Episodes
In an exclusive interview, singer and activist Billy Bragg talks about making music with meaning, Marx, refusing to give in to Boris Johnson – and passion on an Italian volcano.
Chapters:
02:04 - Billy Bragg 1
29:45 - Billy Bragg 2
Published 07/01/22
With more than 7 000 languages globally, we look at mother tongues. Can Kiswahili be Africa’s lingua franca? And we explore two people’s complex relationships with their languages: Setswana and Arabic.
Chapters
02:20 - Kiswahili
19:27 - Setswana
29:42 - Arabic
Published 06/24/22
To mark June 16, we unearth Afrikaans’ Black roots and focus on contemporary Black Afrikaans. Also, a new book on how Nelson Mandela led Umkhonto weSizwe to war against Africa’s strongest army.
Chapters:
02:34: Hein Willemse
29:24: Emile YX
41:05: Paul Landau
Published 06/17/22
Shamed by 2020 exposés of forced sterilisations at public hospitals, the health department vowed to act – but victims still await justice. Also, is the Saxonwold Shebeen open for a drink?
Chapters:
03:13 - Bongekile Msibi
16:09 - Baragwanath
21:21 - Women’s Legal Centre
31:55 - Guptas
Published 06/10/22
Banyana are not treated well, despite being one of the favourites to win the Women’s Afcon in July. Could their American counterparts’ equal-pay victory help our national women’s football side?
Chapters:
2:47 - US Women's Soccer
8:24 - Amanda Dlamini
22:22 - Joseph Mkhonza
32:12 - Busisiwe Mokwena
Published 06/03/22
The murder of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh sent shockwaves around the world. But will it change US-Israel relations? And the full story of legendary scribe Can Themba finally gets told. Chapters: 02:58 - Shireen Abu Akleh
11:12 - Can Themba
31:41 - Joe Thloloe
Published 05/27/22
Abortion has been legal since 1997 in South Africa. Despite this, more and more women are risking their lives by going to unlicensed abortionists. We ask why. Chapters:
02:33 - Abortions down town
08:39 - Catherine Burns
28:17 - Emihle Ntuli
33:51 - Matthew Kavanagh
Published 05/20/22
Unemployment in South Africa is soaring and many are forced to take any job they can get. Our 100th episode focuses on casual workers, who have the most precarious jobs. Chapters
01:58 - Annah Moreki
10:51 - Who are casual workers?
18:55 - Casual workers protest
22:39 - Rights and numbers
25:56 - What about the working class?
Published 04/29/22
Amazon workers finally get a union with ripple effects in US politics expected. And liberation theology helped end apartheid. What role does it have in politics, inequality and exploitation today? Chapters:
01:45 - Amazon scene setter
12:25 - John Logan
32:54 - Liberation Theology scene setter
38:02 - Mzwandile Molo
Published 04/22/22
In this bumper edition, find out why politicians spoil the religious vote and so many Jews fought apartheid. Also, meet SA’s chief satanist and hear the music that makes Muslims dance. Chapters:
04:04 - Mbhazima Shilowa
18:24 - Jonathan Ancer
30:46 - Lael Bethlehem
42:09 - Satanic Church
59:43 - Sufism
Published 04/14/22
Indian activist-doctor Yogesh Jain believes inequality in public healthcare is a global crisis. And, we look at religion’s role in instilling outdated attitudes towards sexuality. Chapters:
1:48 - Dr Yogesh Jain
7:49 - Gender and religion
20:38 - Gay and Muslim
Published 04/08/22
More than 100 000 South Africans have died officially from Covid-19, some anonymously and buried in paupers' graves. Hospital and mortuary workers tell the stories of the unclaimed.
Chapters:
02:15 - Covid’s nameless graves
18:16 - Mojak Lehoko
27:56 - Song
Published 04/01/22
Sexual assault in South African jails is widespread but grossly under-reported. We lift the veil on this scourge. And, we pay tribute to murdered land activist Ayanda Ngila. Chapters
01:31 - Tebogo Mokobori
18:25 - Doreen Gaora
30:12 - Rebecca Gore
39:12 - Ayanda Ngila
Published 03/25/22
The struggle continues for Cape West Coast small-scale fishers after their court victory against seismic blasting. And, why is Yemen’s bloody seven-year-long war largely forgotten?
Chapters:
01:49 - Seismic Survey
17:07 - Wilmien Wicomb
26:06 - Aisha Jumaan
Host: Tebadi Mmotla
Guests: Martin Blake, Solene Smith, Wilmien Wicomb, Aisha Jumaan
Production: The Good People at Between Productions
Editor: Charles Leonard
Published 03/18/22
Progressive Russians say no to war. Is Covid-19 petering out? And though essential, did the world miss out during the cultural boycott against apartheid South Africa?
Chapters:
02:22 - Russian anti-war
21:58 - Francois Venter
31:41 - Pacific Express
Published 03/11/22
A new book celebrates Frantz Fanon’s seminal work as a shack dwellers’ movement applies his ideas 60 years on. Also, a Kenyan woman’s challenge to experimental music.
01:56 - eKhenana
16:52 - Nigel Gibson
33:05 - Nyokabi Kariũki
Published 03/04/22
Amnesty International explains why Israel is an apartheid state. An iconic Soweto cinema makes way for a mall. And we revisit the jazz haven, Club Pelican, a place of love and Black consciousness. Chapters:
02:28 - Saleh Hijaz,
18:53 - Eyethu Cinema
28:01 - Mphethi Morojele
36:27 - Boitumelo Mofokeng
Published 02/25/22
Xenophobia is raising its ugly head again in South Africa under the guise of protecting jobs, and it’s threatening to turn violent. We speak to those at the centre of it: migrants.
Chapters:
01:25 - Xenophobia scenesetter
09:08 - Patrick Ilunga
13:59 - Edith Chikwana
17:10 - Sylvestre Kabasidi
23:52 - Janet Munakamwe
43:05 - Song
Published 02/18/22
The Afcon tournament in Cameroon was full of the politics, passion and pain of African football. We talk about the cup’s pan-Africanism, ask who’s to blame for the deadly stampede and get a Bafana star to weigh in on our team’s future chances.
Chapters:
02:06 - Sean Jacobs
23:18 - Maher Mezahi
38:34 - Matthew Booth
54:49 - Song
Published 02/11/22
We look at solutions as students tell us about their struggle to afford university as the academic year begins. And, we visit the first nightclub opened in Soweto with veteran jazzman Khaya Mahlangu.
Chapters:
02:24 - Higher education
18:24 - Salim Vally
37:38 - Club Pelican
Published 02/04/22
Could party veteran Mavuso Msimang’s surprising solution halt the demise of the ANC? And, a legendary Black surfer relives the violence and victory on apartheid beaches. Chapters: 02:05 - January 8 Statement
07:45 - Liliesleaf
12:30 - Mavuso Msimang
40:02 - Black surfer
Published 01/28/22
We visit Gatvol, where Christmas is set to be bleak. As in many places, politicians’ promises to shack dwellers have come to nothing. Also, our best and our bloopers of 2021.
Chapters:
00:00 - Gatvol
00:00 - Divine Fuh
00:00 - Best of 2021
00:00 - Bloopers
Published 12/17/21
South Africa has much unfinished business. A security cop’s book lifts the lid on unpunished apartheid crimes and we rediscover the role Prophets of Da City played in the cultural revolution.
Published 12/10/21
Two out of every three fathers in South Africa do not play an active role in their children’s lives. We examine the reasons for this and hear how it can be reversed.
Chapters:
01:24 Single mothers
03:52 My story
05:07 Thando’s Dad
10:42 Kopano Ratele
29:33 Barbados
Published 12/03/21