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Jozi Rumble 2025

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

South Africa, In personBPEvery edition of Jozi RumbleThe tab

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.

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
  1. 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
  2. Round 2THBT South Africa should implement the Right to Request Remote WorkPractise this motion
  3. Round 3TH prefers a world in which we choose when we die.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4THBT schools should aggressively combat manosphere ideology.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT broadcasters should not allow political pundits to speak on issues related to the pundit's source of funding.Practise this motion
  6. Round 6THBT South Africa should ban its companies from operating in African countries with human rights violations.Practise this motion
  7. Round 7THR, the politicisation of the fees must fall movement.Practise this motion
  8. QuarterfinalsThis House, as a young person in Africa, would be an African MetamodernistPractise this motion
  9. SemifinalsTHBT universities in the Global South should exclusively teach heterodox economics.Practise this motion
  10. Grand FinalTHS the pursuit of anti ageing technology.Practise this motion
  11. Partial Semi'sThis House, as a young person in Africa, would be an African MetamodernistPractise this motion
  12. Novice Semi FinalsTHBT Universities in the Global South should exclusively teach heterodox economics.Practise this motion
  13. Novice FinalsTHW become the prophet of Rakhat.Practise this motion
Jozi Rumble 202412 motions
  1. Round 1THBT Alfred Nobel's legacy should emphasize his role as the merchant of death.Practise this motion
  2. Round 2For financial crimes, THW not punish individuals who are significantly impoverished.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THS the degrowth movement.Practise this motion
  4. 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
  5. Round 5TH opposes the notion that one should live in the moment.Practise this motion
  6. Round 6TH opposes compartmentalisationPractise this motion
  7. 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
  8. Novice Semi FinalTHS a social norm where one derive meaning from platonic relationships over romantic relationshipsPractise this motion
  9. Novice FinalTHW choose to be born in Veridonia over LuminaPractise this motion
  10. QuarterfinalsTH, as the Global South, regrets BRICS expansionismPractise this motion
  11. SemifinalsTH agrees with PopperPractise this motion
  12. Grand FinalTHW be a CypheristPractise this motion
Jozi Rumble 202312 motions
  1. Round 1TH, As Prince Harry, Regrets Publishing SparePractise this motion
  2. Round 2THW abolish the common farming exception.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THW allow the use of evidence obtained illegally in court only in instances of Organized Crime and Terrorism.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4TH, as a modern democracy, Would utilise the Sibyll System.Practise this motion
  5. Round 5THBT Feminist Movements In Developing Nations Should Deprioritize The Strategy Of Advocating For Carceral FeminismPractise this motion
  6. Round 6THS Kanye West's use of the Confederate FlagPractise this motion
  7. 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
  8. QuarterfinalsTHW Accept The OfferPractise this motion
  9. Partial SemiTHW Accept The OfferPractise this motion
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  1. Round 1In a world where meta-humans exist, THW impose "Act X" on all meta-humansPractise this motion
  2. Round 2THS state-led culling for population control of wild animals that pose a threat to livestock and agriculture.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3THS the use of "baby bonds" as a form of reparations for marginalized groupsPractise this motion
  4. 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
  5. Round 5THBT progressive individuals should have a zero-tolerance policy for people with regressive values in their social circlePractise this motion
  6. QuarterfinalsTHR the rise of citizen journalism.Practise this motion
  7. SemifinalsTHBT "white collar crimes" should always be punishable by direct imprisonment.Practise this motion
  8. Grand FinalTHBT comedians should have a social responsibility for their choice of material.Practise this motion
  9. Novice SemifinalsTHBT feminists should not use rhetoric about women being more empathetic or more caring than men as part of their advocacyPractise this motion
  10. 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.

YearSafe on (points)Last team in (speaks)Open break
20251479.116 of 88
20241376.617 of 80
20231276.717 of 98
20221078.216 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

DebaterSpeechMotionScore
Shannon W.OGPMTHBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology.87
Noluthando H.OOLOTHBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology.86
Webster M.COOWTHBT broadcasters should not allow political pundits to speak on issues related to the pundit's source of funding.86
Noluthando H.COMOTHBT broadcasters should not allow political pundits to speak on issues related to the pundit's source of funding.86
Rea M.OGPMTHBT the Academy Awards should make movies that use AI technology ineligible for awards in categories where the movies used AI technology.85
Mpho M.CGGWTHBT South Africa should implement the Right to Request Remote Work85
Njuguna M.OGDPMTHBT 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.CGMGTHBT South Africa should implement the Right to Request Remote Work85
Webster M.COOWTHR, the politicisation of the fees must fall movement.85
Nakita S.COOWTHR, the politicisation of the fees must fall movement.85
Webster M.OGDPMTH prefers a world in which we choose when we die.85
Njuguna M.COOWTH prefers a world in which we choose when we die.85