I Will Not Grow Old Here: A Girl from Alex Jun 16, 2022 Listen Transcript This story starts with a number: 70%. That's how many young people in South Africa are unemployed. Youth hustle and hope to find success, but how do you make it in a place like Alexandra township in Johannesburg? And how do you get out? In this three-part series, 23-year-old Mary-Ann Nobele brings listeners into her life in Alex and shows us why she's made this promise to herself: I will not grow old here. Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Rob Rosenthal, Dhashen Moodley, Jo Jackson, Mary-Ann Nobele, Mike Rahfaldt , Martha O'Donovan More
Coming soon: I Will Not Grow Old Here Jun 8, 2022 Listen Transcript This story starts with a number: 70%. That's how many young people in South Africa are unemployed. Youth hustle and hope to find success, but how do you make it in a place like Alexandra township in Johannesburg? And how do you get out? In this three-part series, 23-year-old Mary-Ann Nobele brings listeners into her life in Alex and shows us why she's made this promise to herself: I will not grow old here. Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Rob Rosenthal, Dhashen Moodley, Mary-Ann Nobele, Jo Jackson, Mike Rahfaldt , Martha O'Donovan More
Demystifying Demons May 31, 2022 Listen Transcript [Trigger Warning: Suicide] When Zambian law student Mulemba Mulando’s best friend commits suicide, it sends her into a spiral of grief and guilt. But her own healing process ultimately leads her to becoming the kind of friend and advocate her friends and her community needed. Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Jo Jackson , Mike Rahfaldt More
Young, Unvaccinated, and African Mar 28, 2022 Listen Transcript Africa is falling behind on vaccinating its citizens and vaccine hesitancy among youth is a big reason why. We speak to some young people in Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and South Africa to reveal the extreme lengths youth will go to to avoid getting the jab. Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Dhashen Moodley, Jo Jackson, Mike Rahfaldt, Mo Isu, Zanele Mji , Ras That Guy More
Things Fall Apart: Rebuilding Through Radio Feb 11, 2022 Listen Transcript When violence swept across Kwamashu, South Africa, Sibonelo Sithole was one of the only youth radio presenters that could make it to the station, Vibe FM. When he opened up the lines for callers, Sibonelo learned that division runs deep within his community. Months later, he is still trying to understand both sides of the story. Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Jo Jackson , Mike Rahfaldt More
Things Fall Apart: Picking Up the Pieces Jan 31, 2022 Listen Transcript Youth activist Nonku Zungu found herself caught in the middle of the violence that gripped South Africa in July 2021. As things begin to settle down, she steps in to help her community make sense of it all. Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Jo Jackson , Mike Rahfaldt More
Things Fall Apart: 8 Days of Unrest in South Africa Nov 30, 2021 Listen Transcript Youth reporters from across South Africa take to the streets to speak with their communities in an attempt to reckon with the violent unrest that erupted in July 2021 following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma. Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Jo Jackson , Mike Rahfaldt More