The Heart Problem
ARC8 Aug 2018

The Heart Problem

The first ever heart transplant in the world was performed in South Africa in 1967. It was an international triumph, and the surgeon in charge, Dr. Christiaan Barnard became an over night celebrity. But did Christiaan Barnard deserve all the credit?In this Sound Africa podcast we investigate the persistent rumor that a black man named Hamilton Naki played a much bigger role in the surgery than he has been given credit for. Some even claim that Naki personally performed the operation and it was kept secret because of apartheid’s discriminatory laws. What is the truth, and why does it matter?The story of Hamilton Naki is a re-broadcast of our episode “The Heart Problem”. It was first released in December 2017, on the 50th anniversary of the first ever heart transplant.

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One Night in Snake Park - Bonus Episode

One Night in Snake Park - Bonus Episode

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20 Nov 20203min

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 6

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 6

There is one person we know for sure saw what happened when Siphiwe was shot in Snake Park. His name is Lebogang, and we know he was there because he was shot as well. But after the killing, Lebogang ...

12 Okt 202033min

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 5

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 5

To understand what happened in the case against Yusuf, the man who shot Siphiwe, we get hold of the audio recordings from the court. But the tapes raise more questions than what they reveal. “One Nigh...

5 Okt 202038min

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 4

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 4

In South Africa, xenophobia and money are inseparable. The arguments against foreigners are often that they steal the jobs of locals, that they don’t pay taxes, that they sell fake and expired goods i...

28 Sep 202037min

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 3

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 3

We know the man who shot Siphiwe Mahori as Yusuf. In this episode, we search for him in Snake Park and the Somali part of Mayfair, Johannesburg. We want to hear his side of the story, to understand wh...

21 Sep 202035min

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 2

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 2

A year after the killing of Siphiwe Mahori, a local councillor in Snake Park told the SABC that the violence had been started by criminal elements. Many blame drug users, so called nyaope boys for sta...

14 Sep 202036min

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 1

One Night in Snake Park - Episode 1

In January 2015 the killing of the 14-year old Siphiwe Mahori in Snake Park, Soweto ignited a major wave of xenophobic attacks as across South Africa. Siphiwe Mahori was shot by a Somali shopkeeper wh...

7 Sep 202024min

Covid in Africa Episode 14

Covid in Africa Episode 14

In this our final episode, will look at COVID-19 funds and how they are being distributed in South Africa and Nigeria,We also look at some rays of hope which are starting to emerge from Kibera, one ...

26 Jun 202028min

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