This is the final episode of The Pitch! (Boo, sad face).As Zandi heads off to London to be an even more bad-ass journo, the three hosts sit down one last time to talk #BlackLivesMatter, if using robots to kill people is ethical and the most im

014 - Hlexit, Afrexit, Mexit

Jun 28th, 2016 37m 7s

This week on The Pitch, can Simmi get the ladies to care about Messi, why is there resistance to introducing English as a medium of instruction at traditionally Afrikaans universities and is the resignation of acting CEO Jimi Matthews from the

013 - What's In A Name?

Jun 21st, 2016 35m 40s

This week on The Pitch, Lisa asks why we have such trouble calling white men terrorists, Zandi explains the violence in Tshwane around mayoral candidates and Simmi asks if we care about the patriarchy. Follow us on Twitter: @The_Pitch_SA

012 - Rapey names and racist crowd-funding

Jun 14th, 2016 51m 13s

This week on The Pitch, we have the amazing Thenji Stemela stepping in to guest host, as we discuss Penny Sparrow facing her day in court, Brock Turner reminding the world yet again that we need to talk about your friendly neighbourhood rapist,

011 - Ali, Bomaye!

Jun 7th, 2016 25m 58s

This week on The Pitch we talk about South Africa's credit rating just missing junk status, what's going on with Uber driver violence and we pay tribute to the world's greatest.

010 -RIP Harambee

May 31st, 2016 29m 37s

This week on The Pitch we have a guest host on the podcast before Lisa gets back next week. Journalist Jan Bornman join Zandi and Simmi to talk Limpopo hospitals, Harambee the gorilla and the SABC censoring protests. Back to the regular line-

009 - Blessers and The Blessed

May 17th, 2016 36m 53s

This week on The Pitch, Zandi educates the team about #Blessers, Simmi talks about the bomb that wasn't at Old Trafford, and Lisa asks if we're in for #NeneGate Round 2 with rumours of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's arrest. We're taking ne

008 - Msunu Yenu, Nonke

May 10th, 2016 40m 38s

Racists racists everywhere. This week on The Pitch, is it good that racists are being exposed online or is this nothing black people haven't heard before? Also, while we were all bickering online, schools and the futures of many young South A

007 - Tipping Point

May 3rd, 2016 40m 43s

This week on The Pitch - Tipping and white tears, was Ntokozo Qwabe making an important political point, or just being a douche-canoe? After the EFF manifesto launch, Zandi asks if ANC is shaking in its boots. And why you should really start pa

006 - Bitch Switch

Apr 26th, 2016 24m 40s

This week on The Pitch, Zandi wants to know if #SyrianLivesMatter = #BlackLivesMatter, Simmi asks the ladies if it's true that they have a "Bitch Switch" and Lisa pays tribute to Prince. There is also a lot of laughing and an option to see Simm

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