Who should give back the land? | Burning Questions Ep. 31
How does the rhetoric around property rights from Gucci-slinging race nationalists condemn young South Africans to rampant unemployment? We tackle this hot topic on #BurningQuestions
Communities Take Back Control | Freedom FANatics Ep. 32
Communities across the country are being let down by a government that doesn't care about them. We look at an incident that highlights this in Reiger Park and discuss how crumbling community service delivery is linked to bad government policy. In #BurningQuestions with Mbali we venture into the ever-controversial topic "the land"!
Can education change the world? Burning Questions Ep. 31
Is education important? In this episode of #BurningQuestions the FAN team discusses the quote of the week by Nelson Mandela which says: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
Things to watch in 2022 that could make or break FREEDOM in South Africa: Numba 1 - Coalition governments
This situation of minority governments makes for nerve-wrecking politics. For all the things that a majority in a local government council are needed, like passing budgets and municipal legislation, it’s essentially anyone’s guess whether these things will be accepted by the councils.
Three constitutional values that clash with SA government policies
While the purpose of a policy stance like BEE – to correct historical injustices – may be reasonable, it remains that such a policy position undermines the Rule of Law – a basic component of any well-functioning democracy.
Race-based University Admissions Policies are not the Solution
Race is a poisonous construct that we should all work to eliminate rather than give it more oxygen. Universities, as leaders in the knowledge-production landscape, should understand this better.
