Mixtape 2: Telling Stories
In this week’s Mixtape: South African township funk, uplifting jazz, African guitar music, conscious soul, inspiring hip-hop, rebel reggae and a special feature on songs that tell stories.
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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.
Mixtape 1: Songs of Solace
In these trying times you can’t ask for a better antidote than music. That’s why we’re introducing the Radio New Frame Mixtape – an eclectic mix of music from around the world.
Episode 5: The spy who cried | Fanon on football
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.
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.
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.
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 uprising in Lebanon five months ago can still effect change.
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.