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Making South Africa Pay Attention | Ongie Gusha on Satire and Accountability

Context with Sebenzile Nkambule por Sebenzile Nkambule

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In this episode of Context, Sebenzile Nkambule sits down with content creator and satirist Ongeziwe 'Ongie' Gusha, whose character-driven skits about the Madlanga Commission have helped thousands of South Africans engage with one of the country's most important accountability processes.

At a time when many people are switching off from traditional news, Ongie has found a different way to hold attention — using humour, satire, and meticulous storytelling to make complex political developments accessible, engaging, and impossible to ignore.

The conversation explores creativity, identity, digital culture, and the changing ways young people consume information. We discuss her upbringing in Bizana in the Eastern Cape, the craft behind her viral content, the tension between audience growth and meaningful storytelling, and why creat ... 

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Accountabilitydigital storytellingsatireContent Creationyouth engagement