The Democracy Gauge is a show designed the South African audience at the heart of it. This is a show where the viewers tell it like it is.
Latest episodes
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4 min
'There are gains yet, there's still some work to do'
Masilo Machaka is an avid Kaizer Chiefs, Bafana Bafana, Proteas, and Springbok supporter and a recognisable face in the stands.Machaka can often be seen on our TV screens, singing…
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3 min
Democracy Gauge: Brian Mahlangu
In the shadow of the Marlboro Gautrain station, in the heart of one of South Africa’s most affluent regions, the cardboard and hardwood shacks of Setswetla informal settlement stan…
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3 min
Democracy Gauge: George Mbathu
A former North West police officer, based in Klerksdorp, who was allegedly suspended from his duty in 1991, is still struggling to get his suspension lifted, 28 years later. The ma…
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2 min
Democracy Gauge: Faldielah Gamieldien
Faldielah Gamieldien (50) from Grassy Park has been working on Adderley Street since the age of 15 – where she sells flowers. Gamieldien took up this job because her mother had to…
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2 min
Democracy Gauge: MaDingaan Loraine Pemvana
MaDingaan Pemvana (63) from Bloemfontein has to walk 2 kilometers every week to sell recycled material to make a living. Pemvana receives pension money and says it does not meet al…
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3 min
Democracy Gauge: Handsome Khumalo
19-year-old Ngobe Handsome Khumalo lives on the streets of Durban. And democracy, he says, hasn’t done anything for him. Khumalo was raised in Waterloo in Verulam. The thing that m…
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3 min
Democracy Gauge: Nazir Osman
Businessman Nazir Osman runs a business that manufactures lollipops and other sweets.the business exports to about fourteen countries, with their flagship brand being Stumbo. – one…
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3 min
Democracy Gauge: Katriena Esau
Katriena Esau (85) admits that her life has not been easy… However she says it seems like things are starting to look up. Esau enjoys to keep busy with teaching her children her la…
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2 min
Democracy Gauge: Quinton Faro
Quinton Faro (45) was born in Barrydale and was raised in the karoo and in part in Cape Town. Faro says he always felt that he wanted to come back to the karoo because “I am a chil…
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2 min
Democracy Gauge: Michael December
We take you back to the 27th of April 1994, when millions of South Africans voted for the first time since the fall of apartheid. But one man, Michael December, was still incarcera…