The Burning Platform with Justice Malala presented by Nando's is always your go-to place for what is happening in South Africa. The HAWKS probe against Pravin Gordhan is a witch hunt that is revealing just what Jacob Zuma is focusing on post the local elections. Has SA seen the worst of the president, or is this only the beginning?
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Justice Malala is in studio for The Burning Platform brought to you by Nando's to discuss the EFF press conference spectacle that resulted in them not wanting Mashaba as mayor of Joburg - plus more talks about coalitions as we reach the final stages. The ANC are still not taking any accountability for the Marikana Massacre, although Mmusi and Julius were there for the victims' families.
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Four years after the Marikana massacre that left 41 miners dead from the bullets of police officers, Andrew and Rori reflect on the commemorative events of the fatal day (16 August 2012) and ask whether they don't suggest that in spite of what politicians say, general society has long since stopped caring about the people of Marikana and the families of the fallen miners. Politicians seem to only raise Marikana when there are political points to be scored, and on this day the people of Marikana are still crying out for justice. They speak to Joseph Mathunjwa, President of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and the Democratic Alliance's spokesperson, Mabine Seabe.
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It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Justice Malala politically, but he is still in fine form on this week's Burning Platform brought to you by Nando's. What's the state of coalition government? EFF, UDM and Cope are issuing demands but are they as powerful as they think? With the EFF compromising so much in coalitions, do they have a long term future in SA politics?
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Ever wondered what your domestic worker thinks about the way you treat her? Behind every successful man in pinstripes and woman in heels in the corporate boardroom is a humble woman in a maid's outfit back home walking the dog, feeding the kid and making sure that the whites remain white and that the darks don't fade. Andrew and Rori speak to domestic workers about how they are treated, and they reveal shocking ways in which even the more "enlightened" among us make them feel like slaves.
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With the election results now in, Justice Malala makes sense of it all in a special edition of The Burning Platform presented by Nando's. Where to now for the ANC, are we ready for the coalitions, is this a new dawn in the South African political landscape? Justice discusses this and more.
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It's a special election edition of the Burning Platform, brought to you by Nando's. Justice Malala has insights for days on the South African local elections, from the EFF and ANC fighting over not just votes but also Thabo Mbeki, all the way through to the real winners and losers before the results are even confirmed.
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On the day of the municipal elections in South Africa, Andrew and Rori set up camp outside a voting station to engage with voters about who they are voting for and what informs their voting decisions.
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Who does Nelson Mandela belong to? Justice Malala brings you the latest from the political tornado currently sweeping the nation in the Burning Platform, brought to you by Nando's. The ANC's problems won't go away post elections, Julius and budgets and why does government keep losing court cases? Endless insights from Justice.
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Frankly Speaking – Are Coloured People Black People?
In the wake of Wayde van Niekerk's epic, world record-breaking victory in the Olympics 400m race, instead of celebrating as one, naturally, South Africans quickly turned the moment into a racially-polarised tweetstorm. On the one hand was those who celebrated under #colouredexcellence, arguing that it was time for coloured people to celebrate being coloured after having been taken for granted for a long time; on the other hand were those who were insisting that coloured people identify as black people. Andrew and Rori speak to journalist, Karima Brown and filmmaker Dylan Valley.
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