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Jozi Rumble 2026
2026-04-03 · South Africa, Johannesburg, In person · BP
Motions
Jozi Rumble 2026 (2026)12 motions
- Round 1THS the widespread belief in manifestation culture.
- Round 2TH, as the Venezuelan government, would cooperate with the US in the pursuit of maintaining stability
- Round 3This House Regrets the transfer of ownership of cultural heritage from communities to state.
- Round 4THP a world where private AI companies retain control over the ethical boundaries of their technology during war or security crises to a world where the state determines those boundaries
- Round 5THBT the political rise of radical conservative women has done more harm than good for the feminist movement.
- Round 6This house would ban “Buy Now, Pay Later” services in developing nations
- Quater FinalTHBT urban planning should prioritise decentralised, multi-nodal city development over centralised megacity models.
- Novice Partial Semi-FinalTHBT urban planning should prioritise decentralised, multi-nodal city development over centralised megacity models.
- Semi FinalsThis House, as the Tigray Regional Government, would secede from the Federal Republic of Ethiopia
- Noive Semi FinalsIn countries with declining birth rates, THW significantly tax contraceptives and birth control methods.
- Novice FinalThis House Would give up their powers and marry the human.
- Grand FinalThis House Prefers a dominant norm of divine hiddenness rather divine intervention
What gets set here
Social & Identity33%
International Relations17%
Politics17%
Technology8%
Economics8%
Fiction8%
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20% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 12 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.
Last edition: 19 of 95 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break19 teams
- Novice break15 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker S. | MO | TH, as the Venezuelan government, would cooperate with the US in the pursuit of maintaining stability | 84 |
| Michelle A. | OW | THP a world where private AI companies retain control over the ethical boundaries of their technology during war or security crises to a world where the state determines those boundaries | 84 |
| Zuki N. | OW | THP a world where private AI companies retain control over the ethical boundaries of their technology during war or security crises to a world where the state determines those boundaries | 83 |
| 🇰🇪 Trudeau O. | MO | THP a world where private AI companies retain control over the ethical boundaries of their technology during war or security crises to a world where the state determines those boundaries | 83 |
| Franco O. | DLO | THP a world where private AI companies retain control over the ethical boundaries of their technology during war or security crises to a world where the state determines those boundaries | 83 |
| Zuki N. | DPM | THBT the political rise of radical conservative women has done more harm than good for the feminist movement. | 82 |
| Teddy X. | PM | THBT the political rise of radical conservative women has done more harm than good for the feminist movement. | 82 |
| Owami N. | LO | TH, as the Venezuelan government, would cooperate with the US in the pursuit of maintaining stability | 82 |
| Keketso S. | LO | THP a world where private AI companies retain control over the ethical boundaries of their technology during war or security crises to a world where the state determines those boundaries | 82 |
| Tumelo B. | MO | THS the widespread belief in manifestation culture. | 82 |
| Zuki N. | OW | This House Regrets the transfer of ownership of cultural heritage from communities to state. | 81 |
| Zanru R. | GW | TH, as the Venezuelan government, would cooperate with the US in the pursuit of maintaining stability | 81 |
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