S5 Episode 10: 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.
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S5 Episode 9: 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.
S5 Episode 8: 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. Warning: This episode contains disturbing content.
S5 Episode 7: 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.
S5 Episode 6: 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.
S5 Episode 5: 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.
S5 Episode 4: 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.
S5 Episode 3: 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.
S5 Episode 2: 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.
S5 Episode 1: 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.
S4 Episode 15: The strikes 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.
S4 Episode 14: 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.
S4 Episode 13: 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.
S4 Episode 12: 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.
S4 Episode 11: Cissie Gool | Paris Commune | ‘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.
S4 Episode 10: 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.
S4 Episode 9: 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?
S4 Episode 8: 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.
S4 Episode 7: 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 1970s albums that changed South Africa’s musical landscape.
S4 Episode 6: 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.
S4 Episode 5: 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.