Nickolaus Bauer

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Nickolaus Bauer

Nickolaus Bauer is an award-winning journalist, author, and social entrepreneur with over two decades of experience spanning storytelling and civic activism. Best known for his sharp investigative reporting, Bauer currently serving as an international correspondent for Carte Blanche - South Africa's longest running current affairs program. He has worked across Africa, and Europe, holding power to account for eNCA, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera and others. Specializing in politics, business, and complex social issues, he has built a reputation for layered, impactful journalism. His Easy Election Guide series powered by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation is South Africa's quintessential manual for navigating national and local ballots.

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PODCAST: The future is local

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PODCAST: OR Tambo — the ANC fortress that cannot deliver

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PODCAST: Sedibeng — can the Vaal rise again?

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PODCAST: Matjhabeng — the gold fields’ long decline

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PODCAST: ZF Mgcawu — where water is the economy

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PODCAST: Sol Plaatje — Kimberley’s second chance

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PODCAST: Mangaung: The election that nobody saw coming

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PODCAST: Garden Route — the rich district with a growing problem

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PODCAST: Msunduzi — the fight for Pietermaritzburg

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PODCAST: Bojanala — the platinum belt’s fault line

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PODCAST: Ehlanzeni — the district with everything, except enough water

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PODCAST: Polokwane — ANC fortress under pressure

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PODCAST: Buffalo City — politically stable, or stagnant?

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PODCAST: Nelson Mandela Bay —the metro on a knife’s edge

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PODCAST: eThekwini — the political earthquake waiting to happen

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PODCAST: Ekurhuleni — the sleeping industrial giant

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PODCAST: Tshwane — the political capital with a political problem

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PODCAST: Cape Town — the city that works, but for whom?

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PODCAST: Joburg — the city everyone wants to save

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PODCAST: The big picture — SA’s political landscape in 2026

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