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In this week’s M&G Newsroom, Verashni Pillay and Nickolaus Bauer spoke to mail & Guardian editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes about the DA’s latest campaign, Know your DA. So who is more like the apartheid regime: the ANC or the DA? And does it matter?

They also looked at the internal fights within Cosatu as its leadeship battle heats up. Disaffected Cosatu leaders have accused general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi of using a probe into financial impropriety against them.

In this week’s Silicone Alley, Alistair Fairweather told us about how extortion is hobbling broadband roll-out in South Africa.

As TechCentral.co.za reported last week, contractors laying fibre in Sedibeng, a municipality in south Gauteng, were literally chased off-site by armed gangs after they refused to pay protection money. This is something that you’d want to hear!

Rhode Marshall joined them in studio to talk about the Clash of the Choirs finale that saw Khaya Mthethwa win once again.

If you’re interested to know about what to watch out for in the news this week, Adrian Ephraim gave Verashni and Nickolaus the low down on Julius Malema’s upcoming court appearance, and Eskom’s plans as we all get ready for winter.

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