The motion which was debated was ‘In South Africa, this house supports defunding the police’. #DefundThePolice was a movement that gained traction in the US following the murder of George Floyd.  The movement advocates for drastically decreasing the budget allotted to the police force and instead of spending this money on community projects. This has inspired a similar movement in South Africa.

To the left of the lectern (beginning with the boy closest to the lectern) – Will Makin, Gabriel Dyssell-Hofinger and Paul Malherbe.

To the right of the lectern (beginning with the boy closest to the lectern) – Isaiah Sonn-Pather, Dylan Wood and Luke Rissik.