The age-old debate between the relative value of theory and practice is finally broken
How do we combat fake news, the grooming of journalists by sources less than credible and how do we grow and maybe even restore the public’s trust in journalism? These are questions that are foremost on the minds of the media profession as well as the public’s as we commemorated Black Wednesday this October.
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Africa’s large youth population presents many complex and important strategic challenges and solutions
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There is an old saying that it gets darker just before dawn. If current polls are correct, the...
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Jamal Kashoggi’s disappearance will not silence us
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Highly contested environment and prevalence of fake news
A report by the Media Institute of South Africa notes that the country has a high prevalence of fake news especially in social media and there exists a “heavy stench of corruption”. This situation is worsened by the fact that the South Africa is grappling with the consequences of state capture, looting of state resources by politically connected individuals…
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With the Investment Summit that took place earlier this month and our new Finance Minister having...
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Women are under siege in South Africa
The international campaign, 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, runs from the end of November to the beginning of December, but it’s clear that a lot more than a few days are required to end the scourge of violence against women.Earlier this month the South African public was shocked by the treatment of alleged rape victim Cheryl Zondi, the first witness in the case against Nigerian Pastor, Timothy Omotoso…
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A hashtag cannot relay the experiences of 17 million people living with mental illnesses
The death of hip-hop pioneer HHP last week pushed mental health into the spotlight, raising the question: do we only care about mental health when a celebrity takes their life?
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A Response to the Call for African Renaissance
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From secretary to Sis Dolly to newsroom leader
It took patience for Liz Khumalo aka Sis Dolly to journey through the newsroom, first as Drum magazine’s secretary and agony aunt Sis Dolly, then as a journalist, executive editor, and finally editor-in-chief at the sunset of her career, at which time the historic magazine was read by over a million people per week.By the time the longest serving Drum magazine journalist and editor-in-chief Liz Khumalo retired…
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A strong lesson a polarized world
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Seeking help early is one of the main messages of our student counselling
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