Coversations With Gabriel

In this episode of Common Sense Conversations, Gabriel Makin talks to Nicholas Nyati about his running for Deputy Federal Chairperson of the DA. The conversation ranges through a number of topics, covering Nicholas's background, his entry into politics, his goals for the next DA Congress, and his goals for the DA. He also explains two of the six resolutions that he is proposing at the upcoming DA congress. The first concerns the DA adopting a formal policy of non-alignment in foreign affairs and the second concerns the DA proposing stricter regulations on online gambling.

In this episode of the Talking Sense Interview, Gabriel Makin and James Lorimer go into a deep dive into South Africa's mineral and petroleum resources. They explore where South Africa's oil comes from. What effect the Iran war could have on the country's oil supply and price. And South Africa's massive potential in the industry.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to South Africa's Fuel Sources02:07 Current Refining Capacity and Challenges06:26 The Role of Imports and Iran War11:31 Impact of Fuel Prices on the Economy13:31 Understanding the Oil Supply Chain15:19 Government's Role in Fuel Pricing17:39 Historical Context of Refining in South Africa18:56 Exploration Potential and Combative Environmental Activism27:08 The Economic Benefits of Oil and Gas Development34:02 Conclusion and Future Outlook

In this episode of the Talking Sense Interview, Gabriel Makin and Helen Zille discuss the Johannesburg results from the latest SRF/The Common Sense poll. They unpack the DA's progress and what the polling data reveals about her prospects of securing a majority in the city.

In this episode of Talking Sense John Steenhuisen strikes back against a Common Sense editorial that called for him to be fired. He argues that he has done a very competent job in addressing South Africa's Foot and Mouth pandemic and that The Common Sense was way off base to suggest anything else.

Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, joined Gabriel Makin to talk about Cape Town and South Africa. The conversation looks at his successes in the city, what challenges he has faced, and what is needed to make South Africa successful.

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Economics and Policy Editor of The Common Sense, Bheki Mahlobo spoke to Gabriel Makin about his background, the views that shaped him and how to understand South African economics.

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Chairperson of The DA Federal Executive and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille joined Gabriel Makin to talk about Johannesburg, race for mayor, the ideology of the DA and the difference between the ANC and DA.

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The Leader of the DA and Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen joined Gabriel Makin to discuss his tenure as leader of the party, the GNU, the disagreements with the ANC, his potential reelection campaign and much more.

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Mike Sham @sonacoza dropped in to have a broad discussion about the New Media landscape, his fight with the DA and South African politics.

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In this episode of Talking Sense, Zakhele Mthembu, policy officer at the Free Market Foundation, sits down to chat with The Common Sense's executive producer, Gabriel Makin. In the episode they explore Zakhele's personal political development, going over what it is like to be a black South African who is also a libertarian (Zakhele may say Anarcho-Capitalist). After that the discussion turns towards South Africa more broadly as the pair delve into what the appropriate role for the South African state is. Gabriel tries to offer Zakhele potential roles for the state in South Africa's economic development, but Zakhele is clear - the South African state should not have a direct role in the management of the economy.

The conversation ends by looking at Zakhele's work on what he calls the 'Job-seekers exemption certificate' which is a policy proposal of Zakhele's that seeks to help unemployed workers by giving them the option to opt out of some labour regulations for a limited period in order to find work. The proposal seeks to remove some of the barriers that discourage South African businesses from hiring more workers.