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Makhanda Diaries

Real stories. Real voices. Real Makhanda. Makhanda Diaries brings you unfiltered conversations from the heart of the Eastern Cape. From personal storytelling to hard-hitting social issues, we sit with the people who live here, students, mothers, workers, organisers, and everyone in between. Produced by Noxolo Manyati. New episodes weekly.
Weekly English South Africa Society & Culture
2 Episodes

The Bottle, The Blackouts, The Breakthrough

In this episode of Makhanda Diaries, Malwande Bhebheza opens up about his years of alcohol abuse how it started, how it took over, and what finally made him stop. Now years clean, he shares the raw reality of addiction in Makhanda and what recovery actually looks like on the ground.
12 Jun 37 min

Life After Matric

The results are out. Some made it. Many didn't. Now what? In this episode of Makhanda Diaries, we step into the real, unfiltered lives of young people in Makhanda navigating life after high school. Through raw audio diaries from learners at Assumption Development Centre, honest street stories from those inside…
8 May 23 min