Solutions With David Ansara

In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with John Endres, CEO of the Institute of Race Relations, about what awaits South Africa in 2023. 

Note: this will be the final episode of the podcast for 2022. I will be taking a break in December to figure out what I want to do with this platform, so it might be a little while until you see/hear me again. 

What is the 'Austrian School' of economics and how applicable is it to the South African context? In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with consultant and writer, Ian Macleod, about the benefits of free markets and limited government intervention.

READ: 'The Austrian antidote to South Africa’s decline into serfdom' by Ian Macleod (Daily Friend, 19 November 2022): https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/11/19/the-austrian-antidote-to-south-africas-decline-into-serfdom/

In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with Mike Settas, head of the Health Policy Unit at the Free Market Foundation, about the risk of National Health Insurance, and how to stop it.

In this special retrospective episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I share a selection of highlights from previous episodes where my guests and I discuss the role that business ought to be playing in South Africa during this period of economic turbulence and political realignment. 

TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:14) Piet le Roux & Russell Lamberti on building an independent business community https://youtu.be/QBR-DC72y0Y 

(0:6:49) Songezo Zibi on his 'Manifesto' https://youtu.be/vnUPiefPinA 

(15:35) Hulme Scholes on saving the mining industry https://youtu.be/BO8lGinZdk0 

(20:14) Toby Chance on growing South Africa's economy https://youtu.be/sWsym3EDTm8 

(29:28) Jonathan Katzenellenbogen on SA's political realignment: https://youtu.be/cSP63oyp4LE 

(37:21) Leon Schreiber on ending cadre deployment https://youtu.be/8vUe80Pt88U 

(40:31) Athol Trollip on making coalitions work https://youtu.be/TWe6-kpgR00 

(43:26) Piet le Roux & Russell Lamberti on building an independent business community https://youtu.be/QBR-DC72y0Y 

(45:26) Conclusion

In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak with author and consultant, GG Alcock, about harnessing commercial opportunities in South Africa's township economies.   

GG's books: http://www.ggalcock.com/gg-books/

In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with Leader of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen, about South Africa's 'moonshot election' in 2024.

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00:00) Introduction

(0:00:55) John Steenhuisen on SA's 'moonshot' election in 2024

(0:03:57) John Steenhuisen on the DA's core values

(0:06:23) John Steenhuisen on race-based policy 

(0:12:20) John Steenhuisen on liberalism

(0:17:00) John Steenhuisen on populism

(0:24:08) John Steenhuisen on stabilising coalitions

(0:28:04) John Steenhuisen on the DA's 'arrogance'

(0:30:58) John Steenhuisen on thresholds

(0:34:33) John Steenhuisen on a United Front

(0:36:51) John Steenhuisen on small parties

(0:42:05) John Steenhuisen on building a capable state

(0:45:56) John Steenhuisen on welfare spending

(0:48:48) John Steenhuisen on the EFF

(0:51:24) John Steenhuisen on working with the ANC

(0:56:09) John Steenhuisen on Western Cape devolution

(1:04:58) John Steenhuisen on active citizenship

(1:07:54) Conclusion

Does legal activism work? In this episode of the 'Solutions Wtih David Ansara' podcast, I speak with attorney, Daniël Eloff, about public interest litigation as an instrument for social change.

Daniël and I discuss:

- Why he chose the legal profession

- The effectiveness of public interest litigation 

- Legal challenges against the Lockdown

- The role of NGOs and civil society in holding government to account

- The need for a politically independent judiciary

In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podacast, I speak with Marius Roodt of the Institute of Race Relations about how to stabilise South Africa's volatile coalitions. 

Marius and I discuss:

- How SA's electoral system lends itself to coalitions

- A brief history of coalitions in SA 

- The current political landscape in SA 

- Can coalitions work with so many small parties? 

- International experience with coalitions

- Scenarios for 2024

What role does agriculture play in South Africa's economy and in society more broadly? In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak with Dr. Theo de Jager of the Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) about farming in South Africa. 

We discuss:

- How Theo got involved in farming and organised agriculture 

- Saai and its objectives

- The current state of South Africa's agricultural sector 

- The risk of Expropriation Without Compensation 

- Alternative approaches to land reform

- Saai's participation in the Western Cape Devolution Working Group

- Farm attacks

- The drivers of food inflation in South Africa

- Global food security risks 

In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak with Athol Trollip of ActionSA about making coalitions work in South Africa.  

We discuss:

- Athol's background and how he got involved in politics

- Athol's assessment of the state of SA politics in the run-up to the 2024 elections

- Making coalitions work: Athol's experience as Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay

- The potential for a broad opposition front to defeat the ANC/EFF

- The role of business in fixing South Africa

- Non-racialism

- The benefits of political devolution and decentralisation

Note: this episode was recorded on Tuesday 27 September 2022.