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Ramaphosa warns newsroom losses weaken democracy
Speaking at a Black Wednesday event, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that newsroom job losses, digital disruption, and community media closures threaten democratic accountability.
A Motswana writer, author who argued with colonial power through letters
Beyond his celebrated books, Solomon T. Plaatje used letters, journalism, and Setswana orthography as weapons of resistance against colonial authority, shaping modern African…
10 moments Plaatje changed SA forever
On his 150th birthday, a reappraisal of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje highlights 10 pivotal moments where his pioneering journalism, activism, and intellectual work transformed South…
Independent newsrooms build digital audiences as transformation fund gains momentum
The Digital News Transformation Fund's half-year report reveals how R10.5 million in funding has enabled 21 independent South African newsrooms to launch digital platforms, grow…
Romantha Botha
Romantha Botha believes the most powerful stories are often the ones people are reluctant to tell. Throughout her career, she has gravitated towards subjects that challenge…
Duduzile Dlamini
For Duduzile Dlamini, 32, journalism is more than reporting the news—it's about cultivating informed citizens and creating pathways for social change. As an nGAP journalism…
Sibusisiwe 'Sebe' Buthelezi
Sibusisiwe "Sebe" Buthelezi has built a career on asking the questions others avoid. Whether exposing wrongdoing, moderating difficult national conversations or producing…
Daniél Young
Daniél Young is a digital content producer at GQ South Africa, where he covers the people, ideas and cultural moments shaping contemporary South African life. A journalism…
Mothushi Thoka
Mothushi Thoka (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mothushi-thoka/), 29, is helping redefine what journalism looks like in the age of artificial intelligence. Rather than seeing AI as a…
RW Johnson dies, still inimical to the post-1994 dispensation
Richard William (RW) Johnson, a leading South African liberal public intellectual, journalist, analyst, and academic, has passed away at his home in Cape Town. Known for his…
Responsible journalism matters
In today's digital age, the language used in journalism profoundly shapes public understanding. Recent anti-illegal immigration marches in South Africa have highlighted the…
White foreigners arrive; Black Africans ‘flood’
Sandile Memela’s argument begins with a convenient sanitising move. The anti-migrant marches, he argues here (https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-07-09-the-truth-the-missing-link-…
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'…
Daily Monitor and NTV Ordeal: It’s Either Press Freedom or Nothing
The ongoing siege against Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda has sparked concerns about press freedom and independent journalism in the country. A recent meeting involving National…
Piece of cutting-edge journalism resonates, 50 years later
A powerful 1976 article by veteran journalist Dr. Mothobi Mutloatse, titled ‘Leaders Lash "Stupid" Education System’ and published in the Weekend World, is being included in a…