RC 260908702Aubrey Masango
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Aubrey Masango’s episode examined the limits of protected strikes, South Africa’s reading crisis, entrepreneurship and heated debates about immigration, democracy and national identity.
- 20:28
The Constitutional Court held that unlawful conduct during a protected strike does not change the strike’s legal status; employers must pursue specific misconduct through an appropriate forum, likely the High Court.
- 22:14
Literacy failures begin before formal schooling: 81% of South African Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning, with weak early-childhood foundations, limited books and unequal resources identified as major factors.
- 21:15
Dr Sonia Stribling urged entrepreneurs, especially women, to replace perfectionism with excellence, identify what they do naturally, turn experience into paid value and build an inheritance beyond money.
- 23:20
The show challenged the description of South Africa as a xenophobic country, arguing that similar anti-immigration actions elsewhere receive different labels and that the issue has real international and economic consequences.
- 23:57
A caller’s account of Robert Sobukwe as a Methodist lay preacher prompted discussion about using broader descriptions for historic figures whose lives extended beyond anti-apartheid activism.