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The Nnete Fela Show
by Seakga Tladi
Your daily dose of clarity on the complex geopolitical shifts shaping Africa and South Africa. We break down international relations and regional policies to show how global moves impact your local reality.
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South Africa's Smart Mining (R)Evolution
In this Nnete Fela Prof. Glen Nwaila is here to explore how South Africa is driving Africa’s smart mining revolution. Discover how AI, robotics, and advanced digital skills are modernising the sector, overcoming complex challenges, and returning the control of critical mineral wealth to local hands.
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South Africa’s Workforce Future and the Kemi Seba Extradition Test
We examine whether South Africa’s 5th HRDC Summit can prepare the workforce for a changing global economy through skills reform, youth inclusion and digital readiness. We also unpack the Kemi Seba case and what it reveals about extradition, legal cooperation and rule of law.
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Rebuilding Local Economies & Decolonizing Classrooms in South Africa
On this Nnete Fela we discuss how South Africa’s 2026 LED Summit aims to re-engineer municipal economies for small business growth and resilience. We also examine whether the new proposed History curriculum can move beyond Eurocentric narratives and help decolonize education.
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The Gravest Crime Against Humanity & Southern African Liberation Day
On this Nnete Fela Show, Prof Dirk Kotze unpacks a UN resolution declaring slavery the “gravest crime against humanity.” We also mark Southern Africa’s Liberation Day with a Cuito Cuanavale poem, and discuss the COSATU gender conference.
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Zimbabwe’s bid to join BRICS, a stronger rand and women in traditional leadership
This episode of the Nnete Fela Show features a discussion about Zimbabwe’s ramped up efforts to join BRICS. Additionally, an economist unpacks the reasons behind South Africa’s strengthening rand, and we are joined by an African princess to discuss the role of women in traditional leadership.
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Was South Africa Uninvited from the G7 Conference?
On 26 March, reports claimed South Africa’s G7 invitation was withdrawn due to US pressure. Later, this was denied, with officials calling the absence routine. In this episode of the Nnete Fela Show, we unpack this strange diplomatic episode with SA politician Themba Godi.
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Cape Town Naval Drills, Africa’s Rare Earth Minerals and South Africa’s Foreign Policy
In this episode, a professor shares insights on the “Will for Peace” naval exercises in and their geopolitical impact. We also discuss the economic potential of Africa’s rare earth minerals, and a former ambassador offers a historically informed look at South Africa’s current foreign policy.
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SADC Solidarity and Sanctions in Zimbabwe
This show interrogates the sanctions which were imposed on Zimbabwe and the country's resilience despite them. Opinions from South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe, highlight SADC’s unanimous voice in supporting one another and contesting the use of sanctions as a coercive tool.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your daily dose of clarity on the complex geopolitical shifts shaping Africa and South Africa. We break down international relations and regional policies to show how global moves impact your local reality.
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Seakga Tladi
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