Workers On Wednesday  10 July broadcast on SAfm 104-107 and online Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Call in number 089 110 420 Whatsapp voice note number 061 410 4107

 

 South Africa’s rate of unemployment is at 40% in terms of the expanded definition and job-losses due to company retrenchments are continuing. South Africa is also reputed to have the highest level of inequality in the world. While the government has continued to fail to deliver on promises of job-creation, many unemployed people are creatively surviving and ensuring their own livelihoods while simultaneously contributing to a cleaner environment. One such group is the growing number of waste-pickers.

GUESTS

• Musa Chamane – waste campaigner from Groundwork in Pietermaritzburg
• Maditlhare Koena  – Western Cape provincial co-ordinator for the South African Waste Pickers Association