dyonase 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 37:15 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1664054 https://iono.fm/e/1664054 News Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Revising SA’s school history curriculum – what we know so far 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:02 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1663624 https://iono.fm/e/1663624 News Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:25:00 +0200 0 0 From Nkosi to Malema – your Madlanga catch-up with Karyn Maughan 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 28:38 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1662740 https://iono.fm/e/1662740 News Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:56:00 +0200 0 0 Show us your slips! Cracks revealed in state lifestyle audits 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:22 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1662325 https://iono.fm/e/1662325 News Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:46:00 +0200 0 0 April Feels Day stories to beat those fuel price blues 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 23:53 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1661902 https://iono.fm/e/1661902 News Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:02:00 +0200 0 0 This is no April fuels joke 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 19:26 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1661458 https://iono.fm/e/1661458 News Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:54:00 +0200 0 0 You’ve met the “Cat”, but who is Mike van Wyk? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 18:14 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1660482 https://iono.fm/e/1660482 News Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:13:00 +0200 0 0 100 days to kickoff, here’s your Boks ‘26 test guide 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:09 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1660045 https://iono.fm/e/1660045 News Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:22:00 +0200 0 0 The ‘Cat’ and a dozen cops in cuffs for alleged graft. Plus: EC ANC mess 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 35:27 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1659640 https://iono.fm/e/1659640 News Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:10:00 +0200 0 0 Inside the Bellville South house of horrors 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 20:06 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1659210 https://iono.fm/e/1659210 News Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:08:00 +0200 0 0 Graft-spotting? Texts reveal ex-Prasa head’s alleged corruption 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:05 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1658480 https://iono.fm/e/1658480 News Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:35:00 +0200 0 0 Hear from new NPA boss, and the summit births two jobs 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 34:37 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1658084 https://iono.fm/e/1658084 News Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:11:00 +0200 0 0 On The Record: Hear job insights from Paton, Ramaphosa, Manuel, Kieswetter 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 31:13 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1657001 https://iono.fm/e/1657001 News Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:49:00 +0200 0 0 Key ‘hitmen’ in Murray, ‘Witness D’ murders and their tobacco industry links 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:24 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1656549 https://iono.fm/e/1656549 News Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:42:00 +0200 0 0 Commission continued: Same name, different stories, one rampant police crisis 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 32:40 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1656086 https://iono.fm/e/1656086 News Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:53:00 +0200 0 0 98 then 94, now 97% complete! Will Jozi’s forensic super lab finally open? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 20:19 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1655089 https://iono.fm/e/1655089 News Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:55:00 +0200 0 0 Mmusi Maimane on the DA’s ‘toxic’ politics and why the N2 wall won’t work 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 48:38 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1654638 https://iono.fm/e/1654638 News Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:01:00 +0200 0 0 ANC-linked Carrim, the ‘Cat’ and Maumela do ‘business’, or is it money laundering? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:06 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1654196 https://iono.fm/e/1654196 News Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:01:00 +0200 0 0 Should SA shore up its fuel reserves? Plus: Jooste’s mansion sold 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 19:44 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1653780 https://iono.fm/e/1653780 News Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:42:00 +0200 0 0 The Ximba connection exposed in R1.8bn Ekurhuleni toilets tender 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 24:13 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1652823 https://iono.fm/e/1652823 News Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:48:00 +0200 0 0 Geordin Hill-Lewis on why he can be SA’s president and the ‘disgraceful’ Steenhuisen vs George spat 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:59 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1652380 https://iono.fm/e/1652380 News Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:29:00 +0200 0 0 Your SA guide to understanding the US, Israel, Iran conflict 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:43 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1651931 https://iono.fm/e/1651931 News Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0200 0 0 Arrests as HIV funds wasted on probing health ministry whistleblower 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:27 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1651457 https://iono.fm/e/1651457 News Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:19:00 +0200 0 0 Jetting off to London and then a fuel tender? Jeff Wicks investigates 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 20:41 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1650398 https://iono.fm/e/1650398 News Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:42:00 +0200 0 0 Two sides of a coin? Examining O’Sullivan and Mogotsi 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 28:16 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1649998 https://iono.fm/e/1649998 News Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:03:00 +0200 0 0 Tax breaks galore, reforms and economic growth forecast in Budget 2026 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:02 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1649472 https://iono.fm/e/1649472 News Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:56:00 +0200 0 0 The Joburg water crisis is not over 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 20:35 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1649015 https://iono.fm/e/1649015 News Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:52:00 +0200 0 0 Alleged bribes, price gouging the locomotives for Prasa deal? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:08 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1645731 https://iono.fm/e/1645731 News Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:00 +0200 0 0 Inside the spectacle that was SONA 2026 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 11:50 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1645321 https://iono.fm/e/1645321 News Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:39:00 +0200 0 0 Special Panel – Will you fix the water crisis, Mr President? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:37 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1644992 https://iono.fm/e/1644992 News Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:25:00 +0200 0 0 The reality of KZN’s FMD outbreak. Plus: Tony Leon on next DA leader 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 33:02 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1644524 https://iono.fm/e/1644524 News Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:36:00 +0200 0 0 Johannesburg Water strike called off but supply crisis deepens 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:38 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1644107 https://iono.fm/e/1644107 News Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:59:00 +0200 0 0 Red tender flags, yet PP clears Gauteng in Mashatile sons’ deal 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:40 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1643031 https://iono.fm/e/1643031 News Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:48:00 +0200 0 0 Here we AGOA again, but no silver bullet for US-SA trade 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:21 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1642595 https://iono.fm/e/1642595 News Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:20:00 +0200 0 0 Who succeeds Steenhuisen? With Pieter du Toit and Velani Ludidi 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:25 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1642176 https://iono.fm/e/1642176 News Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:47:00 +0200 0 0 Witness F’s WhatsApps to Matlala, Sibiya and Mabuza. Plus: Steenhuisen’s done? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 20:56 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1641746 https://iono.fm/e/1641746 News Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:40:00 +0200 0 0 The Cat’s wife’s R3.7m training tender. Plus: Epstein’s SA links 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 21:08 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1640674 https://iono.fm/e/1640674 News Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:09:00 +0200 0 0 Is SA getting ‘bad’ cars? With Wendy Knowler and Driving with J9 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 23:22 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1640126 https://iono.fm/e/1640126 News Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:03:00 +0200 0 0 No more state deals for ‘Stuttgart’ company tied to Mashatile’s son 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:03 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1639544 https://iono.fm/e/1639544 News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:12:00 +0200 0 0 Senona spills on Mkhwanazi’s meeting with ‘Cat’ Matlala 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:29 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1638986 https://iono.fm/e/1638986 News Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:17:00 +0200 0 0 New cellphone data rollover rules explained. Plus: Oscars 2026 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 41:32 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1637800 https://iono.fm/e/1637800 News Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:53:00 +0200 0 0 The Lead hits 1 million listens! We cross to Davos for WEF and US-SA trade talks 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 17:14 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1637397 https://iono.fm/e/1637397 News Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:42:00 +0200 0 0 From Iran’s navy with love: What’s next? With Carol Paton 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:25 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1636869 https://iono.fm/e/1636869 News Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:58:00 +0200 0 0 ‘Day Zero’ looms large for drought-stricken Knysna 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:07 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1636480 https://iono.fm/e/1636480 News Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:07:00 +0200 0 0 More tough questions for Ekhuruleni mayor over DJ’s murder 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 23:31 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1635496 https://iono.fm/e/1635496 News Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:55:00 +0200 0 0 ‘Cat’ Matlala tried to open an ultra-lux OR Tambo airport terminal 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 18:49 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1635046 https://iono.fm/e/1635046 News Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:03:00 +0200 0 0 Is the ‘prime lending rate’ just a load of BS? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:20 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1634594 https://iono.fm/e/1634594 With schools about to reopen, senior education journalist Prega Govender takes stock of the 2025 matric results. Think of it like a scale: on one end, a greater average pass rate, while on the other, fewer pupils are taking critical subjects like standard maths. And the concern is: when does this scale tip completely? Later, in our trending topic, car sales jump in 2025, and expect more Chinese brands to speed in soon. We remember the Orkney football derby disaster of 1991, with On This Day in SA History, heard later in the show. Finally, can you crack Rauby’s Pointless Braai Quiz? Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, and quality-checked by Simon Sonnekus. ]]> News Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:02:00 +0200 0 0 Everything you need to know about the 2025 matric results 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 32:45 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1634211 https://iono.fm/e/1634211 News Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:43:00 +0200 0 0 Is KZN’s paper-thin coalition on the rocks? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:38 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1633187 https://iono.fm/e/1633187 News Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:57:00 +0200 0 0 Should SA get involved in the US-Venezuela crisis? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:41 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1632799 https://iono.fm/e/1632799 News Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:37:00 +0200 0 0 From SIU head to NPA boss, Andy Mothibi’s surprise leap raises eyebrows 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 21:43 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1632400 https://iono.fm/e/1632400 They’re by no means a new invention. But they appear to be as popular as ever, according to one major retailer. Many South Africans continue to spend millions on savings stamps every month, according to consumer journalist Maya Fisher-French. Later, in our trending topic, as Tweede Nuwe Jaar comes and goes, we sum up the Cape Town minstrel mess so far. And finally, the so-called Wind of Change was sweeping through Africa but apartheid SA didn’t care to listen, On This Day in SA History, heard at the end of the show. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. ]]> News Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:18:00 +0200 0 0 Why are SA shoppers still using savings stamps? With Maya Fisher-French 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:06 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1632101 https://iono.fm/e/1632101 From municipal elections to the FIFA World Cup, it is going to be a banger of a year… and we’ll be with you telling our countries’ most critical stories, every step of the way. For our first edition of season two of The Lead; Bafana bows out of the Africa Cup of Nations after failing to capitalise on early attacks against the Cameroonians in the knockout stages. We’ll hit the locker room with News24 Sport journalist Tashreeq Vardien next. Later, in our trending topic, the SAPS scores several arrests these holidays, seizing explosives in the process. Finally, the SABC’s first run of television broadcasts started On This Day in SA History, heard at the end of the show. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. ]]> News Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:56:00 +0200 0 0 Analysing Bafana’s Afcon exit 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:51 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1630727 https://iono.fm/e/1630727 News Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:52:00 +0200 0 0 Are we turning into an assassination nation? With Sikonathi Mantshantsha 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:33 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1630729 https://iono.fm/e/1630729 News Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:52:00 +0200 0 0 The government of national unity (barely) survives 2025, with Jan Gerber 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 23:46 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1630725 https://iono.fm/e/1630725 News Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:51:00 +0200 0 0 Woolies cash bags and info peddlers: Madlanga musings with Karyn Maughan 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:59 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1630726 https://iono.fm/e/1630726 News Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:51:00 +0200 0 0 Jeff Wicks tells us how Vusimusi Matlala became the ‘Cat’ 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 17:36 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1630711 https://iono.fm/e/1630711 News Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:53:00 +0200 0 0 Revealing ‘Twatterbaas’, the X Boer who hasn’t posted since April 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 34:53 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1630591 https://iono.fm/e/1630591 News Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:05:00 +0200 0 0 Protea fire blazes bright, the Boks’ amazing year and Afcon loading 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 33:51 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1629904 https://iono.fm/e/1629904 News Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:14:00 +0200 0 0 The toll of Cape Town’s unending gang war 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 43:29 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1629457?v=1 https://iono.fm/e/1629457?v=1 News Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:02:00 +0200 0 0 Who killed DJ Warras and why? PLUS, meat prices soar 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 21:53 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1628887 https://iono.fm/e/1628887 News Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:29:00 +0200 0 0 Pierre de Vos judges the judiciary in 2025. PLUS, KZN legislature chaos  0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:50 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1628030?v=1 https://iono.fm/e/1628030?v=1 News Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:57:00 +0200 0 0 Can the black middle class save the ANC from collapse?  0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 37:50 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1627539 https://iono.fm/e/1627539 News Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:43:00 +0200 0 0 Inside the ANC’s soul-searching NGC – vote buying, step-asides and succession 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 18:51 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1627154 https://iono.fm/e/1627154 News Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:31:00 +0200 0 0 ANC and DA succession races – Didiza rising, Hill-Lewis waiting? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:56 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1626671 https://iono.fm/e/1626671 News Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:47:00 +0200 0 0 ‘Vlam’ extinguished - why was crimefighter Marius van der Merwe killed? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 19:56 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1625703 https://iono.fm/e/1625703 News Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:14:00 +0200 0 0 Dlomo in the dock cracks open SSA looting legacy of the Zuma years 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:07 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1625335 https://iono.fm/e/1625335 News Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:20:00 +0200 0 0 Families desperate as 17 SA men remain stuck in Russian conflict 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:20 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1624839 https://iono.fm/e/1624839 News Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:34:00 +0200 0 0 Gqeberha’s governance crisis: Who can fix the Windy City? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:09 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1624355 https://iono.fm/e/1624355 News Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:38:00 +0200 0 0 Mayoral misleadings in Mafole murder? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 21:56 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1623013 https://iono.fm/e/1623013 News Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 The Cat, the Hat and the Woolies shopping bags of money 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:51 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1622618 https://iono.fm/e/1622618 News Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:03:00 +0200 0 0 Indian fake news farm fuels Sassa lies. PLUS, probing ‘cheap flights’ 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 36:25 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1622144 https://iono.fm/e/1622144 News Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0200 0 0 Power surge, Carol Paton on Mzansi’s new electricity revolution 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:16 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1621730 https://iono.fm/e/1621730 News Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:25:00 +0200 0 0 Ubuntu diplomacy lands at Jozi G20 as US stays away 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:44 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1620625 https://iono.fm/e/1620625 News Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:54:00 +0200 0 0 SA’s high stakes G20 and whiplash from Washington 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:26 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1619986 https://iono.fm/e/1619986 News Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:29:00 +0200 0 0 Unravelling Brown Mogotsi’s conspiracies with Karyn Maughan 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:01 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1619518 https://iono.fm/e/1619518 News Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:38:00 +0200 0 0 78-year-old District Six resident beats 2023 eviction order 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 18:49 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1619084 https://iono.fm/e/1619084 News Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:54:00 +0200 0 0 How the DA axed its own minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 21:07 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1618078 https://iono.fm/e/1618078 News Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:48:00 +0200 0 0 Lawless lawmen? Inside the AmaPanyaza saga, with Khaya Koko 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 28:22 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1617546 https://iono.fm/e/1617546 News Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:03:00 +0200 0 0 Adriaan Basson calls out SA’s Trump collaborators 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 31:56 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1617136 https://iono.fm/e/1617136 News Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:23:00 +0200 0 0 The MKP’s puzzling Russia deployment. PLUS: How to spot AI slop 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 41:50 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1616686 https://iono.fm/e/1616686 News Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:05:00 +0200 0 0 Cat clairvoyance? Matlala bagged clinic lease months before SAPS tender 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:09 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1615587 https://iono.fm/e/1615587 News Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:51:00 +0200 0 0 Jozi leaders out of office ahead of G20. PLUS: DA, ANC, PA duel for WC 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:47 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1615135 https://iono.fm/e/1615135 News Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:47:00 +0200 0 0 BEE makeover - Is Tau’s Transformation Fund glow-up enough? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 23:22 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1614659 https://iono.fm/e/1614659 News Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:06:00 +0200 0 0 All aboard? Not quite, as Gautrain stuck in search for new operator 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:18 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1614219 https://iono.fm/e/1614219 News Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:05:00 +0200 0 0 SARS guns for company linked to Mashatile’s sons. PLUS: Murray murders case restarts 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 40:20 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1610356 https://iono.fm/e/1610356 News Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:12:00 +0200 0 0 Rassie’s suprise year-end rookie. PLUS: Black Coffee’s R157m CT villa 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:12 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1609907 https://iono.fm/e/1609907 News Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:52:00 +0200 0 0 Poor Economic Empowerment - DA’s answer to BEE. PLUS: Slain auditor update 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 18:43 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1609397 https://iono.fm/e/1609397 News Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:54:00 +0200 0 0 Is this why Ekurhuleni auditor Mpho Mafole was assassinated? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:37 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1608459 https://iono.fm/e/1608459 News Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:22:00 +0200 0 0 Mchunu defends decision to disband PKTT, with Jan Gerber 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:28 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1607960 https://iono.fm/e/1607960 News Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:14:00 +0200 0 0 Why is Riaan Manser going WILD with News24? PLUS: Bafana’s triumph 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 1:01:00 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1607478 https://iono.fm/e/1607478 News Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:19:00 +0200 0 0 Zuma funder, diamond ‘conman’ Louis Liebenberg’s guitar, pool table under auction 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 31:22 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1607005 https://iono.fm/e/1607005 News Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:41:00 +0200 0 0 The real costs of the police’s PKTT. PLUS: Bafana’s last chance 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 43:59 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1605998 https://iono.fm/e/1605998 News Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:27:00 +0200 0 0 Mkhwanazi in Parly. Maumela, Sibiya raids. PLUS: Bafana FIFA preview 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 49:45 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1605537 https://iono.fm/e/1605537 News Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:11:00 +0200 0 0 More Jozi coalition chaos on the cards? PLUS: Mkhwanazi latest 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 20:37 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1605017 https://iono.fm/e/1605017 News Tue, 07 Oct 2025 17:09:00 +0200 0 0 ANC considers changing tack against DA’s Zille in Jozi 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 24:43 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1604551 https://iono.fm/e/1604551 News Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:49:00 +0200 0 0 After nearly 50 years of SA TV, can SABC, DStv live on? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 48:11 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1603340 https://iono.fm/e/1603340 We end today’s show with ‘On This Day in SA History’. You can send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note with your questions or thoughts on the show: 072 562 3179. Mail us: ⁠thelead@24.com⁠. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠. ]]> News Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:14:00 +0200 0 0 Meet the monster John Harris (with Jacques Pauw) 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 50:43 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1602829 https://iono.fm/e/1602829 News Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:53:00 +0200 0 0 Morgan Maumela’s North West hospital hustle, with Jeff Wicks 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 25:20 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1602384 https://iono.fm/e/1602384 News Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:44:00 +0200 0 0 Mogotsi, Matlala and the ‘Big Five’ criminal cartel 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 42:12 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1601952 https://iono.fm/e/1601952 News Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:36:00 +0200 0 0 Is SA the next Mexico or Brazil when it comes to contract killings?  0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 33:08 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1600344 https://iono.fm/e/1600344 News Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:04:00 +0200 0 0 Police chief Masemola claims Mchunu, Sibiya shielded criminals 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:53 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1599857 https://iono.fm/e/1599857 News Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:07:00 +0200 0 0 Masemola reveals deputy Sibiya probed for alleged criminal syndicate links 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:34 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1599151 https://iono.fm/e/1599151 News Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:12:00 +0200 0 0 Mkhwanazi tells Madlanga about Mogotsi’s ‘unfettered’ SAPS access 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 28:56 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1598752 https://iono.fm/e/1598752 News Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:09:00 +0200 0 0 Mkhwanazi guns for NCC MP Fadiel Adams over ‘reckless’ handling of classified info 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:43 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1598293 https://iono.fm/e/1598293 News Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:58:00 +0200 0 0 Foundation laid on Day 1 of the Madlanga Commission 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 24:26 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1597954 https://iono.fm/e/1597954 News Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:56:00 +0200 0 0 DA envy: Unpacking Ramaphosa’s startling admission with Bongekile Macupe 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 44:54 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1597531 https://iono.fm/e/1597531 News Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:44:00 +0200 0 0 Unravelling the complex crypto fund that embroiled slain lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 37:24 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1596577 https://iono.fm/e/1596577 News Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:41:00 +0200 0 0 The Cat and the Hat - what did Cele do at Zimbali villa? PLUS: Charlie Kirk’s hit 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 32:25 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1596141 https://iono.fm/e/1596141 News Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:06:00 +0200 0 0 Why is trans inmate taking state to court? PLUS: ‘Sweatshop’ sentencing 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 24:15 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1595615 https://iono.fm/e/1595615 News Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:16:00 +0200 0 0 The brutal killing of ‘incorruptible’ lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk, with Kyle Cowan 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 39:41 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1595137 https://iono.fm/e/1595137 News Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:35:00 +0200 0 0 Who is Andre Pienaar, the ‘low-level’ spook badmouthing SA in DC? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 28:49 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1594087 https://iono.fm/e/1594087 News Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:37:00 +0200 0 0 Council chaos in the wild, wild North West, with Siyamtanda Capa 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:33 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1593594 https://iono.fm/e/1593594 News Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:04:00 +0200 0 0 No laughing matter: How Mchunu set the Hawks on a TikTok satirist 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 31:08 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1593130 https://iono.fm/e/1593130 News Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:42:00 +0200 0 0 Looters’ paradise or critical body? Debate over role of state pensions agency 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 28:05 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1592692 https://iono.fm/e/1592692 News Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:16:00 +0200 0 0 Witness the rise of our Springbok Women, with Lloyd Burnard 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 32:23 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1591662 https://iono.fm/e/1591662 News Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:16:00 +0200 0 0 Will the delayed Madlanga inquiry restore SA’s trust in the SAPS? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 57:55 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1591158 https://iono.fm/e/1591158 News Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:38:00 +0200 0 0 Denel sends US firm 2 old jets allegedly without ejector seats 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:49 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1590659 https://iono.fm/e/1590659 News Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:25:00 +0200 0 0 News24 probe spurs finance minister to intervene in state pensions admin agency 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 37:48 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1590265 https://iono.fm/e/1590265 News Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:58:00 +0200 0 0 Clocking in from jail? Overtime abuse with Mangaung on the brink 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 26:11 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1589311 https://iono.fm/e/1589311 News Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0200 0 0 Which ANC bigwigs could face US sanctions? Check with Zondo 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 32:55 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1588792 https://iono.fm/e/1588792 News Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:08:00 +0200 0 0 Babita Deokaran Day? 4 years later, calls to honour whistleblower 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 57:53 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1588353 https://iono.fm/e/1588353 News Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:36:00 +0200 0 0 Adriaan Basson names SA’s dirtiest politician 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 36:01 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1587846 https://iono.fm/e/1587846 News Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:45:00 +0200 0 0 How a Polish website drives fake news in SA 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 39:28 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1586830 https://iono.fm/e/1586830 News Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:20:00 +0200 0 0 What to do with a rogue general? With Pieter du Toit 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 24:34 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1586357 https://iono.fm/e/1586357 News Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:16:00 +0200 0 0 Billions for blue lights, SA’s VIP protection splurge with Jan Gerber 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:54 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1585888 https://iono.fm/e/1585888 News Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:14:00 +0200 0 0 Coalition crumbles and cloak and dagger dealings in Joburg metro 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 38:15 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1585424 https://iono.fm/e/1585424 News Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:36:00 +0200 0 0 Exposing the pension agency’s near R1bn ghost headquarters deal 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 34:54 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1584431 https://iono.fm/e/1584431 News Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:40:00 +0200 0 0 Inside Netshitenzhe’s speech on ‘white supremacy’ and a platinum bourse 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:11 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1584015 https://iono.fm/e/1584015 News Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:11:00 +0200 0 0 Tony Leon on the state of the GNU, the DA, and brown envelopes 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 39:49 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1583540 https://iono.fm/e/1583540 News Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:40:00 +0200 0 0 No deal (yet) - what does Trump’s 30% tariffs mean for you? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 38:18 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1583048 https://iono.fm/e/1583048 News Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:10:00 +0200 0 0 Shades of Babita - another auditor, another hit and more tender billions 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 24:06 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1582044 https://iono.fm/e/1582044 News Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:13:00 +0200 0 0 Criminal comrades? Pieter du Toit on THAT party picture that says a thousand words 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 34:59 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1581613 https://iono.fm/e/1581613 News Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:42:00 +0200 0 0 Oxygen thieves to blame in dodgy R800m tender? With Jan Gerber 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 32:47 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1581068 https://iono.fm/e/1581068 News Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:05:00 +0200 0 0 Mashatile’s millionaire mansions – but who pays for them? With Kyle Cowan 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 38:23 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1580633 https://iono.fm/e/1580633 News Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:25:00 +0200 0 0 Is northern KZN becoming SA’s new coal belt? With Sakhiseni Nxumalo 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 41:33 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1579711 https://iono.fm/e/1579711 News Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:44:00 +0200 0 0 Five months later and we finally have a Budget! With Carol Paton 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 35:32 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1579237 https://iono.fm/e/1579237 News Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:55:00 +0200 0 0 Are INTEC, Damelin failing their students and staff? With Prega Govender 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 33:57 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1578784 https://iono.fm/e/1578784 News Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:34:00 +0200 0 0 SAPS ‘capture’ web of intrigue widens with ‘Death Squad’ mastermind’s arrest 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 28:22 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1578343 https://iono.fm/e/1578343 News Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:58:00 +0200 0 0 Jozi’s construction cartel with alleged links to senior ANC councillor 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 29:11 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1577399 https://iono.fm/e/1577399 News Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:34:00 +0200 0 0 Who’s coup is it anyway? With Amanda Khoza 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 33:39 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1576963 https://iono.fm/e/1576963 News Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:54:00 +0200 0 0 Latest twist in unfolding police war, with Tankiso Makhetha 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 18:58 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1576484 https://iono.fm/e/1576484 News Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:08:00 +0200 0 0 How one act of kindness helped a family find their homeless brother 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:03 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1576068 https://iono.fm/e/1576068 News Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:40:00 +0200 0 0 What to expect from the inquiry into SAPS ‘capture’, with Karyn Maughan 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 30:25 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1574987 https://iono.fm/e/1574987 News Thu, 10 Jul 2025 16:44:00 +0200 0 0 Why is Gauteng’s R700m forensic super-lab still closed? 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 32:10 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1574626 https://iono.fm/e/1574626 News Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:25:00 +0200 0 0 Consensual sexts or unwanted advances? Judge President Mbenenge under fire, with Karyn Maughan 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 27:54 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1574180 https://iono.fm/e/1574180 News Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:42:00 +0200 0 0 The big, beautiful Trump tariff explainer with William Brederode 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 38:37 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1573780 https://iono.fm/e/1573780 News Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:57:00 +0200 0 0 Is the SAPS captured? With Jeff Wicks 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 22:59 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1572758 https://iono.fm/e/1572758 News Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:11:00 +0200 0 0 We chat about the Boks’ homeless superfan and a son’s cheeky Spur poster 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 31:19 The Lead https://iono.fm/e/1572304 https://iono.fm/e/1572304 News Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:16:00 +0200 0 0 Charting the DA and ANC’s GNU collision course with Jan Gerber 0 0 Graeme Raubenheimer full 33:35 The Lead