We react to your comments about this statement: "The harm to the majority of black South Africans is enormous, as scarce tax revenues are repeatedly siphoned off for the benefit of deployed cadres and the ANC’s patronage machine." SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCAST · SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY · SUBSCRIBE ON GOOGLE PODCASTS · WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Three young South Africans were kidnapped after being duped by a fake job application. Tiego and Alex discuss this and an article by Simo on the failures of quotas in sport. SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCAST · SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY · SUBSCRIBE ON GOOGLE PODCASTS · WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Renowned South African businessman, Richard Maponya, criticised the 'entitlement' mentality in South Africa. Mbali and the FAN crew tackle the #BurningQuestion: Are South Africans entitled? SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCAST · SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY · SUBSCRIBE ON GOOGLE PODCASTS · WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Chris, Tiego and Alex discuss an emotional graduation for a UKZN student and what it says about education and job prospects in SA. Then, they chat about the over 100,000 potholes filled in Jozi by private businesses. On #BurningQuestions
Looking at a Milton Friedman quote, Alex and Sholan discuss the failure of the South African government to keep its citizens safe and some spicy responses from the FAN audience to this quote. Don't miss this episode of #BurningQuestions
The Electoral Commission's budget has been slashed by R770 million with massive implications for our democracy. Sholan and Alex unpack this as well as the news of a racial incident at Stellenbosch University, the devastating state of the mental health of South Africans and FAN's challenge to SASCOC's racialised policies.
The FAN crew discusses whether the Rule of Law is under threat in South Africa and what land ownership really looks like in South Africa. SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCAST · SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY · SUBSCRIBE ON GOOGLE PODCASTS · WATCH ON YOUTUBE
In rural Limpopo a school was gutted and feeding scheme food stolen whilst in the Eastern Cape children learn under trees. Sholan and Alex discuss the dire state of schools in South Africa and one way to make them better. On #BurningQuestions
The FAN crew discusses a Sowetan man who is making reading cool in his community and the hype around a mining CEO earning R300 million. On #BurningQuestions
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About Freedom Fanatics
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Hosted by the astute and engaging Phila Shongwe, Freedom Fanatics offers thought-provoking, probing, and thoroughly researched content featuring one-on-one conversations with academics, public figures, and thought leaders on economics, public policy, and news events that shape your world.
Phila aims to make the case for liberty at every turn by defending and promoting liberal and democratic values—individualism, non-racialism, and free markets. The hour-long interview format of the show lends itself to doing just that.