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Sandile Memela
Poor man with nothing but money
Following a shocking incident where a wealthy man threatened women at a Sandton restaurant after being rejected, Sandile Memela examines the toxic intersection of instant wealth,…
Dressing FNB Stadium in Soweto robes
FNB Stadium is located in Nasrec, not Soweto. Sandile Memela explores how marketing the Calabash as a Soweto landmark creates a false narrative of development while real township…
Citizens’ two faces: humanity in public; greed in private
Many South Africans have witnessed a hidden exploitation: undocumented immigrants trapped in a cycle of 'volunteer slavery'. This article exposes the two-faced attitude of greed…
The truth, the missing link in the parachute journalism drop
This article critically re-examines the role and responsibilities of African media in covering recent protest marches in South Africa. It argues that a 'parachute journalism'…
The Arc betrayed
The 1976 generation fought against Bantu Education for liberation, but their grandchildren, born after 1994, navigate a different landscape. This article explores whether the…
The role of the black press in the struggle is largely a myth
Most editors and journalists were subjected to the financial strictures of white capitalism.
No romance without the finance
Two brothers respond to Nikiwe Bikitsha’s inaugural High Heels column