Prof David Monyae on Africa, China, SADC, Africa Free Trade, borders, passports & visas, AU

In today’s episode as we reflect on Africa month, we are joined by Associate Professor at UJ, Dr David Monyae, who shares insight into Africa as a global superpower & our footprint, the prospect of One Africa, One government, the new scramble for Africa, AFTA, SADC and much more!
This episode is in partnership with Brand South Africa.
📚 Today’s Episode Features:
1. Africa - a global superpower?
2. borders, passports & visas
3. Africa Free Trade Agreement
4. SADC region
💡 Special Guest - Prof David Monyae: Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations & Director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg.
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:54 - Africa as a superpower
00:12:42 - Africa Free Trade Agreement
00:18:55 - SADC region
00:24:40 - New scramble for Africa
00:26:11 African unity
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Director: Bongani Nkosi
Producer: Oratile Kekana
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About me: Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh is an author, scholar and founder of the Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Xperience (SMWX), a digital, youth-centred current affairs platform. He holds a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford and is a Lecturer in International Relations at Wits.

[@lwandotame6325]

Prof Monyae is speaking my language UNITY OF AFRICANS. ❤❤❤. It's not going to happen over night but it will happen. If our word creates let's speak it into existence

[@hlalelekobo4389]

I love the way professor articulate things, he is such an informative soul

[@nonhlakaniphombuku647]

Prof Monyae, an amazing leader! You should also invite Prof Bhaso Ndzendze as well to motivate young black youth.

[@tebogomabusela7936]

This was a really great session. Not alarming, not too critical. Assuring of the things we are getting right and encouraging to the young generations. We see our brother Ibrahim Traoré! Congratulations on the Brand South Africa partnership. It’s been like 6 months of you interrupting videos saying you are looking for partners on the platform who watch the platform😭🤣🤣🤣 I look forward to more Pan-African Conversations!

[@Sizwe.MpofuWalsh]

Thanks for watching! 😂🔥

[@NameBrand6743]

This exceptional conversations just highlights how important these 29 May elections are to South Africa. We have been pigeonholed by such bad governance that even the issues raised in political manifestos are rudimentary and have no vision for SA or its position on global issues. In fact the ANC only has a clear position because it is the government of the day but in reality, their manifesto says nothing and by extension so are the majority of these political parties. My vote is going to a party that isn't afraid to articulate its strategy for Africa and SA on global issues. I will happily vote for a party that is smart enough to argue that the Switch banking system, sanctions and AGOA are being used to strangle SADC as a tangible, scalable and influential trade block. I will vote for a party that is actively influencing regime changes in the continent that support African resurgence and one that isn't using the media to claim that SA' military intervention in Congo and Mozambique are a waste of money - but in fact supports the need to keep foreign interest out whilst pushing African interest to be safeguarded! I am voting EFF for more then just anti-ANC rhetoric...

[@alexemergineer3202]

We also need to analyze India, which is growing in leaps and bounds economically. ❤

[@Sizwe.MpofuWalsh]

Check out the ‘Innovation Foundation for Democracy’ KZbin channel that focus on African democracy. There is an episode there with Prof Dilip Menon that contrasts SA and India. 🔥

[@andilentuli8261]

Prof Monyae a great man,met him at his book launch here at UJ

[@itsdailygaming6089]

I can’t commend you enough for this great platform, great quality through and through. Please put together a platform where you discuss political terms like leftist, socialist, bourgeoisie, benefitiation etc meanings and origination

[@caven7056]

EFF is the only party that has this global outlook.

[@NameBrand6743]

100%

[@zunabukosi9679]

😭😭 @ 22:47 "We don't even know what we have in this strategic... We depend on expertise from the Western world, Asia, and others to come and map up for us...I've never seen a national that developed depending on external people regardless of the goodwill that they might have" Vuka Africa, Vuk' emaqandeni!! 🥲

[@siphamandlakhumalo5074]

I LOVE WHAT THIS MAN TALK BELIVE ME

[@anesumunengiwa175]

Profound line of thought

[@sammakwela]

Sitting around a table and planning our future is essential. After CODESA 2.0, We need The Azania Conference - vision 2050.

[@user-pi5sx8jx1m]

Words ,words ,words, manifestation ,materialisation thus far, speaks volumes , how progress is rated now, and taken into the future.

[@lwandotame6325]

It starts as a thought, becomes words and eventually with new energy and young ideas it'll happen. FAITH 🙏🏻

[@thatopearlmahamba]

Insightful interview...awesome❤

[@EugeneHorak3]

Best guess I have seen so far

[@sithelomtomboti5317]

I enjoyed watching this

[@sammylu4702]

Sizwe may you make a video explaining the NHI in simplest pop culture terms mfethu.

[@dima309]

Thank you Dr Mpofu, the Prof is correct on many levels, I am just missing practicalities in the current state of our government, we have artificial sovereignty, our thinking has been held hostage by all lateral and bilateral arrangements with both USA and Europe.

[@nigelrunesu9898]

very true, most of us Africans aren't willing to question these arrangements because we are told the investors will leave with our jobs and access to credit.

[@dima309]

Let's put it to the test for at least 5 years, let all parties withold, us with our raw material and minerals ,let's see what might happen, in any case the ships started leaving from 1994, they continue to so these are empty threats in my view.

[@samanthanyongani4549]

Intra African trade is key. Stability in areas of conflict in Africa must be established.

[@samanthanyongani4549]

Soooo true we don't have we have knowledge of what we have. Research is important.

[@Gawieseplaas]

The Prof is asking for the impossible: Unity, Stability and Education in Africa!!

[@samanthanyongani4549]

Why would that be impossible?

[@spitzmatixmonyane]

I came to your channel hoping to get a breakdown on the NHI Bill. Please do best.

[@mukondelelic.mulaudzi8357]

Can someone please send this insightful "lecture" to ALL Afrikan leaders, please do us this one favor 😂 maybe they need to have a live screening of this episode at the AU and engage on these matters maan! Why is this thing made to look ao difficult? I think our politicians sometimes fabricate complexity to escape accountability.

[@EmakhosiniSiyakhuleka]

DOPE 🔥

[@mkballer3879]

Africa needs more regional integration. We need to trade with each other more. Remove colonial borders establish a single currency . Invest in entrepreneurs etc

[@mmd1314]

I love the show but the Prof did not say anything tangible that most South Africans can do to shape Africa or haven't already heard if the are in political spaces

[@kamvazenani4153]

Great talk. But Asia is the biggest continent in terms of landmass

[@adrianolszewski231]

What Europe, China and America has that African don't?the mindset, competence and skilled people to do their job.South Africa is facing so much problems that are not related to colonialism or white supremacy as most eff and anc politicians want the citizens to believe.Its the lack of competence skills and right Laziness and lack of accountability for actions is also huge problem.

[@MasBuzo-zj6zt]

Which is why verwoerd’s plan worked so well…. It was always by design.. despondence usually creates laziness question is whats created the despondency?….you seem to understand very little about about colonialism if you think these things are mutually exclusive, but i guess this has become the normal rhetoric in most white homes across the globe using blatant denialism….

[@mangaliso08]

The Inga Dam, mega project, will never succeed without peace and stability in the Congo. It would be foolhardy for South Africa to depend on water and electricity from the Congo, with such a high risk of instability. We can't even project peace and security in the country (think of zama zama's) how will we protect the transmission lines and the dam itself.

[@leilahakulinen]

Dream on Prof 😢

[@MKL_D]

The over-reliance on politics will get us nowhere. Entrepreneurs must just take the lead, politicians will catch up. These ideas are not new, they have been talked about and we are still here. I am tired of speeches and lectures.

[@kabzaify]

We cannot uncontrolled movement of people

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

😅😅😅 super when you do not have simple water to drinking 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@leilahakulinen]

Both China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺 have only one person in charge of their various provinces/republics since 2013 (Xi Jinping) and 2012 (Vladimir Putin), respectively, for over 20 years 🙄. I doubt very much that even the 16 SADC countries would be keen to have just one person in charge and still work together in harmony. Many African countries are well known for their instability, power struggles, as everybody wants to be the president/leader which enables them to enrich themselves with obscene personal wealth. Those who believe in these countries being united, must be living in the "cloud-cuckoo-land 😳

[@Dmithisa]

As long as you have elitist guests only..y'all never actually in tune with the ground. Its just academics guessing what the population goes through so kuyafana

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@rosalindgerber]

why did everyone laugh at Zuma when he said the African continent is the largest??? this man is a new colonialist supporting the WEFs agenda.

[@mzerk9324]

The Proffesor is wrong. Largest continent is Asia not Africa.

[@LindaMbasa-en8fp]

Where did you get that information from? Afrika is the biggest continent on earth. Whites have reduced the size of Afrika to make it smaller. Come and visit the continent to see for yourself

[@dima309]

@Linda 💯 correct, these so called other continents can actually as they are all of them fit in our Afrika

[@dima309]

@mzerk9324 you can do research on how this 🌍 was created, the whole project was riddled with motive in selling a narrative that Africa is a small dark continent.

[@siyamanci2596]

@@LindaMbasa-en8fp NO, ASIA IS THE BIGGEST CONTINENT. AFRICA IS 70% OF ASIA

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

@@dima309 Africa is approximately 30 million sq. km. Asia is 44 million. Which is the bigger number ?

[@stoicman31]

No common native language, no integrated advanced learning centers, no history of pooling resources to form multinationals, tribalism, don’t trade well within and globally, lack of innovation. Tough luck.

[@siyamanci2596]

AFRICA IS NOT THE BIGGEST CONTINENT, ASIA IS THE BIGGEST CONTINENT BY GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION

[@n02hbby16]

So you want to go and plunder the Congo I see

[@marco8081a]

Africa got screwed by colonialism, and so did Asia. One of the 2 rose out of the ashes and the other is still twiddling its thumbs in the dirt. I wonder what the difference is.

[@kabzaify]

Tourist in Southern Africa can easily move about, this men is misinformed

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

It is so sad to see old man like this lies and desiving 😅😅😅

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

Our foolishness taking about industrial when majority of you citizens do not have electricity or computer 😅😅😅😅

[@veronicafarrell6676]

You are ignorant with wicked intentions.

[@MamaMama-kq1fx]

Lies Lies 😅😅😅😅

[@veronicafarrell6676]

What is your purpose behind this weak response. Do you have a mind capable of thinking so that you can offer a useful statement? Your contribution is the work of destructive, wicked jealous mind.

[@doyouhaveyourtoothbrush6660]

Such an insightful interview! What will bring all African leaders to the table? I wonder. There is a lot of research going on into SA's strategic minerals.

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

African leaders , like European leaders , have fought among themselves for centuries. It's not likely to change anytime soon.