National Dialogue – What about the working class?

Buwa Basebetsi is between two seasons and we are producing new episodes for the new season. In the meantime, we're sharing some highlights: here is a recent episode featuring a Palestinian singer telling us about her 50-year-old liberation song.

While Buwa Basebetsi is on between-seasons production break, we're sharing a few highlights from earlier this year. Here we look at the National Minimum Wage and how short it falls for working-class people.

Women across the world face violence at home, exploitation at work and wage inequality. In response, South African women from diverse organisations have united to discuss the formation of a working-class women’s movement, determined to confront patriarchy and capitalism. Host: Tebadi Mmotla Guests: Meme Makhaula & Maggie Mthombeni

Over 50 years ago a 16-year-old Palestinian girl recorded a powerful folk song about her people’s struggle. It has recently been reissued, and with the genocide in Gaza raging on, it still sounds relevant. This is its story. Host: Tebadi Mmotla Guest: Zeinab Shaath

The CCMA was established as a place where workers and bosses can settle disputes. But over the years, the institution has faced massive budget cuts, causing a shortage of commissioners, interpreters and creating a backlog of cases. Host: Tebadi Mmotla Guests: Patricia Mokoto & Sam Tilley