Your Family Will Fight Over This? Wills and Inheritance with Ameen Hassan | S4E7
No will means no control, no say, and no protection for the people you love most. In this episode, we sit down with Ameen Hassan to unpack the uncomfortable discussions about wills, Islamic inheritance law, and why "I'll sort it out later" is the most dangerous statement to make.
September is Wills Month and October is Financial Planning Month in South Africa and so there's no better time to ask yourself: is your family protected, or are they set up for a Royal Rumble over your estate?
We cover it all: is your nikah even legally recognized? Why does a son inherit more than a daughter? Can a "disobedient" child be cut out? And what happens to your business when you're gone? Ameen breaks down the Quranic law of inheritance, the legal traps South African Muslims fall into, and the practical steps you need to take today, not "someday."
This episode is proudly sponsored by Standard Bank Shariah — visit www.standardbank.co.za/shariahbanking for more information. Standard Bank is an authorised financial services and registered credit provider.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
03:30 Do you have a will?
07:21 Law of Intestate Succession
11:21 Is your nikah legal?
18:21 Anti nuptial vs community of property
23:11 How does an Islamic estate get wound up?
28:30 Your wealth is not your wealth
31:00 Quranic law of inheritance
38:00 Why a son inherits more than daughter?
42:20 Does a disobedient child inherit?
47:00 Advice on inheritance and wills
53:34 Business inheritance
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13 Sept 2026
The Business of Humanitarian Aid with Ismail Safi | S4E6
In this episode, we sit down with Ismail Safi, Director of Programs in USA with 15 years of experience across 36 countries, having managed development portfolios worth over $250 million with USAID, the World Bank, and international NGOs, to talk about what really happens behind the scenes of global charity work.
We go there: growing up in a refugee camp, refugees and economic migrants, where your donations actually end up, why admin costs differ, and whether cash donations are helping or hurting the people they're meant to serve. We also dig into how interntional NGOs provide aid in South Africa and what Americans really think about SA.
If you've ever wondered whether your donation is making a difference or just funding a machine this conversation will challenge everything you assumed.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
04:45 Immigration crisis
08:30 Growing up in a refugee camp
11:30 Economic migrants
18:15 The truth about humanitarian aid
22:00 How donations are spent
27:00 Admin cost vs program cost
38:00 Intentions behind donating
40:50 Cash donations
46:27 Penny Appeal USA in SA
57:20 What is the perception of SA in the USA
01:04:00 Spend time with the vulnerable communities
01:08:00 South Africa is in need
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19 Aug 2026
Who Broke South Africa? with Darren Campher | S4E5
Cape Town is one of the most unequal cities in the most unequal country on earth and it's not by accident. Someone designed it that way, and some still profit from it.
In this episode, content creator and researcher, Darren Campher joins us to ask the question every politician dodges: who actually broke South Africa and who's still breaking it?
We go there, spatial apartheid that never left, a property market built to keep people out, BEE policies that may be enriching the few instead of the many, and why "blame apartheid" might be divisive in South African politics. Then we get personal: why the MK, capitalistism, socialism, or something in between and what would it actually take to fix this country?
Agree, disagree, or furious? Good. Drop your take in the comments!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction01:00 Is Cape Town the most unequal in SA?08:00 Spatial apartheid13:00 Cape Town property market crash?17:00 Who controls the housing market? 22:30 Is farm life better than city life?27:00 Is the ideal South Africa capitalist or socialist or a mix?33:30 Why is the cost of labour so high?39:00 How much longer can we blame apartheid?46:35 Where to from here?50:00 What is the issue with BBBEE?55:00 Is quotas suitable for redress?01:04:00 Who do you vote for? 01:17:00 Is the failure of ANC by design?01:25:00 Why are people choosing the DA?01:28:00 Who funds political parties?01:32:00 Why did Darren choose MK?
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