SA and USA Go Poll Dancing

Rob Rose from the Financial Mail and Zukile Majova from Scrolla.Africa are joined in the studio by Patrick Smith from Africa Confidential for episode 31 of Sharp Sharp, as South Africa and the United States go to the polls a day apart.They ask what the local government elections mean for the Government of National Unity, why the DA's maths in Joburg is so hard even at 40%, and whether Herman Mashaba and the ANC could cut a deal that keeps Helen Zille out of the mayor's chair. They also look at why professionals feel pushed out of the ANC and how the youth vote has been pulled towards the EFF and MK.Then they turn to the world: the US midterms, corruption and the cost of living, Brazil, Israel's election, and whether South Africa slips down Donald Trump's list of targets.Sharp Sharp is the weekly podcast on politics, money and power from the Financial Mail and Scrolla.Africa.Subscribe for new episodes. You can also watch on YouTube.