Today’s journalism students are less likely to find full-time jobs as professional journalists. The craft has become ‘post-industrial’, entrepreneurial and atypical.
Lindiwe Sisulu pledges to uphold the constitution before fomer Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in 2014.
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The 2021 local government elections signals widespread disillusionment with representative democracy that only a sea change in service delivery can fix.
The Economic Freedom Fighters’s campaign emphasises national issues.
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The 2021 election will define for citizens important aspects of South Africa’s political future. What is the governing ANC’s future, and what was the impact of President Ramaphosa on this election?
Election posters on street poles in Cape Town. The top one in Afrikaans says ‘Cape Town Works. Let’s do more’.
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Publicly traded companies must have independent oversight and make regular financial and other disclosures. The Trump Organization has none of these safeguards.
A rural homestead in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Unlike most politicians but typical of a negotiator, South Africa’s president has not put his plans on the table for public scrutiny.
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa faces a tricky time giving evidence about corruption. He wears two presidential hats: as head of the African National Congress, and the government.
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Ramaphosa will be eager to communicate his position that no one should be above scrutiny and that all parts of society,should be examined by the Commission.
Prime Minister of Sudan’s transitional government, Abdalla Hamdok.
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Sudan’s new government came to power after a people-driven process to oust former President Omar al-Bashir. It must be careful to place ordinary Sudanese at the centre of the reforms process.
Failure by local government to provide basic services has led to protests around South Africa. Now, some residents are resorting to self-help.
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South Africa needs a way to incorporate active citizens within the prevailing constitutional and legal structures, so as to strengthen all levels of government.
Failures by municipalities to do their work are forcing many residents to take matters into their own hands.
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