As South Africa grapples with rising anti-migrant tensions, threats of a national shutdown, and growing frustration over unemployment and inequality, many are asking how we got here. Yet decades ago, acclaimed writer Eskia Mphahlele was documenting the very conditions that continue to shape our society today. His seminal memoir, Down Second Avenue, chronicled life under apartheid and exposed the systemic poverty, exclusion, scapegoating, and hopelessness that continue to echo across generations. Now, performer and producer Marcus Mabusela is bringing this classic work to the stage at a moment when its themes feel more urgent than ever. He joins us now to discuss why this story still matters and what it reveals about the South Africa we live in today.

<p dir="ltr">As South Africa grapples with rising anti-migrant tensions, threats of a national shutdown, and growing frustration over unemployment and inequality, many are asking how we got here. Yet decades ago, acclaimed writer Eskia Mphahlele was documenting the very conditions that continue to shape our society today.&nbsp;His seminal memoir, Down Second Avenue, chronicled life under apartheid and exposed the systemic poverty, exclusion, scapegoating, and hopelessness that continue to echo across generations. Now, performer and producer Marcus Mabusela is bringing this classic work to the stage at a moment when its themes feel more urgent than ever.&nbsp;He joins us now to discuss why this story still matters and what it reveals about the South Africa we live in today.</p>

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