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Suicide and depression insert

Suicide and depression among young people in South Africa are on the rise, and the numbers are shocking as they are heartbreaking.
According to the South African Depression and Anxiety ...
Group, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15 to 29. And in working-class and low-income communities — where unemployment, violence, poverty, and lack of mental health support are part of daily life — the situation is even more alarming.
But when a young person is in crisis — where do they turn? Do our public clinics and hospitals have enough trained professionals to help? Are mental health services truly accessible in townships and rural areas, or are they still a privilege for the few?
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Suicide and depression insert
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Suicide and depression insert
Suicide and depression among young people in South Africa are on the ...
Suicide and depression among young people in South Africa are on the rise, and the numbers are shocking as they are heartbreaking.
According to the South African Depression and Anxiety ...
Group, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15 to 29. And in working-class and low-income communities — where unemployment, violence, poverty, and lack of mental health support are part of daily life — the situation is even more alarming.
But when a young person is in crisis — where do they turn? Do our public clinics and hospitals have enough trained professionals to help? Are mental health services truly accessible in townships and rural areas, or are they still a privilege for the few?
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Impact of stop order USAID funding on access to health services EP05
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Impact of stop order USAID funding on access to health services EP05
Today, we’re diving into a critical issue that’s affecting millions of ...
Today, we’re diving into a critical issue that’s affecting millions of lives in Southern Africa: the sudden stop order of funding by USAID which has mainly affected health services aimed ...at key populations—those most vulnerable to HIV, and other health risks.
These cuts have created a devastating impact on the access to healthcare in communities already faced with poverty, discrimination, and marginalization.
With the funding now halted, organisations are closing their doors, vital services are being cut, and many are being left without the care they need.
In this episode, we’ll hear from those directly affected by these cuts, as well as experts who are working to find a solution.
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Minimum wage -EP04
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Minimum wage -EP04
This week, we turn our attention to South Africa’s national minimum ...
This week, we turn our attention to South Africa’s national minimum wage — now set at R28.79 per hour as of the 1st of March. That’s an increase of just ...R1 and 21 cents from last year’s rate.
On paper, it’s progress. But for many low-income workers, this marginal boost barely scratches the surface of what’s needed to thrive and survive in a country faced with rising living costs and worsening inequality.
Although trade unions have welcomed the increase — concerns that the current level is not enough to meet the basic needs of workers remain.
Today, we ask: Is the current minimum wage enough to meet the basic needs of workers? And what more must be done to ensure dignity and justice in every payslip?
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Rise in suicide and depression EP09
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Rise in suicide and depression EP09
Suicide and depression among young people in South Africa are on the ...
Suicide and depression among young people in South Africa are on the rise, and the numbers are shocking as they are heartbreaking.
According to the South African Depression and Anxiety ...
Group, suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 15 to 29. And in working-class and low-income communities — where unemployment, violence, poverty, and lack of mental health support are part of daily life — the situation is even more alarming.
But when a young person is in crisis — where do they turn? Do our public clinics and hospitals have enough trained professionals to help? Are mental health services truly accessible in townships and rural areas, or are they still a privilege for the few?
These are the questions we’ll be asking. Stay with us as we unpack the many layers of this crisis and to start imagining a future where every young life is valued.
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Youth Unemployment  in South Africa 2025
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Youth Unemployment in South Africa 2025
Today, we’re unpacking a growing crisis that has reached scary new ...
Today, we’re unpacking a growing crisis that has reached scary new heights…(pause) Youth unemployment.
Right now in South Africa, nearly half of all young people can’t find work. In just the ...
first three months of 2025, our youth unemployment rate jumped to 46.1% — up from 44.6% in the quarter before. That means out of 10.5 million young people aged between 15 and 34, 4.8 million are unemployed.
Behind every percentage point is a person — a graduate with no job, a breadwinner with no income, a family stretching to survive.
And the burden doesn’t fall evenly. Black women, especially in working-class communities and rural villages, are being hit the hardest — locked out of the economy.
Today, we look deeper into: Why it is so hard for young South Africans to find work? What structural forces are at play?
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Housing and Homelessness EP10
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Housing and Homelessness EP10
The housing crisis and homelessness seems to have grown dramatically ...
The housing crisis and homelessness seems to have grown dramatically in all our major cities. Informal housing or shack dwellings are slowly becoming more numerous in traditional “non-white” residential areas. ...
The housing crisis for the black majority is a legacy of apartheid and the new government under the ANC’s leadership promised to address this and captured in the promise of the Freedom Charter’s, “There shall be housing security and comfort for All” and later the ANC’s Reconstruction and Development Programme that spawned millions of RDP houses for the poor. Despite this the housing crisis has grown along with thousands of homeless people.
In today’s show we grapple with why we have this crisis and what needs to be done to housing, security and comfort for all.
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Freedom Isn't Free  - The Freedom Charter Today TRAILER
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Freedom Isn't Free - The Freedom Charter Today TRAILER
The Genocide of the Palestinians and International Solidarity EP07
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The Genocide of the Palestinians and International Solidarity EP07
This week’s topic must be of concern to all of us and indeed the whole ...
This week’s topic must be of concern to all of us and indeed the whole of humanity. For the past nineteen months we have witnessed the Zionist state of Israel ...inflict a brutal genocide on the Palestnian people. Over 100000 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more wounded. Israel has specifically targeted women, children, journalists, healthcare workers as well as hospitals, schools and universities. It has placed Gaza under siege, literally starving the people to death with immense suffering and daily killings of hundreds.

It has done this with the full support of most western countries – Germany, the USA, Britain, France, Italy, Canada and Australia who have been the main suppliers of weapons to the Israeli regime that have destroyed thousands of lives and 90% of Gaza.
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Zama Zama Stilfontein tragedy EP02
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Zama Zama Stilfontein tragedy EP02
South African authorities began a siege of the mine in August 2024, ...
South African authorities began a siege of the mine in August 2024, cutting off food, water and medicine supplies, in an attempt to force illegal miners to come to the ...surface and be arrested. The blocking of key shaft exits trapped miners underground, with reports suggesting that many were unable to resurface. For months rescue efforts were stalled by the government until eventually a court order forced state authorities to mount a rescue operation on January 13 this year.

Many miners suffered and many died and in today’s show we ask the difficult questions; Why are men forced into this deadly job? Who profits from the risks that they take? And will does justice look like for the miners and their families?
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Xenophobia in SA  EP01-2025
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Xenophobia in SA EP01-2025
During our 30 years of democracy, South Africa has experienced ...
During our 30 years of democracy, South Africa has experienced xenophobic attacks against African and Asian migrants and refugees. In 2008, 2015, 2019 and over the past few years we’ve ...seen widespread flare-ups, especially against African migrants who are alleged to be taking away jobs from South Africans and the source of crime, such as drug dealing. During recent political elections campaigns, several parties, mostly notably the Patriotic Alliance led by Gayton MacKenzie and Kenny Kunene, were campaigning around the mass expulsion of foreign migrants to win votes.

Prior to that it was Operation Dudula and lately Jacob Zuma’s MK Party conducting xenophoibic operations in KZN.

Are African immigrants the cause of South Africa’s problems and is getting rid of them the solution to our poly-crisis?
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E-Hailing Drivers – Towards a Decent Livelihood? EP03
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E-Hailing Drivers – Towards a Decent Livelihood? EP03
The ride-sharing service, Uber, has experienced the most rapid rise in ...
The ride-sharing service, Uber, has experienced the most rapid rise in recent years, taking over traditional transport markets across the world and is very profitable with the CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi ...raking in approximately $45 million every year.

In Africa, digital e-hailing platforms like UBER and others like Taxify or Bolt and lately DiDi in Johannesburg and FastaFasta in Dar es Salaam have entered the passenger transport markets of major cities, taking over big market share.
But drivers, after the initial attraction, face difficult and challenging working conditions and problems. In this show we discuss these.
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: Truck drivers’ Working Conditions- COIDA
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: Truck drivers’ Working Conditions- COIDA
Roadtruck transport is essential for South Africa’s economy and the ...
Roadtruck transport is essential for South Africa’s economy and the distribution of important goods for people and companies in South Africa. Truck drivers are the workers that ensure that this ...happens on time.

However, their work often entails difficult and dangerous conditions.

Join us on today’s show, as we unpack the state of the trucking industry, the workers that keep the wheels moving and measures of support offered to them by unions and the law.
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