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But as native advertising takes hold

When advertising goes native

The era of ads being easily distinguishable from reporting may be a brief golden age we will soon look back on as a fond memory, writes Eve Fairbanks.

The good, the bad and the Bosman

Herman Charles Bosman’s colourful life story ?has been equally sanitised and sensationalised. The true story turns out to be rather well-hidden.

Zombie DNA? It’s science, yo

Science fiction can’t beat reality, now that we’re growing brains in vats, isolating zombie DNA and trying to re-enact Jurassic Park.

Bonfire of the vanities: Divorce, death and designer dresses

Bongani Madondo puts on his voyeuristic shades to see how 2013 went tabloid.

The nation ravenously consumed everything from Oscar to Krejcir

Pistorius ‘spike’ breaks journalism!

Chris Roper reflects on the end of traditional media and why we are the tabloid nation now.

The ANN7 news television channel launch ran like a blooper reel.

Breaking news! Can someone fix it now?

This year the journalism business got hysterical. Which would be funny if it wasn’t so weird.

Thousands of people visited Nelson Mandela’s Houghton home after the announcement of his death.

Social media: Smile. Snap. Send. Repeat

A period of what should have been deep reflection and remembrance became the Twitterisation of a South African icon, writes Eve Fairbanks.

The wedding that caused all the trouble: The plane carrying guests from India for the lavish wedding of the Guptas’ niece Vega at Sun City landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base.

Grim tales of the Brothers Gupta

How a little-known family in India climbed to the top of the South African political – and economic – game.