CWAO Radio
Buwa Basebetsi
Buwa Basebetsi, is a radio show produced by the CWAO in partnership with Simunye Workers Forum and Simunye Women’s Workers Forum, focusing on all issues related to Workers’ Rights, current affairs, strike action, CCMA and Labour Court cases. Other struggles of the working class will also be reviewed.
The CWAO is making this show available to all community Radio stations free of charge as well as providing expert studio guests from the CWAO team who speak seven official languages.
All Episodes
Weekly Updates
Know Your Rights Series
Labour Broker Series
11 July 2024
Weekly Update: School Registration Assistance
The Casual Workers Advice Office, Simunye Workers Forum and Simunye Women Workers Forum know the challenges community members face in day-to-day life and we are aware that things are difficult economically for the masses. We therefore invite parents/guardians whose children will be attending Grade 1 and Grade 8 in 2025 to use the CWAO computer centre in Germiston to register their children’s applications online.
10 May 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 13: Part 2 UIF Know Your Rights
In this episode of Know Your Rights, In this episode of Know Your Rights, we continue with the focus on the Unemployment Insurance Fund, better known as UIF. We break down and explain what it is, and the conditions that exist around it. Also providing you with the remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right.
03 May 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 13: Part 1 UIF
In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on the Unemployment Insurance Fund, better known as UIF. We break down and explain what it is, and the conditions that exist around it. Also providing you with the remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right.
30 April 2024
Weekly Update: The Casual Workers' Advice Office Strike Barometer for 2023
There were 83 strikes in 2023, a slight decrease over the 86 strikes we documented in 2022. This continues the pattern of relatively low number of strikes annually since the 165 strikes of 2018. Forty one of the 83 strikes occurred in the public sector. This figure excludes at least seven strikes at hospitals, universities, private companies contracted by municipalities and institutions such as Productivity SA and the State Information Technology Agency. Fifty of the strikes (60.24%) were wildcat and 33 (40.2%) were protected strikes. Seventeen workplace related actions were recorded in addition to the 83 strikes.
26 April 2024
Weekly Update: Organising efforts by Cassual Workers Advice Office and the Household Index
This week in Buwa Basebetsi Update we look at the organising efforts by Cassual Workers Advice Office and our weekly household Index in our Economic Observer which looks at how the economy affects the working class purse.
24 April 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 12: Minimum Wage
In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on the New Minimum Wage. We break down and explain what it is, and the conditions that exist around it. Also providing you with the remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right.
19 April 2024
Weekly Update: a look at the upcoming CCMA campaign and our food basket index
In Buwa Basebetsi Updates this week, Casual Workers Advice Office and Simunye Workers Forum announce their upcoming CCMA campaign where they will avail themselves at the various offices in and around Johannesburg for any workers who might be in need of assistance.
17 April 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 11: Notice
In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on Notice. We break down and explain what Notice is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right.
10 April 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 10: Family Responsibility Leave
In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on Family Responsibility Leave. We break down and explain what Family Responsibility Leave is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right.
05 April 2024
Weekly Update: an update on Zanthe Fresh workers and our weekly Household Index
In Buwa Basebetsi Updates this week we revisit the story of Zanthe fresh workers and conclude the segment with our weekly Household Index
03 April 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 9: Parental & Adoption Leave
In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on Parental & Adoption Leave. We break down and explain what Parental & Adoption Leave is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right.
27 March 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 8: Sectoral Determinations
In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on sectoral determinations. We break down and explain what a sectoral determination is, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against the guidelines set out in this right.
23 March 2024
Weekly Update: the story of six workers of Anoplate who are facing retrenchment and our weekly Household Index
In Buwa Basebetsi Updates this week we revisit the story of six workers of Anoplate who are facing retrenchment and conclude the segment with our weekly Household Index
20 March 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 7: Paid Sick Leave
In this episode of Know Your Rights, we focus on sick leave. We break down and explain how sick leave works, the conditions that exist around it and what remedies workers have it their employer's go against this right.
15 March 2024
Weekly Update: International Women's day event, Zanthe Fresh update and our weekly household index.
This week we highlight the International Women's Day event, where the Simunye Women Workers Forum stood in solidarity with Palestinian women. We provide an update on the situation at Zanthe Fresh (ZGG), and we also give you our weekly household index in our economic observer.