Dr Anthea Jeffrey ON Countdown to Socialism

Unbeknownst to most, South Africa is undergoing an incremental Revolution. Since 1994, the African National Congress (ANC) government has implemented a number of policies and legislation with one clear goal in mind: replace the capitalist economy with a socialist one. The National Democratic Revolution (NDR), as it is known, is unpacked in Dr Anthea Jeffrey's latest book, Countdown to Socialism. She joins Zahid Jadwat to discuss the policy and how it has influenced nearly everything the government has done in the past three decades.

TIMESTAMPS:

04:13 Why is the NDR scarcely mentioned, if it is the key to understanding the policies of the ANC in government?
06:30 How has the relationship between the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP) evolved over time?
11:58 Is South Africa experiencing a Revolution through incremental steps?
15:58 Is there an appetite for socialism in South Africa?
23:00 How has the ANC undermined the Constitution since 1994?
34:23 How has cadre deploymemnt created a 'dual authority'?
38:15 How has the NDR affected services like healthcare and education?
48:20 Does the NDR mean that crippling government policies were consciously implemented?
51:20 'Custodianship' as a subtle form of expropriation without compensation
57:00 What has critical race theory (CRT) to do with advancing the NDR?