Frankly Speaking

Andrew and Rori question whether there is a double standard in how Apartheid is perceived in relation to the Holocaust. They speak to former TRC Acting Chair, Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza and Director of the Holocaust & Genocide Centre in Johannesburg, Tali Nates. www.cliffcentral.com

Join Rori and Andrew as they ask, how do white youth engage with June 16th? Various students from Wits and UCT join the discussion. www.cliffcentral.com

Andrew and Rori discuss the black narrative with Executive Creative Director from Joe Public, Xolisa Dyeshana. www.cliffcentral.com

With the beginning of Youth Month, Rori and Andrew are asking: Are Born Frees Immune from Racism? Joining them are special guests, Professor Joleen Kotze and Gift Mona. www.cliffcentral.com

In a show that was supposed to reflect on a previous show titled 'Is The Violence on Campuses Justified?', student activists make startling revelations about the current status of the #FeesMustFall movement, leaving Rori and Andrew feeling disheartened on their behalf. www.cliffcentral.com

The idea of South Africa as the rainbow nation was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the early days of democratic South Africa. Today, a quick scan of issues in the country would suggest that what was once an inspirational construct has become a seeming pipe dream for the people of Vuwani, students of UJ and many other South Africans. Was Archbishop Tutu selling a viable dream or a pipe dream? Andrew and Rori speak to filmmaker, Lebo Rasethaba, who is behind The People Versus The Rainbow Nation. www.cliffcentral.com

After the previous show got heated, the conversation continues - starting with a surprise apology from Rori Tshabalala. Author Khomotso Ntuli weighs in on thoughts on the 'Racial Cold War' that has been happening, post-Apartheid. Andrew Levy and Rori discuss what lessons are to be learnt going forward. www.cliffcentral.com

The Renegade Report team, Jonathan Witt and Roman Cabanac, who spearheaded the fundraising drive on behalf of the waitress that was moved to tears by the comments of Ntokozo Qwabe, join Andrew Levy and Rori Tshabalala in studio to discuss the merits of the campaign in the context of the broader South African narrative. NOTE: The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of CliffCentral.com or its employees. www.cliffcentral.com

With all the pressure and controversy surrounding the ANC, the Frankly Speaking team starts a four part series on South Africa's first citizen, President Jacob Zuma entitled "Zuma The Good, The Bad & The Unbelievable". On this first edition, they zoom in on The Good. They speak to Zuma Biographer, Jeremy Gordin, as well as spin doctor and long time ANC member Chris Vick. www.cliffcentral.com

Frankly Speaking zooms in on the controversy surrounding the Guptas and its impact on the African National Congress (ANC). To help Rori Tshabalala and Andrew Levy unpack this issue, spin doctor and long time ANC member Chris Vick is in studio. www.cliffcentral.com

The Frankly Speaking team investigates just how secure your private information is from hackers and government surveillance. In studio to help them unpack this topic are Seyton Hayes and National Co-ordinator of the Right2Know Campaign, Murray Hunter. www.cliffcentral.com

With terrorist activity seemingly gaining momentum over a wider global horizon, Rori Tshabalala and Andrew Levy explore the probability of terrorist attacks in South Africa. They speak to Debora Patta who was in Brussels covering the recent terror attack there, Brian Dube who is Spokesperson for the South African Department of State Security, Brian Njoroge who is a journalist at The Nation media group in Kenya and Security Expert, Nick Piper. www.cliffcentral.com

On the back of a speech delivered on Human Rights Day by Professor JNJ Kritzinger, Rori Tshabalala speaks to him and a young white South African, Rudi Cooke, about how young white South Africans can find belonging in a country where the legacy of the past and the benefits that accrued to them as a result remain significant topics. www.cliffcentral.com

(Part 2 of 2) Just as students took it upon themselves to drive the "decolonisation" project on their campuses, is it incumbent on young professionals to drive a radical process of transformation of South African corporates? 2015 was dubbed the year of the student – the year students embraced their power of youth and idealism to affect real disruptive change on the socio-political and economic context of South Africa and the deep inequalities that characterise it. The failure of South African corporates to transform is well documented and has been debated ad nauseam and yet the change towards a transformed corporate South Africa is slow and seemingly half-hearted. Is it time for young professionals to take things to a more radical level in demanding and affecting transformation? We are joined by Ferial Haffajee - Editor of City Press and Author of 'What If There Were No Whites In South Africa', Busi Mavuso of the Black Management Forum, Tebogo Moalusi of the Young Professionals Forum, Arthie Moore of Ki Leade

(Part 1 of 2) Just as students took it upon themselves to drive the "decolonisation" project on their campuses, is it incumbent on young professionals to drive a radical process of transformation of South African corporates? 2015 was dubbed the year of the student – the year students embraced their power of youth and idealism to affect real disruptive change on the socio-political and economic context of South Africa and the deep inequalities that characterise it. The failure of South African corporates to transform is well documented and has been debated ad nauseam and yet the change towards a transformed corporate South Africa is slow and seemingly half-hearted. Is it time for young professionals to take things to a more radical level in demanding and affecting transformation? We are joined by Ferial Haffajee - Editor of City Press and Author of 'What If There Were No Whites In South Africa', Busi Mavuso of the Black Management Forum, Tebogo Moalusi of the Young Professionals Forum, Arthie Moore of Ki Leade

Andrew Levy and Rorisang Tsabalala zoom in on American businessman and television personality turned politician Donald Trump. They ask -" Could he really be the next American President?" They explore this topic with Associate Editor at The Daily Maverick, Brooks Spector and former South African politician, Tony Leon. www.cliffcentral.com

Andrew Levy and Rorisang Tsabalala talk U.S. politics with specific focus on American businessman and television personality turned politician Donald Trump. Following recent election results where Trump defied Republican elite's expectations, the Frankly Speaking team ask - "Could Donald Trump be the next American President?" They speak to The Guardian reporter and the newspaper's Washington correspondent Chris McGreal. www.cliffcentral.com

Rori Tshabalala and Andrew Levy talk police brutality and violence. They talk to the Head of the Governance, Crime and Justice Division at the Institute for Security Studies, Gareth Newham, as well as Provincial Police Spokesperson, Hangwani Mulaudzi. www.cliffcentral.com

Have we become a security state? Has the violence by police increased? Is it justified? Rori Tshabalala and Andrew Levy talk police brutality and violence. They explore this topic with Journalist Greg Nicolson and Nelson Mandela's former Chief of Security Rory Steyn. www.cliffcentral.com

The conversation continues as Andrew Levy and Rorisang Tshabalala try and get to the bottom of the recent protests and violence happening on campuses across South Africa. They speak to students from the University of Pretoria, University of KwaZulu-Natal and University of the Witwatersrand. www.cliffcentral.com