Iranian parliamentary leader, President Raisi, has died in a helicopter crash over the weekend. The head of the 'Combatant Clergy Association' was active in a theocracy run by Ayatollahs following the 1979 revolution. Raisi ran for president in 2017 as the candidate of the conservative 'Popular F...
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New edition of ‘Media Activist Handbook’ released
In an era defined by interconnectedness and information overload, the media wields an unparalleled influence over our lives. It shapes our perspectives, molds public opinion, and shapes the narrative of our collective consciousness. Yet, as the saying goes, "With great power comes great responsib...
Media24 gets into a hissy fit over loss of revenue
Media24 the company which destroyed several articles on South African jazz history whilst unlawfully misappropriating my own byline and corruptly rigging proceedings before the Labour Court of SA in 2010, is having a cadenza about the dominance of Google and Meta in the online advertising and sea...
Historic impeachment of two judges
TWO judges were impeached in the House of Assembly today. The impeachment of Judge Nkola Motata for drunk driving came a few hours after Judge John Hlophe was impeached by the House. This is the first time in 30 years of democracy that any judges have faced impeachment proceedings, and brings to...
Anti-Semitism & its political adherents in Parliament
THERE is officially 'no antisemitism' in South Africa. No sooner had Justice Minister Ronald Lamola kicked up a storm after making bizarre statements on a BBC hardtalk interview, the country was being entertained by two incidents from inside the country's various legislatures. A tie-episode invo...
Minister Pandora: South Africa is sleepwalking into a catastrophe
NOT satisfied with promoting human rights (an objective which seems to change from country to country), South Africa has taken it upon itself to interdict a single party to a conflict whose apparent binary nature is the source of major global tensions. On the one side, a group of Jihadists whose...
