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

Coronavirus Zinaid Meeran - 8 May 2020

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

Reading List: Dionne Searcey

Friday Dionne Searcey - 7 May 2020

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

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Traditional media: A block against deadly pathogens and people

Article Kate Bartlett - 3 Apr 2020

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 than social media

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February 11 1990: Mandela’s media conquest

Article Sean Jacobs - 17 Feb 2020

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 personality meant that he emerged as a celebrity

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

Article Tim Murithi - 23 Jun 2019

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

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Australian media challenge ‘unprecedented’ contempt charges over Pell reporting

Article Agency - 15 Apr 2019

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

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

Article Agency - 11 Feb 2019

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

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

Article Chris Lefkow - 24 Jan 2019

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

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

US newspapers hit back at Trump, defend free press

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Aug 2018

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

This is why ‘Catbook’ won’t work

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Aug 2018

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

Trump slams anti-breastfeeding claims

Article Sarah Smit - 10 Jul 2018

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

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US Open to revamp seedings for pregnancy absences — report

Article Agency - 23 Jun 2018

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

Figureheads won’t help women

Article Palesa Lebitse - 11 May 2018

It takes political mobilisation, education, laws and economic opportunities

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Pulitzer Prize recognises journalism that unmasked sexual harassers

Article Sarah Smit - 17 Apr 2018

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

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‘Lockdown quarter’ sees jobs bloodbath

Sarah Smit - 29 Sep 2020

The decline in employment has been accompanied by a larger increase in economic inactivity, resulting in a 42% expanded unemployment rate

National

Housing activists want probe into City of Cape Town ‘spying’

Lester Kiewit - 26 Sep 2020

The City of Cape Town admits it monitors the social-media pages of housing activists but denies that this is spying, as tensions surrounding land occupations increase

National

No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

Press Releases

Special Reports

UNISA hosts its first TEDx event

[email protected] - 26 Sep 2020

The Elephant in the Room Tedx event at UNISA will help to create meaningful change in South Africa through the power of ideas

Special Reports

SA’s SEZs create decent jobs

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Special Economic Zone programme is used as a critical tool for accelerating the country’s industrial development agenda

Special Reports

The new normal in tourism is business unusual

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

Innovation and changing trends have kept some tour operators in the green, though most have struggled during the tight lockdown

Special Reports

TENDER NO. BOBS 05/2020 PROVISION OF CERTIFICATION SERVICES TO BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) invites tenders from reputable companies for the provision of certification services

Special Reports

The Galaxy Z Fold2 smartphone breaks all the rules

special reports - 25 Sep 2020

The Galaxy Z Fold2 has meaningful innovations that offer users enhanced refinements and some unique foldable user experiences

Special Reports

Adventures, ghost tours and big skies await visitors to the Cape Winelands

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

All of the CWDM destinations are accessible within a 30- to 120-minute drive from Cape Town, creating real value for money

Special Reports

SingularityU Online Summit to contribute to SME growth in 2020

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

The global speakers lined up for this year's event will address the challenges and opportunities specifically facing small businesses

Special Reports

Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms

special reports - 23 Sep 2020

Professor Raymond Parsons believes that business and consumer sentiment in South Africa would both benefit from even lower borrowing costs