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how South Africa’s TV news gets it wrong

November 21, 2022lebonplanfrais0

South Africa is a country that experiences a very high level of gender-based violence. During the UN’s annual international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, the country’s news media coverage of violence against women and children increases. As well-intentioned as this may be, studies have exposed several shortcomings in the coverage, noting that […]

South Africa needs strategic leadership to weather its storms. Its presidents have not been up to the task

November 21, 2022lebonplanfrais0

South Africa is in a state of crisis. Its current reality is necessarily shaped by historical events, not least the outcomes of the political settlement process that led to the end of apartheid in 1994. Unlike other countries in southern Africa, where political independence came after gruesome liberation wars, the leaders of the African National […]