David O'Sullivan has worked in radio for 40 years, covering every significant news and sports event in South Africa in that time. His podcasts focus on current affairs, sport, and modern political history.
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On the 21st March 1960, police opened fire on pass law protesters outside the Sharpeville Police Station, killing 69 people and injuring hundreds more. It was the single most brutal incident in South Africa's political history and changed the country's political trajectory forever. This is the story of the Sharpeville…
An epic contest worthy of a centenary of Test matches between South Africa and New Zealand ended in yet another win for the All Blacks. How did the Springboks raise their game after two successive defeats against the Wallabies? Why did they fail at the final hurdle to record another…
The Springboks face their traditional foe the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship, coming into the match after two successive defeats against Australia. The All Blacks are unbeaten in the Rugby Championship. John Robbie spoke to David O'Sullivan about his concerns that the Boks could face a solid beating.
Denis Goldberg was Accused no.3 in the 1964 Rivonia Trial, standing alongside fellow trialists Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and others. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of sabotage as a member of the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. He served 22 years in…
Australia inflicted a second successive defeat on South Africa in the Rugby Championship, winning 30-17. Former British & Irish Lions, Ireland and Transvaal scrumhalf John Robbie spoke to David O'Sullivan about what went right for the Wallabies and wrong for the Springboks.
Former British & Irish Lions, Ireland and Transvaal scrumhalf John Robbie chats to David O'Sullivan about the Springboks' Test match against the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane in the latest round of the Rugby Championship.
A narrow 28-26 victory for Australia over South Africa in their Rugby Championship clash on the Gold Coast. John Robbie and David O'Sullivan look back at the match.
The 2021 Rugby Championship restarts on Australia's Gold Coast, with Australia playing the defending champions South Africa in the second match of the weekend. Former Transvaal, Ireland, and British and Irish Lions scrumhalf John Robbie spoke to David O'Sullivan with his analysis of the game.
John Robbie gives his views on why the Springbok side might be unbalanced for the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, and why the Pumas are incredibly dangerous and could cause an upset against the World Champions.
Ruth Mompati was a member of the ANC Women's League Executive Committee. She worked for Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela in their law firm. On the day of the 1956 Women's March to the Union Buildings, she and Bertha Gxowa were given an important task. They had to count the…
An incredibly hard-fought series is over, and victory for the Springboks over the British & Irish Lions. Former Lions scrumhalf John Robbie joins David O'Sullivan for a look back at the third Test and the 2021 series.
It's the decider! Whoever wins the third Test between the Springboks and the British & Irish Lions goes down in rugby history as the winners of the 2021 series. What can we expect? David O'Sullivan gets the views of former 1980 British and Irish Lions scrumhalf John Robbie.
The second Test between South Africa and the British & Irish Lions was a real Test match - hard, uncompromising and physical. And long - 63 minutes for the first half alone. It was a great win for South Africa to level the 3-match series. John Robbie, the former British…
Former British and Irish Lions scrumhalf John Robbie in conversation with David O'Sullivan examines the impact of Rassie Erasmus's criticism of the referee in the first Test between the Springbok and the British & Irish Lions, and looks ahead to the second Test in Cape Town.
In the heart of Johannesburg's Alexandra Township there is an oasis of hope for the hungry children of this poverty-stricken area. It's called Londani Loshaka (Caring for the Nation), a social welfare organisation started by three remarkable women, Irene Chauke, Mavis Rathogwa and Alice Modire who want to make a…
The world closed down as Covid-19 swept the globe in early 2020. Most countries shut their borders, giving foreign nationals very little notice to get home. Many South Africans working or travelling as tourists in countries across Africa found themselves stranded with no way of getting home. Up stepped a…
When South Africa was locked down at the end of March 2020, an economic slump quickly ensued. People on the poverty line were unable to eek out their meagre living. The demand for food increased. A group of chefs from around the country sprung into action. They call themselves, appropriately,…
On 7 September 1992 I was in Bisho, the capital of the Ciskei bantustan. I was covering what was thought to be an ANC protest march to demand the overthrow of Ciskei leader Oupa Gqozo. It turned into a massacre as Ciskei soldiers opened fire on the ANC marchers on…
A gripping account of the tumultuous events that occurred in Soweto on June 16, 1976 as told by students, teachers, journalists and a doctor who were there on that fateful day.
John and David discuss the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa ahead of the first Test in Cape Town.
26 Jul 2021
18 min
12 – 32
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