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		<description><![CDATA[While Buwa Basebetsi is on between-seasons production break, we're sharing a few highlights from earlier this year.<br />
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Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
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Guests:<br />
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		<title>S2 Ep11: The return of an urgent Palestinian liberation song</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guest: Zeinab Shaath <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[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]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep10: The long wait for justice at the CCMA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. <br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guests: Patricia Mokoto & Sam Tilley <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<itunes:title>S2 Ep10: The long wait for justice at the CCMA</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guests: Patricia Mokoto & Sam Tilley]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep9: Migrant workers getting a champion for their rights</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Migrant workers have long been the backbone of the South African economy. Yet, despite their important contribution, many endure exploitation and xenophobia. Organisations like the Casual Workers Advice Office are working to change that.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guests: Migrant Workers Organiser & Ighsaan Schroeder <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<itunes:title>S2 Ep9: Migrant workers getting a champion for their rights</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>24:48</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Migrant workers have long been the backbone of the South African economy. Yet, despite their important contribution, many endure exploitation and xenophobia. Organisations like the Casual Workers Advice Office are working to change that.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guests: Migrant Workers Organiser & Ighsaan Schroeder]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep8: Men in unions ‘doing the same old s%$!’</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahead of Women’s Day, we take stock of how far women’s rights have progressed in the labour movement. Through the eyes of a union veteran, it is clear that it is far from a pretty picture.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guest: Jenny Grice <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>S2 Ep8: Men in unions ‘doing the same old s%$!’</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>28:42</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ahead of Women’s Day, we take stock of how far women’s rights have progressed in the labour movement. Through the eyes of a union veteran, it is clear that it is far from a pretty picture.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guest: Jenny Grice]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep7: The impossible choice between food and electricity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wages shrink, food prices soar and working class families are forced to trade nutrition for necessities. Experts say the real crisis isn’t just inflation, but a monopolised food system built to keep the poor hungry.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guests: Semaka Moshokoa & Mervyn Abrahams <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<itunes:title>S2 Ep7: The impossible choice between food and electricity</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>23:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wages shrink, food prices soar and working class families are forced to trade nutrition for necessities. Experts say the real crisis isn’t just inflation, but a monopolised food system built to keep the poor hungry.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guests: Semaka Moshokoa & Mervyn Abrahams]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep6: The National Dialogue – What about the working class?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A “nation engaging in dialogue”. That’s how government is describing next month’s National Dialogue. But, as we hear in this episode, it will be a sanitised, stage-managed talk-shop which will cost R700-million, only to benefit monopoly capital.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guest: Ighsaan Schroeder <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>S2 Ep6: The National Dialogue – What about the working class?</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>23:02</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A “nation engaging in dialogue”. That’s how government is describing next month’s National Dialogue. But, as we hear in this episode, it will be a sanitised, stage-managed talk-shop which will cost R700-million, only to benefit monopoly capital.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guest: Ighsaan Schroeder]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep 5: David versus Goliath: How the workers won against the beer giant</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six labour broker workers from Simunye Workers Forum took the liquor giant Heineken to labour court – and won. Gladys Thaane, one of the workers, shares how she stayed motivated throughout their seven-year struggle.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guests:<br />
Gladys Thaane & Sam Tilley <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>S2 Ep 5: David versus Goliath: How the workers won against the beer giant</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>14:06</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Six labour broker workers from Simunye Workers Forum took the liquor giant Heineken to labour court – and won. Gladys Thaane, one of the workers, shares how she stayed motivated throughout their seven-year struggle.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guests:
Gladys Thaane & Sam Tilley]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep4: The story of South Africa’s most exploited workers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Permanent jobs are vanishing, replaced by a precarious workforce. Casual workers hired through labour brokers face job insecurity and exploitation, with weak rights. Buwa Basebetsi sat with some who shared their stories.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guests: Lefa Hadebe; Solomon Moloi & Jacob Potlaki <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<itunes:title>S2 Ep4: The story of South Africa’s most exploited workers</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Permanent jobs are vanishing, replaced by a precarious workforce. Casual workers hired through labour brokers face job insecurity and exploitation, with weak rights. Buwa Basebetsi sat with some who shared their stories.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guests: Lefa Hadebe; Solomon Moloi & Jacob Potlaki]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep3: Government insists controversial law amendments are good for you</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a groundswell of opposition to the proposed labour law amendments. Many workers’ organisations believe they will make it easier for bosses to fire workers. But, Labour deputy director-general, Thembinkosi Mkalipi, tells us these controversial amendments are necessary, and beneficial for all. <br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guests: John Appolis, Thembinkosi Mkalipi <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<itunes:title>S2 Ep3: Government insists controversial law amendments are good for you</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
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		<itunes:duration>27:14</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[There has been a groundswell of opposition to the proposed labour law amendments. Many workers’ organisations believe they will make it easier for bosses to fire workers. But, Labour deputy director-general, Thembinkosi Mkalipi, tells us these controversial amendments are necessary, and beneficial for all. 

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guests: John Appolis, Thembinkosi Mkalipi]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep2: The Story of the American guerrilla who taught SA unionists</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago a young guerrilla went underground after helping to rob a bank in California. He stayed on the run for 27 years, including spending a significant time in South Africa, training local workers. Here’s his fascinating story.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guest: James Kilgore <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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						<itunes:title>S2 Ep2: The Story of the American guerrilla who taught SA unionists</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:duration>44:15</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fifty years ago a young guerrilla went underground after helping to rob a bank in California. He stayed on the run for 27 years, including spending a significant time in South Africa, training local workers. Here’s his fascinating story.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guest: James Kilgore]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S2 Ep1: Youth month and the politics of maths</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1564975</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 50 years after the Soweto Uprising against inferior education started on June 16, 1976, and the picture still looks grim. But we visit a maths project for children from working-class homes, and it provides lots of hope.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
Guests:<br />
1. Eneth Mogale<br />
2. Rethabile Qwabe<br />
3. George Dor <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<psc:chapter start="00:06:46.000" title="Rethabile, student" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:07:45.000" title="George, teacher" />
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				<itunes:title>S2 Ep1: Youth month and the politics of maths</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>20:36</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nearly 50 years after the Soweto Uprising against inferior education started on June 16, 1976, and the picture still looks grim. But we visit a maths project for children from working-class homes, and it provides lots of hope.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla
Guests:
1. Eneth Mogale
2. Rethabile Qwabe
3. George Dor]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S1 Ep12: This is enough, say exploited EPWP workers</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1553442</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) was meant to offer temporary skills and income to the unemployed. But 21 years into the programme, EPWP workers are angry with poor conditions and are pursuing legal action.<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guests: Dumisani Dlamini; Gordan Molane; Steven Ditsebe; Bafana Montseng; Monica Matshalilanga & Sibusiso Nkasa <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
				<podcast:season>0</podcast:season>
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				<psc:chapter start="00:09:25.000" title="Monica Matshalilanga Q&amp;A" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:16:53.000" title="Unionist interview" />
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				<itunes:title>S1 Ep12: This is enough, say exploited EPWP workers</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>22:53</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) was meant to offer temporary skills and income to the unemployed. But 21 years into the programme, EPWP workers are angry with poor conditions and are pursuing legal action.
Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guests: Dumisani Dlamini; Gordan Molane; Steven Ditsebe; Bafana Montseng; Monica Matshalilanga & Sibusiso Nkasa]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S1 Ep11: Workers Day Special: A Trip Down May Day Memory Lane</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1551424</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 100th anniversary of May Day in 1986 was a most significant political moment in South African history – millions of workers stayed away, challenging apartheid dominance. One of the organisers, union veteran Moss Manganyi, takes us back to that momentous day.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guest: Moss Manganyi <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<itunes:title>S1 Ep11: Workers Day Special: A Trip Down May Day Memory Lane</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>29:46</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The 100th anniversary of May Day in 1986 was a most significant political moment in South African history – millions of workers stayed away, challenging apartheid dominance. One of the organisers, union veteran Moss Manganyi, takes us back to that momentous day.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guest: Moss Manganyi]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S1 Ep10: Die The Beloved Labour Movement</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1549205</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditional trade unions have been experiencing a sharp decline in recent years, with critics arguing they have lost touch with the realities of workers. This is evident in the new Draft Code on Good Practice on Dismissal.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla |<br />
Guests: Matsoanelo Motomotomo; Gladman Ntulini; John Appolis; Matthew Parks & Newton Masuku <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
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				<psc:chapter start="00:01:11.000" title="Volunteers" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:08:12.000" title="John Appolis" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:22:46.000" title="Matthew Parks" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:34:22.000" title="Newton Masuku" />
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				<itunes:title>S1 Ep10: Die The Beloved Labour Movement</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>38:44</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Traditional trade unions have been experiencing a sharp decline in recent years, with critics arguing they have lost touch with the realities of workers. This is evident in the new Draft Code on Good Practice on Dismissal.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla |
Guests: Matsoanelo Motomotomo; Gladman Ntulini; John Appolis; Matthew Parks & Newton Masuku]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S1 Ep9: Caught out – the boss who tried to rip off migrant workers</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1546904</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every employee who works at least 24 hours a month is entitled to UIF benefits. But what about contract workers or those who are not South African citizens? Do they still qualify? Buwa Basebetsi finds out.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guest: Sam Tilley <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<psc:chapter start="00:02:03.000" title="Migrant Workers" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:10:03.000" title="Sam Tilley interview" />
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				<itunes:title>S1 Ep9: Caught out – the boss who tried to rip off migrant workers</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>15:02</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every employee who works at least 24 hours a month is entitled to UIF benefits. But what about contract workers or those who are not South African citizens? Do they still qualify? Buwa Basebetsi finds out.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guest: Sam Tilley]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S1 Ep8: Pay back the money. Workers battling with bosses and UIF.</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1545091</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UIF is an institution that is meant to offer temporary financial relief for workers who are unemployed. But the institution is poorly managed, negatively affecting workers who desperately need the money.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guests: Daniel Manyisa & Keifus Kubhayi <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
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				<psc:chapter start="00:02:35.000" title="Visiting workers in Kathlehong" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:08:30.000" title="Labour inspector" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:14:32.000" title="Confronting the boss" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:16:28.000" title="Challenging the boss Part 2" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:17:43.000" title="Calling the cops" />
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				<itunes:title>S1 Ep8: Pay back the money. Workers battling with bosses and UIF.</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>22:13</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The UIF is an institution that is meant to offer temporary financial relief for workers who are unemployed. But the institution is poorly managed, negatively affecting workers who desperately need the money.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla | Guests: Daniel Manyisa & Keifus Kubhayi]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S1 Ep7: Palestinian workers under siege</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1542561</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day after day, night after night Israel’s destruction of Gaza continues. But this genocide isn’t only killing people – it is also an economic genocide that’s killing jobs, plunging the 1.3–million Palestinian workers ever deeper into poverty.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
<br />
Guest: Leila Farsakh <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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		<podcast:episode>0</podcast:episode>
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				<psc:chapter start="00:02:53.000" title="Leila Farkash interview part 1" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:11:52.000" title="Leila Farkash interview part 2" />
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				<itunes:title>S1 Ep7: Palestinian workers under siege</itunes:title>
		<itunes:season>0</itunes:season>
		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>25:03</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Day after day, night after night Israel’s destruction of Gaza continues. But this genocide isn’t only killing people – it is also an economic genocide that’s killing jobs, plunging the 1.3–million Palestinian workers ever deeper into poverty.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla

Guest: Leila Farsakh]]></itunes:summary>
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		<title>S1 Ep6: The ABC of your employment contact</title>
		<link>https://iono.fm/e/1540350</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[An employment contract is an important document outlining the terms and conditions of employment. But what happens when a worker doesn’t have one or disagrees with the terms? Buwa Basebetsi finds out.<br />
<br />
Host: Tebadi Mmotla<br />
Guests: Themba Magagula; Buhle Sibiya; ⁠Maria Masemola <a href="https://www.cwao.org.za/">Casual Workers Advice Office</a>]]></description>
					<category>News Commentary</category>
				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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				<psc:chapter start="00:01:58.000" title="Themba Magagula" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:05:27.000" title="Buhle Sibiya" />
			 
				<psc:chapter start="00:09:54.000" title="Maria Masemola" />
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				<itunes:title>S1 Ep6: The ABC of your employment contact</itunes:title>
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		<itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode>
		<itunes:author>Tebadi Mmotla; Charles Leonard</itunes:author>
					<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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		<itunes:duration>15:10</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An employment contract is an important document outlining the terms and conditions of employment. But what happens when a worker doesn’t have one or disagrees with the terms? Buwa Basebetsi finds out.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla
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		<title>S1 Ep5: Money, the wealth gap and no coffee at the JSE</title>
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