Publishing allegations of alcohol and power abuses by Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang formed part of a national debate, the Sunday Times contended on Tuesday. ”There is a debate in South Africa … as to whether or not the first applicant is a fit occupant of the high office she holds,” the paper says in an affidavit.
A Japanese game maker said on Wednesday it would withdraw arm-wrestling machines from arcades after three players — two of them foreigners — broke their arms. Players would choose a strength level from 10 characters, ranging from a maid to a professional wrestler, and face off with an artificial arm on the other side of the table.
Tabloid journalists often complain that journalism awards discriminate against their genre. But perhaps the industry is justified in doing so, argues Matebello Motloung.
Some big-name media professionals have recently taken to blogging. Matthew Buckland reports.
Local media planners wary of online advertising should consider emigrating to Afghanistan where the pace of technology will be slow enough for them, writes Matthew Buckland.
A self-proclaimed communist who became an idol of the opposition, the "bourgeois" media and global capital institutions, has ended up in conflict with the government she represented. This is how one can sum up the three-year period of Nozizwe ÂMadlala-Routledge as the deputy minister of health, which ended last week, writes Sibani Mngadi.
Once the ugly duckling of the magazine industry, custom publishing has given itself a make-over to become a more competitive – and prettier – player. Fienie Grobler tracks the growth of the local industry against international trends.
Several radio stations have given their drive-time shows a shake-up as the national average of time spent listening to radio drops. Matebello Motloung reports.
A well-known research company is contemplating a study that looks into the similarities between blacks and Afrikaners, which are many, according to Matebello Motloung. She touches on some she’s picked up over the years.
Fred Khumalo reminisces about the good old days of typewriters and wonders he should bow to pressure to start his own blog. <