Plagiarism
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Will a shake-up in sports science change South African rugby?
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Sisulu vs. Ramaphosa: the ANC’s war of (stolen) words
We need robust and open discussion about South Africa’s transformation. What we don’t need is ham-fisted attempts at political posturing and calling our judges names
On photographs and the art of ‘remixing’ images
We explore the issues involved in artists’ reasonable or fair use of other people’s works
Forget plagiarism: There’s a new and bigger threat to academic integrity
Weeding out student essays from paper mills will require work by established academia and a renewed commitment to integrity from varsity communities.
Is Gavin Rajah’s latest creation a shameless rip-off or a fluke?
The fashion designer is again linked to claims of plagiarism, this time over a dress worn by Reese Witherspoon and designed by Han Chong.
The millions we spend on stolen ideas
Plagiarism transgresses a university’s core values and leeches a fortune in subsidies from the state.
Editorial: Shame academic frauds
We ask Minister Blade Nzimande, all 26 vice-chancellors and every faculty dean to please declare publicly their views and policies on plagiarism.
Crediting where credit’s due
Chris Roper explains why it is still very necessary, even in an age with the powers of HTML, to attribute ideas correctly and sufficiently.
Media24 and reused content: Is it killing journalism?
The outcome of MoneyWeb’s plagiarism case against Media24 will be a turning point for media houses and news aggregators in South Africa.
Moneyweb suing Fin24 for ‘plagiarism’: Standard practice or parasitic?
In light of Moneyweb taking Fin24 to court for "plagiarism", are sites like Fin24 parasitic, or is Moneyweb failing to keep up with the times?
High school pupils lost for words
Copy-and-paste plagiarism substitutes for real understanding in school projects, a new study finds.
Woolies guilty of good old-fashioned plagiarism
The ASA has found Woolworths wilfully contravened advertising standards by plagiarising Frankie’s "Good Old Fashioned" phrase.
Copycat academic ‘quits’ Oz post
Abebe Zegeye denies he was dismissed after an <i>M&G</i> article on plagiarism.
Plagiarism case kept under wraps at Wits
The university has kept quiet about an academic’s dismissal last year for ‘too perfect paraphrasing’.