Ivor Chipkin is the Co-Founder and Director of the New South Institute. He joins Gareth and Phumi this week to discuss the Public Service Amendment Bill, government reform, questioning politicians and more.

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02.11.23 Pt 2 - Ivor Chipkin, Co-Founder and Director of the New South Institute, joins Gareth and Phumi in studio to discuss the current state of South Africa in the build-up to the elections next year. He states - like in the case of Matthew Lani - SA citizens need to start doing their own research, and calling out politicians and people in charge.

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Writer and analyst at the Institute of Race Relations, Gabriel Crouse joins The Burning Platform this week to discuss Herman Mashaba's recent dig at the IRR, the Digital Misinformation Conference, as well as the ideal coalition that South Africa should be focusing on.

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30.03.23 Pt 2 - Gabriel Crouse, writer and analyst at the Institute of Race Relations, comments on some current topics making headlines right now. This includes the IRR’s work on the Phala Phala cover-up angle, and a coalition fantasy of an ideal takeover in 2024. Kanthan is also very interested in the Digital Disinformation Conference that Gabriel spoke at this past weekend.

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09.02.23 Pt 2 - Joel Pollak joins the Burning Platform team to tackle the US SONA given by Joe Biden last night, while addressing the upcoming SONA by Cyril Ramaphosa or ‘RamaPromises’, as the comment section calls him. Where is the DA going wrong in the upcoming election? According to Joel, Biden’s speech held much merit, but Trump DID more than he spoke. Joel Pollak is also promoting his new book, which he’s launching tonight with Gareth Cliff at Exclusive Books in Rosebank. If you’re not staying home to watch the SONA, join them!

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Solly Moeng joins the show to discuss some of the major roadblocks in South Africa right now… the new mayor of Joburg representing Palestine in a viral press interview, the EFF endorsing land grabbing in SA with no real judicial system in place, and how the DA has proven itself with two major municipalities - but is still consistently under fire from the ANC.

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02.02.23 Pt 2 - The new mayor of Joburg is in question after a recent interview went viral stating he wants to change the name of a major road in order to upset the US Embassy. The EFF are endorsing land grabbing, but what are the repercussions Is South Africa’s judicial system broken? And the DA is consistently under fire, even though it has proven that it can turn things around.

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Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation is the big topic of the day, along with the ANC’s downfall in numbers, and the diamond in the rough of 2022. Serbia has made headlines for not sanctioning Russia, which opens up a conversation about leadership of all the Arabic states.

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We kickstart the show with Kanthan Pillay and Phumi Mashigo sharing their thoughts and opinions on what took place on The Burning Platform last week. The team then has a candid conversation about the upcoming local elections, their predictions, and voicing the importance of getting out and voting!

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28.10.21 Pt 2 - The team starts off by discussing the viral clip of Gareth, Mudzuli Rakhivhane and John Steenhuisen... which leads to a sizzling conversation about the upcoming elections, as they predict which party is going to win which ward.

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