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Memories exiled to a room
We recall some details so sharply and others hide away — like those of people we loved
Good-news SABC is bad news
As under apartheid, the state broadcaster is still kowtowing to politicians it should be shunning.
My daily diet of dog biscuits
Twenty-four-hour news channels are like soap operas, every time you tune in, the characters are in a holding pattern, awaiting something dramatic.
New boss is determined to keep the faith at al-Jazeera
Tony Burman, the new boss of al-Jazeera English, turns 60 on Friday, but he may choose to keep the champagne on ice for a while.
The Patta of little feet
With the launch of e.tv’s 24-hour news channel, <i>M&G</i> writers decided to switch on their TV sets and sit out the long news night.
Going from e to C(NN)
CNN journalist Nkepile Mabuse speaks to Kwanele Sosibo about representing Africa to the United States.
Al-Jazeera takes a new look at Africa
Kalay Maistry (33) is the newly appointed Southern Africa correspondent for al-Jazeera International, the new 24-hour English-language news channel.