by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jun 7, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
“The US National Registry of Exonerations currently lists 43 men whom the criminal justice system has robbed of more than 30 years of their lives as punishment for crimes they did not commit. When Ricky Jackson, sentenced to death and incarcerated for 39 years...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jun 7, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
A recent addition to the South African digital media landscape is aiming for credibility and depth, not clicks or commercial income. New Frame was started in August 2018 and born out of dissatisfaction with the restrictions and shortcomings of mainstream media. It’s...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jun 7, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
A reader recently asked us to verify a claim about the use of skin bleaching creams in South Africa, one they said they had come across several times. The request linked to a video by Unreported World, a UK-based documentary maker. For an episode titled “Skin...
by Tshepo Tshabalala | Jun 7, 2019 | Newsletter - Projects
Sarai Nkhonjera, Lughambo Mwalughali and Victor Rabson from Salima, Karonga and Balaka districts respectively in Malawi share one common thing though they live hundreds of kilometres apart. The trio has not known any other ‘job’ all their lives apart from growing...