Last night, Live SA’s VIP (Voting Is Power) campaign kicked off the first of a series of of monthly debates called “The VIP Debate Club”. The first of the series was facilitated by our very own Lee Molefi with Vanguard Magazine founder & editor Panashe Chigumadzi as a special guest. The topic of discussion was “Who Says We Don’t Want To Be African?” and as you can imagine everyone in attendance – in addition to participating strongly in real-world – turned to social media to get their point across even more. These are some of the top highlights.
#LiveVIPZA: “Knowledge may move on but wisdom is an everlasting song” – what a debate!
— C.Z. Hamilton (@CZeeHamilton) September 30, 2014
“It shouldn’t take a Taxi too see that we need change” @LiveMagSA@LiveVIPZA#LiveVIPdebate#LiveVIPZA. — Neo Mahame (@itsKID_Darkness) September 30, 2014
Theres two things, the economics and the culture itself. African people themselves need to define that way forward #LiveVIPZA
— VanguardMagazine (@MissVanguard) September 30, 2014
.@panashechig says part of why ppl reject African culture is that they don’t understand intent behind it @LiveMagSA@MissVanguard
— Obenewa Amponsah (@oamponsah79) September 30, 2014
Audience member “Indlela ibuzwa kuba phambili” loosely translated “those that seek the path ask those that have walked it” #LiveVIPZA — LiveMagSA (@LiveMagSA) September 30, 2014
“Black people would be f’n teleportong instead of Facebooking!” #LiveVIPdebate@LiveVIPZA — تTlotlego (@Tlotli_N) September 30, 2014
@LiveVIPZA: #ShakaZulu (1988) shows one way that tv can preserve the legacy of culture and still inspire generations for decades after
— C.Z.HamiltonMusic (@czhamiltonmusic) September 30, 2014
Join us on the 28th of October for our second debate session and don’t forget to send us topic suggestions.
The #2014Elections has set an exciting and vibrant context for the future of South Africa politics to unfold upon. What happens now that you’ve voted? How do we gauge whether we’re “moving the country forward”, whether we’re “bringing change” or “economic freedom in our lifetime”? Stick with #LiveVIPZA and we’ll give you analysis, debates, comments, polls and all YOU need to understand, enjoy and interact with SA politics.
