18.05.23 Pt 2 - Gareth Cliff, Phumi Mashigo, and Kanthan Pillay are joined on the Burning Platform by Phumlani Majozi this morning as the list of topics to cover is long. The team gets into the South African power crisis, the latest BEE Scandal that has made headlines around the country, South Africa’s involvement in the Russian Arms deal, and more.
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It's a historic moment in American politics, as no former president has ever been indicted. Joel Pollak, Senior Editor-at-Large for Breitbart News, joins The Gareth Cliff Show live to discuss the breaking news and provide insights into how the charges could impact Trump's political future, including his potential 2024 campaign.
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31.03.23 Pt 1 - We kick off with a surprise visit from Joel Pollak to update us on America’s biggest headline… Trump’s indictment. Ben, Simphiwe and Gareth discuss a range of hot topics - from AI, to the Facebook rapist Thabo Bester, Jon Jones and Gary Player.
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Kanthan Pillay is itching to talk about the cabinet reshuffle. Ivo Vegter joins to throw in his 2 cents on the matter - slamming Cyril Ramaphosa as ‘Our feckless president and his bloated, self-serving cabinet’ in his latest article. Phumi talks about the business of politicking in South Africa, and how coalitions won’t work because of their lack of skill in this area.
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09.03.23 Pt 2 - Ivo Vegter talks about his positive belief of an inefficient government, and how Cyril Ramaphosa is a complete disgrace in regard to his cabinet reshuffle. Kanthan Pillay lets loose on the usual suspects in the cabinet, and also weighs in on the debate of the Republican breach of the US Capitol. Phumi is disgusted with the fact that we had to wait on Parliament for the reshuffle, quoting Mandela… “Never keep your audience waiting!”
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Chris Wyatt is a retired US Army Colonel and Intelligence Operative with a particular interest in South Africa. Chris has spent much of his post-military world making sense of the seismic political, economic and cultural changes in South Africa and has a network of informed and well-placed sources that gives him a perspective most South Africans don’t even have of their own backyard. In this discussion he and Gareth get into the future of the US, South Africa and some of the common themes of the deterioration of both systems under the destructive influence of the left.
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For Richer or for… Richer?
29.04.21 Pt 1 - Would you marry someone purely based on how much money they have? Speaking about money, Siya doesn’t see himself spending R15k on sneakers. Numbers don’t lie and we think it’s safe to say that people are a bit over the Oscars.
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