Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke, senior research fellow at University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship

South Africans have once again questioned the government's priorities amid an economic crisis and jobs bloodbath which have been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday unveiled a R13 million statue of Oliver Tambo erected at OR Tambo International Airport in JohannesburgErecting statues and renaming national key points plays a major role in nation building. However, almost every time a new statue is unveiled, there is much debate about the costs involved - and in most cases, how those funds could have otherwise been spent.Is erecting statues really the best way to remember our heroes or are there more impactful ways that money can be spent? Should we not be spending the money on those alive? Guest: Prof. Tinyiko Maluleke, senior research fellow at University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship