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South Africa Needs Courageous Communication -Not Denial | SA News

By Turkmen Terzi

As a foreign journalist who has lived abroad since 2003, I have personally witnessed how a nation’s global image can slowly be damaged by unresolved historical disputes, political polarization, and defensive communication. As a Turkish journalist who made South Africa my home, it is natural for me to compare South Africa’s current struggles with Turkey’s experience. I was already living in South Africa when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government began aggressively targeting independent media and journalists after 2013. Over time, returning became impossible for many journalists and critics of the government. I have lived in South Africa since 2009. My children…

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