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Khadija Patel pushes words on street corners. She is the editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian, a co-founder of the The Daily Vox and vice chairperson of the Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI). As a journalist she has produced work for Sky News, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, Quartz, City Press and the Daily Maverick, among others. She is also a research associate at WISER (Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Witwatersrand) and has previously worked in community media. In 2017, she was among 11 people from across Africa and the diaspora who were awarded the inaugural Africa #NoFilter fellowship from the Ford Foundation and in 2018, she was awarded honorary membership of the Golden Key Society. She is passionate about the protection and enhancement of global media as a public good.
As I reflect on my time as editor amid today’s uncertain world, one thing is certain: the M&G’s importance in our media landscape
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The South African arms manufacturer fends off undue pressure from Saudi military company
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The tone of Maimane’s speech was significantly more assertive than his public utterances in recent months
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The former president has continually asked for his day in court. He’s now about to get it. Finally.
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