A bilingual podcast in French and English hosted by Saran Koly and produced by Subtile Media. Every Wednesday on subtile.co/waaa, Apple Podcast and Spotify We Are All Africans is a safe space for Africans with a wide range of backgrounds to discuss their being in a globalized world. So please take a seat and listen. subtile.co/waaa
Episodes
Mar 4, 2026
Mar 4, 2026
59 min
Buhle means beautiful. She grew up being told it was too difficult to pronounce.
Buhle Ngaba is a South African actor, playwright and storyteller. In this conversation, she speaks about growing up in post-apartheid South Africa, losing her father at six, and turning grief into discipline and discipline into art.
We talk about:
– Why resilience is praised but genius is overlooked
– The pressure to perform Africanness
– Writing a play inspired by the Cullinan diamond
– The balance between ambition and rest
– What being African looks like when no one is watching
This conversation is steady. Grounded. Honest. It's about memory, craft, and choosing to create anyway.
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