30 Best South Africa Podcasts

1. History of South Africa podcast

A series that seeks to tell the story of the South Africa in some depth. Presented by experienced broadcaster/podcaster Des Latham and updated weekly, the episodes will take a listener through the various epochs that have made up the story of South Africa.
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 1.2K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 22 min Since Feb 2021 Listen on Spotify Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Matt Brown Show

The Matt Brown Show is one of Africa's favourite podcasts for business leaders and entrepreneurs. It has reached the #1 spot in 'Management & Marketing' on 13 different occasions and is currently syndicated on Amazon Prime in the UK and USA and powered by Africa's Best Tech Startup.
Podcast feeds.buzzsprout.com
Email ****@digitalkungfu.co.za
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 2.4K Frequency 4 episodes / month Avg Length 40 min Since Mar 2016 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. True Crime South Africa

True Crime South Africa is the first victim-focused true-crime podcast in the country. Host, Nicole Engelbrecht, researches each case herself using media coverage, trial footage, social media sources, and often by talking to some of the individuals involved. Using her skills as a creative writer and her passion for true crime, she crafts each script to ensure that listeners are given a deep dive into the case mechanics as well as an understanding of the victims as human beings. The podcast covers both solved and unsolved South African true crime cases.
Podcast iono.fm/c/4657
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 382Twitter Followers 2.9KInstagram Followers 4.9K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 34 min Since Jun 2019 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

4. The Sandton Times Hour

From Sandton's leading digital boutique media outlet, The Sandton Times Hour brings the pages of The Sandton Times to life both on radio and online, featuring stories making headlines in Sandton, interviews with names and faces shaping Africa's richest square mile, a healthy dose of entertainment and updates on all you need to know about Sandton and beyond!
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@sandtontimes.co.za
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 1.8KInstagram Followers 14K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

5. Alibi

The award-winning South African radio show and podcast. Alibi is South Africa's top investigative true-crime podcast
Podcast podcasts.apple.com
Email ****@volume.africa
Apple Rating 4.2 / 5Facebook Followers 80Twitter Followers 106 Frequency 7 episodes / month Avg Length 26 min Since Feb 2019 Play Get Email Contact

6. SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb

The SAfm Market Update with Moneyweb provides breaking business news, expert analysis and investment insight to help you make sense of the markets. The show is presented by financial journalist, Fifi Peters. The programme is broadcasted Monday to Thursday nationwide on SAfm (104 107fm), between 18:00 and 19:00.
Podcast iono.fm/c/2247
Email ****@moneyweb.co.za
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 74.3K Frequency 4 episodes / day Avg Length 11 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

7. Super Lead

Super Lead aims to stretch your personal capability as a leader, inspiring you to go further in leading yourself and others.Tune in to our weekly podcasts for insightful and actionable content from African Super leaders.
Podcast superlead.org
Email ****@superlead.org
Apple Rating 5 / 5Instagram Followers 1.2K Frequency 5 episodes / year Avg Length 43 min Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

8. Jacaranda FM News

The Jacaranda FM News team is based in Gauteng but covers local and international news of the day, providing the latest developments online and on-air. News bulletins run from 5am to 7pm weekdays, and from 7am to 6pm on weekends and public holidays.
Podcast jacarandafm.com
Email ****@jacarandafm.com
Facebook Followers 401.5KTwitter Followers 396KInstagram Followers 76.6K Frequency 21 episodes / day Avg Length 5 min Since Jul 2019 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

9. Gareth Cliff Show

Hosted by Gareth Cliff and his team, they bring you an uncensored, real conversation about everything in the news, guests, edgy material and a healthy dose of inspiration and intelligence. Without limits, there will be entertainment, provocative content, and unhinged reality.
Podcast cliffcentral.com
Email ****@cliffcentral.com
Facebook Followers 82.7KTwitter Followers 74KInstagram Followers 35.3K Frequency 3 episodes / week Avg Length 58 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

10. African Music Concepts (Durban Gqom)

#GqomFridays is a movement by Durban Gqom Music Concepts that started in 2016 by Ben Myster. This podcast will showcase the culture of Gqom which originates from the South African townships. We have compilation of albums and live sessions of mixes by the best Gqom & Sgubhu Dj's from South Africa.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 28.5KInstagram Followers 2.4K Frequency 3 episodes / month Avg Length 50 min Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

11. Hillsong South Africa's Podcast

Here you'll find many encouraging and challenging messages to help you build a life of significance! Keep coming back to listen to all the latest messages from Hillsong Church South Africa.
Podcast hillsong.com
Email ****@hillsong.com
Twitter Followers 58.6KInstagram Followers 71.3K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 40 min Since Jan 2015 Play Get Email Contact

12. By The Horns | A Bitcoin podcast about South Africa

A Bitcoin maximalist podcast, based in South Africa. Your hosts, Ricki and Brandon, discuss all things Bitcoin from a South African perspective.
Podcast bitvice.io
Email ****@bitvice.io
Facebook Followers 103Twitter Followers 376 Frequency 2 episodes / month Avg Length 62 min Since Feb 2021 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

13. The Accessible South Africa Travel Podcast

The Accessible South Africa website is an initiative of the Warrior On Wheels Foundation. It has been created to showcase universally accessible tourism in South Africa. Here one can find conversations around the challenges and joys that travelers with disabilities face, and discussions with industry leaders on best practices.
Podcast accessiblesouthafrica.co.za
Email ****@accessiblesouthafrica.co.za
Facebook Followers 667Twitter Followers 694Instagram Followers 1.8K Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 44 min Since Sep 2018 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

14. Polity Podcast

Polity.org.za posts daily news reports covering the major issues of the day on our website, as well as weekly video interviews with some of South Africa's most respected thinkers in the political and economic environment.
Podcast polity.org.za
Email ****@engineeringnews.co.za
Facebook Followers 2.4KTwitter Followers 8.4KInstagram Followers 2.7K Frequency 1 episode / day Since Feb 2009 Play Get Email Contact

15. Sound Africa

Sound Africa is an African radio podcast platform that makes creative non-fiction documentaries. It is a podcast that aims to capture some of the dizzying complexity of South Africa and the continent. It is the brainchild of a group of dedicated journalists who saw a need for innovative, informed, and in-depth coverage of the world's second most populous continent, told in ways that are creative and access.
Podcast soundafrica.org
Email ****@soundafrica.org
Facebook Followers 4.8KTwitter Followers 772Instagram Followers 398 Frequency 1 episode / week Avg Length 27 min Play Get Email Contact

16. The So What?

In this series, we have conversations that South Africans need to hear. Veteran journalist and media personality Ruda Landman has in-depth conversations with Political & Trend Analyst J P Landman, who uses data and facts to cut through the hearsay, conspiracies and misinformation to get to the heart of issues affecting every citizen. Whether it's load shedding, corruption, politics, economics, foreign policy or anything in between, each episode will empower you with the knowledge you need to make your own informed decisions and opinions about the true state of the nation.
Podcast rss.com
Email ****@dbomedia.co.za
Frequency 1 episode / month Avg Length 23 min Play Get Email Contact

17. My Only Story

Find all episodes of My Only Story, a four-part true-crime podcast published in South Africa in November 2019.
Podcast myonlystory.org
Email ****@fairlyfamous.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 4.7KTwitter Followers 692 Listen on Apple YouTube Play Get Email Contact

18. Moments in South African History

The stories of prominent people, events and places that shaped South African history.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@sabcnews.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 2.1MTwitter Followers 2.2M Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

19. Sensibility

Sensibility examines and unpacks day-to-day challenges we all face, from protecting our privacy to conducting a job interview, online etiquette, managing relationships and generally seeking the deeper meaning in things. The cast is hosted by Faruk Waja, recorded and produced in South Africa.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7 / 5 Since Sep 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

20. Voices from SA

Interviews with people working in the arts, business, academia and civil society in South Africa. Listen to new perspectives on issues of race, gender and transformation. The host, Nicholas Claude, is a freelance writer based in Johannesburg.
Podcast audioboom.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Facebook Followers 199 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

21. FRANKLY SPEAKING

BDO South Africa's Sector Podcast series. Covering Financial Services, Emerging Technology, Natural Resources, Real-Estate and Construction, Tourism, Telecommunications and Media.
Podcast podcasters.spotify.com
Email ****@bdo.co.za
Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 3.6K Frequency 1 episode / year Avg Length 28 min Since Jul 2020 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

22. Pitch Invasion Podcast

The podcast for football tribalists. Pitch Invasion is an opinionated, fun-loving football podcast giving a unique view on the latest football news and developments.
Podcast iono.fm/c/3805
Facebook Followers 847Twitter Followers 40 Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

23. The RG Show

The RG Show is a podcast that ranges from giving thoughts on certain topics to talking with friends, thought leaders, celebrities and politicians about South Africa. It's a relaxed conversation styled approach. Be sure to hit the follow button if you want to stay updated.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Twitter Followers 31.8K Listen on YouTube Play Get Email Contact

24. Animation South Africa Podcast

Welcome to the online home of Animation South Africa, the country's official animation industry body. Julia Smuts Louw of Animation South Africa brings you Interviews with animation professionals from South Africa and beyond. Her vision is to nurture a vibrant, sustainable and transformed Animation and VFX industry for South Africa, offering a diverse range of content and services.
Podcast soundcloud.com
Email ****@animationsa.org
Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 1.3K Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

25. The Pot Stirrers

Looking at the good,bad and ugly through the eyes of two brown, Catholic South Africans.
Podcast thepotstirrersdbn.podbean.com
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26. Spotlight

Spotlight is a primarily online publication monitoring South Africa's response to TB and HIV, the state of our health systems and the people that use it and keep it going.
Podcast spotlightnsp.co.za
Email ****@protonmail.com
Facebook Followers 6.2K Get Email Contact

27. The Pertinent Influence

Welcome to the Pertinent Influence where various human rights issues are placed at the forefront of this platform. As the name suggests, Thobeka, a social justice activist and lifestyle blogger regards herself expertised in matters concerning Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery as well as Transnational Organized crime. Her Social Justice Activism and influence within the social media space has awarded her the opportunity to shed light on these topics with her audience that would otherwise be considered controversial.
Podcast thepertinentinfluence.com
Email ****@thepertinentinfluence.com
Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact