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Farewell Enoch Duma: Storyteller par-excellence and freedom fighter

Farewell Enoch Duma: Storyteller par-excellence and freedom fighter

MATHATHA TSEDU A detainee who spends time in solitary confinement devises ways of surviving. Some ensure they have painkillers which they swallow before they enter the den of torture. Some create communication means amongst themselves to share information about the torture and what the police already knew. The latter helps those still going to be tortured to know what one should not deny because the sole purpose of refusing to give information is to defend the gains of struggle. If they already know what is the point of suffering. Still others go the dangerous route of befriending some of the…
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Journalism makes blunders but still feeds democracy: an insider’s view

Journalism makes blunders but still feeds democracy: an insider’s view

ANTON HARBER, Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand ANTON HARBER, the veteran South African journalist, editor and journalism professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, has a new book out. So, For the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture is a deep dive into the conduct of the media as mega corruption and state capture engulfed and eventually brought down President Jacob Zuma’s administration. Politics editor Thabo Leshilo asked the author to provide the highlights. What prompted you to write the book? For one thing, it is a great story to tell, complete with…
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