Fourteen learners are dead after a scholar transport crash in the Vaal. In this episode of SA Explained, Manqoba Mchunu unpacks what we know, the compliance questions around licensing and roadworthiness, and what would actually reduce risk on the school run. With Chris Masenya, Pilane Ramarutsi, and Lesiba Mpya.

Venezuela’s economic collapse offers a stark warning. In this episode of SA Explained, Francis Herd and Aakash Bramdeo unpack how state control, corruption and weakened institutions devastated Venezuela’s economy, and what South Africa must learn to avoid repeating those mistakes..

SA Explained unpacks why the Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana trial has yet to begin, and what’s delaying proceedings in 2025.