Reyno De Beer, President of the Liberty Fighters Network, joins the team to engage on some of the issues that currently plague South Africans - from the state of disaster to the new health regulations and the R22m flag that is to be built.
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19.05.22 Pt 2 - Reyno De Beer, President of the Liberty Fighters Network, joins the team to discuss various issues - from the state of disaster to the millions that South Africa is paying to Cuba, and the R22m proposed flag to be built.
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Gabriel Crouse and Leeto Nthoba make a return to The Burning Platform. The team looks at the end of the state of disaster and the effectiveness of lockdown, regulations put in place by Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, and how politicians are treated differently when they commit crimes. Gabriel also shares his thoughts and a first-hand account of his experience in Rwanda.
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07.04.22 Pt 2 - Is the law fair for all? Leeto Nthoba and Gabriel Crouse join Gareth and Phumi to discuss the latest news and politics - including Sibongile Mani’s case and her sentence. Is her punishment too harsh, and what about all the politicians and their crimes?
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07.04.22 Pt 1 - The team talks about a number of topics - from the petrol price increase, to basic income grants, land redistribution, and what that truly entails. JJ Cornish joins to give us the latest African news.
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05.04.22 Pt 1 - Seems like we have a law-abiding citizen on the team, as Bakh'abantu refused to bribe his way out of a fine. We also learn about the scale of insulting words… and Gareth might have come up with the greatest reality show of all time!
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Helen Zille joins the Burning Platform this week to discuss Cyril Ramaphosa's address to South Africa coming out of the global pandemic. The by-election results for the DA were mixed... what was the reason for the strategy adopted for this election period? Is the presence of a multitude of small parties good for democratic stability? Is South Africa being racially divided by political parties for their own ends? Could the Cape secede from South Africa without civil war? Are identity politics the move of the moment, and is this political environment sustainable for South Africa to flourish? Brought to you by Nando’s.
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12.11.20 Pt 2 - There is an unspoken link between moustaches and paedophiles, and nobody has quite figured out why. #SoWhatNow? was postponed for President Ramaphosa's family meeting last night... should this be the real state of disaster? When you are faced with a moral decision which will affect the masses, always go back to the principle.
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Vote for Astley
16.11.20 Pt 2 - Are we now at the mercy of internet access, are we just useless without it? What are the lessons in life that we learn too late? There's a very good reason you shouldn't vote for Trump or Biden, but rather for the one and only Rick Astley. Are the Guinness family as cursed as the Kennedys? Hey listen, sharks are not a joke... but respect is better than fear of this beautiful apex predator!
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