10 episodes
Golden City Zanele Mji
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 16 Ratings
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Slices of life in Johannesburg; a dynamic, gritty and glamorous African city. On each episode you'll hear a different Joburger tell host Zanele Mji their true tales about love, crime, work, relationships and everything in between.
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Pt. 2: Lucky City
The Steyn City golf estate - where the likes of Nelson Mandela have been seen - represents the future of African luxury living. However, the land it sits on tells the story of a painful past.
When the developers who built Steyn City tried to evict an old woman from her home of 62 years, her community once destroyed by forced removals decided to unite and fight for her rights.
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Pt. 1: "Those graves were our title deeds"
Dotted around the upmarket neighbourhoods in Fourways, crumbling graves hide in plain sight. They are symbols of an old way of life that's long been sanitised from the area. Monuments to a people who were repeatedly robbed of almost everything.
On the five year anniversary of Zanele Mji's hard hitting yet tender investigation into Fourways' history of forced removals, she presents an audio version of the story with never-before-heard interviews and clips.
Read "Those graves were our title deeds"
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Meet Sharon
A behind-the-scenes peek into the world of social media influencing, where the perks are cushy and the competition is stiff. Sharon is a former Instagram influencer who grew tired of feeding the algorithm's insatiable demand for content, and started using her platform to help others.
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Meet Sisipho
Sisipho's dream is to help South African women achieve sexual liberation. That starts with coming together to heal their hearts, minds and bodies. Wild Thots, the monthly dance workshop she hosts, has been a safe space for many women for years. Now that Sisipho is processing the grief of a heartbreaking loss, she's really feeling the strength of the sisterhood she's built.
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Meet Lesego
Although satirist Lesego Tlhabi's political views could not be more different to Coconut Kelz, the character she created, they share a background story. Growing up a "coconut" - a black girl in an extremely privileged white world - exposed Lesego to amazing opportunities and to "lots of f-ing racism from a very early age." This is the story of how her childhood experiences drove her to build a unique anti-racism platform.
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Meet Luyolo
Twelve years after leaving a maximum security psych ward, Luyolo started writing a book about his life with a mental illness. Then, he had another terrifying experience that added a chapter to his story.
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Customer Reviews
A Super Fan
We love a good story, or at least I do! And Zanele takes us through her love of people and Johannesburg. I have been following her work for a while now and she just keeps me excited whether be it in the arts or investigative journalism. Do have a listen!