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Award-winning investigative journalist Anton Harber reflects on the state of freedom of expression and investigative journalism in South Africa and beyond.

In the wake of the attack on author Salman Rushdie, Ben Williams shivers at fundamentalism’s reach.

The assault on Salman Rushdie at a public event dedicated to freedom of expression for writers seeking refuge in the US draws attention to the history of the site, the Chautauqua Institution, and even South Africa’s own encounter with the writer in the last years of apartheid.

Three buildings in the inner city, now transformed into affordable housing units, commemorate their history

The poet practised love wholeheartedly and saw from a mile away leaders who pretend to love their ‘people’

Following Don Mattera's death on Monday, SABC anchor Vuyo Mvoko reflects on how the former journalist, author and poet got him to where he is now.

The same way consumers are counting their cents the one minute only to cough up more rands the next, so too are marketers when it comes to calculating the true cost of discounting promotions...

Iconic poet, literature legend and activist Don “Bra Zinga” Mattera has died.

Even though he had been sick for a long time, even though he had lived a long and fruitful life, it was still a shock to learn that the great poet, journalist and social activist, Omaruddin ‘Don’ Mattera, had passed away.

RENOWNED poet, author and liberation struggle Dr Don Mattera has died on Mandela Day at age 87.