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Taking the Rams by the Horns

Veteran journalist and broadcaster Rams Mabote, in association with SowetanLIVE, hosts a weekly podcast that looks at the funny side of news and current affairs. 
Mabote will take listeners on a journey to the light side of dark. Because life is too short to take the news to heart, and in typical South African style, we choose to laugh so we don’t cry. 
Weekly English Explicit South Africa Comedy · Society & Culture
144 Episodes
120 – 140

Men in blouses, capes and berets

In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns on Sowetan LIVE, Rams finds out that in the stakes of fashion, this is no longer a man's world.
16 Feb 2023 17 min

A DA march that wasn't

In this episde of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, drama, chaos and comedy as the DA marches on the ANC
25 Jan 2023 14 min

Nqaba Bhanga quits the DA and Ramaphosa retreats from Davos

In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, Rams smells a rat as Nqaba Bhanga quits the DA’s Eastern Cape leadership.And in an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, our intrepid podcaster says “vamos to Davos, Mr President”.
16 Jan 2023 14 min

Fikile Mbalula is the most popular minister on Twitter, numbers show

In this week's edition of Taking The Rams By The Horns on SowetanLIVE, we find out how government leaders are doing on the social media platform. Apparently, newly elected ANC spokesperson Fikile Mbalula is the ANC's most popular leader thereon. We also watch the legal battle between former president Jacob…
11 Jan 2023 23 min

An ANC conference or a comedy

This week’s edition of Taking The Rams By The Horns is all about the ANC’s 55th national conference. Who are the winners and losers? Was spokesperson Pule Mabe the ANC’s own comical Ali? Did presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya put his foot in it?
21 Dec 2022 41 min
120 – 140