Former executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba has had anything but a quiet and slow past couple of months. After a much-speculated exit from the DA, he has his eyes set on continuing with political service through The People’s Dialogue. He sets the record straight on several stories involving him in this conversation with Gareth Cliff. He also shares his thoughts on some hot-button issues, and discusses where his focus will lie in the next few months.
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06.02.20 Pt 2 - FW de Klerk looks back on his speech at the dawn of a democratic South Africa. The fall of the Berlin Wall, is it related to South Africa’s liberation from the apartheid regime? If you are in America and you want to be told how racist you are, it only costs $2500. Kanthan is having to pay through his nose for Yo-Yo Ma, and he can’t find flights home. Boithabiso Mokoena joins us from China to detail the current situation surrounding the new coronavirus. Is there a cure? She dispells all the myths.
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Cyril, Consistency & China
The notion that big business is the backbone of an economy might need some re-examining. Surely some sectors of the economy could be opened up? How and why does short-sighted decision making at Eskom cripple small business? Consistency in the messages being communicated by the government is vital for national confidence, how does Cyril's government score on this metric? As we attempt to deal with the economic reverberations of global economic shutdowns, which country is poised to become the new global supply chain and production hub? Is imagination important when you govern, or is it just a policy pen pushers game? Our special guest this week is Khaya Sithole. Brought to you by Nando’s.
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