The Burning Platform

Justice Malala and Gareth Cliff discuss the State of the Nation Address - the drama, the chaos, the display of democracy in action… oh, and there was also a speech.

On this edition of The Burning Platform, Justice Malala talks about expectations for the State of the Nation Address 2016. He also discusses how the recent events in the Constitutional Court over the Nkandla saga may influence this year's proceedings.

Do the Guptas really make all of our important decisions? This is the leading question on this scorching hot edition of The Burning Platform. Justice also discusses the potential leadership of the ANC, the upcoming Budget Speech and other political events to look forward to. Also, how much is actually going to be paid back?

In a nation where frustrated citizens bare their bums at politicians, you need the likes of Justice Malala to be the voice of reason. In this edition of The Burning Platform fired up by Nando's, Malala looks at intra-political party conflicts, gunshot homicides in Cape Town and Denis Goldberg on corruption, amongst other hot topics.

Justice Malala doesn't disappoint once again as he brings the hottest political headlines courtesy of Nando's on The Burning Platform. This week he focuses on questions and topics such as - Why Bantu Holomisa went to the Public Protector; Who's actually funding our political parties?; As well as the race debates taking place currently.

Bringing the heat once again in 2016, Justice Malala joins Gareth Cliff and the team for another scorching  hot edition of The Burning Platform. Together they look at why the country's recent drama is convenient for the President, why Justice finds race discussions in SA unsettling and Thabo Mbeki breaking his silence, amongst other hot topics of course.

Here's a bumper edition of The Burning Platform to end the year off. The latest on the 'Miners Shot Down' documentary gets discussed including Gareth giving his take on it. Following the firing of Nhlanhla Nene on a Sunday night, Justice gets to the bottom of President Jacob Zuma making this decision and how greed is coming into play here.

Justice Malala is naturally on fire in this week's Burning Platform brought to you by Nando's. The Nene firing has put the country in a new state of shock, as again this points towards Jacob Zuma shaping the cabinet for his own personal interests. What does this all mean for us and the country? Justice is your man to answer such a question and a whole lot more about the current state of the nation.

This edition of The Burning Platform sees Justice Malala look at the Chinese state visit to South Africa, Julius Malema attacking the Mandelas and an update on the textbook case in Limpopo with Gareth Cliff and the team. Malala also touches on the importance of a good credit rating. In conclusion, in light of the Samwu strikes, the team discusses why everything is turning violent.

Justice discusses this week's scorching hot topics with Gareth Cliff and the team including the latest regulations on tourist's birth certificates, the importance of bringing tourists into South Africa, the SACP speaking on the ANC being taken over and so much more!