Senegal’s Ruling Alliance Has Split: Will Political Turmoil Follow?
The idea of a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ is a myth that best serves idealists.
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SANEF Should Do Better Than This
Its defensive response to recent criticism does not earn the public’s confidence in news media
Sunday Times Editor Makhudu Sefara Placed on “Special Leave” After SIU Announces Investigation
Sefara was elected chair of the South African National Editors Forum despite concerns raised about his connections to the Lottery
How Criminal Cops Escape Justice
Delmore Manuel, Jermaine Conradie, and Leigh-Ann Maroon are getting away with torture
Inside the Manosphere Exposes Online Hate and the Dying Voice of Traditional Media
Louis Theroux (perhaps unintentionally) shows us that a traditional TV documentarian like him no longer holds the power.
Terry Bell Was a Force for Good in the World
Award-winning journalist, activist and author dies aged 84
Prophets and Profits: The Art of the Sell in Shepherd Bushiri’s YouTube Sermons
‘Prophetpreneurship’ is a strategic blend of prophecy, charisma and business.
Angola’s Lobito Corridor Is Being Revived – Who Stands to Gain?
The Lobito Corridor has become strategically important in the global scramble for critical resources.
“Ethics” company applied to gag GroundUp
ProEthics filed an urgent court case to stop GroundUp reporting on its questionable R28-million procurement with the National Lotteries Commission
Why People From Lesotho Cross the Border Illegally
Document offices across the country overwhelmed over the festive season with long queues
Coups in Africa: How Democratic Failings Help Shape Military Takeovers – Study
Popular disappointment in elected governments was a prominent trigger for coup makers.
Facebook Promotes Rubbish Because It Doesn’t Understand Indigenous Languages
Content producers get away with fake news and clickbait
Why Are Magistrates Protesting?
Judicial Officers Association of South Africa complains of “economic abuse”
When Giving Evidence in Court Could Cost You Your Life
Witnesses tell stories of intimidation and threats
Unknown Judge in Unknown Court Gags Open Secrets From Saying …
This appears to be the most draconian pre-publication interdict we have come across
Red Carpet for Visitors, Body Bags for Communities
Families on the Cape Flats deserve the same security, dignity, and protection afforded to tourists and those in the City’s wealthier neighbourhoods.
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Arts Festivals Call For Clarity on Funding
Long-standing arts festivals that provide thousands of jobs have received no funds this year from the arts and culture department
How Zimbabwe Is Suppressing Journalism
Following arrests and draconian legislation, editors are self-censoring to protect their organisations
Mustafa Barghouti and Jeremy Corbyn Condemn Trump’s Plan for Gaza
The Palestinian politician and British MP spoke at an event in Cape Town on Tuesday
Travel as Activism: 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to ‘Stay Put’ in Apartheid South Africa
The stories of six South African women who travelled to fight for workers and for women’s rights, and risked it all.
Cape Town Journalist Assaulted by Police, Has Phone Confiscated – Twice
Freelance reporter Sandiso Phaliso has been repeatedly, and illegally, harassed by police while working in Nyanga
Lesotho Times Editor Wrongfully Arrested, Admits Anti-corruption Agency
The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences accused Mohalenyane Phakela of posing as an officer to obtain documents
BBC Has a Long History in Africa. New Book Offers a Critical Take on the Broadcaster
The end of colonisation did not dismantle the BBC’s operation – the style was already embedded in the broadcasting system.
Cape Town Journalists Protest Against Israel for Killing Palestinian Reporters
“There is nothing random about what Israel is doing,” says Palestinian journalist