We Should Be Writing

‘Pricey food costs lives’ is a podcast that focuses on wholesale and the sale of fresh produce by various actors in the market ranging from the street vendors to the Joburg Market. The narrator, Malaika Ditabo, explores the effects of climate change, inflation, and unemployment on the general South African population. In this episode salesman & acting manager Prijesh Patel, explains the significance of the market and the impacts of climate change on produce. Derek Swart, a pensioner shares the effects of inflation on his life and businesswoman, Regina Mthimkhulu also speaks on the impact of inflation on her business including her reason for being a street vendor.

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Host & Producer: Malaika Ditabo Writer: Malaika Ditabo 

Music: Chill Abstract (Intention) by Coma-Media on Pixabay

Sounds: General noise market (wider perspective) by Wildersound & Fork Truck Beef by SamuelGremaud on Pixabay

Today we will be unpacking the significance of preserving water. Climate change is a threat to the sustainability of water supply furthermore temperatures continue to increase globally thus causing water to evaporate at a high rate. According to a Green Peace report of 2012, South Africa has insufficient and unreliable rainfall. The country has a mean annual precipitation average of 464 mm/year which is 54% less than the global average of 860mm/per year. American scientist and inventor, Benjamin Franklin once said, “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.” Does it have to get to the point here there is little to no water for people to understand the importance of saving water and playing an active role in saving it.

Listen to the saving water podcast on Spotify, Apple Music and Anchor. This podcast is brought to you by Wits Vuvuzela. Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com for more and follow @WitsVuvuzela on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Host: Busisiwe Mdluli

Producer: Busisiwe Mdluli

Writer: Busisiwe Mdluli

Sound editor: Busisiwe Mdluli

Sound effects: Pixabay

Wits Vuvuzela spent the day with a Mozambican waste recycler living in Alexandra, Sergio Joaquim-Neves on the day of his cash-out. From his daily routine, his journey to self-employment and his cute love story, Sergio lets us into his life. You are bound to let out a cute remark and appreciate the little that life has to offer after this listen. 

This bonus episode of We Should be Writing is a part of the 2022 In-depth Reporting Project, The Climate Crisis is Here. Read the stories on witsvuvuzela.com. 

Host, producer, writer and editor: Keamogetswe Matlala

This bonus episode of the We Should Be Writing podcast explores the very present climate crisis and the impact this crisis has on commerce, the environment and people. The host, Tannur Anders, defines “climate change” and considers how South Africa, home to 80% of global platinum group metals (PGMs) reserves, can aid in mitigating this crisis.

Legal and mining experts chip in to explain that the PGMs industry poses potential threats to the environment and communities living near platinum mines. Gilbert Moela, a local of the Monametse Village in Limpopo, shares his experience of what life is actually like, living just one kilometre from the Bokoni Platinum Mine.

You can listen to the We Should Be Writing podcast on your preferred music streaming service. We Should Be Writing is a podcast brought to you by Wits Vuvuzela.

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Host, producer, writer and editor: Tannur Anders

Music: Embrace by ItsWatR on Pixabay

In the sixth and final episode of the 'Confessions' series, we unpack weight and body shaming, as we dissect confession 2216 from UniversityConfessions.za. Here, we discuss and exchange advice that aims to tackle ways to deal with and heal from toxic parenting and harm to self-esteem.

Listen to the We Should Be Writing podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud or wherever you listen to podcasts. We Should Be Writing is a podcast brought to you by Wits Vuvuzela. Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com for more of our work and follow @WitsVuvuzela on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Host: Busisiwe Mdluli

Producers: Malaika Ditabo & Busisiwe Mdluli

Writer: Busisiwe Mdluli & Malaika Ditabo

Sound editors: Colin Hugo

Music: Original song by Mpho Hlakudi 

In this episode of We Should Be Writing Season Three, the second episode of the two-part chat cast series, “K-Pop Mania!”, we explore the heart of BTS’s success – its fandom. The fandom, called ARMY, are some of the most dedicated fans around, and fans Omnia Hassan, Bianca Mdhluli and Kiara van Wyk, share their experiences of BTS. You will also get to know the production crew better as we share our fangirl experiences.

You can listen to Wits Vuvuzela’s We Should Be Writing podcast on your preferred music streaming service. Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com for more of our work and follow us @WitsVuvuzela on all social media platforms.

Host: Rufaro Chiswo

Producer: Tannur Anders

Writer: Tannur Anders

Sound editor: Tylin Moodley

Music: Dynamite – BTS • DNA [Almost official instrumental remake] (by UD) on YouTube

Euphoria and Gen Z, in this episode of We Should Be Writing, the Vuvu team has teamed up with UniversityConfessions.za on Instagram, we listen to and unpack confession number 1773 where we have a person reminiscing on how messed up Gen Z is after they finished watching Euphoria. Our hosts take a look at the hit HBO show and attempt to dissect whether it is a true representation of our generation. We discuss our partying pasts or lack thereof and look at the things the generations before us got up to in comparison.

Listen to the We Should Be Writing podcast on Anchor FM, Soundcloud, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We Should Be Writing is a podcast brought to you by Wits Vuvuzela. Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com for more of our work and follow @Witsvuvuzela on Twitter, Facebook ad Instagram.

Hosts: Keamogetswe Matlala, Mpho Hlakudi and Elishevah Bome

Producer: Elishevah Bome

Writers: Elishevah Bome

Sound editor: Mpho Hlakudi

Music: original by Mpho Hlakudi

Hello and welcome back season three of “We Should Be Writing”, this season we unpack your scandalous and not so scandalous university confessions in association with University ConfessionsZA on Instagram. In today’s episode we are taking a deep and non-judgmental dive into confession number 2216 which focuses on weight, body image and parenting skills. Hopefully in this episode you can learn a thing or two about money within relationships especially as university student.

Listen to the We Should Be Writing podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud or wherever you listen to podcasts. We Should Be Writing is a podcast brought to you by Wits Vuvuzela. Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com  for more of our work and follow @WitsVuvuzela on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Host: Busisiwe Mdluli

Producers: Malaika Ditabo & Busisiwe Mdluli

Writer: Busisiwe Mdluli & Malaika Ditabo

Sound editors: Colin Hugo

Music: Original song by Mpho Hlakudi

In this episode of We Should Be Writing Season Three, we delve into the wonderful world of K-Pop, the South Korean entertainment industry taking the world by storm. This is the first of a two-part chat cast series, “K-Pop Mania!”, where we examine how K-Pop started, how it gained momentum and how it has grown in conjunction with South Korean culture.

Show Notes

You can listen to Wits Vuvuzela’s We Should Be Writing podcast on your preferred music streaming service. 

Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com for more of our work. Follow us @WitsVuvuzela on all social media platforms.

Host: Rufaro Chiswo

Producer: Tannur Anders

Writer: Tannur Anders

Sound editor: Tylin Moodley

Music: Dynamite – BTS (Instrumental Cover) by VEX on YouTube

In this season of our podcast, We Should Be Writing, the Wits Vuvuzela team has partnered with UniversityConfessions.za on Instagram, to explore some of the student confessions posted on their feed. In this episode we listen to and unpack confession number 964 where we have someone putting the Plan B pill in their mother’s morning coffee to avoid having and being a sibling. Our hosts discuss the pro’s the con’s and everything in between when it comes to having siblings or staying an only child. From only child stereotypes, to how traditions and cultures play a role in family building, we cover it all.

Listen to the We Should Be Writing podcast on Anchor FM, Soundcloud, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We Should Be Writing is a podcast brought to you by Wits Vuvuzela, as a project of the Wits Centre for Journalism. Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com for more of our work. Follow @Witsvuvuzela on Twitter, Facebook ad Instagram.

Hosts: Keamogetswe Matlala, Mpho Hlakudi and Elishevah Bome

Producer: Elishevah Bome

Writers: Elishevah Bome

Sound editor: Mpho Hlakudi

Music: original by Mpho Hlakudi