Gwede Mantashe now presides over the most important portfolio in the Cabinet — mining and energy. He’s run it like a fiefdom, trying to shut down any real commitment to a green energy transition. We also explore how Mantashe aided and abetted state capture, and the slow but sure creep toward a gangster state, and all-out gang warfare. Featuring: Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources and EnergyFerial Haffajee, Daily Maverick Associate EditorHeinrich Böhmke, Director of the Specialised Skills Institute of South Africa; former trade unionistArchive & Music Credits: SABC News / eNews Channel Africa / France 24 / CGTNWritten, produced & directed by Richard Poplak and Diana NeilleFact checking and editorial oversight by Sasha Wales-SmithEditing & sound design by Diana Neille, Bernard Kotze & Tevya Turok ShapiroOriginal soundtrack & visual aesthetic by Bernard KotzeAdditional music by Janus van der MerweAdditional voice work by Ayanda CharlieTranscriptions by Gloria CooperProject Manager: Kathryn KotzeMarketing lead: Sarah KoopmanEditor-in-Chief: Branko BrkicDeputy Editor: Jillian GreenExecutive Producer: Styli CharalambousProduced with support from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation(The content may not necessarily reflect the Foundation’s views or opinions)