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Bongani Bongo's acquittal is the final nail in the coffin for the efforts to get ANC leaders who stand accused of corruption or other serious charges to step back until their court cases are concluded, writes 'Vrye Weekblad'.
Good civics education will improve understanding of role of newspapers Ismail Lagardien Columnist & essayist 02 March 2021 Picture: 123RF/DANIL CHEPKO One of the myriad failures of SA’s education system — the post-1994 period — is a poor knowledge of civics and society. This lack of knowledge is especially acute when it comes to understanding the role and place of newspapers, and in particular, the difference between news reportage and opinion, and of investigative journalism. It does not help, also, that we have politicians with access to social media, and who m...
OPINION: In journalism, we are often taught that you are only as good as your last story. Is this how Jacques Pauw will be remembered? asks Unathi Kondile
Zuma’s constitutional collision, plus five highlights from 'Vrye Weekblad' Here's what's hot in the latest edition of the Afrikaans digital weekly 19 February 2021 - 07:04 By TimesLIVE Former president Jacob Zuma's history as an operative in exile tells a significant story. File image. Image: THULI DLAMINI The bloody attack on the US legislature on January 6 was the inevitable consequence of Donald Trump’s narcissism and contempt for democracy, and it will always top the list when history evaluates his legacy. Jacob Zuma’s basic instincts and his conduct as...
On Friday, 12 February, Daily Maverick published a gonzo column written by one of South Africa’s most celebrated journalists. We’re speaking here about Jacques Pauw, co-founder of the anti-apartheid crusading Vrye Weekblad; exposer of atrocities in Rwanda and Darfur; author of the mega-selling Zuma takedown The President’s Keepers. Pauw is one of the last remnants of the “new journalism” fraternity, an almost entirely male group of voicey, ballsy writers that came up in the 1980s, battling forces of authoritarianism that are now, thankfully, rotting in history’s landfill. On ...