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.

13 Mar 2020
September 15, 2018: Aphiwe Dyantyi of South Africa scores a try during The Rugby Championship match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the South Africa Springboks at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Phil Walter/Getty Images.
15 September 2018: Springbok Aphiwe Dyantyi scores against the All Blacks during a Rugby Championship match at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photograph by Phil Walter/ Getty Images)

Rugby in South Africa is about way more than what’s on the scoreboard, it’s also about redressing the sport’s racist past. Support for this transformation has come from an unexpected place.

Five months ago, Lebanon’s streets were filled with millions of protesters, but the revolution seems to have fizzled out. Was it simply a rave with political slogans, or can real change still be achieved?

Host: Njabulo Ngidi
Guests: Simnikiwe Xabanisa and Ashraf Mtaweh
Editor: Charles Leonard
Production: The Good People at Between Productions
Song Credit: Ensay by Saad Lamjarred

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