Hermann Pretorius
Hermann Pretorius (born 17 July 1991) is a South African civil rights activist and policy advocate. He is the Head of Campaigns at the South African Institute of Race Relations, a research and policy organisation in South Africa. Hermann is a co-host of the Afrikaans weekly political podcast Podlitiek.[1]
Early life and education
Pretorius grew up in Pretoria where he matriculated in 2009 from the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool. He obtained his LLB degree from the University of Pretoria (UP). Pretorius participated in various debating and moot court competitions as a student.[2] Pretorius is also a trained opera singer.[3][4]
Controversy
In 2019 Pretorius wrote a column in which he suggested that Alan Winde should take over the leadership of a South African political party, Democratic Alliance, stating that “the seed of the DA’s recovery has been planted by a white man in the Western Cape”.[5] The article by Pretorius received mixed feedback.[6] [7]
In late 2019, Pretorius took aim at Herman Mashaba, the former mayor of the City of Johannesburg, for Mashaba's apparent racist internal communication, which showed him scolding a member of the Democratic Alliance's caucus.[8]
Campaigns
Pretorius has been a spokesperson for his organisations on various matters, including their opposition to the National Health Insurance, prescribed assets, as well as expropriation without compensation.[9][10][11] Pretorius has appeared on South African national and international news networks as a commentator, frequently discussing current affairs and politics.
References
- ↑ "Official Podlitiek YouTube Channel". Official Podlitiek YouTube Chanel. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "TuksLaw News Volume 4 2010" (PDF). TuksLaw News. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Sempre Opera". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "The Magic Flute". Cape Town Opera. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Thabo, Mokone. "Winde 'not interested' in replacing Maimane, as he slams IRR". TimesLive. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Andile, Sicetsha (2 October 2019). "Alan Winde rubbishes IRR claim on DA presidency". The South African. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Mampara of the week: Hermann Pretorius". Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Herman Mashaba dismisses racism claims over colleague's "EFF views"". The South African. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Phumi, Ramalepe. "IRR won't be 'pulling an EFF' – but it doesn't like 'dodgy' positions on prescribed assets". Business Insider SA. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "The state of education in South Africa". CNBC Africa. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Nadya, Swart (14 July 2020). "IRR: NHI is a ploy to nationalise healthcare". BizNews.
External links
- Panel of experts are in the studio to unpack the US elections as they unfold on YouTube
- Post U.S. Vice-Presidential Debate analysis with Hermann Pretorius, Daniel Eloff and Lance Claasen on YouTube
- Herman Pretorius from the Institute for Race Relations discusses DA's leadership contest on YouTube
- Old SA flag constitutes hate speech on YouTube
- Cathy Mohlahlana is joined by Hermann Pretorius and Professor Mcebisi Ndletyana on YouTube
- The state of education in South Africa on YouTube
- Dire state of opposition politics in South Africa on YouTube
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