Julius Malema Slams MacG’s ‘Podcast and Chill’: “Its Role Is to Depoliticise the Youth”
Julius Malema did not hold back at the EFF press briefing held at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg on Thursday, 30 July 2026, launching a stinging attack on MacG’s wildly popular Podcast and Chill.
Standing before a branded red EFF backdrop, the party leader told media that the show functions less like entertainment and more like a deliberate political project.
It’s called MacG Podcast. It’s a political party, that thing. Its role is to depoliticise the youth.
Malema said, framing the podcast as an instrument designed to pull young South Africans away from political consciousness.
Malema accused MacG of normalising alcohol consumption during recordings, suggesting the presenter cultivates a “chiller” culture that encourages young people to speak loosely and dismissively about Black and African identity. He also took a jab at the podcaster’s signature casual look, saying:
The EFF leader contrasted MacG unfavourably with fellow podcaster and former EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, whom he praised for hosting guests of substance who engage in meaningful conversation.
Malema referenced watching Mbuyiseni Ndlozi interview a former white police commissioner on the African Renaissance Podcast as an example of the kind of content he considers worthwhile.
He also pushed back against MacG’s past claims of being “cancelled,” saying the podcaster is not as unique as he believes himself to be.