Episodes
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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.
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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/
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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.
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak with Michael Swain and Daniela Ellerbeck of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA), about the importance of religious freedom in South Africa.
Visit the FOR SA website: https://forsa.org.za/
Support religious freedom in South Africa: https://forsa.org.za/donate/
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South Africa is experiencing a fundamental political realignment. In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak with political scientist and author, RW Johnson, about how to save South Africa.
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(00:39) RW Johnson on the ANC
(04:58) RW Johnson on tribalism
(09:48) RW Johnson on Cyril Ramaphosa
(11:54) RW Johnson on the EFF
(19:47) RW Johnson on SA's fiscal problems
(25:13) RW Johnson on the need for a Popular Front
(38:42) RW Johnson on the capacity of the state
(41:52) RW Johnson on the future of SA as a unitary state
(47:41) RW Johnson on secessionist movements
(51:28) RW Johnson on self-sufficiency
(52:50) Conclusion
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In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak with DA Member of Parliament, Dr. Leon Schreiber, about how the concept of cadre deployment has undermined good governance in South Africa, and his attempts to end the practice.
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In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with independent consultant, John Bristow, about the future of the diamond industry.
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Expropriation Without Compensation is back with a vengeance. In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with Gabriel Crouse of the Institute of Race Relations, about the risks of the Expropriation Bill.
Sign the IRR petition to Stop the Expropriation Bill: https://irr.org.za/campaigns/stop-expropriation-without-compensation
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In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with journalist, Jonathan Katzenellenbogen, about the prospects for political realignment in South Africa in the run-up to the general elections in 2024.
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In this episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I speak to independent analyst, Michael Atkins, about the problems with the Electoral Amendment Bill and how to fix South Africa's electoral system.
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In this special episode of the Solutions With David Ansara podcast, I pay tribute to the life and legacy of John Kane-Berman, the former long-time CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR), who passed away on 27 July 2022, aged 76.
JKB was a formidable man who led the IRR for three turbulent decades. I speak to a range of people who worked with him and who were influenced by his ideas.
SPEAKERS
- John Endres, CEO, Institute of Race Relations
- Anthea Jeffery, Head of Policy Research, Institute of Race Relations
- Paul Pereira, Communications Consultant
- Martin van Staden, Legal Fellow, Sakeliga
- Temba Nolutshungu, Director, Free Market Foundation
- Piet le Roux, CEO, Sakeliga
LINKS
John Kane-Berman on the legacy of the Institute of Race Relations | Solutions Podcast #24 (3 October 2021): https://youtu.be/LOtU_fIDuR4
'In Memoriam: John Kane-Berman 1946-2022' (Daily Friend, 28 July 2022): https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/07/28/in-memoriam-john-kane-berman-1946-2022/
'‘Daar gaan ‘n man verby’ – A reflection on John Kane-Berman' by Paul Pereira (Daily Friend, 4 August 2022): https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/08/04/daar-gaan-n-man-verby-a-reflection-on-john-kane-berman/
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(00:56) John Endres on John Kane-Berman
(08:39) Anthea Jeffery on John Kane-Berman
(17:20) Paul Pereira on John Kane-Berman
(24:44) Martin van Staden on John Kane-Berman
(32:38) Temba Nolutshungu on John Kane-Berman
(43:34) Piet le Roux on John Kane-Berman
(47:41) John Kane-Berman on winning the battle of ideas
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In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with Terence Corrigan of the IRR about what South Africa can learn from the economic development experiences of Vietnam and Indonesia.
LINKS
'Learning lessons: What can Asia teach South Africa?' by Terence Corrigan and Jivika Singh (Daily Friend, 3 June 2022): https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/06/03/learning-lessons-what-can-asia-teach-south-africa/
'Learning lessons: What can Asia teach South Africa? – Part Two' by Terence Corrigan and Jivika Singh (Daily Friend, 10 June 2022): https://dailyfriend.co.za/2022/06/10/learning-lessons-what-can-asia-teach-south-africa-part-two/
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In this episode of the 'Solutions With David Ansara' podcast, I speak with Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer, co-hosts of the 'Brain in a Vat' podcast, about the power of philosophy.
READ the 'Conversations About' books: https://smarturl.it/BrainShop
WATCH 'Brain in a Vat' on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BraininaVat
LISTEN on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oi3x8TckNF3NZ988z60Kv
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