Coversations With Gabriel

In this episode Gabriel Makin is joined by the DA's eThekwini (Durban) mayoral candidate, Haniff Hoosen. The conversation begins with Haniff's background, highlighting his over 30 years in South African politics and his decision to come out of retirement to run for mayor. After that the conversation turns to the problems that currently beset Durban: failing infrastructure, rampant crime an...

In this episode Gabriel is joined by Wandile Sihlobo, who is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber and the Presidential Envoy on Agiculture and Land. The discussion begins with a brief introduction to Wandile and the overall state of South African agriculture, where Wandile highlights how the agricultural industry in South Africa is flourishing. From there the conversation turns...

In this episode ofConversations with Gabriel, Gabriel Makin and Dr James Myburgh give a definitve historical analysis on the uniquely South African problem of farm murders. The conversation traces the ideological history and how the propaganda and underground campaign of MK in the mid-80s laid the groundwork for the later explosion of violent crime in South Africa. The conversation goes through th...

In this episode of Common Sense Conversations, Gabriel Makin talks to Nicholas Nyati about his running for Deputy Federal Chairperson of the DA. The conversation ranges through a number of topics, covering Nicholas's background, his entry into politics, his goals for the next DA Congress, and his goals for the DA. He also explains two of the six resolutions that he is proposing at the upcoming...

In this episode of the Talking Sense Interview, Gabriel Makin and James Lorimer go into a deep dive into South Africa's mineral and petroleum resources. They explore where South Africa's oil comes from. What effect the Iran war could have on the country's oil supply and price. And South Africa's massive potential in the industry. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to South Africa's Fu...

In this episode of the Talking Sense Interview, Gabriel Makin and Helen Zille discuss the Johannesburg results from the latest SRF/The Common Sense poll. They unpack the DA's progress and what the polling data reveals about her prospects of securing a majority in the city.

In this episode of Talking Sense, the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Dr Warren Goldstein, drops in for a long-form interview with The Common Sense's executive producer, Gabriel Makin. The conversation touches on topics ranging from the Chief Rabbi's background, the intersection of Judaism and modernity, his experiences after the 7th of October massacre, the subsequent war in Gaza, the lesson...

CEO of the Free Market Foundation, David Ansara, joins Gabriel Makin for this episode of Talking Sense. The topics range from the history of the FMF, the goals of socialist movements, how to fix South Africa, the cost of BEE and much much more. Links to the FMF:https://freemarketfoundation.com/https://freemarketfoundation.com/the-costs-of-b-bbee-compliance/

Editor of The Common Sense, Dr Frans Cronje, sits down with The Common Sense's executive producer to discuss the launch of The Common Sense, the real South African story of the last 30 years, the 2024 election and where South Africa is heading.

In this episode of Talking Sense former CEO of TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris and founder of South Africa's promise, Muzi Kuzwayo, comes on to discuss what has happened in South Africa since 1994 and how it could be a success.

Executive producer of The Common Sense, Gabriel Makin, interviews the leader of Build One South Africa, Mmusi Maimane, about his experience with the 2024 election, the GNU, the progressive caucus, his deal with Rise and GOOD.