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Review: Cohen’s fire lacks fuel in ‘Borat’ sequel

Friday Kwanele Sosibo - 30 Oct 2020

The film interrogates patriarchy, but the baseness of the US means there’s nothing left to send up

The African Union’s (un)official statement on the US elections

Africa Babatunde Fagbayibo - 1 Oct 2020

The United States has never been shy to pass judgment on African elections. What does it look like when Africa passes judgment on America’s chaotic vote?

How to report on humanitarian crises: A guide for Western journalists

Africa Patrick Gathara - 11 Aug 2020

The world has become a more complicated place — that doesn’t mean your reporting has to be.

Oh Shucks, an accidental blackface hero

Friday Phumlani Pikoli - 28 Jun 2020

Leon Schuster is having a few movies of his removed from Showmax and Phumlani Pikoli figures: what better time to reflect on this bruh than now?

Zapiro needs to take a hard look in the mirror

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Apr 2017

It’s a pity that the cartoonist's work is still able to hurt so many who encounter it even casually, writes the Daily Vox team.

The other side of cliched and repetitive headlines

Article Shaun De Waal - 16 Sep 2016

'Did any of these authors realise they were borrowing from André Brink when he gave his 2003 novel that title?'

Psych the metrics of your soul

Article Shaun De Waal - 22 Jul 2016

'Psychometric tests are becoming more common in the workplace, and we at the ministry were asked to test them and make recommendations'

Beware of bigotry veiled as satire

Article Kagure Mugo - 22 Jan 2015

'Charlie' represents a hierarchy of Western ideals to which not everyone subscribes.

Letters to the editor: December 19 to 25 2014

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Dec 2014

Readers write in about animal rights, Judge President Chiman Patel, and word-frolicking.

M&G Hangout: Loyiso Gola – ‘we try be as funny as possible’

Videos Staff Reporter - 11 Oct 2013

Loyiso Gola, the face of Late Night News, talks to us about satire and being nominated for an international Emmy award.

Laugh and cry: Satire and freedom

Videos Staff Reporter - 7 Sep 2012

In a discussion that ranged from the hilarious to the depressing, Zapiro and other heavyweights discussed satire and the limits of freedom of expression.

Malema: It is a material world

Article Percy Zvomuya - 2 Dec 2011

Many will rejoice if Julius retires from the public eye, but writers, satirists, playwrights and cartoonists will lose a rich source of inspiration.

Tom Eaton and Khaya Dlanga talk online satire

Article Verashni Pillay - 20 May 2011

Online darlings Tom Eaton and Khaya Dlanga got star treatment at the highbrow Franschhoek Literary Festival as they tackled satire in South Africa.

Late night laughs catch on

Article Nechama Brodie - 21 Dec 2010

Loyiso Gola's satirical news show makes politics funny again and is a surprising hit with audiences and critics.

Yebo Hayibo!

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jun 2009

A popular local website has been mining our political and corporate landscape for good satire. Now they've come out with a book. Niren Tolsi reports .

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