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Homecoming: Quarantine chronicles

Coronavirus Kate Bartlett - 7 Aug 2020

Fourteen days of quarantine in a Centurion hotel may be tedious, but for Kate Bartlett, there are plenty of laughs with new friends

America’s ‘Black Mecca’ rallies against racist police brutality

World Chika Oduah - 8 Jun 2020

Known as a hub of revolution during the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta has once again been at the forefront of police brutality protests in the US

Biden bids to quell storm over campaign trail kiss

Article Francesco Fontemaggi - 31 Mar 2019

The New York Post ran a gallery of photographs of Biden's "most touchy-feely moments," embracing and kissing women at public events over the years

How CNN reported on ‘child slaves’ who were not really enslaved

Africa Betty Mensah & Samuel Okyere - 19 Mar 2019

Despite what a recent CNN documentary claims, there is no pervasive child slavery problem in Ghana's Lake Volta region

The racist reaction to the Ethiopian Airlines crash was all too predictable

Africa Patrick Gathara - 11 Mar 2019

Once again, Africans have been reminded that some deaths, and thus lives, are more important than others

Nigerian political parties are weaponising fake news

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Feb 2019

According to new research, the volume of disinformation and fake news in the run-up to the Nigerian election is unprecedented

Selling Africa’s good news stories

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Jan 2019

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

The six words that got Marc Lamont Hill fired from CNN

Article Agency - 10 Dec 2018

Hill's dismissal highlights how pro-Israel lobbying groups control the US discourse on Palestine and Israel

White House to restore pass of CNN’s Acosta, but issues warning

Article Agency - 20 Nov 2018

CNN declares victory after White House said it'd restore reporter's credentials after revoking them earlier this month

Cyberbullies a threat to new media

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Nov 2018

Independent journalism needs protection from self-censorship and commercial pressures

CNN sues over barring of reporter, White House vows vigorous defence

Article Maggy Donaldson - 14 Nov 2018

The row on live national television and Jim Acosta's resulting banishment triggered a wave of accusations that Trump is stifling the free press

De Niro, Biden latest suspected targets as Trump slams media

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Oct 2018

A spree of suspicious packages and pipe bombs have been sent to opponents of Donald Trump as he lashed out at the media for stirring up "anger"

Mail bombs to US political figures, media: What we know

Article Agency - 25 Oct 2018

The first bomb was discovered on Monday in a mailbox at the New York home of billionaire financier and Democratic Party supporter George Soros

Uber updates sexual assault policy

Article Staff Reporter - 16 May 2018

This comes after a CNN exposé detailing 103 unique sexual assault and abuse allegations against Uber

Multichoice opens up bidding for news channel

Article Thulebona Mhlanga - 8 Feb 2018

Naspers-owned MultiChoice announced on January 31 that it was looking for a black-owned media company to replace ANN7’s slot.

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

Special Reports

BE 1 OF 8 LUCKY PEOPLE TO DRIVE OFF WITH R80 000

special reports - 19 Nov 2020

From 23 to 30 November 2020, simply purchase any BMW bearing the number “8” and you could be one of eight lucky people to drive off with R80 000

Special Reports

Introducing Sabinet Judgments

special reports - 18 Nov 2020

A well-rounded view of reported and unreported judgments supplemented by an advanced system to enable users to rapidly find the information they require

Special Reports

The Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Research and Publication Interventions

special reports - 13 Nov 2020

The project places emphasis on rolling out a standardised package of occupational health services and mining safety standards across four countries