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Dec 16, 2021
Gatvol Christmas | 2021’s best | Oops
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:
02:38 - Gatvol
16:20 - Divine Fuh
27:17 - Best of 2021
48:17 - Bloopers
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Dec 9, 2021
Apartheid hitman | Anti-apartheid hitmakers
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.
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Dec 2, 2021
SA’s children miss out on absent dads
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
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Nov 25, 2021
Land matters: Tembeka Ngcukaitobi speaks to us
Despite the promises made in the Constitution, South Africa’s farm workers still cannot gain any ground. That is why land matters, lawyer and author Tembeka Ngcukaitobi explains.
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Nov 18, 2021
End of liberation parties | SA’s New Left?
What does the future hold for the ANC after the hiding it got at the polls? Swapo’s experience in Namibia gives some answers. And, a party of the proper Left is what the ANC should fear.
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Nov 11, 2021
Food insecurity | The Red Party Part 2
Even with enough food, South Africa still has a high level of food insecurity. We talk to people who are fixing the problem. Also, historian Tom Lodge assesses the SACP’s influence.
Chapters:
02:13 - Soup kitchen
09:01 - Agriculture
20:33 - Food/Ayanda
28:44 - SACP
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Nov 5, 2021
The Red Party | Fat Freddy’s Drop
Inside the secretive world of the SACP with author Tom Lodge. And, a party of a different kind: Fat Freddy’s Drop are the ultimate party band and Covid-19 won’t stop that.
01:44 - Tom Lodge
24:07 - Fat Freddy's Drop
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Oct 28, 2021
A town of darkness | Nomboniso Gasa
What election? We visit a North West town to see what happens when a municipality fails. Also, political researcher Nomboniso Gasa explains why democracy is about more than voting.
Chapters
01:48 - Lichtenburg
16:14 - Nomboniso Gasa
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Oct 21, 2021
The case for a shorter workweek
We look at Iceland’s effective four-day workweek, hear from dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson about what he’d do with more time and find out from sociologist Eddie Webster if it could work in South Africa.
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Oct 14, 2021
Jabbed workers | Politics and poison | Indian protests
Only 20% of people in South Africa are vaccinated. We visit a mine that achieved 80%. Also, Imraan Coovadia on poison as a political weapon and why the farmer protests in India still matter.
Chapters:
01:44 - Mine
27:18 - Imraan Coovadia
41:58 - Vijay Prashad
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Oct 7, 2021
Abolish prisons | Who’s the blues for?
Prison abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore talks about the one resource prisoners can never get back. Author Fred de Vries explains what makes the blues so alluring to white middle-class ears.
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Sep 30, 2021
Waste pickers of the world unite
They do essential work, yet most governments, cities and residents ignore them and their rights. We speak to reclaimers and the people who organise them globally.
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Sep 22, 2021
Eco-justice | The Left and the climate emergency
An activist paid the ultimate price for resisting a mine digging for profit on her doorstep, but her neighbours fight on. Meanwhile, South Africa’s Left is getting the climate emergency wrong.
Chapters:
00:00 - Teaser
01:22 - Environmental justice
25:15 - Steven Friedman
40:20 - Sign-off
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Sep 16, 2021
Revisiting 9/11 with Mahmood Mamdani | Kyle Shepherd
Global thinker Mahmood Mamdani helps make sense of two decades of the so-called War on Terror. And Kyle Shepherd explains why his response to the Covid-19 pandemic is a solo piano album.
Chapters:
00:00 - Teasers
02:15 - Mahmood Mamdani
22:26 - Kyle Shepherd
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Aug 19, 2021
Podcasts for change
Can podcasts be a force for progressive change? We look at global examples and then hone in on African podcasts, plus a popular South African broadcaster who has crossed over.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
Guests: Eusebius McKaiser, Samira Sawlani and Nick Nyamusa
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - Political podcasts
09:48 - Eusebius McKaiser
26:07 - Samira Sawlani
36:21 - Nick Titan
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Aug 12, 2021
Life Esidimeni | Marikana | SA analysed
The Marikana massacre and the Life Esidimeni scandal keep reminding us that justice is an easy word to use, but difficult to get. We talk to a few South Africans who won’t give up.
Hosted by: Tebadi Mmotla
Guests: Suzen Phoshoko, Father Michael Lapsley and Nadira Omarjee
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:51 - Esidimeni
21:15 - Lapsley
37:26 - Omarjee
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Aug 5, 2021
Writer Sisonke Msimang speaks to us
As an African living in Australia but with deep roots in South Africa, writer Sisonke Msimang is an insider-outsider. She tells us how she felt from afar as South Africa was burning.
Guests: Sisonke Msimang
Song: Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokotho – Nothembi Mkhwebane
Production: The Good People at Between Productions
Editor: Charles Leonard
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Jul 29, 2021
Feminists vs Zuma | Beirut revisited
A feminist perspective on how South Africa got here, and a Lebanese musician with a new album that’s a wail for her country and its people.
Chapters:
00:00 - Teasers
01:39 - Feminists vs Zuma - Shireen Hassim
27:02 - Beirut revisited - Liliane Chlela
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Jul 22, 2021
Mandla Langa | Rise of the pink tide
Esteemed South African poet and novelist Mandla Langa discusses his work, what’s wrong with the ANC and what looting we should be looking at. Also, why Latin America is swinging Left.
Chapters:
00:00 - Teasers
01:34 - Mandla Langa
26:02 - Geo Maher
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Jul 15, 2021
Saving Mother Earth | Sarathy Korwar
What do you do when you’ve retired as a unionist and a cabinet minister? You try and save the Earth. Jay Naidoo tells us why this is his mission now.
Warning: Strong language.
Chapters:
00:00 - Teasers
01:22 - Jay Naidoo
30:35 - Sarathy Korwar
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Jul 8, 2021
Reporting from eSwatini
Security forces in eSwatini detained, assaulted and tortured two New Frame journalists covering the pro-democracy uprising in that country. We bring you their harrowing tale.
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Jul 1, 2021
Edwin Cameron | Trans sex workers
In an exclusive interview, retired Constitutional Court Judge Edwin Cameron considers how our progressive Constitution has failed many South Africans, especially those on the margins.
Chapters
00:00 - Teasers
01:22 - Scene setter
06:32 - Edwin Cameron
19:07 - Trans sex worker
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Jun 24, 2021
Go BIG | 16 June documentary
Nearly two-thirds of South Africans between 15 and 24 are jobless: how basic income grants can save young lives. Also, a powerful documentary takes us back to the 1976 Soweto uprising.
Chapters:
01:14 - Wanga
16:22 - June 16
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Jun 17, 2021
No pride: The horrors of homophobia
Despite South Africa’s progressive Constitution guaranteeing the rights of all, no matter sexual orientation, LGBTQIA+ people still experience the horrors of homophobia and bigotry.
Chapters:
00:00 Teasers
01:41 Nathaniel Mbele
08:51 Sheila Barsel
22:52 Azania Sengwayo
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Jun 10, 2021
Subversive Comrades | Egyptian Rap
Stories of subversion: Flag burning, white anti-apartheid activists, a long-haired marathon champion; and how one of Cairo’s few female hip-hop artists is sticking it to the man.
Chapters:
1:59 - Republic Day (Andrew Borraine)
13:54 - Bruce Fordyce
36:22 - Felukah
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Jun 3, 2021
Palestinian Solidarity | Israeli apartheid
In this special focus on Palestine: how dock workers showed solidarity, non-violent resistance in the face of extreme Israeli violence and why Israel is an apartheid state.
Chapters:
00:00 - Teasers
01:43 - Dock Workers
19:03 - Palestinian Resistance
31:00 - John Dugard
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May 27, 2021
Free Palestine | Hospitals of doom
A young Palestinian shares what South Africa has taught him about resisting Israeli occupation and we look into the medical malpractice particularly affecting impoverished Black women.
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May 20, 2021
Street fighting man
We start the new season with an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with foremost political thinker, prolific writer and original street fighting man Tariq Ali.
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Apr 29, 2021
The strike that changed South Africa
To celebrate Workers’ Day, we go back in time. In Durban in 1973, South African workers were raising their voices for better conditions and their fists against the system of apartheid.
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Apr 22, 2021
Under the influence of influencers
Everyone can be a social media influencer in a hyper-capitalist society. What comes next in advertising? Also, we look at the sinister side of the internet economy.
Chapters:
0:00- Teasers
1:04- Marketing and influencers
24:47- Adam Haupt
42:45- Song: Miriam Makeba - Toyota Fantasie
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Apr 15, 2021
Rugby and race | Polish football racism
SA Rugby’s head explains the controversial way the Springboks will approach Black Lives Matter during the British & Irish Lions’ tour. Also, we explore the movement against racism in Poland’s football.
Chapters:
0:00 - Teasers
1:23 - Rugby
16:45 - Covid Rugby
24:37 - Mark Alexander
37:48 - Poland Football
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Apr 8, 2021
Vaccines and variants | Kalk Bay
South African scientists have played a crucial role in global Covid-19 research. We go behind the scenes with one of them. Also, residents of Cape Town’s historic Kalk Bay feel the creep of gentrification.
0:00 - Teasers
1:17 - Penny Moore
24:22 - Kalk Bay
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Mar 31, 2021
Cissie Gool House | Paris Commune | The Internationale
We visit the Cissie Gool House. Is this occupation a model for affordable housing? Why the Paris Commune matters 150 years on. And, the story of a song with its roots in the Commune.
00:00 - Teasers
01:12 - Cissy Gool
11:37 - Paris Commune
25:35 - The Internationale
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Mar 25, 2021
Love under Covid-19
A year on, Covid-19 has affected us in so many profound ways. Yet, parts of normal life have continued. Some people still fall in and out of love. We tell their stories.
Chapters:
0:42 - Love
7:25 - Ryan
14:28 - Sean
23:38 - Melody
29:38 - Song
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Mar 18, 2021
Water in Joburg | LGBTQIA+ in Africa
We tell the story of an 80-year-old Joburger who shows us how water shaped the city into what it is today. Also, who are the Africans leading the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights?
0:00 - Teasers
1:11 - Water
25:09 - LGBTQIA+ in Africa
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Mar 11, 2021
The new workers of the gig economy
The gig economy is a striking example of how work has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic. We investigate how this on-demand work has eroded workers’ rights but may lead to new types of unions.
00:00 - Teasers
01:28 - GigEconomy
12:01 - Eddie Webster
23:53 - This Train by Bunny Wailer
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Mar 4, 2021
Vaccine apartheid | Solidarity | Harari
In a world divided by vaccine apartheid, can the Covid-19 pandemic be beaten? From Soweto Soul to militant Afro-rock: The two 70s albums that changed South Africa’s musical landscape.
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Feb 25, 2021
Humourless in India | Me and Mama Afrika
The Modi regime detains an Indian comedian for a joke he didn’t tell as it clamps down on ‘dissent’. Why people share fake news. And the story of Miriam Makeba and the 1980s hit song Just the Two of Us.
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Feb 18, 2021
Workers under Covid-19 | Trauma today
Organising workers has always been a daunting job and Covid-19 has made it even more so. What can unions do? Also, with so many deaths during the pandemic, we look at how a nation mourns.
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Feb 11, 2021
Prime Evil | India’s striking farmers
A convicted apartheid assassin is released on parole and subsidised by the ANC’s State Security Agency. A victim’s son speaks out. And, what the protests by Indian farmers mean.
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Feb 4, 2021
Wealth tax | Chomsky, part two
South Africa is the most unequal country in the world economically. Here’s a way to fix that. Also, in the second of an exclusive two-part interview, thinker Noam Chomsky tells us how to achieve peace in the Middle East.
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Jan 28, 2021
Chomsky speaks to us | Black Power
Noam Chomsky gives us an exclusive, wide-ranging interview. We pay tribute to black consciousness leader Aubrey Mokoape. And when Cape Town’s working-class carnival got canned.
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Jan 21, 2021
Covid Conspiracies Theories | SA’s new jazz dawn | Sibu Mashiolane
Covid-19 hoaxes have been rife since the start of the pandemic, putting lives at risk by promoting bogus cures and creating doubt about vaccines. But where do these conspiracies originate? And why is it so easy to dupe so many?
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Dec 17, 2020
Great minds | Round table | Oops
In this final episode for the year, Radio New Frame reflects on 2020. For the first time since lockdown, the whole team, masked and at a distance, got together and picked some of our favourite interviews.
*Hosted by:* Tebadi Mmotla
*Guests:* Lewis Gordon, Angela Davis, Achille Mbembe, Senzo Mbatha, Lee Randall, Damon Locks, Lehlohonolo Majake-Mogoba, Barry Christianson
*Song:* World of Love by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Dec 10, 2020
Pumla Gqola | Trucks ablaze | Workers win
Feminist thinker Pumla Gqola tries to make sense of 2020, an anxious migrant truck driver takes us on the long road and what the Constitutional Court ruling means for South Africa’s domestic workers.
*Hosted by:* Musawenkosi Cabe
*Guests:* Pumla Gqola, Dayson Mukwewa, Freeman Bhengu, Eunice Dhladhla, Bongi Mahlangu, Pinky Mashiane, Kelebogile Khunou and Thulani Nkosi.
*Song:* Ndakuvara by Oliver Mtukudzi
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Dec 3, 2020
Anxious Joburg | LGBTQIA+ Games
South Africa’s economic hub, Johannesburg, is also its most stressed city. Some Joburgers tell us why they’re so anxious. Also, South Africa’s first openly gay male footballer is kicking bigotry out of the sport.
*Hosted by:* Njabulo Ngidi
*Guests:* Nicky Falkof, Sipho Khoza, Bokani Dyer, Benjamin Haile, Henriette Geldenhuys, Phuti Lekoloane
*Songs:* Midnight by 340ml, Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) by Crystal Waters, Leaves by Sylvestre Kabassidi and Kalakuta by Bokani Dyer
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Nov 26, 2020
Ethiopian war | A jazz classic saved
Watching Ethiopia from afar, a Johannesburg community leader speaks about his fears. Jeremy Corbyn’s “antisemitism” is nonsense, says a Jewish ally.
Also, a happy ending for a South African jazz classic.
*Hosted by:* Tebadi Mmotla
*Guests:* Tadesse Yemane, Chris Changwe Nshimbi, Andrew Feinstein, Ibrahim Khalil Shihab
*Songs:* Inglan is a Bitch by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Spring and Ibrahim Khalil Shihab Quintet
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Nov 19, 2020
Radioactive Joburg | Left After Trump
South Africa’s mineral wealth has been built on the backs of Black people. Damaging mining practises still take its toll on people’s health. Also, is it now payback time to the Left for Joe Biden?
*Hosted by:* Musawenkosi Cabe
*Guests:* Charles van der Merwe, Rosalind Plaatjies, Vernon Melton, Siya Genu, David van Wyk and Claudia de la Cruz
*Songs:* Stimela by Hugh Masekela, Heavy as Lead by Leyla McCalla and Power to the People Curtis Mayfield
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Nov 12, 2020
My America | Top football analyst
In a country still dominated by the defeated Donald Trump, four progressives tell us about their America. And, how a South African became the performance analyst for Africa’s top football club.
*Hosted by:* Njabulo Ngidi
*Guests:* Anita Rohira, Kenichi Serino, Raj Patel, Belén Marco, Musi Matlaba
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Nov 5, 2020
TRC unfinished | Bolivia’s new dawn
Did South Africa give up justice for reconciliation? We look at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s unfinished business. Good news for the Left: the socialists won in Bolivia. But can they keep the right wing at bay?
*Hosted by:* Tebadi Mmotla
*Guests:* Elizabeth Floyd, Moleko Phakedi, Moray Hathorn and Benjamin Dangl
*Poem:* In Detention – Chris van Wyk
*Song:* Asimbonanga – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Oct 29, 2020
Dirty water | Black votes in America
We visit a municipality where corruption threatens even the basics such as drinking water. Also, how Black Lives Matter will affect African Americans’ votes in the United States elections.
*Hosted by:* Musawenkosi Cabe
*Guests:* Tinane Ragetla, Mamoya Moletsali, Johannes Mokoena, Johann Tempelhoff, De’Vonna Pittman, Toussaint Losier
*Song:* A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Oct 23, 2020
#EndSARS | Africa in the US election
Nigerian protests have turned bloody as soldiers open fire on demonstrators. We discuss what brought the country to this point. We also look at what the United States election will mean for “shithole” countries, and what the pulling of a jewellery advert tells us about Indian politics.
*Hosted By:* Njabulo Ngidi
*Guests:* Tolu Olasoji, Bob Wekesa and Alf Gunvald Nilsen
*Production:* The Good People at Between Production
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Oct 16, 2020
Grants, continued | Not such proud boys
Why South Africa’s Covid-19 special grant needs to become a permanent grant. Also, United States President Donald Trump has bolstered fascists in America. But if lessons from South Africa’s right wing are anything to go by, it may end in tears.
*Hosted by:* Tebadi Mmotla
*Guests:* Elizabeth Mokoena, Fana Twala, Yusuf Abba and Amanda Rinquest, plus Chris McGreal
*Music:* Wildfires by SAULT
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Oct 9, 2020
Che today | Journalism’s best and worst
We explore why Che Guevara still matters today. Also, when journalists go rogue – a new book investigates the deepest lows of South African journalism.
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Hosted by:* Musawenkosi Cabe
*Guests:* Kambale Musavuli, Vashna Jagarnath and Anton Harber
*Music:* Gallo Rojo by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley and the Wailers
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Oct 2, 2020
Fanning Xenophobia | Hatred by Media
Since the lockdown, four Somalis have been killed in South Africa, showing how xenophobia and police brutality collide. The story of a brave football team that won the league in war-torn Cameroon.
*Hosted by:* Njabulo Ngidi
*Guests:* Amir Sheikh; Jan Bornman; Afeseh Apong
*Production:* The Good People at Between Productions
*Editor:* Charles Leonard*
Song:* Impeach the president by The Honey Drippers
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Sep 24, 2020
Forced sterilisation | Beirut burning
A woman tells of her horror at being sterilised without her permission. And Beirut is burning, but the Lebanese government seems unwilling to put out the fires.
Hosted by: *Tebadi Mmotla*
Guests: *Bongekile Msibi, Catherine Burns, Ashraf Mtaweh*
Production: *The Good People at Between Productions*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
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Sep 18, 2020
Goodbye, George Bizos | Urban land
Two of George Bizos’ colleagues pay tribute to the South African human rights lawyer. The high court has forced Cape Town to address apartheid inequality. What are the implications?
Hosted by: *Musawenkosi Cabe*
Guests: *Miriam Wheeldon, Tladi Marumo and Mandisa Shandu*
Production: *The Good People at Between Productions*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
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Sep 11, 2020
Rise of the Left in SA | Rugby and BLM
Cosatu has rediscovered its soul, but how is this likely to affect South Africa’s political landscape? And an Afrikaans dominee urges white rugby players to “take the knee” and support Black Lives Matter.
Hosted by: *Njabulo Ngidi**
*Guests: *Imraan Buccus, André Bartlett and Sinenhlanhla Zondo
*Song: *Turntables* *by Janelle Monáe
*Production: *The Good People at Between Productions**
*Editor: *Charles Leonard*
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Aug 20, 2020
S2 Ep.12: Beyond Women’s Day | Washington Bullets
Women’s Month is just a PR tool for politicians but activists struggle on. Will Joe Biden make the US less imperialistic? And, a coach describes watching football without a crowd.
*Hosted by:* Tebadi Mmotla*
Guests:* Fikile Mtsweni, Vijay Prashad, Simone Conley*
Production:* The Good People*
Editor:* Charles Leonard
*Song:* Washington Bullets by The Clash
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Aug 13, 2020
S2 Ep. 11: A day in the life of a spaza shop
Gauteng is in the eye of a storm. As part of a series of intimate portraits, we capture a day in the life of an Alexandra spaza shop at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
*Hosted by:* Musawenkosi Cabe
*Reporter:* Dennis Webster*
Production:* The Good People*
Editor:* Charles Leonard
*Song:* Tom Hark by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes, Zulu Piano Medley No.1 by Thomas Mabiletsa and Mbaqanga by Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens
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Aug 6, 2020
S2 Ep. 10: BLM in cricket | Zambia vs rapper
In SA, how to deal with cricket’s dirty racist secret. Then, Italian lessons on life when Covid-19 subsides. And, a Zambian musician on the music that’s landed him in jail three times.
*Hosted by:* Njabulo Ngidi*
Guests:* Geoffrey Toyana, Lungani Zama, Alex Alija Čizmić, Pilato*
Production:* The Good People*
Editor:* Charles Leonard
*Song:* Dreadlock Holiday – 10cc; Ni Yembiko – Pilato
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Jul 30, 2020
S2 Ep. 9: Terrorist Album | Deaf under Covid-19
Apartheid’s terrorist album was a “wanted” list of insurgents, and it could get you killed. Also, when you cannot lip read – how deaf people cope under Covid-19.
Hosted by: *Tebadi Mmotla*
Guests: *Jacob Dlamini, Ntombikayise Sukuza, Thandiwe Nxumalo*
Production: *The Good People*
Editor: *Charles Leonard**
*Song: Lockdown – Anderson .Paak
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Jul 23, 2020
S2 Ep. 8: How Trump abets Israel | Tribute to a fine African mind
How United States President Donald Trump’s vindictive administration went after a veteran Palestinian leader. Also, we pay tribute to one of Africa’s greatest intellectuals.
Hosted by: *Musawenkosi Cabe*
Guests: *Jacob Dlamini, Ntombikayise Sukuza, Thandiwe Nxumalo*
Production: *The Good People*
Editor: *Charles Leonard**
*Song: Salute by Buhlebendalo
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Jul 17, 2020
S2 Ep. 7: SA’s rape scourge | LKJ, a poet for 2020 | Finishing football
Only 30% of rape cases reported in South Africa are prosecuted. What can be done? Also, why Linton Kwesi Johnson is a poet for these times, and how Tanzania finished its football season in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
*Hosted by:* Njabulo Ngidi*
Guests:* Dee Smythe, David Austin, Senzo Mbatha*
Production:* The Good People*
Editor:* Charles Leonard
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Jul 10, 2020
S2 Episode 6: Doctors in danger | Misjudgement on Israel
A doctor opens up about coping with the fears of being a healthcare worker during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, South Africa’s top judge has defiantly sided with Israel. A Jewish academic explains why this is bad for the judiciary.
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Jul 3, 2020
S2 Ep. 5: Jobs bloodbath | Basic income grants
Lockdown job losses are soaring. A union organiser tells us about their battles. Also, the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted fundamental questions, such as whether a basic income grant could work for everyone.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
Guests: Vuyolwethu Toli, Shireen Hassim
Production: The Good People
Editor: Charles Leonard
Song: Frantz Fanon 1952 by Jacques Coursil
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Jun 25, 2020
S2 Ep. 4: Angela Davis speaks to us | A greener Eskom
Angela Davis speaks to us about hope, racial capitalism, police violence, American imperialism, Palestine and jazz. Also, a plan for Eskom to change its coal-tainted colours to green.
Hosted by: Njabulo Ngidi
Guests: Angela Davis, Alex Lenferna
Production: The Good People
Editor: Charles Leonard*
*Songs: Trapped in the American Dream by Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
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Jun 18, 2020
S2 Ep. 3: Drugs under Covid-19 | Football lockdown
In Durban, a unique programme to help destitute drug users may yield positive results beyond the government’s Covid-19 lockdown. Also, what happens when a left-wing football obsessive is deprived of his sport.
Hosted by: Tebadi Mmotla
Guests: Monique Marks, Grant Farred
Production: The Good People
Editor: Charles Leonard
Songs: Fearless by Pink Floyd
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Jun 5, 2020
S2 Ep. 2: Violence in uniform | The Urban Zulu
During the Covid-19 lockdown, police officers and soldiers have been using disproportionate force against the public. Why do they believe they have free rein? Also, we celebrate Busi Mhlongo, the woman who wrestled maskandi from the macho men.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
Guests: Thato Masiangoako, Kwanele Sosibo
Production: The Good People
Editor: Charles Leonard
Songs: Yaphel’imali Yami and We Baba Omncane by Busi Mhlongo
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Jun 5, 2020
S2 Ep. 1: Futureless future | SA gets back to work | Ethio jazz master
The United States is burning with anger over the police murder of George Floyd. It has exposed a futureless future for President Donald Trump’s country. And in South Africa, moving to level three of the government’s Covid-19 lockdown means that most workers could go back to work this week. But will they have jobs to return to?
*Hosted by:* Njabulo Ngidi*
Guests:* David Theo Goldberg, David Francis, Hailu Mergia*
Production:* The Good People*
Editor:* Charles Leonard
*Song:* A Change is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
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May 14, 2020
Episode 12: Hidden epidemic in SA? | Zero hours
After an initial promising response to the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa now runs the risk of a hidden epidemic, warns an expert. Also, we investigate how zero hours contracts have encroached on South African factories.
Hosted by: *Tebadi Mmotla*
Guest: *Alex van den Heever*
Reporter: *Dennis Webster*
Production: *The Good People*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Song: *"Inhlangano Yethu" by DTMB*
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May 7, 2020
Episode 11: Achille Mbembe on Covid-19 | RIP Denis Goldberg
Achille Mbembe warns that the global Covid-19 pandemic shouldn’t be used as a laboratory to experiment with ideas that will diminish our freedoms. Also, Raymond Suttner pays a moving tribute to his fallen comrade, Denis Goldberg.
Hosted by: *Musawenkosi Cabe*
Guests: *Achille Mbembe, Raymond Suttner*
Production: *The Good People*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Song: *"Jabulani" by Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela*
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Apr 30, 2020
Episode 10: Hunger and Covid-19 | Brazil’s Bolsonaro virus
There are almost a billion hungry people in the world. We look at how the Covid-19 pandemic is going to make this situation far worse. Also, Brazil is a scary case study of what happens when a president doesn’t take the coronavirus seriously.
Hosted by: *Njabulo Ngidi*
Guests: *Raj Patel, Ana Chã*
Production: *The Good People*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Song: *"Stimela" by Hugh Masekela*
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Apr 23, 2020
Episode 9: Is SA’s Covid-19 plan sufficient? | Humour and coronavirus
Will the government’s financial relief plan be enough for South Africa’s impoverished
citizens? Also, the desperation of living in a shack settlement with Covid-19 in the air and
how comedy has changed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hosted by: *Tebadi Mmotla*
Guests: *Imraan Valodia, Nomsa Sizani, Conrad Koch*
Production: *The Good People*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
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Apr 16, 2020
Episode 8: HIV lessons for Covid-19 | Chicago love song
In responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa can draw on how it tackled HIV and Aids. Also, a Chicago musician pays tribute to the doctors and nurses of his city with a beautiful song.
Hosted by: *Musawenkosi Cabe*
Guests: *Nadira Omarjee, Damon Locks*
Reporter: *Jan Bornman*
Production: *The Good People*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Song: *“Stay Beautiful” by Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble*
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Apr 9, 2020
Episode 7: After Covid-19 | Mandla Langa turns 70
Will it be business as usual for the global economic order after the coronavirus pandemic? And, how poet and writer Mandla Langa has responded to a Covid-19 reality that’s far stranger than fiction.
Hosted by: *Njabulo Ngidi*
Guests: *Vijay Prashad, Mandla Langa*
Reporter: *Dennis Webster*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Production: *The Good People*
Song: *“Hey, that’s no way to say goodbye” by Roberta Flack*
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Apr 2, 2020
Episode 6: Domestic workers under Covid-19
Domestic workers are left exposed by Covid-19 at their workplaces – will they be covered by the law?
Travelling under the threat of infection.
And, we take a philosophical look at school. What it is and what it should be.
Hosted by: *Tebadi Mmotla*
Guests: *Musawenkosi Cabe**, Lewis Gordon*
Reporter: *Dennis Webster*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Production: *The Good People*
Song: *"Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango*
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Mar 27, 2020
Episode 5: The spy who cried | Fanon on football
The spy who cried… Former South African spy boss, Moe Shaik, has just published an amazingly frank account of his life. Also, anti-colonial thinker Frantz Fanon not only loved football, he was a fine player too.
Hosted by: *Musawenkosi Cabe*
Guests: *Moe Shaik and Nigel Gibson*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Production: *The Good People*
Song: *"Not Yet Uhuru" by Letta Mbulu*
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Mar 23, 2020
Episode 4: Coronavirus in my country
The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the globe, with the number of infections and resulting deaths exploding. We speak to an Italian journalist who gives us a taste of a day in the life of a country in lockdown.
Hosted by: *Njabulo Ngidi*
Guest: *Alex Čizmić*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Production: *The Good People*
Song: *"Serious Times" by Gyptian*
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Mar 20, 2020
Episode 3: Women on the mines | Working-class food
Women have been working underground alongside male mineworkers in South Africa’s mines since 2004. We go down a mine to find out if the repressive macho culture has changed.
Also on our menu today, the food that working-class people around the world eat has a lot in common. We find out what’s for lunch.
Hosted by: *Tebadi Mmotla*
Guests: *Asanda Benya, Vashna Jagarnath*
Editor: *Charles Leonard*
Production by: *The Good People*
Song: *"Stimela" by Hugh Masikela*
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Mar 13, 2020
Episode 2: Race and Rugby | Lebanon Uprising
South African rugby is redressing its racist past with support from unexpected quarters, and we question if the revolution in Lebanon five months ago can still effect change.
Hosted by: Njabulo Ngidi
Guests: Simnikiwe Xabanisa and Ashraf Mtaweh
Editor: Charles Leonard
Production by: The Good People
Song: "Ensay" by Saad Lamjarred
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Mar 4, 2020
Episode 1: Taxi drivers exploited | Indian street theatre
Many see South African minibus taxi drivers as untouchable, but they are some of the most exploited workers in the country.Left-wing street theatre is huge in India – we hear how a performance on New Year’s Day 1989 ended in tragedy.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
Guests: Lee Randall, Sudhanva Deshpande
Editor: Charles Leonard
Production by: The Good People
Song: "Kuke Kwagijim’Iveni" by Mfaz’Omnyama
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