False Awakening: Life and Politics at Level 4 Lockdown, Covid-19

Please note in this episode Gabriel talks about an article published by Max du Preez, however the article in question was written by Max Price. We apologize for the error.



McDonald's in Nick's belly, a cigarette in Gabriel's hand, the two crickets in a thorn-tree reflect on South Africa's moans of relief as the country's lockdown gets eased from "Level 5". Should our lockdown be lifted because it worked, or because it was the wrong kind of lockdown from the start, and where to next? This leads to deeper questions about the long-term, and long-term as a political conceit. What if Ramaphosa is the kind of long-term strategist whose policy is aimed a century into the future?