Voices from SA
By Voices from SA
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Description
Interviews with people working in the arts,business, academia and civil society in South Africa. Listen to new perspectives on issues of race, gender and transformation. The host, Nicholas Claude, is a freelance writer based in Johannesburg. He was born in London, raised in Durban and returned to South Africa in 2010 after living in Stockholm for thirteen years.
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Clean55: Lwando Xaso-Constitutional Lawyer and Writer | Lwando Xaso is a constitutional lawyer and a writer. She has clerked at the Constitutional Court and is a trustee of the Constitutional Court Trust. She is also the convener of the Including Society discussions. Lwando recently left private practice t. | 2/20/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean54: Milisuthando Bongela-Journalist, writer, film-maker | Milisuthando Bongela only started dealing with apartheid once it was over. She was about 8 years old. Today she has reached a stage of spiritual calmness and confidence that enables her to confront racism and sexism without fear or anger. We had ... | 2/13/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean53: Larry Nelson-Entrepreneur | I met Larry at a hangout in Orlando East in Soweto one Saturday afternoon. This was a few years ago and he had just started his t-shirt printing business. Four years in, and while you get a sense things are not easy, Larry is having fun and making a. | 2/6/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean52: Kieron Jina-Performance Artist and Teacher | Kieron is an interdisciplinary/multi-disciplinary performance artist and a teacher at City Varsity in central Johannesburg. Kieron is not tied down by labels, media or any of societies social or sexual conventions. Kieron wants to get in your face. ... | 1/30/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean51: Yondela Silimela-Development Planning Consultant | Yondela Silimela fell into town and regional planning by accident. Since studying at ML Sultan College in Durban in the early 1990's she has forged a career as a development planner with an interest in cities, city governance and the built environment.. | 1/23/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean50: Frank Meintjies-Activist, poet, traveler | I met Frank Meintjies briefly a few times many years ago in Durban in the mid to late 1980’s as far as we can put it together. He was working, as a communications officer for Diakonia. He joined trade union federation COSATU around the same time. T | 1/16/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean49: Nozipho Mbanjwa-Moderator, facilitator, activist and entrepreneur | This is the last in the end of year series of repeats from Voices from SA. I interviewed Nozipho a few months ago. She is a bundle of energy and enthusiasm. Nozipho's earliest memories are her wrapped on her mother's back as her family ran for its l. | 1/9/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit48: Dipak Patel-Special Advisor to Minister of Public Enterprises | This is the third episode in a series of holiday season repeats. I first interviewed Dipak shortly before the ANC conference of December 2017 that led to Cyril Ramaphosa being appointed as ANC Secretary-General and subsequently the President of South A. | 1/2/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean47: Professor Ruth Hall-Land affairs expert | This is the second episode of four end of year reruns. Normal service will be resumed January 16 2019\. I chatted to Prof. Hall a few months ago. Since our discussion she was appointed to an advisory panel on land reform by President Ramaphosa. Ther. | 12/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean46: Sisonke Msimang-Author and commentator | I will be away for the next few weeks and will be playing some of my favorite episodes from 2018. My chat with Sisonke was the first episode of Voices from SA I published. I will always appreciate the fact that she took time from her hectic schedule t. | 12/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean45: Sisa Ntshona-CEO, SA Tourism | Sisa Ntshona was appointed CEO of SA Tourism two years ago and he is a man with a mission. After a number of years in the banking sector Sisa was looking for a new challenge, and a way to contribute to the growth and success of South Africa. Sisa. | 12/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit44: Felix Laband-DJ, Composer, Artist | I have been aware of Felix Laband for many years, and we may well have been in the same bar or club at one time or another over the years, but we only met and spoke for the first time a few months ago. We chatted about his musical journey from teenage. | 12/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit43: Melusi Tshabalala-Advertising Executive, Author "Melusi's Everyday Zulu" | Melsusi Tshabala gained renown in South Africa for his recently published book "Melusi's Everyday Zulu" He is the founder of the advertising agency Studio 214. Melusi grew up in Soweto with his mum. He feels companies have an important part in suppo... | 11/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit42: Keval Harie-Director, Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) | Keval Harie grew up in a conservative Hindu household outside Johannesburg. A lawyer by training, he has been the director of GALA for the last two years. We chatted about his childhood and the loneliness of struggling with his sexual identity, and hi. | 11/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean41: Letsika Mokoena-Senior First Officer, South African Airways. | I met Letsika by accident at the Living Room in downtown Johannesburg one sunny Sunday afternoon a few years back. When I found out he was a pilot I badgered him for hours that day for stories and experiences of being a pilot.. He has been flying for . | 11/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean40: Monde Nkasawe-Writer and public servant | Monde Nkasawe is the head of the secretariat to the Eastern Cape provincial government. He is also the author of eight books(7 self-published), including an anthology of poetry. His latest book, We Need A Country, is published by Sifiso Publishers. Mo. | 11/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean39: Elias Ribeiro-Film producer and Director of the Market at Cape Town International Film Market and Festival | Elias Ribeiro moved to South Africa from Brazil via various European countries eight years ago. Through Urucu Media, Elias and his business partner Cait Pansegrouw, have bought a number of award-winning films to the screen including Necktie Youth, The . | 10/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean38: Sanele Sibanda-Senior lecturer, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand | Sanele Sibanda is a senior lecturer at the School of Law at Wits University in Johannesburg. He was born in Zimbabwe to a Zimbabwean father and a South African mother. His father was involved in the negotiations that led to Zimbabwe gaining independenc. | 10/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean37: Nicholas Wolpe-Founder and CEO, Liliesleaf Museum | Nicholas Wolpe grew up in exile in the United Kingdom. In the early 2000's he took the first steps that would eventually lead to the development of the site in Rivonia into the Liliesleaf Museum. Nicholas and I chatted about how the museum and its c... | 10/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean36: Sinenhlanhla Nzama-Head Product Actuary, Investec | Sinenhlanhla Nzama is the Head Product Actuary for South African financial services giant Investec. As such he is responsible for product development, risk and underwriting for Investec's insurance arm. While we did discuss some aspects of his busin... | 10/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean35: Gontse Nxumalo-Founder, Orlando Sneaker Care Technicians | I met Gontse Nxumalo at a street party in Orlando East a few years back. He was just formulating the idea that would become Orlando Sneaker Care Technicians. That idea is now a reality. We spoke about a lot of things including his love of selling, h... | 10/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit34: Nyiko Shikwambane-Student, activist, communicator | My guest this week is Nyiko Shikwambane. Nyiko is currently busy with her master thesis in African Literature at Wits University. Nyiko was intimately involved in the Fees Must Fall movement at Wits and we do spend some time getting her perspective on . | 9/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean33: Pearl Pillay-Director, Youth Lab | Pearl Pillay grew up in Chatsworth, an Indian township south of Durban on the South African East Coast. She is a director at Youth Lab, a Johannesburg think-tank that works “to provide various platforms for young people and decision-makers to exchange | 9/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean32: Kolosa Madikizela-Head of the Built Environment Unit, Aurecon. | Kolosa Madikizela was born in Bizana in the Eastern Cape. She has worked in the construction and engineering industry for fifteen years and is the head of the Built Environment Unit at Aurecon, a multinational engineering company. Kolosa is committe... | 9/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean31: Rorisang Tshabalala-CEO, Chapter One Innovation | My guest this week is Rorisang Tshabalala. Rori is a business strategist with a focus on business model research and development, who looks for innovative solutions that help companies grow. He likes to bring ideas to life and develop ideas that impact. | 9/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean30: Prof. Imraan Valodia-Dean of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand | I met first Imraan at the University of Natal in the mid-1990's when he worked for the Trade Union Research Project (TURP) that was based on the campus. We used to play football on the weekends. These days he is the Dean of Commerce, Law and Manag... | 8/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean29: Dan Moyane-Broadcaster and Communications Executive | Dan Moyane started his media career with the English-language service of Radio Mozambique in 1979 after fleeing South Africa, the security police on his tail. On returning from exile in 1991 Dan worked for independent Talk Radio 702\. He has held a ... | 8/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean28: Nozipho Mbanjwa-broadcaster, moderator, entrepreneur | My guest this week is Nozipho Mbanjwa. She is a broadcaster, moderator and entrepreneur. Nozipho has worked as an anchor for CNBC Africa, has moderated discussions for the World Bank, IMF and BRICS, and runs The Talent Firm. Raised in Pietermaritzburg. | 8/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean27: Prof Ruth Hall-Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape | My guest this week is Prof Ruth Hall. Ruth is based at PLAAS, the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian studies based at the University of the Western Cape. Find out more about the work of PLAAS at plaas.org.za She is one of South Africa's leadi. | 8/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean26: Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng-Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town | My guest this week is Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. She officially took up her position at the beginning of July. We spoke about her childhood and schooling, and how she recognised and cultivated | 8/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean25: Prof Christi van der Westhuizen-Academic and author | Christi van der Westhuizen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Pretoria. She is the author of two books. Her first book, "White Power", published in 2007, focuses on the rise and fall of the National Party. Her most recent offering is "Sitti. | 7/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean24: Clive Barker- South African football coach | My guest this week is an icon of South African football. Clive Barker coached the South African football team Bafana Bafana to victory in the African Cup of Nations on home soil back in 1996\. Along the way he coached a umber of championship club teams. | 7/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean23: Chippy Olver-Consultant, activist and author | My guest this week is Chippy Olver. Chippy is a medical doctor who has devoted his adult life to the liberation struggle starting with the End Conscription Campaign back in the 1980's. He has worked as a doctor, an activist and served in government . | 7/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean22: Nomso Kana-Founder Sun n Shield, broadband entrepreneur and gender activist | Nomso Kana is a young broadband entrepreneur and gender activist. She started a career as a nuclear researcher but after being frustrated by slow internet speeds she started the fibre optic manufacturing company Sun n Shield. She believes broadband is . | 7/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean21: Siya Jentile-CEO and founder of Not in my Name SA | My guest this week is Siya Jentile the founder and CEO of Not in my Name SA. Siya formed the organization with a group of friends about a year ago in response to the murder of Karabo Mokoena . On May 3, 2018 Sandile Mantsoe was sentenced to more than 3. | 6/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean20: Thandi Ntuli-Pianist and band leader | Thandi Ntuli has been playing piano since the age of four and is a future legend of South African music. Jackson Sinnenberg for NPR.org wrote "When you hear her fingers touch the ivories, the notes that flow come from the river of tradition that hou. | 6/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean19: Ahmed Bawa-CEO, Universities South Africa | My guest this week is Professor Ahmed Bawa. Ahmed is the CEO of Universities South Africa, the membership body for all universities in the country. The organization is involved in policy development and advocacy work. Ahmed grew up in a small town in . | 6/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean17: Sintu Ndzube-saxophonist | Hello again and welcome to another episode of Voices from SA, my name is Nicholas Claude. My guest this week, episode 17, is the saxophonist Sintu Ndzube. Sintu grew up in Port Elizabeth, attended the National School of Arts and went on to get a degree. | 6/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean18: Ayana V Jackson-artist | Ayana is a photographer who divides her time between Brooklyn, Paris and I am happy to say Johannesburg. Her biography describes her work. "Ayana V Jackson’s work examines the complexities of photographic representation and the role of the camera i | 6/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit16: Batuk-electronic dance band | Batuk are producer Ntatho Mokgata (Spoek Mathambo) and singer Carla Fonseca (Manteiga). We met on the eve of the release of the first single, Deep Ocean Deep, from the duo's second album Kasi Royalty. The sound is a combination of South African hou | 5/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean15: Loyiso Gola-comedian | Loyiso Gola is a world-famous South African comedian who divides his time between Johannesburg, London and wherever his next gig takes him. Loyiso made his breakthrough as the host of Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola that was launched in 2010\. The s. | 5/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean14: Ryan Cummings-Director of Signal Risk, security analyst. | Ryan Cummings is a security and risk analyst, and Director of the Cape Town based risk management consultancy Signal Risk. A graduate in International Relations from the University of Cape Town, Ryan has established a reputation as an international exp. | 5/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean13: Albie Sachs-former judge, icon of the anti-apartheid struggle. | Albie Sachs was blown up by apartheid security forces in Maputo in 1988\. He survived solitary confinement, exile and the attack to become one of the architects of the South African constitution, and a Constitutional Court judge. We spoke about the de. | 5/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit12: MXO-singer, songwriter | MXO is a Johannesburg-based singer and songwriter who burst onto the local music scene in 2004\. Since then he has released a number of albums and performed around the world. He has worked and performed with the likes of Hugh Masekela, John Legend, Man. | 4/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean11: Dr Lulu Gwa Gwa-Business woman and philanthropist | Dr Lulu Gwa Gwa is the CEO of Lereko Investments. She has a PhD in Town Planning from University College London and is a former Deputy Director -General of Public Works for both the Mandela and Mbeki governments. She was also CEO of the Independent De | 4/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit10: Jefferson Tshabalala-writer, performer, director. | This is the tenth episode of Voices from SA. Yippee. My guest this week is writer, performer and director Jefferson Tshabalala. He is part of the new wave of South African theatre. Tshabalala creates works across varied fields, ranging from orthodox d. | 4/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit9: Paul Hanmer | My guest this week is South African jazz pianist and composer Paul Hanmer. Over the years he has worked with some of the giants of South African music including Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela. We speak about his growing up in Cape Town, his formative | 4/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean8: Thenjiwe Nkosi | This week my guest is the artist Thenjiwe Nkosi. She was born in the USA to a South African father and an American mother. The family moved back to South Africa in 1992\. Our discussion covers a number of topics including identity and race, migration, . | 3/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit7: Dipak Patel | Dipak Patel is a former MK commander, a former Director-General in the Department of Transport and now an investor and social entrepreneur who spends his time between Johannesburg and New York. In this episode Dipak talks about growing up in Durban, j. | 3/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean6: Kumi Naidoo | In the sixth episode of Voices from SA, host Nicholas Claude speaks to lifelong activist Kumi Naidoo, shortly before his appointment as Head of Amnesty International. During the course of a wide-ranging discussion Kumi speaks passionately about the . | 3/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit5: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh | Mpofu-Walsh is an academic, author, activist and rapper who released his book Democracy and Delusion, accompanied by a rap album, towards the end of 2017. In the wide-ranging interview with host Nicholas Claude, Mpofu-Walsh talks about the impact of t. | 3/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean4: Yamkela Tywakadi | The fourth episode of Voices from SA is an interview with the young South African author Yamkela Tywakadi, the author of ten books. She has written in both isiXhosa and isiZulu and some of these works are on the school curriculum in South Africa. She | 2/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean3: Ronnie Kasrils | The third episode of the recently launched podcast, Voices from SA, is an interview with Ronnie Kasrils, a founding member of the armed wing of the ANC, uMhkonto we Sizwe(MK). The interview took place on the eve of the ANC National Executive Committee . | 2/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Explicit2: Kagiso Lediga | Kagiso Lediga is a pioneering South African comedian as well as an actor, writer and producer. His directorial debut Catching Feelings will be released in cinemas across South Africa on March 9, and around the world in April. The interview took place . | 2/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Clean1: Sisonke Msimang | Sisonke talks to Nicholas about growing up in exile, gender violence, fake news and the potential of the Fees Must Fall movement. | 2/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Sensitive, nuanced questions
Nicholas Claude is a wonderful interviewer. Start with that mellifluous Durban accent, which seems to infuse the approach and the very questions he asks of his subjects. He is adept at creating an atmosphere in which they, I imagine, feel truly comfortable opening up to him. And we’re the beneficiaries. Bravo, sir!
Cracker Jack!!!!!
This guy knows how to handle an interview. He keeps them digging deeper into their lives and doesn’t overwhelm us with his opinions or leading questions.
I learned a ton and will keep listening.
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