(DALAYED POSTED) In the continued coverage of the AmaZulu King's passing I speak to Power Lunch Presenter Faith Mangope to unpack the  developmens.

CROSSING TO FAITH MANGOPE ON THE KING'S FUNERAL.

Manufacturing Kings - Elysium Garcia

"Its not about whether or not the shooter is racist. Its about how poor, black boys are treated as problems before we are treated as humans"

The Predetermined Destiny - Kagiso Tshepe

A poem written South African poet by Vus'umuzi Phakathi, and read by South African poet Modise Sekgothe. Taken from the love poetry and prose anthology #BreakBreathWithMe,

Day 132 - Read by Modise Sekgothe | Pen by Vus'umuzi Phakathi

Writer : Samora 
Tittle : Mamelo
Vocals : Gifted Voices
Produced : Zee bee

Samora - Mamelo

Unmastered version.  Us peoples dont know where or how to find ourselves.

~ 8 Bars Short
Itani on a vocal and a guitar. Pelonomi on a vocal and a guitar.

Kombela

In January 2015 the killing of the 14-year old Siphiwe Mahori in Snake Park, Soweto ignited a major wave of xenophobic attacks as across South Africa. 

Siphiwe Mahori was shot by a Somali shopkeeper who said he was fearing for his life. The story was international news, but quickly forgotten. 

“One Night in Snake Park” investigates the killing of Siphiwe Mahori. Why was the shooter let off with a suspended sentence? Why was his shop attacked? Why do xenophobic attacks keep happening? Why did Siphiwe have to die? 

This podcast is made with the support of a Taco Kuiper Investigative Journalism grant. Sound Africa is supported by Hindenburg Systems and the Open Society Foundation’s Program for Independent Journalism.

Sound Africa

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 1

A year after the killing of Siphiwe Mahori, a local councillor in Snake Park told the SABC that the violence had been started by criminal elements. Many blame drug users, so called nyaope boys for starting the violence. But is this fair? And what role did the local politician play himself?

“One Night in Snake Park” investigates the killing of Siphiwe Mahori. Why was the shooter let off with a suspended sentence? Why was his shop attacked? Why do xenophobic attacks keep happening? Why did Siphiwe have to die? 

This podcast is made with the support of a Taco Kuiper Investigative Journalism grant. Sound Africa is supported by Hindenburg Systems and the Open Society Foundation’s Program for Independent Journalism.

One Night in Snake Park

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 2

We know the man who shot Siphiwe Mahori as Yusuf. In this episode, we search for him in Snake Park and the Somali part of Mayfair, Johannesburg. We want to hear his side of the story, to understand what life is like for an immigrant shopkeeper in a hostile environment.

“One Night in Snake Park” investigates the killing of Siphiwe Mahori. Why was the shooter let off with a suspended sentence? Why was his shop attacked? Why do xenophobic attacks keep happening? Why did Siphiwe have to die? 

This podcast is made with the support of a Taco Kuiper Investigative Journalism grant. Sound Africa is supported by Hindenburg Systems and the Open Society Foundation’s Program for Independent Journalism.

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 3

In South Africa, xenophobia and money are inseparable. The arguments against foreigners are often that they steal the jobs of locals, that they don’t pay taxes, that they sell fake and expired goods in order to make more money. But are these claims true? How much money are we talking about? And what does the spaza economy of Snake Park have to do with the killing of Siphiwe?

“One Night in Snake Park” investigates the killing of Siphiwe Mahori. Why was the shooter let off with a suspended sentence? Why was his shop attacked? Why do xenophobic attacks keep happening? Why did Siphiwe have to die? 

This podcast is made with the support of a Taco Kuiper Investigative Journalism grant. Sound Africa is supported by Hindenburg Systems and the Open Society Foundation’s Program for Independent Journalism.

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 4

Akuthina

South African Journalist | News Reporter | Human.

CROSSING TO FAITH MANGOPE ON THE KING'S FUNERAL.

_Mabaso Nhlanhla

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