Olympics and Immigration in South Africa

Gangsterism, immigration, economic inequality, land reform and whether the historic prison of Robben Island could be turned into a luxury resort: World Questions is in Cape Town to debate issues raised by South Africans thirty years after democracy came to their nation. Crime is rampant, six out of ten young people are without a job and housing is still a massive issue but this year, elections returned a grand coalition of multiple parties who are working together for the first time. Jonny Dymond presents from the Homecoming Centre in Cape Town’s District Six, a place where a multi-race community is returning after forced eviction during the apartheid years. He is joined by a panel from the coalition and opposition and a Cape Town audience. The panel: Solly Malatsi: MP, Democratic Alliance. Minister for Communications and Digital Technologies Naledi Chirwa: Economic Freedom Fighters. Delegate in South Africa’s Upper House, the National Council of Provinces Khalid Sayed: MPP, African National Congress. Leader of the Opposition in Western Cape Provincial Parliament Ashley Sauls: MP, Parliamentary Leader of the Patriotic Alliance Party in the National Assembly.