Thuli Madonsela is a South African advocate and Professor of law, holding a chair in social justice at Stellenbosch University since January 2018. She served as the Public Protector of South Africa from 19 October 2009 to 14 October 2016.

In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of South Africa promulgated by then President Nelson Mandela.

Adam Habib is a South African professor of political geography, and the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Adam is the author of two books: Rebels and Rage - Reflecting on #FeesMustFall South Africa's Suspended Revolution - Hopes and Prospects.

Adam Habib is a South African professor of political geography, and the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Adam is the author of two books:

Rebels and Rage - Reflecting on #FeesMustFall

South Africa's Suspended Revolution - Hopes and Prospects.

Max du Preez is a writer, columnist and documentary filmmaker. He founded the Vrye Weekblad, an Afrikaans-language weekly and the first anti-apartheid newspaper and its progressive successor Vrye Weekblad Online in 2019. He won the Nat Nakasa Award for fearless reporting in 2008. Between 1982-1988, Du Preez was the Political Correspondent for various publications including Beeld, Financial Mail, Sunday Times and Business Day.

Ferial Haffajee is a South African journalist and newspaper editor. Haffajee was editor of City Press newspaper and was previously the editor of the Mail & Guardian newspaper. She now writes for The Daily Maverick.

Peter Bruce is the former editor-in-chief of the Business Day. He currently writes columns for the Financial Mail, Sunday Times and Business Day.

He can be found on twitter at @Bruceps.

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