In this episode, we look at the ways in which socio-political consciousness or “wokeness” alienates the majority of people in South Africa. In particular, we look at the language that is used when addressing issues such as patriarchy, xenophobia and racism. At the core of this discussion is looking at how classist wokeness can be and how messages can end up not getting across. Our guest in this episode is Lesego Mahlangu, who has navigated the university space along with her own background to try and understand how the activism she is exposed to at university, tangibly helps the issues everyday South Africans have to face.

Music By

OneTone (Soulful Old School Hip Hop Instrumental [Free Download])– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bepsKUEALlE 

Hosts 

Bongani Frank Masilela- https://www.linkedin.com/in/bongani-frank-masilela-479421119/ 

Boitumelo Mpakanyane- https://www.linkedin.com/in/boitumelo-mpakanyane-69b319137/ 

Boikanyo Pooe- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thami-pooe/ 

Guest(s)

Lesego Mahlangu