Context with Sebenzile Nkambule
Aug 25, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min · 10 segments
What happens when millions of people feel that there simply isn't enough to go around? Not enough jobs. Not enough houses. Not enough places in schools. Not enough functioning healthcare. Not enough…
Mametlwe SebeiGuest
Sebenzile NkambuleHostHey folks, welcome to yet another installment of Context with Sebenziile Ngambule.
A special mention and a special thank you to you who's liked, subscribed, and engaged with the content on the platform.
It's almost like coming into a warm space, in a warm room, and it's somebody who pulls up a chair, maybe they have a blanket and a beverage in hand and they're saying, hey, Let's chat.
We are across all platforms, YouTube and everywhere else where you listen to podcasts.
Today, we're having a discussion about what is a very difficult and a complex issue currently happening right in the country.
The question is what becomes of South Africa? What becomes of us and the continent after this period is over? I'm talking about the crisis of immigration in the country, right? And it continues and there are conversations that are had.
Today, I will be speaking to Mametwe Sibéyi, who is the national coordinating member of Siafana Sonke.
He's also the president of Jiusa, which is the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa, and also an attorney at Lawyers for Human Rights.
I'll also be speaking to Roland Smabula, who is a former member of Operation Dudula, by the way.
He was a leader of the movement in Rustenburg and also an artist who's now, in fact, part of Siafana Sonke and have contributed to supporting and helping women vulnerable migrants who have either been intimidated out of their homes or made the decision that maybe it's safer for me to go back home.
And also those who've taken the opportunity to hop on a bus because they haven't been able to afford that bus ticket for many, many years for some.
We want to unpack some of these issues about what the conditions they're experiencing, but how are we actually finding an answer to this not so new issue that we are facing? I hope you find it useful and enlightening, and I hope you'll also engage and give us your sense of how it's all playing out.
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Hey folks, welcome to yet another installment of Context with Sebenziile Ngambule.
A special mention and a special thank you to you who's liked, subscribed, and engaged with the content on the platform.
It's almost like coming into a warm space, in a warm room, and it's somebody who pulls up a chair, maybe they have a blanket and a beverage in hand and they're saying, hey, Let's chat.
We are across all platforms, YouTube and everywhere else where you listen to podcasts.
Today, we're having a discussion about what is a very difficult and a complex issue currently happening right in the country.
The question is what becomes of South Africa? What becomes of us and the continent after this period is over? I'm talking about the crisis of immigration in the country, right? And it continues and there are conversations that are had.
Today, I will be speaking to Mametwe Sibéyi, who is the national coordinating member of Siafana Sonke.
He's also the president of Jiusa, which is the General Industries Workers Union of South Africa, and also an attorney at Lawyers for Human Rights.
I'll also be speaking to Roland Smabula, who is a former member of Operation Dudula, by the way.
He was a leader of the movement in Rustenburg and also an artist who's now, in fact, part of Siafana Sonke and have contributed to supporting and helping women vulnerable migrants who have either been intimidated out of their homes or made the decision that maybe it's safer for me to go back home.
And also those who've taken the opportunity to hop on a bus because they haven't been able to afford that bus ticket for many, many years for some.
We want to unpack some of these issues about what the conditions they're experiencing, but how are we actually finding an answer to this not so new issue that we are facing? I hope you find it useful and enlightening, and I hope you'll also engage and give us your sense of how it's all playing out.
