Sat 19 Apr 2025
From 4 tabs, newest Jozi Rumble 2025.
How many points did it take?
14points were safe
in 2025
In the middle figureOlder, not counted
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 13 (14, 13, 12, newest first). The last team in averaged 79.1 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
Out of 47 past motions with a topic, from 4 editions.
Practise Social & Identity motionsLesson: Generating arguments
How many teams, and how many break?
16of 88 teams made the open break
in 2025
Field strength: Above Average in 2025, from the ratings of the debaters who went.
Past motions
4 editions with motions on record, newest first.
Jozi Rumble 202513 motions
- Round 1THBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology.Practise this motion
- Round 2THBT South Africa should implement the Right to Request Remote WorkPractise this motion
- Round 3TH prefers a world in which we choose when we die.Practise this motion
- Round 4THBT schools should aggressively combat manosphere ideology.Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT broadcasters should not allow political pundits to speak on issues related to the pundit's source of funding.Practise this motion
- Round 6THBT South Africa should ban its companies from operating in African countries with human rights violations.Practise this motion
- Round 7THR, the politicisation of the fees must fall movement.Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsThis House, as a young person in Africa, would be an African MetamodernistPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT universities in the Global South should exclusively teach heterodox economics.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHS the pursuit of anti ageing technology.Practise this motion
- Partial Semi'sThis House, as a young person in Africa, would be an African MetamodernistPractise this motion
- Novice Semi FinalsTHBT Universities in the Global South should exclusively teach heterodox economics.Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHW become the prophet of Rakhat.Practise this motion
Jozi Rumble 202412 motions
- Round 1THBT Alfred Nobel's legacy should emphasize his role as the merchant of death.Practise this motion
- Round 2For financial crimes, THW not punish individuals who are significantly impoverished.Practise this motion
- Round 3THS the degrowth movement.Practise this motion
- Round 4In her next memoir, TH, as Professor Alex, would opt for the explanation that 'God did it' rather than the explanation that 'there was nothing God could have done about it'.Practise this motion
- Round 5TH opposes the notion that one should live in the moment.Practise this motion
- Round 6TH opposes compartmentalisationPractise this motion
- Round 7THW convert the largest fully private South African telecommunications providers (i.e. MTN, Vodacom and Cell C) into state-majority-owned companies.Practise this motion
- Novice Semi FinalTHS a social norm where one derive meaning from platonic relationships over romantic relationshipsPractise this motion
- Novice FinalTHW choose to be born in Veridonia over LuminaPractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTH, as the Global South, regrets BRICS expansionismPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH agrees with PopperPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTHW be a CypheristPractise this motion
Jozi Rumble 202312 motions
- Round 1TH, As Prince Harry, Regrets Publishing SparePractise this motion
- Round 2THW abolish the common farming exception.Practise this motion
- Round 3THW allow the use of evidence obtained illegally in court only in instances of Organized Crime and Terrorism.Practise this motion
- Round 4TH, as a modern democracy, Would utilise the Sibyll System.Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT Feminist Movements In Developing Nations Should Deprioritize The Strategy Of Advocating For Carceral FeminismPractise this motion
- Round 6THS Kanye West's use of the Confederate FlagPractise this motion
- Round 7THS the continued circulation i.e buying and selling of academic work and intellectual property of academics who have been accused of human rights violations and/or abuse.Practise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHW Accept The OfferPractise this motion
- Partial SemiTHW Accept The OfferPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT it is permissible to withhold all diplomatic travel privileges from people who come from countries that have passed laws that are considered human right violations.Practise this motion
- Novice FinalsTHBT it is permissible to withhold all diplomatic travel privileges from people who come from countries that have passed laws that are considered human right violations.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHP a world where the Norse gods' belief system is more valued than the Abrahamic god belief system.Practise this motion
Jozi Rumble 202210 motions
- Round 1In a world where meta-humans exist, THW impose "Act X" on all meta-humansPractise this motion
- Round 2THS state-led culling for population control of wild animals that pose a threat to livestock and agriculture.Practise this motion
- Round 3THS the use of "baby bonds" as a form of reparations for marginalized groupsPractise this motion
- Round 4THBT regional organizations such (AU, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, EU, etc) should refuse to accept peacekeepers from nations where the military exerts a significant amount of control over the civilian government.Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT progressive individuals should have a zero-tolerance policy for people with regressive values in their social circlePractise this motion
- QuarterfinalsTHR the rise of citizen journalism.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHBT "white collar crimes" should always be punishable by direct imprisonment.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT comedians should have a social responsibility for their choice of material.Practise this motion
- Novice SemifinalsTHBT feminists should not use rhetoric about women being more empathetic or more caring than men as part of their advocacyPractise this motion
- Novice FinalsTH, as an up-incoming artist, would choose to join an artist-run record label (For example; Dreamville, RocNation etc.)Practise this motion
The break, year by year
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 79.1 | 16 of 88 |
| 2024 | 13 | 76.6 | 17 of 80 |
| 2023 | 12 | 76.7 | 17 of 98 |
| 2022 | 10 | 78.2 | 16 of 75 |
Every break in 2025
- Open break16 teams
- Novice break12 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 4 editions
- 75.7
- where most speakers land
- 73.0 to 78.3
- average at tournaments of similar strength
- 76.2
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker82.8
- 10th speaker80.2
- 20th speaker79.0
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 4 editions.
Similar-strength tournaments
- Meta Open 202674.8
- Vivaatam Pre-ABP 202675.0
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon W. | OGPM | THBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology. | 87 |
| Noluthando H. | OOLO | THBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology. | 86 |
| Webster M. | COOW | THBT broadcasters should not allow political pundits to speak on issues related to the pundit's source of funding. | 86 |
| Noluthando H. | COMO | THBT broadcasters should not allow political pundits to speak on issues related to the pundit's source of funding. | 86 |
| Rea M. | OGPM | THBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology. | 85 |
| Mpho M. | CGGW | THBT South Africa should implement the Right to Request Remote Work | 85 |
| Njuguna M. | OGDPM | THBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology. | 85 |
| Paula-Jean P. | CGMG | THBT South Africa should implement the Right to Request Remote Work | 85 |
| Webster M. | COOW | THR, the politicisation of the fees must fall movement. | 85 |
| Nakita S. | COOW | THR, the politicisation of the fees must fall movement. | 85 |
| Webster M. | OGDPM | TH prefers a world in which we choose when we die. | 85 |
| Njuguna M. | COOW | TH prefers a world in which we choose when we die. | 85 |