The Nnete Fela Show

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.