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

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
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
• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
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 timebomb
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

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
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

COVID-19
• News
Workers still can’t access Covid-19 relief
Despite promised amendments, workers are still unable to apply directly for financial relief from the government’s temporary relief scheme. Employers must do it on their behalf, but many refuse.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
7 Jul 2020

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
S2 Episode 5: Jobs bloodbath | Basic income grants
Lockdown job losses are soaring. A union organiser tells us about their battles. Also, the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted fundamental questions, such as whether a basic income grant could work for everyone.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
3 Jul 2020

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
S2 Episode 2: Violence in uniform | The Urban Zulu
During the Covid-19 lockdown, police officers and soldiers have been using violence against the public. Why do they believe they have free rein? Also, we celebrate Busi Mhlongo, the woman who wrestled maskandi from the macho men.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
12 Jun 2020

• News
Corporate bullying in fight over Xolobeni mining
Activists argue that the Australian company suing them is using the courts to silence criticism and so abusing the legal system. The law should change to stop these types of suits.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
11 Jun 2020

COVID-19
• News
Back to the drawing board for lockdown rules
In declaring some of the lockdown regulations unconstitutional and irrational, the court has ruled that the government needs to follow a more human-centred approach.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
3 Jun 2020

COVID-19
• News
All workers can now benefit from UIF relief scheme
Distressed workers not registered with the UIF can now apply for special Covid-19 relief benefits, and they no longer have to depend on their employers to do it on their behalf.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
1 Jun 2020

COVID-19
• News
Court orders an end to lockdown brutality
Following Collins Khosa’s death, the high court has ordered the government to fast-track investigations into state brutality during its Covid-19 state of disaster and halt assaults by law enforcement.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
20 May 2020

COVID-19
• News
Releasing prisoners to stop the spread of Covid-19
As the number of infected prisoners and officers spikes – causing the public to shun prison officials – the government heeds the call for inmates to be discharged from overcrowded prisons.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
12 May 2020

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
Episode 11: Achille Mbembe on Covid-19 | RIP Denis Goldberg
Achille Mbembe warns that the global Covid-19 pandemic shouldn’t be used as a laboratory to experiment with ideas that will diminish our freedoms. Also, Raymond Suttner pays a moving tribute to his fallen comrade, Denis Goldberg.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
8 May 2020

• News
Joburg township residents powerless in lockdown
The residents of Phola Park are struggling with intermittent electricity supply as the presence of soldiers in the area causes old apartheid traumas to resurface.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
4 May 2020

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
Episode 8: HIV lessons for Covid-19 | Chicago love song
In responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa can draw on how it tackled HIV and Aids. Also, a Chicago musician pays tribute to the doctors and nurses of his city with a beautiful song.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
17 Apr 2020

COVID-19
• News
Activists want reduction in prisoners amid Covid-19
After the first coronavirus case in South African prisons, activists want the state to minimise overcrowding by releasing prisoners awaiting trial on non-violent charges, children and the elderly.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
8 Apr 2020

COVID-19
• News
Domestic workers fear retrenchments amid Covid-19
At the mercy of their employers, domestic workers in South Africa have little legal recourse in cases of unfair and inhumane treatment.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
30 Mar 2020

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
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.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
27 Mar 2020

• News
Joburg residents fight warrantless raids in court
More than 2 000 inner-city dwellers have challenged the constitutionality of the act that authorises the police to conduct searches of their homes without warrants.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
20 Mar 2020

• Podcast
• Radio New Frame
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.
Hosted by: Musawenkosi Cabe
6 Mar 2020