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Set a podcast to catch a rape suspect

Article Sarah Smit - 6 Dec 2019

In just four episodes, Deon Wiggett was able to talk about his rape, tackle the institutions that protect perpetrators and secure an arrest

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Could an implant the size of a match stick save teenage girls from HIV? Find out.

Podcasts Mia Malan - 12 Jun 2019

Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan talks to HIV scientist Salim Abdool Karim about his research on risky relationships of young women and older men.

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[LISTEN] You bank your money each month, so why not bank your breast milk?

Podcasts Mia Malan & Gavin Fischer - 25 Mar 2019

We always tell moms breast is best but sometimes milk doesn't come when babies do. This breast milk bank is filling in these gaps.

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Did the apartheid government inject black people with HIV? We look to science.

Podcasts Mia Malan - 13 Mar 2019

This month, the New African boasts a shocking headline: "We deliberately spread Aids in South Africa." Could that be true?

Where the bad men go: Disgraced Armstrong finds his niche

Article Luke Feltham - 12 Sep 2018

Lance Armstrong is building a new life after the last one ended in ignominy

Proudly fatty boom boom

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 31 Aug 2018

Whitney Greyton’s new podcast Fatty Boom Boom seeks to further the fat positivity discourse by embracing the most hurtful terms.

Good news for Africa’s queers

Africa Carl Collison - 17 Aug 2018

A new podcast series is looking at the beautiful stories coming out of the continent

PODCAST: The heart problem

Article Rasmus Bitsch & Sound Africa - 9 Aug 2018

The first ever heart transplant in the world was performed in South Africa in 1967. But did Dr Christiaan Barnard deserve all the credit?

PODCAST: He ran all the way

Article Rasmus Bitsch & Sound Africa - 26 Jul 2018

This is the story of a man and his mother, set in the transition years between the old and the new South Africa

PODCAST: Brother, this is Cape Town

Article Rasmus Bitsch & Sound Africa - 14 Jun 2018

Bongani Dyalivana's is a story of loss, of growing up in a gang and then in jail. Of finding oneself and trying to break a new path.

PODCAST: The Ghost

Article Rasmus Bitsch & Sound Africa - 31 May 2018

In this series SoundAfrica takes another look at stories from the past that linger in the back of our minds, continuing to effect us

PODCAST: Aunty Patty’s garden

Article Rasmus Bitsch & Sound Africa - 3 May 2018

When the coloured population of Simon's Town was forcibly removed, Aunty Patty’s family remained

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The Lists: Listening to TKZee, Stance and The Kyle Shepherd Trio

Article Arts Desk - 17 Feb 2017

Compiled by Friday editor Milisuthando Bongela and senior arts writer Kwanele Sosibo.

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Mushroom Hour Half-Hour: From pirate radio to podcasts

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 2 May 2016

Nhlanhla Mngadi and Andrew Curnow's indulgent podcasts and live-recorded jam sessions are headed for wax.

The podcast renaissance

Article bogdan TagDiv - 20 Apr 2015

Many talented young people giving up their day jobs to produce podcasts, writes Alistair Fairweather.

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