The image that captured the xenophobic horror

South Africa lost its reputation as an human rights haven on May 18, when residents of the Ramaphosa Park informal settlement East of Johannesburg went on a rampage, beating up and evicting non-South Africans from their shacks, burning shops and ultimately burning a...

Sunday silence tells story of strain

A series of Sunday Times stories that have been widely criticised have led Anton Harber to wonder what is going on at the newspaper.  It appears under political pressure, and the launch of a daily title has caused some internal...

Racism finds a new home online

In the furore around Jon Qwelane's column on gays, the public has lost sight of the fact that racist hate speech is rampant in online forums like that of the Mail & Guardian, writes J Stuart Joubert in this letter to journalism.co.za. ...

SADC gender protocol – what's in it for the media?

The recent signing of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development could mean that the stories and images in the region’s media may soon have a more balanced perspective, writes Gloria Ganyani of the Gender...

Critical public needed to improve gender equity in media

Gender and media activists are gathereing in Johannesburg for the annual Gender and Media Awards and Summit, where they will discuss progress in fighting gender stereotyping in the media, writes the executive director of Gender Links, Colleen Lowe...

Mpofu case highlights jurisdictional issue

SABC CEO Dali Mpofu's court action challenging his suspension has brought to light conflicting judgments on the jurisdiction of the high court to hear labour disputes, writes Ernest Mabuza in Business Day. Ernest Mabuza writes in  Business Day: SABC CEO...