Trevor Noah’s final Grammys moment sparked outrage from Trump, highlighting the uneasy relationship between satire, politics and contro
EFF leader Julius Malema faces a major setback in his presidential ambitions after he was convicted on firearm charges, threatening his political future
In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
We need a discussion about the intersection between technology and human rights so the loudest voices don’t drown out the most truthful
‘Wearing a helmet and a bullet-proof vest with the word “Press” on it no longer guarantees protection, but rather makes you a target’
Untrue allegations made by disgruntled humanities academic dismissed by labour court as his leave for appeal is refused
The telecommunications giant has donated a further R800 000 to help the independent media stay afloat
Jeremy Vearey encouraged a ‘mini insurrection’ with his Facebook posts, arbitration hearing finds
Though it is enshrined in our constitution, the right to differ within one’s political party is not always enacted in practice. Here’s why it’s better to allow dissent
What was the City of Cape Town thinking when it decided to round up homeless people and put them in a camp?
Although Ian Buruma was removed as the editor-in-chief of the New York Review of Books in September 2018, he still speaks his mind
Polarisation is defining society; we need honest conversations and bridges built amid differences
The vice-chancellor rightly withdrew the Jyllands-Posten editor’s invitation. But failure to consult the student body was unwise.
A series of seminars and two conferences look at how the media should deal with hate speech, writes Glenda Daniels.
How can a black lawyer who chairs an anti-racist party defend Gareth Cliff’s right to be a racist, asks Andile Mngxitama.
Some utterances are banned by law and cannot be defended by claiming it is an individual’s right.
Analysts have said a series of court trials in Angola were designed to silence opposition to President José dos Santos.
The Horn of Africa state is going to great lengths to derail activism and stifle criticism online.
Across Africa in recent years, cycles of xenophobia, ethnic hatred and homophobia have sometimes degenerated into deadly spasms of violence.
Fellow French newspaper offers Charlie Hebdo massacre survivors premisies to start working on new issue to come out next Wednesday.
