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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 Rams Mabote

138 Episodes

1 – 20

SHOESHOE.QHU: The force behind media diversity

Far from it being dead, community media is not only alive, but it keeps our democracy live, argues CEO of the Media Development & Diversity Agency.

5 Feb 47 min

Chilling with NDUMISO NGCOBO

Award-winning author, Sunday Times columnist, podcaster and veteran broadcaster shares his views about Ekurhuleni, social media and surviving high school parenting.

3 Feb 51 min

Debunking myths about math literacy and 30% pass mark

OWLAG's Math leader Dumisani Tshabalala gives us an Idiot's Guide to what the 2025 matric results mean

21 Jan 48 min

New Year resolutions, Bafana's AFCON journey & more!

In this episode of Taking The Rams By The Horns, Rams Mabote chats with Thami Banda, on the importance of new year resolutions, Bafana Bafana's AFCON journey and more.

15 Jan 45 min

Being corrupted is easier than many of us think

Global Coach Dr Mongezi Makhalima says being stuck in one job is a good recipe for disaster.

8 Jan 31 min

Betereinders: Ons dak nie, ons phola hier

Meet Johan Erasmus, the Afrikaner that prefers a happy ending over a refugee status.

22 May 2025 46 min

Forget the blue lights, cut the red tape

Gauteng MEC of Agriculture Vuyiswa Ramokgopa decries wasteful government processes and aims to fight hunger

8 May 2025 48 min

An Idiots Guide To The Budget

Economist Duma Gqubule joins the chorus to call Enoch Godongwana to VAT home terug.

1 May 2025 40 min

South Africa is in a football nirvana right now.

Pirates, Sundowns, Stellies and Bafana Bafana restore our pride in the midst of a political circus.

24 Apr 2025 45 min

Tebogo Khaas advises Ramaphosa: Put South Africa first

In the current US-SA impasse, Public Interest SA Chairman argues that South Africa must stop trying to please everyone

17 Apr 2025 41 min

T-Bose Mokwele: life, radio and family

Rams takes us on a journey to view into the things that move famous broadcaster Thabo Mokwele.

3 Apr 2025 51 min

Ekurhuleni loses its peace as EMPD officers go on strike

EMPD officers block the streets to demand their cake with lots of cooldrink on top.

20 Mar 2025 10 min

An Idiots Guide to Budget 2025

Rams Mabote gives you a layman’s appreciation of the Budget speech by minister Enoch Godongwana

13 Mar 2025 18 min

Trump should not stop with white Afrikaners

Our podcaster writes an open letter to Donald Trump to “Make Rams Great Again”

6 Mar 2025 23 min

Who knocked up our SANDF soldiers in the DRC?

SANDF mission in the DRC proves that sex can be a perfect peace keeping/enforcement effort.

27 Feb 2025 13 min

Rams appears before Scopa to account

Scopa chair Songezo Zibi hauls podcaster over the coals about his saucy novel.

19 Feb 2025 40 min

“I apologise, but Tsek Floyd,” says Duduzile Zuma

Duduzile Zuma causes a stir as goes wild on X and then refuses to apologise to Floyd Shivambu.

13 Feb 2025 13 min

Open Letter to President Jacob Zuma

In an open letter Rams advises Jacob Zuma to rest for his court losses.

6 Feb 2025 10 min

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef comes into town, and that’s not a joke.

Fasten your seat belt. Bassem Youssef is in South Africa to drop a few bombs about the Middle East.

30 Jan 2025 14 min

Donald Trump introduces the 5th Industrial Revolution

The world will never be the same again as Trump introduces new ways of killing the enemy.

22 Jan 2025 17 min