COVID19: Restoring the dignity of Joburg’s substance abusers
Director of South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence leads efforts to rehabilitate drug addicts among the homeless community.
As Told To: Tough times for independent media in South Africa
Sipho Kings (33), is a news editor at the Mail & Guardian (M&G), and has worked at M&G for nearly a decade.
Kings began his journalism career as an intern, then spent a large part of his time as an investigative environment reporter. After spending a year doing a Nieman Fellowship, he became a news editor for M&G.
Following the announcement that Associated Media Publishing would cease operations from May 1, the repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown are beginning to be evident and real for independent media in the country.
Kings speaks about how the outbreak has affected independent media, M&G’s efforts to counterbalance the adversity that they face and reminds us of the importance of good quality media. (more…)
COVID19: “Hunger might take my life first” – undocumented migrant worker
Women in South Africa are finding themselves burdened even more by their responsibilities in lockdown.
SLICE: Art has been my saving grace during lockdown
In times of crisis, we often immerse ourselves in art for cathartic or pleasure-seeking purposes. (more…)
SLICE: Mind your own lockdown business!
It is time to stop pointing the finger at what everyone else is doing during lockdown that is not to your personal satisfaction.
SLICE: Locked down with my addiction
The ban on cigarettes has simultaneously baffled my mind and put it in distress, and the evil last minute snatching away of the lift of the ban has completely torn my mind to shreds. (more…)
LIFE IN LOCKDOWN PHOTO ESSAY: Calm in the chaos
Leah Wilson is a student journalist at Wits Vuvuzela. This is her life in lockdown.
REVIEW: Men in Black International – ‘Meh in Black’
“A Men in Black movie without Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones is like cereal without the milk.”
REVIEW: Who Killed Malcolm X?
The story of a marked man whose assassination has been questioned for decades.
COVID19: Misinformation far from harmless
“Now that there’s fear and a lack of knowledge, It’s the perfect environment for misinformation to spread” (more…)
PHOTO ESSAY: Raising the barre in lockdown
Ballet dancers, used to open rehearsal spaces, must find alternative ways to practice their craft during the lockdown.
SLICE: Writing as routine
My new lockdown routine has given me a new-found direction.
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