Promoting trade between the United States of America and Africa, Minister Counsellor for Commercial Affairs for Sub-Saharan Africa at the U.S. Consulate, Cynthia Griffin chats to Gareth Cliff about her life and work in the foreign service. Opening up the trading portal between the U.S. and fellow African countries for market expansion is one of Cynthia's primary areas of focus, promoting and facilitating U.S. economic and commercial interests in the region.
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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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06.02.23 Pt 1 - Gareth is fired up over a Chinese spy balloon that was shot down in the USA over the weekend. Candice Mama joins the conversation with her skepticism about TikTok that’s becoming modern-day spyware on your phone. Robben Island is hosting a silent disco for the public and South Africans are outraged. And Dr Hanan joins us for early morning therapy.
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24.08.22 Pt 2 - Gareth has a candid conversation with Larry Elder who is a talk show host, political commentator, and black conservative voice in America. They discuss race in America, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the conservative movement, and how awful California is.
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21.07.22 Pt 2 - Deputy CEO of AfriForum, Ernst Roets joins the team to explain what they do. The team also talks about the decline of America, the staggeringly high unemployment rate of South Africa, and the importance of accepting the responsibility of what you can do - without the help of government.
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Prof Gilbert Khadiagala is the Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations and Director of the Centre for the Study of the United States at the University of Witwatersrand. In this discussion, he and Gareth get into the details of the relationship between South Africa and the US, covering everything from Trump to AGOA to the African continent - and our challenges with changes in world power.
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28.01.21 Pt 2 - Phumi is counting down the days until private schools open, as she has had it with homeschooling! David Smith, the Guardian's Washington DC bureau chief who is based in the epicentre of all US politics, joins the team to discuss what’s happening in America.
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Undoing Trump’s Legacy
Biden’s inaugural address was a soulful plea to come together. After being in office for a week he has already overturned Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the US military, and rejoined the Paris climate agreement... is President Joe Biden better than Trump, or will the honeymoon phase come to an end sooner than expected? The Guardian's Washington DC bureau chief David Smith joins the team to discuss what’s happening in the USA. Brought to you by Nando’s.
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