History of South Africa podcast
by Desmond Latham
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Estimated from 7 chart positions in 7 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · History#1645K to 30K
- 🇿🇦ZA · History#3100K to 300K
- 🇳🇬NG · History#130500 to 3K
- 🇳🇿NZ · History#158500 to 3K
- 🇦🇪AE · History#180500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
54K to 173K🎙 ~2x weekly·271 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
108K to 345K🇿🇦87%🇬🇧9%🇳🇬1%+4 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
32K to 104K
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Recent episodes
Episode 284 - Australians and the Struben Brothers Hunt Gold on the Ridge of White Waters
Jul 19, 2026
21m 35s
Episode 283 - Warren’s Great North Road Balloon and Telegraph Escapade
Jul 12, 2026
18m 00s
Episode 282 - The Scramble for Africa Berlin Conference of 1884/5 and Lüderitz becomes German
Jul 5, 2026
23m 52s
Episode 281 - The Boers anoint Dinizulu King of the Zulus
Jun 28, 2026
25m 41s
Episode 280 - Zibhebhu’s Mandlakazi shatter Cetshwayo’s uSuthu setting off a Zulu Civil War
Jun 21, 2026
32m 17s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/19/26 | gold miningadventure+3 | — | gold | AustraliaSouth Africa+1 | goldStruben Brothers+5 | — | 21m 35s | ||
| 7/12/26 | historygeopolitics+4 | — | Cremation Society | TransvaalWoking, Surrey+2 | 1885Transvaal+6 | — | 18m 00s | ||
| 7/5/26 | colonialismEuropean history+5 | — | — | BelgiumGermany | Scramble for AfricaBerlin Conference+5 | — | 23m 52s | ||
| 6/28/26 | Zulu historyCetshwayo+4 | — | — | — | CetshwayoZibhebhu+6 | — | 25m 41s | ||
| 6/21/26 | Zulu Civil WarKing Cetshwayo+5 | — | — | ZululandPort Dunford+2 | ZuluCetshwayo+8 | — | 32m 17s | ||
| 6/14/26 | Anglican ChurchSouth African history+4 | — | — | South AfricaNatal+1 | Dean WilliamsBishop Merriman+6 | — | 20m 46s | ||
| 6/7/26 | mathematicscolonialism+4 | — | — | South AfricaStellaland+1 | Ferdinand von Lindemannπ+6 | — | 20m 36s | ||
| 5/31/26 | Anglo-Zulu Warexile+4 | — | KwaMagwaza Mission | Cape TownRobben Island+4 | CetshwayoZulu+5 | — | 18m 35s | ||
| 5/24/26 | pastoralismmigration+5 | — | — | OkavangoKalahari+5 | DorslandThirstland+8 | — | 18m 42s | ||
| 5/17/26 | mining history19th century+4 | — | Cambridge History of South Africa | TransvaalGriqualand West+3 | Transvaalgold mining+6 | — | 26m 04s | ||
| 5/10/26 | First Anglo-Boer WarBritish military history+3 | — | Transvaal Boer Leaders | TransvaalNatal+4 | Pretoria ConventionAnglo-Boer War+5 | — | 28m 09s | ||
| 5/3/26 | Afrikaner identityBritish military history+3 | — | — | BritainNewcastle+1 | MajubaAfrikaner+6 | — | 19m 43s | ||
| 4/26/26 | First Boer Warmilitary operations+4 | — | Afrikaner Nationalists | Laing’s NekNatal escarpment+2 | First Boer WarLaing’s Nek+5 | — | 19m 56s | ||
| 4/19/26 | Basutoland Gun WarBritish Imperialism+4 | — | — | BasutolandTransvaal+4 | BasutolandTransvaal+7 | — | 22m 23s | ||
| 4/12/26 | Boer RepublicsBritish politics+4 | — | ANC | TransvaalIreland+1 | GladstoneDisraeli+7 | — | 21m 18s | ||
| 4/5/26 | Bapedi historyAfrikaner paradox+3 | — | Bapedi | Limpopo ProvinceSouth Africa | BapediSekhukhune+5 | — | 20m 12s | ||
| 3/29/26 | mountain passesroad engineering+3 | — | Public Works Department | Graaff-Reinet | Thomas Bainmountain passes+4 | — | 21m 04s | ||
| 3/22/26 | Zulu KingdomAnglo-Zulu War+3 | — | Cetshwayo’s Dutchman | HollandNatal+3 | Cornelius VijnZulu Kingdom+7 | — | 21m 56s | ||
| 3/15/26 | Boer-Zulu AllianceAlbert Einstein+4 | — | British ArmyabaQulusi+1 | South AfricaGermany+3 | WakkerstroomZulu+7 | — | 21m 00s | ||
| 3/8/26 | British invasion of Zululand19th Century conflicts+4 | — | — | ZululandTransvaal+2 | John DunnZululand+7 | — | 18m 23s | ||
| 3/1/26 | Anglo-Zulu Warmilitary history+4 | — | — | KhambulaVryheid+2 | KhambulaZulu army+6 | — | 22m 42s | ||
| 2/22/26 | Cecil RhodesKimberley+5 | — | — | TransvaalKimberley | Cecil RhodesKimberley+6 | — | 19m 38s |
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Chart history for History of South Africa podcast
Peaked at #3 in South Africa, top 10 in 1 of 7 tracked markets, currently #3 in South Africa.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| NG | — | #130 | #130 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #158 | #158 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #164 | #164 | — |
| AE | — | #180 | #180 | — |
| Denmark | — | #182 | #182 | — |
| Norway | — | #199 | #199 | — |
Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.
Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.