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Saturdays with Jenny

Saturdays with Jenny is about everything under the sun that Afropolitans are interested in. Battles, booze, bhabhalaza or boerewors, the show does it all. The show is all about lifestyle, South African style.
Daily English South Africa Religion & Spirituality
585 Episodes
400 – 420

Poetry Unlimited - Mutle Mothibe

Today we feature Mutle Mothibe who is a spoken-word artist from the Vaal. Mothibe is a member of the poetic trio Inaudible and began his solo project two years ago and although nervous that people would not attend the launch he was surprised that the café was packed. “Oh wow,…
28 Sep 2019 3AM 4 min

Nigerian Writer Chigozie Obioma

Nigerian writer, Chigozie Obioma has been announced as one of six authors shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize. Obioma’s novel: An Orchestra of Minorities tells the story of a young Nigerian chicken farmer whose love for a woman drives him to become an African migrant in Europe. Told in the…
28 Sep 2019 3AM 13 min

The Makoti Gunz - Lebogang Mabusela

Lebogang Mogul Mabusela’s work draws on capitalism and consumer products to interrogate the idea of the art object and value in thingumabobs, while strategically roasting patriarchy by making work that subverts the gender norms perpetuated by Sepedi-setswana proverbs and realised in stories collected from childhood memory and experiences.
21 Sep 2019 4AM 12 min

Black Tax Burden Or Ubuntu - Sibongile Fischer

With the majority of black South Africans still living in poverty today, many black middle-class households are connected to working-class or jobless homes. Some believe supporting family members is an undeniable part of African culture and question whether it should even be labelled as a kind of tax.
21 Sep 2019 3AM 5 min

Black Tax Burden Or Ubuntu - Lucas Moloi

Others point to the financial pressure it places on black students and professionals, who, as a consequence, struggle to build their own wealth. Many feel they are taking over what is essentially a government responsibility.
21 Sep 2019 3AM 5 min

Black Tax Burden Or Ubuntu - Niq Mhlongo (Writer And Editor) Part 1

‘The real significance of this book lies in the fact that it tells us more about the everyday life of black South Africans. It delves into the essence of black family life and the secret anguish of family members who often battle to cope.’ – Niq Mhlongo.
21 Sep 2019 3AM 5 min

The Adventures Of Malawi - Tshiamo Noko

Tshiamo Noko is a 13-year-old who found her love for writing at weekly creative writing classes. When she was younger, she didn’t like reading much, but when her TV privileges got taken away, reading became her only form of entertainment. She enjoyed the stories she read, and they became her…
21 Sep 2019 3AM 10 min

Carol Weaving (Reed Exhibition MD) - Comic Con Africa

Reed Exhibitions Africa and ReedPOP, the world’s largest producer of pop culture events are the proud hosts of the annual Comic Con Africa. Comic Con Africa focuses on all elements of pop culture, including cosplay, comic books, anime, manga, other creatives, film & series, games (including video and esports) and…
14 Sep 2019 4AM 6 min

Paul Edouard Billecarte (Billecart-Salmon Champagn)

Saturdays with Jenny is about everything under the sun that Afropolitans are interested in. Battles, booze, bhabhalaza or boerewors, the show does it all. The show is all about lifestyle, South African style.
14 Sep 2019 4AM 13 min

Coconut Kelz (Guide To Surviving This Shothole)

When she was last spotted on the crossroads of Swart and Gevaar Roads, Coconut Kelz was drinking Woolies water and spreading her ‘truth bombs’ about the state of the nation, why corruption is okay when white people do it and why black people don’t win in life… Coconut Kelz (‘Kelello,…
14 Sep 2019 3AM 15 min

Poetry Unlimited - D’Bi Young

d’bi.young anitafrika is a globally renowned Black queer feminist dub poet and performance artist committed to creating art that ritualises acts of recovery from violence inflicted upon the people and the planet.
14 Sep 2019 3AM 7 min

I Don't Want To Be A Hyena

Hyena believes that none of the animals like her. She thinks that if she changes her identity she will be accepted and liked. But Hyena doesn’t realise that each animal has a unique set of skills and, no matter how hard she tries, a hyena can’t become an elephant, or…
14 Sep 2019 3AM 4 min

Kevin Collins - Liminality Exhibition

Kevin Collins talks about the simpleness of naif art being in telling smaller stories and goes on to explain the little details of one of the paintings. He goes on to speak about the distinguishing Afropolitan features in the works of Laduma Maxhosa, the title of the work is if…
14 Sep 2019 3AM 15 min
400 – 420