S8 Episode 6: What of our mother tongues?
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.
Stories by: Bonolo Mokua
S8 Episode 3: Equalisers: Fair pay is fair play
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?
S7 Episode 14: May Day! May Day! A workers’ emergency
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.
S7 Episode 10: Covid’s nameless graves | Mojak Lehoko
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.
S7 Episode 7: Nyet to war | What virus? | Pacific Express
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?
S7 Episode 4: Fuelling xenophobic fires
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.
S7 Episode 1: ANC’s unhappy birthday | Black surfer
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.
S6 Episode 12: Absent fathers: The impact on SA’s children
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.
S6 Episode 10: 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.
S6 Episode 7: 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.