Exposing the Truth About South Africa’s Collapse with Rob Hersov...
Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Rob Hersov about his privileged upbringing during apartheid in South Africa. How a childhood realisation about racial injustice opened his eyes, his family's role in the country's mining industry, South Africa's complex history of colonisation and ethnic groups. The origin and downfall of apartheid and the ANC’s rise to power in 1994. How post-apartheid South Africa initially thrived as a meritocracy. The nation's decline beginning in 2008 under Jacob Zuma. The contrast between global perceptions and internal realities. How the ANC's implementation of a Soviet-inspired playbook led to South Africa's decline. Nelson Mandela and Mbeki held things together, but Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa accelerated state capture and radical economic transformation. Cadre deployment replaced competent workers with loyalists, undermining basic services and infrastructure. Black economic empowerment policies shifted from inclusive to be...