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From business to terrorism, the double edged sword of digital communication

African regulators work together to harmonise the regulation of creative content

In the age of digital disruptions, with all its possibilities and failures, it is important for us as Africans to protect the African Child, and work together to harmonise our approach to communication of the future.The Film and Publication Board (FPB), and its African counterparts, similar industry regulators across the African continent…

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Striking the media gender balance

Huge strides have been made over the decades – but we’ve yet to cover enough distance.

This month the world celebrated International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #BalanceforBetter with the hope of moving towards a more gender-balanced world.International Women’s Day (IWD) looks to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women across the globe and marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.

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Art exhibition: When Dust Settles

Weaving together memory and history

Winner of the 2018 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art, Igshaan Adams, recently held an exhibition at the Johannes Stegmann gallery in the Free State. In this exhibition Adams presents an eclectic and multi-sensory large-scale installation, bringing together aspects of sculpture, textiles, found objects, furniture and performance in an immersive environment. Nwabisa Timeni spent some time with Adams and reports on their conversation.

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