Fifteen Westville Prison inmates won a fighting chance against HIV/AIDS when Judge Thumba Pillay ordered the prison on 22 June to provide them and all qualifying prisoners with antiretroviral treatment. It is a victory they have yet to enjoy. This ongoing story brings back memories of the Mail&Guardian’s 1994 report about […]

When Jacob Zuma announced that he was suing the media for alleged defamation of character and loss of reputation, my jaw didn’t drop in surprise. What else should one expect from an ex-deputy president fallen from grace, but a pathetically desperate attempt to salvage some face?
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Books are often easily overlooked as a medium for information dissemination and many journalists subconsciously exclude them when referring to the media.
Media includes newspapers, television, billboards, online publications, magazines, books, company newsletters to name but a few. It in this capacity, of being part of the media, that I […]