News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Pierre de Vos judges the judiciary in 2025. PLUS, KZN legislature chaos

How well did the courts fare this 2025, asks UCT law expert Professor Pierre de Vos? Also, the MK Party cast KwaZulu-Natal's legislature into disarray this Monday.

Have you clocked out for the year already? On the beach yet? Switched off?

Well, constitutional law expert Pierre de Vos has, but not before giving us his last interview for the year.

Touching on all his highs and lows for the judiciary in 2025, from one judge allegedly receiving church bribes – to IDAC’s Transnet corruption trial, De Vos weighs in.

Later, in our trending topic, our politicians haven’t gone on holiday yet! Over in KwaZulu-Natal, a chaotic legislature sitting and motion against Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli ended with him keeping his post.

Finally, the British suffered serious losses in the Second Anglo-Boer War, On This Day in SA History, heard at the end of the show.

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