PIETERMARITZBURG DEBATING LEAGUE – TOPICS 2015
ROUND
1 Education
GRADE 8
TOPIC
THBT all schools should be co-educational
Education
JUNIOR
THW abolish home schooling
Economic
SENIOR
Topic area – Minimum wage
2 Education
GRADE 8
THBT all schools should be co-educational (repeat)
Political
JUNIOR
THBT South African expatriates should not be allowed to participate in national
elections
SENIOR
THBT religious freedom and press freedom are not mutually exclusive
Topic provided
3 Social / Cultural
GRADE 8
THBT it is beneficial to teach children to believe in Father Christmas
Political / Econ
JUNIOR
THW introduce military conscription for unemployed youths
Political
SENIOR
Topic area - Elections
4 Social
GRADE 8
THW not give to beggars
Environmental
JUNIOR
THS fracking
Education
SENIOR
Topic area – Tertiary admission policies
5 Social / Media
GRADE 8
THBT Reality TV programmes do more harm than good
Media
JUNIOR
THW censor all public expression deemed offensive to minority groups
Political
SENIOR
THBT South Africa has a duty to preserve the Timbuktu manuscripts
Topic provided
6 Cultural
GRADE8
THW abolish the cultural practice of Lobola
Political / Econ
JUNIOR
THW limit immigration into South Africa
Political / Social
SENIOR
Topic area - Piracy
7 Political
GRADE 8
THS gender quotas in National and Provincial parliament
Political
JUNIOR
THS Iran’s right to bear nuclear weapons
Political / Econ
SENIOR
THS an open border policy within the SADC region
Topic provided
Political
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
Finals
GRADE 8
JUNIOR
SENIOR
GRADE 8
JUNIOR
SENIOR
GRADE 8
JUNIOR
SENIOR
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