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Congo en panne: Donner le jour dans le noir

Dec 14, 2022

Aimeriez-vous accoucher dans un hôpital sans électricité? Dans cet épisode, Bob dévoile les conséquences les plus graves de l’absence d'électricité sur la vie quotidienne des Congolais. Il nous entraîne dans une maternité de Kinshasa où chaque coupure de courant peut entraîner la mort des nouveaux-nés et des jeunes mamans.

Bob Yala, Martine Chaussard, Jo Jackson, Clémence Petit-Perrot , Mike Rahfaldt

Here We Are

Dec 6, 2022

Coming out as a trans man is risky. Doing it on Youtube - incredibly risky. Especially when home is the relatively small town of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, where Noks Simelane says there’s no such thing as anonymity. Yet Noks did exactly that at age 19. This is our second story about finding allyship in surprising places - and this time, the unexpected ally was the internet…

Rob Rosenthal, Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Jo Jackson , Noks Simelane

A Moment of Truth

Nov 8, 2022

Secrets. That’s what kept “Ras That Guy” safe in Zimbabwe. At his wedding, he wore a traditional white dress to protect a secret. He found hormone injections on the black market which he could take in secret. But Ras is done with secrets. They’ve been eating him up inside. In this episode, he peels back the layers to reveal who he really is. To his surprise, he found allies in people he least expected.

Rob Rosenthal, Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Ras That Guy, Jo Jackson , Mike Rahfaldt

I Will Not Grow Old Here: The Lights of Sandton

Sep 13, 2022

In the third and final episode, Mary-Ann goes in search of “new songs” about her home. A chorus of young voices helps her to explore the contradictions of life in Alexandra. There are no easy answers, and not everyone will make it out of Alex, but there is something infectious about the energy and persistence of young Alexandrians - a spirit Mary-Ann embodies and hopes will take her out of Alex. Some day.

Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Rob Rosenthal, Dhashen Moodley, Jo Jackson, Mary-Ann Nobele, Mike Rahfaldt , Martha O'Donovan

Congo en panne: Onde de choc

Aug 18, 2022

Dans le premier épisode de cette série en quatre parties, Bob Yala, notre correspondant en République Démocratique du Congo commence son enquête sur le manque d’accès à l’électricité en RDC en revisitant le drame de Matadi Kibala durant lequel 26 personnes sont mortes électrocutées - un événement qui a choqué les consciences et a inspiré une nouvelle vague d'activisme.

Bob Yala, Jo Jackson, Clémence Petit-Perrot , Mike Rahfaldt

I Will Not Grow Old Here: The Air We Breathe

Jul 26, 2022

In episode two of three, Mary-Ann steps out of her comfort zone to explore parts of Alex she's been warned about her whole life. Her search for answers leads her to places where past and present overlap. How will she find her way out of Alex when the legacy of apartheid lingers, practically in the air she breathes? Meanwhile, things in Mary-Ann’s personal life take a turn for the worse.

Lesedi Mogoatlhe, Rob Rosenthal, Dhashen Moodley, Jo Jackson, Mary-Ann Nobele, Mike Rahfaldt , Martha O'Donovan

I Will Not Grow Old Here: A Girl from Alex

Jun 16, 2022

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

Coming soon: I Will Not Grow Old Here

Jun 8, 2022

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

Demystifying Demons

May 31, 2022

[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

Young, Unvaccinated, and African

Mar 28, 2022

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

Things Fall Apart: Rebuilding Through Radio

Feb 11, 2022

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

Things Fall Apart: Picking Up the Pieces

Jan 31, 2022

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

Things Fall Apart: 8 Days of Unrest in South Africa

Nov 30, 2021

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