Coversations With Gabriel

In this episode of Talking Sense, Gabriel Makin interviews the founder of Pomegranate media and distinguished political economist Moeletsi Mbeki. The discussion is far reaching, touching on why the Mebki family turned out to be so special, the history of South Africa, the ANC, the democratic period and how the DA is the future of the country Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:08 What makes the Mbeki f...

In this episode of Talking Sense, director of the Middle East and Africa Research Institute, Benji Shulman, dropped by to explain Trump's new Gaza peace plan and its implications.

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/

In this episode of Talking Sense, Gabriel Makin chats with author, speaker and think-tank founder, Phumlani Majozi. The discussion touches on Phumlani's background, Zimbabwe and SA, government policy, South Africa's economy and much more. Phumlani's links: https://www.youtube.com/@majozishow https://x.com/EconomicsMajozi

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.

Helen Zille announced that she is the DA's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg over the weekend. Gabriel Makin had the opportunity to sit down with her to discuss how to fix the city, how she will be different from previous DA mayors, what she will and will not be able to achieve and much more.

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.