Episodes

  • Building Resilience in Healthcare

    Building Resilience in Healthcare
    Oct 17 2023
    This episode highlights the strain on the South African healthcare system during the COVID pandemic years and the lessons learnt to help build a more efficient, accessible and resilient health service.



    It features the voices of :



    • Mercy Kamupira - UNICEF South Africa, Health Specialist 
    • Pumla Ntlabati - UNICEF South Africa, Risk Communication and Community Engagement,
    • Lebogang Schultz – UNICEF South Africa, HIV Specialist
    • Thulani, 9 year old from JoBurg
    • Dr Dave Le Roux - Paediatrics Infectious diseases Epidemiologist based in Cape Town.
    Phezulu, we're looking up.

    For more information about us or our work please click here: https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/contact-us
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    19 mins
  • Towards Better Nutrition

    Towards Better Nutrition
    Aug 3 2023
    In this episode, we focus on the unique challenges of child nutrition in South Africa, how it was impacted by COVID, and how a multi sectoral approach can provide better food security to vulnerable children.

    Phezulu, we're looking up.

    This episode features the voices of:




    • Luke Lamprecht - Child Protection and Development Specialist
    • Wandile Sihlobo - Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa
    • Dave Le Roux – Pediatrician
    • Tameka – 13-year-old, child whose parents lost income during the pandemic
    • Desiree – Tameka's mother, who lost income due to the pandemic
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    10 mins
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing

    Mental Health and Wellbeing
    Jul 12 2023
    This week’s episode tells the story of the impact of the pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of children and how South African society and government is now more aware of mental wellness and is making an effort to provide more support and care.

    Phezulu we are looking Up.

    This episode features the voices of:
    • Toby Fricker – UNICEF South Africa, Chief of Communication and Partnerships
    • Lungile Mdluli – UNICEF South Africa, ECD Specialist
    • Zola Chonco – Social Worker
    • Lukhwanyo 16 – Young person whose school was interrupted during lockdown
    • Tamika, 14 – Young person whose parents lost jobs due to lockdowns
    • Luke Lamprecht - neurodevelopmental specialist and child health practitioner

    For more information please visit: https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/
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    20 mins
  • Building Back the Economy

    Building Back the Economy
    Jun 27 2023
    On this episode we analyze the impact of the pandemic on South Africa’s economy and the effort that is currently being made to build back better and to drive job creation and increase income at the household level.

    This episode features contributions from
    • Wandile Sihlobo – Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, JHB
    • Johannes Oostheizan – Worker, father who lost their job during the lockdowns
    • Brandon Oostheizen, 17 years.
    • Prof Mariam Seedat Khan – Certified clinical sociologists, accredited and certified by the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology (AACS). Academic, practitioner, researcher, teacher, Durban.




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    13 mins
  • Knowing What's What

    Knowing What's What
    Jun 13 2023
    In this episode we explore how investment in digital literacy and online safety programs for all children can promote children's wellbeing in the wake of rampant mis and disinformation. And how platforms and government can collaborate to provide a safer more wholesome online experience for children.

    Phezulu! We are looking up!

    This episode features the voices of:





    • Janine Simon Meyer - Social Behavior Change and Risk Communication and Community Engagement Consultant, UNICEF
    • William Bird - Online Safety expert and Director Media Monitoring Africa
    • Thulani -8 year old from Jo'Burg
    • Tinotenda - 16 year old Web ranger who lives in Jo'burg.
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    24 mins
  • Building Back on Lost Hopes and Dreams

    Building Back on Lost Hopes and Dreams
    Jun 6 2023
    We begin our series by highlighting the impact of COVID-19 on the education sector in South Africa. We also analyze the lessons learned and take a critical look at the interventions that worked well for our society and the areas that need further investment.

    This episode features the voices of:



    • Lukwanyo, 16-year-old from Cape Town and her mother Pamela,
    • Prof Mary Metcalfe, former member of the Executive Council for Education in Gauteng and Visiting fellow on the Soweto campus of the University of Johannesburg
    • Pheliswa – a Teacher whose school was interrupted by lockdowns and
    • Hanna Yoshimoto the UNICEF South Africa Chief of Education.

    This podcast was made possible by UNICEF SOUTH AFRICA through the generous support of the German Federal Foreign Office and other partners.

    Phezulu! We are Looking UP!
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    15 mins
  • Phezulu! We are looking UP!

    Phezulu! We are looking UP!
    Apr 2 2023
    This is the Phezulu Podcast Trailer. A podcast by UNICEF South Africa that tells the personal stories of how children and young people are determined to recover and build a safer, fairer, better post pandemic South Africa.

    This first season relfects on how with the right support and opportunities, the youngest in society can thrive again.

    Please join us on this journey as we build a brighter future.
    Phezulu. We are looking up.

    For more information please see the link below:

    https://www.unicef.org/southafrica/contact-us
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    2 mins