
Where storytelling meets politics and true crime.
The Republic Tapes is a narrative-driven podcast exploring the forgotten and often overlooked political stories that have shaped modern South Africa. From unsolved assassinations and mysterious disappearances to whistleblowers, trials, and betrayals — each episode focuses on one true story, using it as a window into the deeper history and power dyn... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 4 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Categories | NewsHistoryPolitics | ||||

She was unarmed. Walking into her office in Paris.
A South African exile who dared to expose an international arms trade.
And in seven gunshots, Dulcie September was silenced—right outside the ANC mission where she worked.
But who pulled the trigg... more
Was Samora Machel’s 1986 plane crash a tragic aviation accident—or a Cold War assassination? In this episode, we explore the life and controversial death of Mozambique’s first president, a revolutionary leader and Pan-African icon whose fight against... more
In one of the most iconic photographs in South African history, a teenage boy carries the lifeless body of Hector Pieterson through the streets of Soweto. That boy was Mbuyisa Makhubo — and shortly after that moment, he disappeared.
This episode tra... more
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Apple Podcasts | #162 |
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