Adventures in the converged media jungle
The Wild Frontier at The Times ranks 640 in Africa and 386 in South Africa. According to site visitors it ranks 3009, and 3072 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 70 and 106 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
THE biggest danger facing the South African state is corruption and its sidekick cronyism. News that the communications minister, Siphiwe Nyanda is part owner of a company that has been awarded a R67.8 m tender by the Gauteng roads and transport department represents another setback. There are several problems with this
SOUTH Africans must be wary of applying double-standards when it comes to the behaviour of those in the public eye. Why is there outrage at the callous actions of Jub Jub and his friend who killed four children while dicing in Soweto, but no outrage when school children say outside court,
This morning’s Star newspaper reports that Julius Malema paid a visit to Jub Jub – the hip hop artist involved in the crash which led to the deaths of four Soweto teenagers – in jail. Apparently Jub Jub and Julius ate Nandos in a special private room – a privilege
THERE was a moment when it seemed that Jacob Zuma was going the way of his predecessor. Access by journalists was limited, terse public statements were issued by officious spokesmen and then there came a succession of major blunders. The most significant was the breaking news about Zuma’s affair with Sonono
THERE was a moment when it seemed that Jacob Zuma was going the way of his predecessor. Access by journalists was limited, terse public statements were issued by officious spokesmen and then there came a succession of major blunders. The most significant was the breaking news about Zuma’s affair with Sonono
Here’s a brief guide to the top gifts declared by Jacob Zuma after a short delay: 1. Blue pajamas (as well as two bathrobes, two sets of bedsheets, two jackets, two pairs of sunglasses, two leather bags and a tie) from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Did the note
THE battle between the local authorities in Johannesburg and the taxi industry over the introduction of new bus routes is threatening to get ugly. Some have broken the law by committing acts of violence against the BRT buses, their drivers and their passengers. The state must act to stop this by arresting
This is the full statement issued by the ANC in which the throwing of political insults is “outlawed” … The National Executive committee held its regular meeting in Esselperk, Ekurhuleni over two days, 12-13 March 2010. The focus of the meeting was on strengthening the organisation both in the party
What Julius Malema said about Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser was disgusting. Most South Africans probably thought it was in bad taste. But is it appropriate that a court of law should prohibit him from saying it as the Equality Court has done this morning? I don’t think so. The court is
AFTER several months of the severest provocation, the ANC leadership has finally said it will not trade the trading of public insults by its members – read Julius Malema. The ANC’s secretary general, Gwede Mantashe was speaking after a weekend meeting of the ANC’s national executive committee. “The NEC took exception to
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