Mayor of uMngeni, Chris Pappas, and Sandile Mnikathi, the current deputy mayor of uMngeni Municipality, have a candid conversation with the Shady Lurker about their book, 'Saving South Africa: Lessons from the uMngeni Municipality Success Story', working in a coalition, and their general thoughts on the current state of politics.
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Chris Pappas is the Premier candidate on the DA’s list for KZN next year. Doing an already excellent job in the uMngeni local municipality, could premiership soon be a reality for Mr Pappas? Gareth and Phumi do a deep dive with Chris on the current state of government, his vision for KZN, and how people can change their futures by voting.
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16.11.23 Pt 3 - Chris Pappas is the DA's Premier Candidate for KwaZulu-Natal for the 2024 election, and current Mayor of the uMngeni local municipality. He joins Gareth and Phumi in studio for a Burning Platform special to share some fiery opinions on the current government, his journey as mayor, and his plans for the future of KZN.
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Leon Louw - a policy expert, author and speaker - joins the panel to discuss land and property ownership, and the unlawful woes that have carried over the last few generations. Phumi implodes after hearing about the Woolworths CEO’s profit margin, and Kanthan struggles to see the DA’s vision, launching Chris Pappas as the premier candidate for KZN. Gareth gets into some international news.
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05.10.23 Pt 2 - Joining the Burning Platform this week is Leon Louw, a policy expert, author, and speaker. Leon and Phumi engage their frustration over pre-apartheid policy of unlawful deeds distribution and property handovers without paperwork. Kanthan has some worries about Chris Pappas being the frontman of the DA’s premiership in KZN, and Gareth gets into some international news.
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Solly Moeng joins the show to discuss some of the major roadblocks in South Africa right now… the new mayor of Joburg representing Palestine in a viral press interview, the EFF endorsing land grabbing in SA with no real judicial system in place, and how the DA has proven itself with two major municipalities - but is still consistently under fire from the ANC.
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