09.12.21 Pt 2 - The team speaks to Dr Mpho Phalatse from the DA, who they first spoke to during the run-up to the local government election, and who is now the new Mayor of Joburg. They talk about the road to becoming mayor, and future plans for the city.
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The team gets an update from JJ Cornish about what’s currently happening around Africa. Kaveel Singh and Jeff Wicks - co-authors of Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma unrest that set South Africa alight - unpack the looting and violence that took place earlier this year.
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02.12.21 Pt 2 - JJ Cornish joins the team to give us a quick update on the recent travel bans on African countries, China, and much more. Then Kaveel Singh and Jeff Wicks - co-authors of Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma unrest that set South Africa alight - unpack the violent scenes of unrest and looting in KZN and Gauteng.
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15.11.21 Pt 1 - Gareth and Mbulelo were in pain this past weekend, which gets them talking about being sick when they were younger, and how their parents responded to them. Dr Hanan Bushkin then suggests that we should focus on things we can control.
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Leeto Nthoba - who is no stranger to the show - shares some horrific stories from Welkom that leave Phumi and Gareth wondering what the way forward could be. They then get into electricity and the loadshedding mess we are facing.
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11.11.21 Pt 2 - Lecturer at the Central University of Technology, debater, and socio-political analyst, Leeto Nthoba shares the reality of living in Welkom, and the horror stories that he has witnessed there. They get into some of the social issues, a loadshedding mess, and Phumi decides to go to Welkom to help out.
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Siv Ngesi and Dumo Denga join the team to have a candid conversation about the recent local elections that took place. They look at why people didn’t vote, future coalitions that will have to take place, and how the IEC can do better to educate people on how to vote.
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04.11.21 Pt 2 - The team - alongside Siv Ngesi and Dumo Denga - take a look at the recent local elections, and try to analyse the results, why the voter turnout was so low, and how the political parties could have done differently.
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We kickstart the show with Kanthan Pillay and Phumi Mashigo sharing their thoughts and opinions on what took place on The Burning Platform last week. The team then has a candid conversation about the upcoming local elections, their predictions, and voicing the importance of getting out and voting!
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28.10.21 Pt 2 - The team starts off by discussing the viral clip of Gareth, Mudzuli Rakhivhane and John Steenhuisen... which leads to a sizzling conversation about the upcoming elections, as they predict which party is going to win which ward.
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