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Take your pick: Fresh Harvest farm in Greenfield, California, is one of the largest employers of foreigners working on temporary agricultural worker – or H-2A – visas in the US. Photo: Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Soil and trials: South Africans embroiled in US farm worker visa debate

The Mississippi court case is unique; usually the grievances are against Mexicans accused of taking work from Americans

Covid patrol: Soldiers with a homeless person in Yeoville, Johannesburg. The military health services plan to reinforce, regroup and strengthen its medical capacity in the wake of Covid-19. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

What is this place?: The visual simulacrum of South Africa in the Covid-19 lockdown

Why is the visual depiction of this country in centre-left international online news publications so unrecognisable?

Pastoralist: A Hausa-Fulani boy watching his cattle graze in Sokoto state, Nigeria. (Luis Tato/AFP)

Reading List: Dionne Searcey

The author and journalist shares a reading list from her time as The New York Times bureau chief for West Africa

An organisation says the devices reduce children’s ability to concentrate and learn effectively. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Traditional media: A block against deadly pathogens and people

Several polls since the start of the pandemic show a majority of people checking the news several times a day and turning to trusted news sources and state broadcasters rather…

February 11 1990: Mandela’s media conquest

Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was also South Africa’s first ‘media event’. And, despite the NP’s, and the SABC’s, attempt to control the narrative, the force of Madiba’s…

US navy confirms UFOs recorded by pilots are real.

Visitors from outer space – or military aircraft made on Earth ?

Are China or Russia ahead of the US in aerial technology or are intergalactic visitors trying to make friends with us?

Cardinal George Pell. (Mark Dadswell/Reuters)

Australian media challenge ‘unprecedented’ contempt charges over Pell reporting

Twenty-three journalists and 13 media companies face fines and prison terms for allegedly breaching a gag order

The petition also looks beyond Khashoggi’s case, calling for the enactment of ‘binding laws that protect journalists, guarantee their right to work in freedom, and punish those who violate this right.’ (Reuters)

Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is: official

The dissident journalist was dismembered after his murder October 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul but his remains have yet to be found

At the core of Trump’s message to his raucous, adoring supporters is the now near daily warning that America is literally under attack from an “invasion” of illegal immigrants. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

BuzzFeed story, video prompt media soul-searching, Trump attacks

Two events have been latched upon by US president Donald Trump to bolster his long-standing grievance that the press is biased against him

By embracing the values of truth, accountability, innovation and the power of independent journalism, African media can become a beacon of hope, illuminating the path towards a more prosperous and transparent society. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Selling Africa’s good news stories

Low pay and precarious work conditions for most African journalists lead many to seek work with Western news outlets

Regarding corruption, De Lille said: “All criminals should be put in jail, and not in Parliament. If we do that now, half of Parliament will be gone.” (David Harrison/M&G)

US newspapers hit back at Trump, defend free press

The coordinated effort comes amid Trump’s persistent claims that media outlets that publish articles critical of him are churning out ‘fake news’

(Reuters)

This is why ‘Catbook’ won’t work

‘Why people allow Facebook to make up their minds for them is beyond me and that might be the real question here’

Dams would need to reach 65% by the end of the rainy season at the start of October before the city’s water storage capacity moves out of the danger zone. (David Harrison/M&G)

Trump slams anti-breastfeeding claims

The US president hit back at The New York Times for publishing ‘fake news’

The change comes after criticism of French Open officials for how they handled the case of former world number one Serena Williams in her Grand Slam return last month after giving birth to a daughter last September.

US Open to revamp seedings for pregnancy absences — report

The WTA Tour does not have protected seedings for players who return from absences

‘Women’s empowerment is multifaceted and cannot be separated from political mobilisation

Figureheads won’t help women

It takes political mobilisation, education, laws and economic opportunities

The New Yorker was honoured for stories by Ronan Farrow
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Pulitzer Prize recognises journalism that unmasked sexual harassers

The Pulitzer Prize recognises achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States

(Reuters)

Zuck and I: Facebook friends forever

‘I might give them my personal information for free, which would spare them the trouble of wheeling and dealing with Zuck’

There are experiences she embodied that are intimate to many women in this country

Even in death, Mam’ Winnie can’t catch a break

Let Mam’ Winnie rest in peace

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announcing the indictments.

It’s not just a woman thing

Postpartum depression in men is real and it may be linked to testosterone levels

Supporters of data localisation cite developing countries’ structural dependency on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and an unfair share of the industry’s economic benefits. (Reuters)

Facebook rocked by data breach scandal as investigations loom

​The media giant’s shares plunged over revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign misused data on 50 million members.