Musawenkosi Cabe

@CabeMusa

Originally from Pietermaritzburg, Musawenkosi Cabe’s areas of interest include bottom-up social mobilisation, social movements and unions, as well as football, social justice, spatial justice and constitutionalism.

Stories by: Musawenkosi Cabe

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.

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
16 Apr 2021

Analysis

Uber drivers are workers, not contractors

In the second of this three-part series on workers in the e-hailing industry, a British Supreme Court ruling could be ‘highly persuasive’ in South African Uber drivers’ class action against the tech giant.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
15 Apr 2021

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.

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
1 Apr 2021

News

Why the gig economy must be regulated

In the first of this three-part series on workers in the e-hailing industry, we look at the exploitation Uber Eats food couriers in South Africa face, without their basic labour rights.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
30 Mar 2021

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.

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
12 Mar 2021

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.

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
19 Feb 2021

Culture

How Welcome ‘Bhodloza’ Nzimande championed maskandi

The late radio pioneer contributed immensely towards this style of music taking its rightful place in popular culture and mainstream sounds heard on the airwaves.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
12 Feb 2021

News

Rica spying without telling found unconstitutional

In a victory for journalism and the legal profession, the Constitutional Court has upheld a 2019 high court decision declaring sections of surveillance law unconstitutional.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
9 Feb 2021

S4 Episode 2: 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.

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
29 Jan 2021

COVID-19

Analysis

Why prisoners are a priority in vaccine rollout

Inmates comprise a vulnerable group in society and they are meant to receive Covid-19 vaccines earlier than the general population. This has sparked debate locally and globally.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
19 Jan 2021

S3 Episode 14: Pumla Gqola | Trucks ablaze | Workers win

Feminist thinker Pumla Gqola tries to make sense of 2020, a migrant truck driver takes us on the road and what the Constitutional Court ruling means for South Africa’s domestic workers.

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
11 Dec 2020

News

Constitutional Court protects domestic workers

The court has ruled that these employees can claim from the Compensation Fund if injured while on duty. The ground-breaking judgment also ensures domestic workers can apply retrospectively.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
23 Nov 2020

S3 Episode 11: Radioactive Joburg | Left after Trump

South Africa’s mineral wealth has been built on the backs of Black people. Damaging mining practices still take their toll on people’s health. Also, is it now payback time to the Left for Joe Biden?

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
20 Nov 2020

S3 Episode 8: 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
30 Oct 2020

S3 Episode 5: 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.

Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
9 Oct 2020

News

Limitations of free speech argued in SA’s top court

The Constitutional Court recently heard arguments in the drawn-out legal battle that has followed in the wake of a reviled and homophobic article written by Jon Qwelane in 2008.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
8 Oct 2020

S3 Episode 2: 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
18 Sep 2020

COVID-19

S2 Episode 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
14 Aug 2020

COVID-19

Features

Long Read | Fully loaded taxis are a Covid time bomb

While there seems to be agreement between the government and the taxi industry in relation to Covid-19 regulations, commuters and taxi drivers find themselves without a voice.

By: Magnificent Mndebele, Musawenkosi Cabe
3 Aug 2020

S2 Episode 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
24 Jul 2020

Culture

‘Inganekwane’ and ‘Chosi’ in sacred conversation

Released just weeks apart in June, Zoë Modiga and Buhlebendalo Mda’s new albums speak to the political realities of our time and can be listened to in tandem.

By: Musawenkosi Cabe
13 Jul 2020