19.06.24 Pt 2 - Justin Timberlake’s DUI gets the team talking about drug tests. Does restorative justice work? Roman Cabanac joins the team to chat about his recent trip to Russia and his thoughts on the GNU.
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11.07.23 Pt 2 - Dr Jonathan Witt has some words for “Ms. Netherlands”… Gareth gets into Holland and the collapse of their coalition government, while Bakh’abantu wants to know where the Joburg Mayor is.
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The Burning Platform kicks off with Phumzile Mgcina, the newly elected Deputy President of the ANC Youth League, telling us about their new leadership and plans for the future. Gareth, Phumi and Kanthan get into the riots in France, as well as education equality.
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06.07.23 Pt 2 - Newly elected Deputy President of the ANC Youth League, Phumzile Mgcina stops by to discuss their plans for the future. The team also touch on the riots in France, and affirmative action in the USA.
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Why are the top brass Sudanese having at each other for no good reason? The team discuss what could be done from neighbouring countries and international organisations to restore peace there. JJ also touches on the soaring inflation in Africa due to the Russia/Ukraine war. With foreign aid drying up and no access to bond markets, will this mean reduced expenditure on developments? Brought to you by Johannesburg Business School.
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Is ESG an ideological scam? Jonathan Witt and Kanthan Pillay discuss the pros and cons of energy development in South Africa. Kanthan wants to dissect the budget speech, which revealed how much money South Africa loses each day due to interest on debt. Phumi is curious about what the team thinks of Putin’s speech, after seeing Biden join Zelensky in the Ukraine.
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23.02.23 Pt 2 - Jonathan Witt believes the ANC is the cancer at the heart of South Africa, but what has changed in the last 5 years? Kanthan is itching to talk about the budget speech, because an unbelievable amount of money is being lost each day. And do you feel the same as the Americans about the Ukraine movement happening over the war with Russia?
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Dr Greg Mills, who heads the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation, joins the show this week. Gareth and Phumi open up the conversation about coalitions in South Africa, Greg’s latest book - ‘Better Choices: Ensuring South Africa’s Future’, as well as touching on the Russia / Ukraine / South Africa debacle.
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Owen Matthews has written an authoritative book on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with incredible and unique insights into Putin, Zelensky and the media’s take on what’s really going on.
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