South African Democracy: Past, Present and Future

In this episode of The Small Print, Bronwyn is joined by author Brent Meersman to talk about his latest book, Rattling The Cage. They look back at South Africa’s short democratic history: its successes, failures, and near misses — both good and bad. The conversation is wide-ranging and includes discussions about the shortcomings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Fees Must Fall movement, and why young South Africans are losing faith in democracy.

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Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, trend analyst and host of The Small Print. Her day job as a partner at Flux Trends involves helping business leaders to use foresight to design the future they want to live and work in. You may have seen her talking about Transhumanism or Tikok on Carte Blanche, or heard her talking about trends on 702 or CNBC Africa where she is a regular expert commentator. When she's not talking to brands and businesses about the future, you will probably find her curled up somewhere with a (preferably paperback) book. She tweets at @bronwynwilliams.

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Brent Meersman is the co-editor of the human rights focused news agency GroundUp News. He previously wrote for the Mail & Guardian, This Is Africa and New Africa Analysis (London), and his journalism has appeared in numerous other publications and journals. He is the author of eight books, the most recent of which is Rattling The Cage: Reflections on Democratic South Africa, a wide-ranging set of essays covering the economic, political and social transition of the country since 1994, and addressing such varied issues as free speech, immigration, police brutality, crime, protest action, Fees Must Fall, state capture and climate change.

Rattling the Cage: https://bit.ly/31mONzO

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brent_Meersman

Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/Brent_Meersman

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