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The Gareth Cliff Show

The Gareth Cliff Show is a leading, truly independent digital broadcast in South Africa, currently airing live on Fridays (formerly on The Real Network and CliffCentral), hosted by Gareth Cliff alongside regular and guest contributors. The aim is to entertain, inform, inspire and empower local and international audiences with powerful interviews, hot-takes on current affairs, talk about the things nobody else talks about and make people laugh, smile and think.

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#GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 3

PART 3 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Corne Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus joins the show to talk South African politics and the ballot box LINKS & CONTACTS Mankwe Gametrackers: https://mankwegametrackers.co.za/…

30 Oct 4AM 53 min

#GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 2

PART 2 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 TD Markets trading educators Tshepo Makaodi and Ashley Reeve go through the week’s market headlines, including interest rates and inflation, gold hitting $4,000, and Bitcoin,…

30 Oct 4AM 44 min

#GCSLIVE | BENS BACK, BIG GAS & BALLOT BOXES | CORNE MULDER JOINS US PART 1

PART 1 The Gareth Cliff Show | Ben’s Back, Big Gas & Ballot Boxes, Corne Mulder (Freedom Front Plus), Mankwe Gametrackers | 30 October 2026 Gareth Cliff went live on Friday 30 October 2026 with Ben back on the mic, a big morning for The Gas Company, Corne Mulder of…

30 Oct 4AM 53 min

#GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 3

Part 3 The Giving It Gas Award from The Gas Company, TD Markets and the Cohesion X AI series. Help shark conservation: scarshark.com/#donate Free speech: freespeech.org.za | freeexpression.org.za Holidays: travel.co.za | devprom.co.za Markets: tdmarkets.com | Gas: thegascompany.co.za | AI: cohesionx.co.za The Gareth Cliff Show | shark conservation, Caleb Swanepoel, Dr…

23 Oct 4AM 30 min

#GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 2

Part 2 Mark Oppenheimer on UCT, his Washington visit and free speech in South Africa. Help shark conservation: scarshark.com/#donate Free speech: freespeech.org.za | freeexpression.org.za Holidays: travel.co.za | devprom.co.za Markets: tdmarkets.com | Gas: thegascompany.co.za | AI: cohesionx.co.za The Gareth Cliff Show | shark conservation, Caleb Swanepoel, Dr Sara Andreotti, Mark Oppenheimer,…

23 Oct 4AM 1 hr 03 min

#GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE PART 1

Part 1 Caleb Swanepoel and Dr Sara Andreotti on shark conservation, anti-shark devices and Caleb’s own shark attack story. They also put the odds of an attack against being struck by lightning, and stress respect for the sea. Plus Tourvest and Development Pro on Hurtigruten cruises to Norway Help shark…

23 Oct 4AM 1 hr 01 min

#GCSLIVE |DEADLY WATERS, FREE SPEECH & FREE GAS | CALEB SWANEPOEL & DR SARA ANDREOTTI | MARK OPPENHEIMER AND MORE

Caleb Swanepoel and Dr Sara Andreotti on shark conservation, anti-shark devices and Caleb’s own shark attack story. They also put the odds of an attack against being struck by lightning, and stress respect for the sea. Mark Oppenheimer on UCT, his Washington visit and free speech in South Africa. Plus…

23 Oct 4AM 2 hr 36 min

#GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 3

PART 3: Dr Jonathan Witt joins the conversation as we tackle the issues shaping the country, challenge conventional thinking and ask the questions that matter. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas Company, rewarding the best contributions from our audience, alongside the usual mix of headlines, opinions and unpredictable…

16 Oct 5AM 1 hr 13 min

#GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 2

PART 2: We turn up the political heat with Mzwanele Manyi, talking power, politics and the state of South Africa. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas Company, rewarding the best contributions from our audience, alongside the usual mix of headlines, opinions and unpredictable moments. And while we're talking…

16 Oct 5AM 31 min

#GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT PART 1

PART 1: Nina Hastie joins Gareth Cliff for a dose of sharp humour, punchlines and unfiltered conversation and weird stumpy fingernails. Plus, we're Giving It Gas with The Gas Company, rewarding the best contributions from our audience, alongside the usual mix of headlines, opinions and unpredictable moments. And while we're…

16 Oct 4AM 52 min

#GCSLIVE |PUNCHLINES, POWER PLAYS, FREE GAS & STATE OF SA | NINA HASTIE | MZWANELE MANYI | JONATHAN WITT

Nina Hastie joins Gareth Cliff for a dose of sharp humour, punchlines and unfiltered conversation and weird stumpy fingernails. Then we turn up the political heat with Mzwanele Manyi, talking power, politics and the state of South Africa. Dr Jonathan Witt joins the conversation as we tackle the issues shaping…

16 Oct 4AM 2 hr 36 min

#GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 3

Part 3 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. Themba Robin closes the show with what he’s heading to…

9 Oct 5AM 1 hr 06 min

#GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 2

Part 2 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. TD Markets trading educators Tshepo Makaodi and Ashley Reeve break…

9 Oct 5AM 38 min

#GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO? PART 1

Part 1 In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. ASS kicks off the morning with stories including Sweden’s “Introvert…

9 Oct 5AM 50 min

#GCSLIVE | MARKETS| AI SCAMS|THE COMMENTS SECTION |STORIES FROM ASS & WHAT’S THEMBA ROBIN UP TO?

In this show you get two hours on money, AI scams, the law and some of the strangest stories of the week. The lineup covered the markets, stablecoins, voice-cloning fraud, domestic worker rights and Themba Robin’s latest plans. ASS kicks off the morning with stories including Sweden’s “Introvert Travel Agency”,…

9 Oct 4AM 2 hr 35 min

#GCSLIVE | Penny Balfour: Bad People Come In Every Gender | Africa's First Micro-Drama App | Cohesion X

Gareth Cliff and Ben Karpinski dig into the latest in news and sport, including the bizarre story of Christa Pike, the woman who survived execution twice. Penny Balfour joins the show to tackle one of South Africa's hottest topics, GBV, and why bad people aren't confined to one gender. Andre…

2 Oct 7AM 2 hr 11 min

#GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION Part 2

Part 2 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, political commentator and Capitalist Party founder Kanthan Pillay joins Gareth for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from global politics to home turf — alternate views on South Africa's political landscape and what's really at stake as the country heads toward its local government…

25 Sep 4AM 1 hr 15 min

#GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION Part 1

Part 1 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space, to breaking old habits and the honest state of everyday life in South Africa right now. Honest, wide-ranging and…

25 Sep 4AM 1 hr 01 min

#GCSLIVE| AFTER THE BRAAI, BEFORE THE HANDSHAKE| MASH IS BACK| KANTHAN PILLAY JOINS THE CONVERSATION

On today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space, to breaking old habits and the honest state of everyday life in South Africa right now. Then political commentator and Capitalist…

25 Sep 4AM 2 hr 16 min

#GCSLIVE| SCAMMERS BEWARE! AND THE FIGHT FOR THE CAPITAL| LEIGH ANN AND CILLIERS BRINK

Gareth and Leigh Ann kick off with stories about Damon and Leigh Ann's first meeting with Sam Cowan — plus the comments section weighs in, as always. Then, Jarrett Booysen, founder of SEQFLO, joins the show to talk about how getting scammed out of thousands of rands led him to…

18 Sep 5AM 1 hr 50 min

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