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Conscious Caracal

Ernst J. van Zyl
Conscious Caracal
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    Ep. 250 - Pioneering private prosecution in South Africa | Advocate Gerrie Nel

    2026/06/03 | 44 mins.
    I sit down with the legendary Advocate Gerrie Nel, the Head of AfriForum's private prosecution unit, to discuss the growing power of private prosecution, the Mbalula Dossier, televised justice, the future of holding corrupt politicians accountable, and more.
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    Ep. 249 - Anti-white racism: How the United States and South Africa mirror each other | Jeremy Carl

    2026/05/27 | 1h 1 mins.
    I am joined by Jeremy Carl, a Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, former Research Fellow at the Hoover Institute, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and author of The Unprotected Class. We discuss racially discriminatory policies and anti-white rhetoric in the United States and South Africa, as he investigated in his book.
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    Ep. 248 - I was wrong about AfriForum. | Renaldo Gouws

    2026/05/20 | 1h 8 mins.
    I am joined by Renaldo Gouws to discuss his intellectual journey from attacking and criticising AfriForum and downplaying the issue of farm murders as "just normal crime" and debating me on it, to supporting AfriForum and spreading awareness about the severity of the farm attacks crisis in South Africa. What changed?
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    Ep. 247 - South Africa's struggle against moral decay | Sama Sambit

    2026/05/14 | 55 mins.
    I am joined by Sama Sambit, a South African political commentator, to discuss the underlying, embedded moral failings of communities in South Africa and how it fuels the crime crisis.
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    Ep. 246 - How ANC factionalism shaped post-Apartheid South Africa | Mike Sham

    2026/05/08 | 50 mins.
    I am joined by Mike Sham, an entrepreneur, political analyst and host of the State of the Nation podcast. We discuss how the different ANC presidents (Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa) shaped post-Apartheid South Africa in the 21st century, Ramaphosa's "New Dawn" that never was, and the impact of ANC factionalism.
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About Conscious Caracal
Giving my thoughts on politics and culture from southern Africa, as well as interviews with interesting thinkers and doers.
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