CONVERSATIONS WITH GABRIEL
Gabriel Makin talks to GG Alcock about the vast informal economy that exists in South Africa's townships.
Gabriel Makin speaks with Omry Makgoale, a 1976 Soweto Uprisings student leader, who reflects on the protests, the police violence, his exile and role in MK, and what the struggle’s legacy means for accountability and democracy in South Africa today.
Gabriel Makin talks to Richard Wilkinson about the rise of critical race theory in South African schools, unpacking woke activism, identity politics, and the School Capture project’s fight to expose the impact of all this on students and teachers.
Advocate Mark Oppenheimer talks about the free speech landscape in South Africa.
In this episode of Conversations with Gabriel, Gabriel Makin speaks to Rob Katzen about how a group of old boys helped turn Johannesburg’s Jeppe High School for Boys from a declining public school into one of South Africa’s strongest education success stories.
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein discusses attempts by the South African government to regulate religion.
In this episode of Conversations with Gabriel, Gabriel sits down with Professor William Gumede for a wide-ranging discussion on South Africa’s political and economic moment.
Gabriel Makin is joined by producer, pastor, and YouTuber Bonsai Shongwe for a wide-ranging conversation on Christianity, politics, and culture in South Africa.
Gabriel Makin speaks to DA Head of Policy Mat Cuthbert about the party’s Economic Inclusion for All Bill, crime reform, and the DA’s wider path to forcing real policy change in South Africa.
A wide-ranging interview with Haniff Hoosen on his return to politics, the deepening crisis in Durban, and his plan to restore the city while assessing the Democratic Alliance’s chances in the metro.
South African agriculture may be stronger than many think, as Wandile Sihlobo backs market-led land reform, shows real interest in a new financing push for black farmers, and warns that rural violence could still derail it all.
Gabriel Makin and James Myburgh unpack the historical roots of South Africa’s farm murder crisis, tracing how Umkhonto we Sizwe propaganda and strategy in the 1980s helped shape later waves of violent crime, and why the collapse of policing after 1990 allowed it to escalate and normalise.
A Common Sense Plus subscribers-only exclusive in which Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin dissect the ANC’s internal power struggle, from Ramaphosa’s waning authority to the rising ambitions of Mbalula, Mashatile, and Motsepe, and what it signals for the party’s future.
Gabriel Makin speaks to Nicholas Nyati about his bid for Deputy Federal Chairperson of the DA, his political journey, and his goals for the party.
Gabriel Makin and James Lorimer unpack South Africa’s oil supply, the impact of the Iran war, and the country’s untapped energy potential.
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 John Steenhuisen strikes back against a Common Sense editorial that called for him to be fired. He argues that he has done a very competent job in addressing South Africa's Foot and Mouth pandemic and that The Common Sense was way off base to suggest anything else.
Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, joined Gabriel Makin to talk about Cape Town and South Africa. The conversation looks at his successes in the city, what challenges he has faced, and what is needed to make South Africa successful.
Economics and Policy Editor of The Common Sense, Bheki Mahlobo spoke to Gabriel Makin about his background, the views that shaped him and how to understand South African economics.
Chairperson of The DA Federal Executive and Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille joined Gabriel Makin to talk about Johannesburg, race for mayor, the ideology of the DA and the difference between the ANC and DA.
