Has South Africa turned the corner?
On today’s show, Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest budget news. They also discuss the NPA and water problems in Limpopo.
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China’s secret military project in SA
Nicholas Lorimer and Ricardo Teixeira discuss revelations that China is carrying out a massive revamp of a SANDF Logistics depot. They also discuss shocking revelations about corruption in the EMPD. https://youtu.be/2R6pZJxw0Os?si=hAp1lHucVcPpGAnQ
The “inequality emergency” is more of a growth emergency
Reducing inequality has become one of the foremost moral causes of our times. But strong evidence suggests that it is economic growth that is key to reduced inequality over the longer term – and that the pursuit of inequality reduction
The cranks now rule the world
One crazy conspiracy theory after another is being rehabilitated in the mouths of high-profile, mainstream figures. The inmates have taken over the asylum. There was a time when paranoid conspiracy theorists were fringe figures. Nobody with any credibility, whether in
The deeply insecure Gauteng government
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the removal of a banner put up in Joburg by Solidarity. They also discuss the pending removal of a DA minister and chat about Trump’s G20 post. https://www.youtube.com/live/KHcXneN1kxs?si=e5VFPzDnJvMsvKlA
Once they were heroes - why HIV doctors in SA hung their haloes on the transgender cause
If someone had told me ten years ago that medical doctors in many countries would support the idea of sex as a spectrum and that HIV doctors in South Africa would be advocating for medically and surgically changing the sex
The Phantom Menace
Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the statement from the Gauteng government about vandalism of a welcome to the G20 sign. They also discuss ambitious growth targets for South Africa and collective punishment. https://www.youtube.com/live/0n5aXMy5Ldk?si=BnGsIALCSU0QBk8k
Global “role models”, beguiling ideas, and grubby practicalities
For leaders whose position has given them a prominent profile, departure from office opens an interesting array of possibilities. The president, the central bank governor, the senior international civil servant has probably lived through and participated in things of great