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Frankly Speaking
Frankly Speaking looks at topical issues through the eyes of young people doing amazing things. Hosts Andrew Levy and Rorisang Tshabalala take on everything from politics to social issues to lifestyle. Join them for a often provocative, sometimes amusing look at the country and world we live in.
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Goodbye!
Sanibonani Nonke! In the final #FranklySpeaking show, Andrew and Rori look back at the more than 150 shows that they’ve aired, along with the lessons...
WTF2017
Andrew and Rori look back at a dense year in South Africa and the moments that have stood out for them, joined by Chris Vick. It’s all in there - from...
What Just Happened In Zimbabwe?
On the day after the announcement of Robert Mugabe’s resignation following a two week military stand-off and coup that wasn’t a coup, Andrew and Rori...
Is Data the new Gold?
As the 4th Industrial Revolution beckons, wealth and power are no longer defined by access to natural resources, but by access to data and the ability...
How Do We Rethink The African Healthcare System?
It’s the age old story... African President falls sick, African President gets onto a plane to some country in the first world to get medical attentio...
Farm Murders & Black Monday
In the week of the infamous Black Monday marches, Rori speaks to a white farmer and community leader, Johan Abrie, about the facts and the myths about...
Beyond The Guptas: What South Africa Should Be Focusing On
It appears that beyond capturing the state, the Guptas have successfully managed to capture the collective attention of the whole country. In a time w...
Do Good People Finish Last?
We talk to CEO of Letsema Holdings Derek Thomas. Letsema used to be McKinsey's BEE partner until the Gupta-backed Trillion took their place. Derek tal...
Is there a way to change SA's major economic challenges (Part 4)?
Is there a way to change SA's major economic challenges? In part 4 of this series the Frankly Speaking team find out how big business can change the g...
Is There a Way to Change SA’s Major Economic Challenges (Part 3)?
How can entrepreneurs change the game in South Africa? We speak to two entrepreneurs, Ross Esson and Josh Cherry, about their model of entrepreneurshi...
Is There a Way to Change SA’s Major Economic Challenges (Part 2)?
How can unions and labour help? A conversation with SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. Rori and Andrew explore openly the role of unions to help...
Is There a Way to Change SA's Major Economic Challenges (Part 1)?
In this episode we focus on reimagining education. How might we as a country reimagine education to get more high potential young people the education...
Should South Africa Have An Early Election?
Without skipping a beat, following the failure of the eighth vote of no confidence on President Jacob Zuma, the Democratic Alliance announced that it...
What Is Zuma's End Game?
It's another crazy time in South African politics where the Zuma faction of the ANC seems to be scoring a lot of own-goals, to the extent that questio...
Understanding Politics 101
South African politics tends to be dynamic, fast-moving and downright confusing. Even if you try to avoid it and run away from it, it seems to follow...
Black Skins/White Schools
In the wake of the racism scandal at prestigious Johannesburg school, St John's College, Andrew and Rori tackle the issue of how black learners are tr...
White People in Black Spaces
Andrew and Rori look at racial taboos that still affect our country and speak to people who have overcome them, specifically people who have gone beyo...
Leadership Lessons from a Winning Coach
Rori and Andrew sit down with Gavin Hunt, coach of Premier Soccer League champions Bidvest Wits, to discuss his leadership philosophy and principles.....
Dr Makhosi Khoza (Part 2)
Following on from part 1, Andrew and Rori speak to ANC MP Dr Makhosi Khoza about her views on the ANC, assasination attempts, Winnie Madikizela-Mandel...
Dr Makhosi Khoza (Part 1)
In this in-depth interview, Andrew and Rori speak to ANC MP Dr Makhosi Khoza who, in recent times, has come out accusing ANC leaders of immorality. Th...
Why Are Classrooms Not Transforming?
Andrew and Rori explore the question of why teaching staff in former model C and private schools remain so overwhelmingly white while there is only a...
Why should you be a Vegetarian or Vegan?
A conversation about trying not to eat meat with yogi Tegan Burger, social media consultant Babalwa Nyembezi, and anti-meat activist Micheal Glover. I...
Should South Africa care about Climate Change?
Joined by international climate activist Catherine Constantinides, Director of the GBCSA Deon Robbertze, Co-ordinator of the Gender CC Dorah Marema, a...
Will The African Passport Make Us All Poor?
According to the African Union's Agenda 2063 all Africans should, by 2018, be able to travel freely across the continent without the need for visas. W...
How Can We Recapture The Promise?
With the release of the 'Betrayal of the Promise' report providing new and frightening detail on state capture in SA, the silent coup that has been ef...
Brothers In Conversation About #menaretrash
Following the backlash that the boys got last week on social media, accusing men of overtaking the conversation while also arguing that it's not women...
How Should Men Respond To #menaretrash?
In this episode Andrew and Rori knowingly enter dangerous terrain, raising questions about the manner in which the #menaretrash conversation is being...
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: Is Africa's Garbage South Africa's Treasure?
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma didn't complete her tenure as AU Commission Chair smelling like a bed of roses. She's accused of having been "a disappointin...
How Do We Mass-Mobilise To Remove Zuma?
Many voices are making many different noises about the single cause of removing President Zuma, without any clarity of direction and coordination. And...
How Do We Unlock The Land Gridlock In SA?
How do we move forward on the land issue? Land is an emotive debate in the country, one which it appears we have arrived at gridlock on resolving. And...
What Is Black Excellence?
After a series of public failures of black leaders - including Minister Bathabile Dlamini and Brian Molefe - Andrew and Rori ask what the state of bla...
Have You (N)Ever (Been) Raped?
A conversation around a breakfast table reveals how a friend has been a silent victim of rape, the 1 out of 3 people that have been victims of sexual...
Is Democracy Protecting The Politicians While Holding The People To Ransom?
On the one hand, President Zuma and his government made up of Dlamini, Mahlobo, Zwane, etc. is a democratically elected government that represents the...
Do White People Have A Future In SA?
There appears to be a growing sense in some sectors of the South African white population that they do not have a future in South Africa. In this show...
Is Capitalism A Bad Thing?
In this first of the series exploring capitalism, Andrew and Rori tackle the question of whether capitalism is a bad thing. They are joined by the Exe...
Are SA NGOs Moneymaking Schemes or Agents for Meaningful Impact?
There are over 200,000 NGOs in South Africa - all tackling the same set of issues. Yet it would appear that we aren’t really moving the needle on reso...
Does SA have a Mental Illness Problem?
Andrew Levy speaks to media personality Karabo Kgoleng about her bipolar disease. He also speaks to Dr Yusuf Musa about the societal issues South Afri...
Herman Mashaba/Donald Trump: Different Sides of the Same Coin?
From speeches that start out the same, to similar pronouncements about foreigners, to policies that lean heavily on the role of big-business Herman Ma...
WTF Moments of 2016
In this show Andrew and Rori look back at 2016 and all the WTF moments of the year. In studio they are joined by comedians Alfred Adriaan and John Vli...
Zuma - What Now?
Numerous votes of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma have failed. After a vigorous three-week debate, the ANC NEC has pronounced that the case...