CWAO Radio - Buwa Basebetsi

20 March 2025

Buwa Basebetsi S1 Ep5: Money, the wealth gap and no coffee at the JSE

Buwa Basebetsi goes on a visit to the JSE to try and hang out with the country's richest CEOs. And, what bosses really earn.
Guest: Salome Teuteberg

13 March 2025

Buwa Basebetsi S1 Ep4: The National Minimum Wage is a Poverty Wagewage

We spend a day with a factory worker who explains why this is so. Also, CWAO's John Appolis exposes why the minimum wage is a poverty wage.

Host: Tebadi Mmotla
Guests: John Appolis, Happiness Somhlahlo

06 March 2025

Buwa Basebetsi S1 Ep 3: Why you should care about the minimum wage

The National Minimum Wage has been increased. We take the streets to find out how informed South Africans are about this hourly rate increase. Plus an exclusive interview with musician Moonchild about her ghetto roots.

Guests: John Appolis, Moonchild

26 February 2025

Buwa Basebetsi S1 Ep 2: Workers, beware:Trump hates you

Donald Trump became US president claiming to be pro-working class. But as our experts in this episode explain: workers, especially migrants, are already finding out that Trump is the president for billionaires, corporations and capital.

20 February 2025

Buwa Basebetsi S1 Ep 1: Strike Barometer

Over the past few years the number of strikes in South Africa has gone down. With the help of the just released annual Strike Barometer we explain why. Also, a worker who was on strike at Mr Sweet, tells us why she would do it again.