eNCAs new show, the PolitBureau brings daily politics to viewers

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eNCAs new show, The PolitBureau brings daily politics to viewers --

Thu, 18 May 2017 12:30

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The PolitBureau show, hosted by Thulasizwe Simelane and Xoli Mngambi, makes its debut on eNCA this Sunday, 21 May at 10h30. The show promises to go beyond the spin, as it analyses the policies to reveal what s really at stake in the battles between personalities and ideologies in South Africa s political space.

eNCA channel news director, Mapi Mhlangu says that eNCA is dedicating its top talent to helping viewers navigate the choppy political waters of 2017. Simelane and Mngambi have a record of asking the tough questions on issues that matter from people who do not necessarily want to answer. They will now use this experience to examine South African politics on a weekly basis; what was said, who said it, what it means and sometimes what was not said, and why, she says.

Thulasizwe Simelane has more than 15 years experience in the media space and a regular stand-in anchor on the channel. As a South African journalist, I feel privileged to live in a country where the media can still help citizens interpret the extraordinary political events of our time , says Simelane. In writing the history of our present, things look both strange and familiar. My experience as a journalist on the rest of the continent allows me to see South Africa at 23 in a special light. How do we learn from what has gone before, from our neighbours near and far, and avoid making the mistakes in Africas post-independence political history.

Xoli Mngambi, who joined the station in 2008, has proven that he is ready to tackle a bigger anchoring role and the station sees his step up to The PolitBureau as a natural progression for the talented broadcaster. I ve been talking to politicians and ordinary people since the road to Polokwane. A decade later I am struck by the echoes, but I am also intrigued by how much has been forgotten and how much people have erased, willingly or unwittingly. To live through these events and be given the privilege to help tell these ordinary and extraordinary stories of our times on a platform like eNCA: I am honoured. says Mngambi.

Regular contributors to the show will include our team of top reporters; Karyn Maughan, Lester Kiewit, Nickolaus Bauer and Annika Larsen. The station has also secured the services of analysts, who will further enrich the show s political offering.

The PolitBureau will premier this Sunday, 21 May, at 10h30 with a repeat at 19h30.

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