The Bill Episode 33: Paydays, power & alleged underworld links: SA politics under the microscope
Test Consolidated Playlist · 30 March 2026 · 16m
Speaker 1: Hello everybody. My name is Lester Kibatt and welcome to the Ball, our weekly chat Speaker 1: about politics, parliaments and maybe a hot take or two between myself and Tara. Are Speaker 1: you doing Tara, you've had a very busy week, two scoops in the business. Stay Speaker 1: well done. Speaker 2: Let's start when. Speaker 1: You talk about this big week in political controversy and accountability battles. Let's start with Speaker 1: everyone's favorite opposition party form opposition party. They're now very well entrenched, well that's also Speaker 1: debatable, very well entrenched in the Government of National Unity, so we'll call them the Speaker 1: second largest political party in South Africa. But about that proximity to power, A change Speaker 1: is a guy, because you broke the news this week of how DA office bearers Speaker 1: have been getting top up salaries slash allowances, slash stipends from the party while at Speaker 1: the same time getting a either a council or a national government salary. Speaker 3: We're looking at the DA spending an excess of few hundred thousand and a monthly, Speaker 3: which totals to zero point six million annually. Speaker 4: And there's been a large. Speaker 3: Conversation about this particular topic lest so with people saying this is the party's money Speaker 3: or why or we as the public being interested in how the party is choosing Speaker 3: to top up particular senior leaders' salaries. Speaker 4: So that I have two things to say. Speaker 3: Firstly, Section nine to six of the Constitution states, then members of the executive I
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