Real Problem with Chester Missing
South African politics and people from its smack talking puppet Chester Missing (and his sidekick, satirical ventriloquist Conrad Koch).
CRAZY WEEK SO FAR! Mchunu & Julius Mkhwanazi at Madlanga, Dudu Zuma and Trump! 😭🎤🔥
Senzo Mchunu hits the Madlanga Commission to explain why he shut down the Political Killings Task Team — while denying any links to Cat Matlala or Brown Mogotsi. Ekurhuleni’s city manager Dr Imogen Mashazi dodges the heat, and Julius Mkhwanazi arrives without a lawyer to deliver the murkiest testimony of…
Chester Missing DESTROYS the ANC NGC: Corruption, Chaos & Comedy
Chester Missing tears into the ANC’s NGC in Boksburg — the ultimate gathering of South Africa’s most chaotic political characters. From Ramaphosa sweating through his “renewal” speech, to Mashatile positioning, to Witness D’s assassination, to Mahlengi Bengu’s wild spin about ANC finances, Chester unpacks the corruption circus, the Madlanga fallout,…
Cat Matlala Chaos: Burberry, Bribes & The Big 5 | Chester Missing
Vuzimusi “Cat” Matlala, the Burberry Bandit himself, appeared before the ad hoc committee… in a prison. Only in South Africa do we send politicians to jail to investigate crime and somehow the criminals are still in charge. Chester Missing breaks down the Big 5 corruption saga, Cat Matlala’s woolies-bag bribes,…
Is Ramaphosa Finished? GNU, MK & Corruption with Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh
South Africa’s politics are off the rails. Chester Missing sits down with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh (SMWX) and Simmi Areff to unpack Ramaphosa ducking the ad hoc committee, the GNU acting like an ANC–DA marriage, and why MK is pure chaos but still growing. We break down corruption, Phalaphala, the collapse…
G20, Ramaphosa, Trump explained and roasted.
South Africa just hosted the first-ever G20 on African soil — and somehow we won it, even with Donald Trump trying to derail the whole thing. In this episode Chester Missing breaks down what the G20 actually is, why South Africa matters, and how global inequality is rooted in colonial…
Ad Hoc this week explained: Cedrick Nkabinde told to voetsek!
Chester Missing explains how Senzo Mchunu's chief of staff lied to parliament in his affidavit about when meetings had been arranged between Mchunu and alleged corruption middle man, Brown Mogotsi. You know things are bad when politicians think you are too dishonest! Like the news, but much funnier. …
Zulu Batman? Mkhwanazi, Myths & the Real SAPS Power Struggle with Tara Roos
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…
“BEE Is Like Kim Kardashian” – Duma Gqubule on South Africa’s Real Economy
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…
“Cat & Brown” — The Cutest Criminals in SA Politics
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…
South Africa’s Coup Risk & Corruption Chaos — Lukhona Mnguni vs Chester Missing
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.
Pieter-Louis Myburgh: Turned Down a R60 000 Bribe!
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…
Samkele Maseko: ANC & DA? Same Thing Different Label
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.
Mkhwanazi Madness: Chester Missing & Rebecca Davis Roast Police Corruption, Helen Zille
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,…
William Gumede: Why SA Politics is Failing
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…
Fasiha Hassan: ANC a Party or just the After Party?
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,…
Allan Boesak: the ANC failed us - burn it all down?
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!
KARYN MAUGHAN on commissions, the NPA and apartheid injustice.
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.
Anti-coloured racism is anti-black racism
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.
Moeletsi Mbeki: GNU, Ramaphosa, EFF, MK, Trump, land expropriation.
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.
Racist podKKKasts - we are all to blame!
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.