Gareth Cliff
History Matters
Summary
Gareth Cliff and Dennis Davis discuss the value of studying history. They touch upon how October’s Israeli tragedy (and all world events) can be better understood using context and history. They also discuss how the modern western college obsession with making everything political has done damage to the subject.
Gareth Cliff
Gareth Cliff took the leap from traditional radio in May 2014 with the launch of CliffCentral.com, pioneering online media and podcasting in South Africa. Gareth is one of South African radio’s most irreverent radio and television personalities with a career spanning 25 years. He kicked off his radio career at campus station Radio TUKS in Pretoria; later “graduated” to 702 Talk Radio where he replaced the legendary John Berks on the 702 Breakfast Show in 2001; and three years later joined national youth station 5FM where he remained as the breakfast show host before launching CliffCentral.com. Gareth was a judge on South African Idols for 11 seasons, hosted The Gareth Cliff Show on Mnet, and, most recently, So What Now? on eNCA. He has won numerous awards for best radio and television personality and has written two books.
Judge Dennis Davis
Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.