David Smith is the Washington correspondent of The Guardian. From 2010 to 2015, he was their Africa correspondent, and was based in Johannesburg. He has a completely different take on the midterm elections compared to Joel Pollak - who Gareth spoke to recently. They discuss the main issues on the ballot, where the Republicans and Democrats look strongest and weakest… and whether Biden stands a chance of staying in office if the Dems do poorly in today’s results.
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Wayne Sussman is an independent election analyst, known as 'the Elections Geek' and he joins the team to unpack Joburg’s coalition government debacle, Mpho Phalatse’s Twitter thread, elections in South Africa, and voter apathy.
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06.10.22 Pt 2 - Independent election analyst Wayne Sussman joins the team for an in-depth conversation about the Joburg coalition government debacle, Mpho Phalatse’s Twitter thread, elections in South Africa, and voter apathy.
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JJ Cornish gives us the latest African news that includes Kenya calling for peaceful acceptance of election results after a protracted vote count, a Coptic church fire tragedy in Giza leaves scores dead and injured in Egypt, and new tensions brew over the mega-dam across the Nile in Ethiopia. Brought to you by Johannesburg Business School.
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16.08.22 Pt 1 - When is the right time to announce a pregnancy? Mash tries being a supportive friend by subscribing to one of his friend's OnlyFans account, and now regrets it. And Lebang might never leave her house again after what she witnessed at a club recently!
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Kanthan Pillay and Solly Moeng both join the final episode of The Burning Platform. They recap of some of the biggest stories of 2021, including local government election results, lockdown, Shell’s planned seismic survey, and more.
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23.12.21 Pt 2 - It’s time for a wrap of the year’s biggest news stories! Kanthan Pillay and Solly Moeng join the team to recap some of the hottest topics, including Shell’s planned seismic survey, LGE results, and more.
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Newly appointed Mayor of Joburg, Dr Mpho Phalatse from the DA, joins the team to have an open discussion about her being the first female mayor of the city, coalitions, what will be prioritised, crime, and what the future of Joburg looks like.
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09.12.21 Pt 2 - The team speaks to Dr Mpho Phalatse from the DA, who they first spoke to during the run-up to the local government election, and who is now the new Mayor of Joburg. They talk about the road to becoming mayor, and future plans for the city.
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Rorisang Tshabalala and Sara Gon join the team to speak about loadshedding, local government coalitions, the reaction to FW de Klerk’s death, the Miss SA Israel debacle and more.
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