#CountryDuty

The #CountryDuty show is a show about you and us as South Africans heeding the call to serve our country. #CountryDuty is a voice for the voiceless and a tool that came about to foster change and ensure that there is accountability. Mzansi Twitter had a void and #CountryDuty filled it by providing a platform to be heard.

Other than waiting for statements to be issued during what was the height of a President reshuffling his deck of cards under the cover of darkness, Twitter rallied together under the leadership of Tumi Sole and called people to action.

On the show we will discuss matters of national importance, rally together partners, sponsors and friends to assist those in need.
Weekly English South Africa News · Society & Culture
30 Episodes
12 – 30

The Khoi-San Land Summit

#CountryDuty speaks to Dr Leonard Martin on the First Nation status and the upcoming National Consultative Conference 2018 of the Khoi-San from 22 - 27 April 2018.
19 Apr 2018 48 min

Living with Lupus

#CountryDuty had Pontso Moiloa and Itumeleng from Drive Lupus to educate us on Lupus and the organisation that supports people living with it.
11 Apr 2018 49 min

Remembering Mama Winnie

#CountryDuty remembers Mama Winnie Madikizela Mandela, the Mother of the Nation, a heroine in her own right. Rest in Power Qhawe. We also speak to some great NGOs about the community projects they are currently engaged in.
4 Apr 2018 50 min

Land, Law & Economics

#CountryDuty talks land, law and economics with Adv Ngcukaitobi, Economist Dumile and Poet & Attorney Makhafula Vilakazi.
28 Mar 2018 51 min

The Politics of Land Reform

#CountryDuty discusses the political aspects of land distribution with Dr Ntsikelelo Breakfast, and the importance of land reform for black South Africans with Deputy President of the BLF, Zanela Lwana.
14 Mar 2018 50 min

Land Distribution: History & the Law

A robust discussion with #CountryDuty Legal Strategist Bongani and friend of #CountryDuty, Tsebiso, on land distribution and the historical facts that lead us to where we are today. #CountryDuty looks at the motion on land distribution and the importance of public participation.
7 Mar 2018 56 min

The #NewDawn Cabinet, Budget & Land Debate

#CountryDuty discusses President Ramaphosa's so-called #NewDawn Cabinet reshuffle, the effect of the announcements from the Budget speech, and touches on the #LandDebate with Tsebiso.
28 Feb 2018 51 min

#GirlsInSoccer

#CountryDuty is in conversation with Amanda Dlamini - she discusses her journey as the Banyana Banyana captain, the Amanda Dlamini Foundation, her passion of football and reaching greater heights.
21 Feb 2018 53 min

The Zuma Legal Woes

Could Jacob Zuma legally challenge Parliament if he were to refuse to resign? The Chief Legal Strategist of #CountryDuty and a Junior Advocate from the Johannesburg share their thoughts.
14 Feb 2018 24 min

The Education Funding Crisis

What will happen to the students who do not qualify for #FreeEducation? The Wits SRC talks to #CountryDuty about their funding solutions and plea for assistance.
14 Feb 2018 26 min

#StateOfAffairs

A brief discussion on the current state of affairs and general issues affecting South Africans - including supporting black businesses.
7 Feb 2018 44 min

Driving Literacy & Creating a Love of Reading

The #CountryDuty team discusses initiatives and drives to address literacy at foundation level. Mpumelelo from Book Ibhoni (Book A Bicycle), who is the LeadSA hero for the month and Simnikiwe from the Citizen, talk about drives that they have started to encourage more South Africans to read books. Book Ibhoni…
31 Jan 2018 48 min

Unconventional Careers Part 2

The team discusses unconventional careers again, in keeping with the educational theme for the month of January. Studio guests Chef Pelo and Kananelo Pooe share their respective career paths of the culinary arts and photography with us.
24 Jan 2018 45 min

Unconventional Careers Part 1

#CountryDuty continues our discussion on Higher Education this week, this time looking into "unconventional" careers. We had phenomenal women in studio with us, who dared to venture into the uncommon careers of Somatology, Tourism and Culinary skills. They talked to us about the difficulties they faced and overcame to follow…
18 Jan 2018 48 min

#FreeEducation with Mukohve Masutha

The first show of 2018 unpacks #FreeEducation with education analyst Mukohve Masutha. The team also provides an update regarding the #AdoptaMatric initiative and the portal created on countryduty.org to assist learners with applications for registration.
11 Jan 2018 51 min

#ANC54

A synopsis of the 54th ANC elective conference, with social commentator Khaya Sithole, which transpired from 16-20 December 2017. We also reflected on the causes we tackled in 2017 and touched on our aspirations for 2018.
21 Dec 2017 52 min

The #EducationCrisis & #PIRLSReport

An in-depth look into the education crisis following dismal results from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Report of 2016. The PIRLS report was published in the first week of December 2017, and it indicated that almost 80% of Grade 4 school learners cannot read with comprehension. South…
14 Dec 2017 53 min

Introducing #CountryDuty

In the debut of this highly-anticipated show, Tumi, Katleho and Rami break down what the NPO #CountryDuty is, and the work that it's done... from a mere idea on Twitter to the powerful movement it is today.
7 Dec 2017 50 min
12 – 30