Democracy Unplugged

Kanthan Pillay and Rob Hersov - a South African entrepreneur and private investor, whose recent video titled 'If Madiba were alive today, he would vote DA' has been getting a lot of attention - join the team to discuss the upcoming election, possible party coalitions and China's mounting debt crisis.

Ray Hartley joins the team to talk about the upcoming election... what will voters say about the divided ANC? Why are so many young people disinterested in voting? Plus, Zuma and the Constitutional Court, Joe Biden and lots more.

Dumo Denga - a Libertarian, former member of the Capitalist Party, and host of the ManPatria podcast - joins the team to talk the vaccine passport, local elections and more. They also chat to Paul Jacobson, who is standing as a nominee for Ward 54 Councillor for Sea Point, Camps Bay and Mouille Point in Cape Town.

Brett Herron and Neil de Beer are both Cape Town mayoral candidates. They join the team to talk about why you should vote for them, their thoughts on Covid vaccinations, and how they are different from their previous parties - the ANC and DA.

The team - alongside Kanthan Pillay and Lord Peter Hain - talk about Peter’s latest memoir titled A Pretoria Boy: The Story of South Africa’s ‘Public Enemy Number One’, whether Cyril Ramphosa really is better than Jacob Zuma was, Afghanistan and much more!

What are the City of Joburg’s biggest issues that need fixing, and what are the solutions? Former Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, and the DA’s new mayoral candidate, Dr Mpho Phalatse, join the team to share what they have cooking, and why you should vote for them on this very fiery episode!

Ivo Vegter and Brooks Spector join the team to voice their opinions about the Taliban takeover, President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, the basic income grant in SA and more.

Phumlani Majozi - Senior Fellow at African Liberty - joins Gareth to have a candid conversation about the cabinet reshuffle (especially the new Finance Minister), Cyril Ramaphosa at the State Capture commission, proposals for people to withdraw their retirement, the DA's fight against the postponement of local elections and more.

Is President Cyril Ramaphosa just the least dirty shirt in the laundry pile that is the ANC? Can the families of corrupt politicians stop flaunting their gains on social media? Solly Moeng joins the panel this week to dissect the dog show that is South African politics.

Kanthan Pillay returns to The Burning Platform this week to answer all your questions. Dr Anthony Turton also joins the team to have a candid conversation about the water crisis in South Africa and a lot more.