Monday, 3 August 2026
A feature-heavy afternoon: a Nigerian author’s crime novel about Orania sparked debate on justice and race, followed by parenting therapy, film picks and science questions.
The Azania Mosaka Show · 702 · Azania Mosaka
- 13:22
Onyeka Nwelue said Murder in Orania is inspired by real South African murders involving bodies fed to pigs, but he framed the novel as entertainment and “alternative fiction” rather than political propaganda.
- 13:27
Nwelue said the book grew from his observation of Orania and wider South African news, and he chose the title and bright yellow cover to make it stand out in bookshops and sell quickly.
- 13:29
He said he is in discussions with South African producers and Netflix about film adaptations of several books, including Murder in Orania, Home Affairs and Strangers of Brown Fotein.
- 14:23
Clinical psychologist Anala Siswana said reparenting means meeting emotional unmet needs as an adult with compassion, often through therapy, and recognising how father or mother wounds show up in relationships and even money fears.
- 14:47
Dr Chris Smith ruled out human head transplants as impractical and unethical because the spinal cord cannot be reattached, and explained why microwaves must stay sealed and why seasonal changes can trigger body symptoms.