The Lead
Podcast Description
Welcome to "The Lead", a brand new, regular podcast from News24 showcasing the best of our in-depth reporting.
Through candid and honest conversations with our host Graeme Raubenheimer and News24's leading journalists, you'll gain insight into what they saw, heard and uncovered in the pursuit of the big story.
Join us at 19:00 every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday for an informative behind-the-scenes look at the stories that dominated the day's headlines.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores a range of content themes including political corruption, incompetence in governance, and critical social issues, with episodes discussing recent scandals such as dodgy deals at City Power and Prasa, alongside current events like budget speech negotiations. Each discussion centers on the revelations and insights of journalists who cover these important topics.

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. Join us every Monday and Wednesday 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 email: [email protected]. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.
NOTE: Listener’s discretion is strongly advised. “That’s how cruel people are,” says Ndeni Mntungwa, surveying the littered wetland of Yende Park in central Daveyton, where he found his son Jabulani’s mutilated body nine years ago. And then, about a year after this murder, the body of Wandile Jasop was found as well. Both were killed for their private parts in the same dark park, just metres from each other, and nearly one year apart. Yet to this day, not a single person is convicted for these heinous crimes. No witnesses. No DNA evidence. No accepted admissions. Only a state patient. An acquittal. And the spectre known as ‘Pinto’, a shadowy businessman, looms large over this dark chapter. Reported in pockets over six years by News24 broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, with crucial 2025 contributions by video journalists Yolanda Mdzeke and Rosetta Msimango, this limited series draws on exclusive family testimony, on-record whistleblower accounts, National Prosecuting Authority case details, official police correspondence, and key security sources to piece together what happened, and what didn’t, in this intriguing, dark puzzle.News24’s Sharlene Rood has also crafted timelines and character cards for you to follow while you listen. The complete series is out now on all of your favourite streaming platforms: YouTube, Spotify, IONO, and Apple. Comment below and send a voice note to broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer: 072 562 3179. This podcast utilises licensed Epidemic Sound tracks and Creative Commons audio, with special thanks to Shane Ivers for Zebra Township (via Silverman Sound Studios), ScovinieBeatz for various sampled tracks via Pixabay, and limited fair-use audio clips pulled from the archived productions Bopha! and YizoYizo. This series has been rigorously quality-checked by News24's editors.

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