Mzansi is many things: unequal, violent, frustrated, politically volatile and economically strained. But it is not a war zone. Dissatisfaction with governance, fears about crime,…
A stylish and emotionally resonant return to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ universe, the film trades glamour for something far more urgent: a meditation on the collapse of media and…
Eswatini is a small, resilient, and culturally rich nation. Its people have endured extraordinary pressure. But on governance, the record is one of systemic failure: captured…
Gen Z’s expectations of work have been shaped by a very different social and technological environment. Many entered adulthood during a period marked by global uncertainty,…
Influential people in parts of the media, civil society and academia in South Africa echoed Western narratives without scrutiny, but now the tide is slowly turning
This year, Donald Trump’s antipathy to the media has manifested into a more focused, deliberate assault on press freedom and procedures
The Competition Commission’s findings regarding search engines and social media platforms is positive, but the media’s salvation lies with its readers
Dinosaur? Maybe. But there is an artistry to blending research, headlines, words and images, to make a real-world product we can be proud of
The digital media industry is besieged by standards that encourage the dumbing down of its work – consider what’s happening to the Washington Post
SA-born artist Candice Breitz has designed a collection of T-shirts, sweatshirts and a tote bag titled Never Again Means Never Again
Recent events highlight how bigots cherry-pick information to suit their own purposes
When racism emerges, we must build – not break – our schools
Sue Williamson’s new show opens in Joburg and a retrospective is coming soon
The local series Spinners won a top award in China last month.
Innovative solutions are needed to meet the rise and spread of fake news in Africa
More foreign news outlets are gagged over massacre reports accusing soldiers of killing at least 223 people in revenge attacks in February
Legacy publications struggle in the digital age and they need investment, not cutting skilled staff
Our grief for people we have not personally known is informed by the narratives and stories we are exposed to – but these stories are not equally told
This is the country in which falling in love may be a death sentence and romance is being stabbed to death, remains dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase to be left on the street
The post-apartheid media has an important role to play in decolonising the South African mind
