In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser
Eusebius
On In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser I tackle all the uncomfortable topics that dominate public debate. With my reputation for fearless debate as a former World Masters Debate Champ, and a background in law and philosophy, you can expect debates on everything from whether or not it is racist for a non-black person to quote the N-word, to questions of how to tackle inequality, whether people are responsible for unconscious biases, the ethics of refusing to be vaccinated, the status of animals, debating books, and much more! The crucial differentiator of this podcast series compared to others is that it is fearless in its debate orientation, and no topic is off bounds! However, my motto is: "You are entitled to be treated with dignity .... but NOT to have your worldview affirmed!" So come with well-considered reasons for your viewpoints when you get YOUR chance to come on the platform to In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser
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In this edition of In The Ring, I analyse Prince Mashele's responses in interviews granted to eNCA, 702 and the SABC, in light of media reports that he had, ok the face of it, been dishonest about the nature of his biography of Herman Mashaba.
Herman Mashaba is leader of politica part ActionSA, and prior to that was always known as a very successful businessman in an against-all-odds tale at the height of apartheid; in recent years he a new career pivot that had also seen him becoming mayor of Johannesburg.
Mashele, a well-known South African political analyst, had claimed that he had "self-funded" his book on Mashaba, and the subtitle of the book declared it to be "unauthorised".
It has emerged that Mashaba had provided funding for the book, and had engaged the author on drafts of the chapter.
This raises sharp ethical questions: was the work unauthorised or authtoised ? Did Mashele lie on eNCA? Did Mashele WRONGLY withheld the information from Jonathan Ball ? What, most importantly, are the consequences for the professional integrity of the author? And what are we to make of the other actors in this drama: the subject; the publisher; the researcher/former best friend Brutus Malada who 'blew the whistle'?
Have a listen to my uhm unauthorised take.
Previous episodes
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169 - Episode 166 - IS PRINCE MASHELE'S INTEGRITY IN TATTERS? MY UNAUTHORISED OPINION Tue, 23 May 2023
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168 - Episode 165 - Milk The Beloved Country- A book discussion Wed, 10 May 2023
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167 - Episode 164 - REDI TLHABI: On editorial lapses, broadcast weaknesses, epistemic humility, media ethics and more Fri, 05 May 2023
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166 - Episode 163 - FREEDOM & FAIRNESS: Our democracy's deep troubles can't be solved by fetishising markets Tue, 02 May 2023
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165 - Episode 162 - WHY SOUTH AFRICAN DOGS ARE RACIST Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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164 - Episode 161 - VLADIMIR PUTIN SHOULD BE ARRESTED IF HE COMES TO SOUTH AFRICA Thu, 13 Apr 2023
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163 - Episode 160 - "Eusebius, surely you don't believe Malema is a genuine ally of gay people?!" Wed, 05 Apr 2023
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162 - Episode 159 - JOHN STEENHUISEN'S DISASTROUS VICTORY SPEECH Mon, 03 Apr 2023
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161 - Episode 158 - THABO MBEKI VS THE ANC Fri, 31 Mar 2023
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160 - Episode 157 - WE SHOULD ALL BE BLOODY PISSED OFF ABOUT THE UGANDAN BILL CRIMINALISING IDENTIFYING AS GAY Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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159 - Episode 156 - THE INHERITORS: INTERVIEWING EVE FAIRBANKS ABOUT HER AWARD WINNING BOOK Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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158 - Episode 155 - WHY SOMIZI WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM DIVORCING MOHALE - BUT CUSTOMARY LAW STOPPED HIS CUNNING PLAN Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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157 - Episode 154 - CAN THE ANC RISK PUTTING RAMAPHOSA'S FACE ON ITS 2024 ELECTIONS POSTERS? Tue, 07 Mar 2023
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156 - Episode 153 - LOCKDOWN, LOVE AND LAMENT Sat, 04 Mar 2023
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155 - Episode 152 - ANALYSIS OF PROF PHAKENG'S INTERVIEW WITH JJ TABANE Thu, 02 Mar 2023
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154 - Episode 151 - REVERSE OPPRESSION: Let's slay some myths Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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153 - Episode 150 - DISINFORMATION - HOW IT FUNCTIONS, AND HOW TO RESPOND TO THE TRAP Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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152 - Episode 149 - COMPETENCY RACISM: The legal profession as a case study Fri, 03 Feb 2023
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151 - Episode 148 - SHEBA'S PEOPLE: what our responses to a tigress on the loose in Johannesburg reveals Fri, 27 Jan 2023
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150 - Episode 147 - NICE RACISM: My first thoughts Sun, 22 Jan 2023
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149 - Episode 146 - DO ANC VOTERS VOTE AGAINST THEIR OWN INTERESTS? DO THEY CONSENT TO THEIR OWN DOMINATION ? Fri, 13 Jan 2023
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148 - Episode 145 - RAMAPHOSA TOLD YOU WHY YOU SHOULDN'T VOTE ANC Wed, 11 Jan 2023
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147 - Episode 144 - RACISM IS RACISM. MEDIA COVERAGE IS TOO TAME. Thu, 29 Dec 2022
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146 - Episode 143 - RECONCILIATION WITHOUT ECONOMIC JUSTICE IS HOLLOW Fri, 16 Dec 2022
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145 - Episode 142 - BULLYING AT ROEDEAN: PART 3 The school is not safe Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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144 - Episode 141 - RAMAPHOSA'S JUDICIAL REVIEW STRATEGY IS INTERESTING BUT NOT UNANSWERABLE Wed, 07 Dec 2022
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143 - Episode 140 - IS RAMAPHOSA A FATALLY WOUNDED BUFFALO? HERE'S A QUICKIE Thu, 01 Dec 2022
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142 - Episode 139 - BULLYING AT ROEDEAN: PART 2 What Is Bullying? Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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141 - Episode 138 - BULLYING AT ROEDEAN: PART 1 Framing The Issues Mon, 28 Nov 2022
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140 - Episode 137 - Gender-based violence is a men's problem: here is what we can do about it Thu, 24 Nov 2022
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139 - Episode 136 - JACQUES PAUW SPEAKS TO ME ABOUT 'OUR POISONED LAND' Mon, 21 Nov 2022
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138 - Episode 135 - FROM THE ARCHIVES: JACQUES PAUW TALKED TO ME ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S KEEPERS Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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137 - Episode 134 - I ACCIDENTALLY QUIT ALCOHOL - HERE'S WHAT I LEARNED Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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136 - Episode 133 - SEX WORK IS WORK. DECRMINALISE IT. Sun, 13 Nov 2022
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135 - Episode 132 - Fight With Insight: WHEN HOPE, HARD WORK, AND CHANCE COLLIDE Wed, 26 Oct 2022
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134 - Episode 131 - IS HOMOSEXUALITY UNAFRICAN? Mon, 24 Oct 2022
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133 - Episode 130 - LESSONS FOR AFRICAN LEADERSHIP Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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132 - Episode 129 - "I WON THE OVARIAN LOTTERY!" A RURAL KID'S EXCELLENCE AND HIS MOM'S LOVE Wed, 19 Oct 2022
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131 - Episode 128 - TEN YEARS IN INNER-CITY JOHANNESBURG: EXPLORING "HIJACKED" BUILDINGS Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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130 - Episode 127 - Dear White South Africans (and Herman Mashaba) Mon, 17 Oct 2022
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129 - Episoide 126 - YOU HAVE TO HEAR THE STORY OF PROF MUSA MANZI Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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128 - Episode 125 - THE JOY AND VALUE OF READING Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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127 - Episode 124 - "Dear Eusebius. I am married (to a woman) and (secretly) into guys … " Wed, 21 Sep 2022
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126 - Episode 123 - BISEXUALITY AWARENESS WEEK: LISTEN & LEARN Mon, 19 Sep 2022
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125 - Episode 122 - SISONKE MSIMANG EXAMINES THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPACT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II Tue, 13 Sep 2022
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124 - Episode 121 - SHOULD A POLITICAL PARTY MARCH TO A NEWSPAPER'S OFFICES IF IT DISAGREES WITH AN EDITOR? Tue, 13 Sep 2022
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123 - Episode 120 - "I meant well!" "I had good intentions!" - Here is the limitation of "good intentions". Mon, 05 Sep 2022
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122 - Episode 119 - IS THERE A PLACE FOR STRUGGLE ICONOGRAPHY, AND STRUGGLE SONGS, IN CONTEMPORARY SOUTH AFRICA? Sat, 03 Sep 2022
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121 - Episode 118 - HELP! HOW DO I SURVIVE THE BOSS FROM HELL?! Fri, 26 Aug 2022
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120 - Episode 117 - NOTES OF A NATIVE SON Thu, 25 Aug 2022