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.
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.
4/17/26 • 87:59
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.
4/17/26 • 101:26
On 26 March, reports claimed South Africa’s G7 invitation was withdrawn due to US pressure.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.
4/17/26 • 38:42
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.
3/5/26 • 95:06
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.
3/5/26 • 13:37
