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THESIS Of – Onkgopotse JJ Tabane

by Phindile Xaba | Jun 28, 2021 | Academic Papers, Spotlight | 0

BRIDGING THE GAP: AN ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA 23...

Noma and the 3C’s

by administrator | Oct 28, 2020 | Academic Papers | 0

Noma and the 3C’s – COVID-19, CAPTITALISM and CLIMATE CHANGE

n this comic book by ILRIG and the Environmental Monitoring Group, our super-hero Noma confronts a triple curse that is now facing not only South Africa but all of humanity. The destructive and exploitative system of Capitalism which has allowed governments and corporations to exploit humans, the earth and destroy nature in the process.

African History and the Struggle to De-Colonise Africa.

by administrator | Sep 28, 2020 | Academic Papers | 0

The academic section features Neville Alexander’s classic booklet from 1980 on struggles to...

Solidarity During the ‘Outsourcing Must Fall’ Campaign: The Role of Different Players in Ending Outsourcing at South African Universities

by administrator | Aug 25, 2020 | Academic Papers | 0

Mondli Hlatshwayo, Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, University of Johannesburg,...

The Nigerian press, the public sphere and sustainable development: Engaging the post amnesty deal in the Niger Delta

by administrator | Jul 28, 2020 | Academic Papers | 0

Poet who made black “cool” in Britain wins 2020 Pen Pinter Prize

The coalescence of effective media and the public sphere is a synergy that brings about democracy, sustainable development and good governance. Irrespective of its shortcomings, the Nigerian media has been described as a bastion of people’s agitation, which impacts on the public sphere, a realm where private individuals meet to address societal questions with the state. This is the case with the Nigerian press, whose duties and ideals have been called to action in the wake of the amnesty deal in the Niger delta.

Book Review: Herman Wasserman’s Media, Geopolitics, and Power: A View from the Global South.

by journalist | Nov 4, 2018 | Academic Papers | 2677

The over two decades of the abolishment of the apartheid regime and the development of democracy...

Date My Family Twitter discourses and social conventions

by journalist | Nov 4, 2018 | Academic Papers | 708

While South Africa’s television history may be young and marked by the complexities of our...

Towards a Transformation Communication Theory: UbuNtu, Prince, and the Oral-Aesthetic Perspective

by journalist | Sep 5, 2018 | Academic Papers | 2266

Music is culture and what musicians do is society

A BaNtu proverb says: “What you think belongs to you, but what you say belongs to the community.” This consciousness is extended further through the dynamics of African musical expression which, from a culturally-centered perspective is properly regarded as an enhanced form of speaking. By Malaika Mutere

Voices of protest: The inner lives of women in social movements

by journalist | Sep 5, 2018 | Academic Papers | 4140

It has been 62 years since the Federation of South African Women bravely took a stand against the...

SACOMM Emerging scholars’ Pre-conference 2018

by journalist | Sep 5, 2018 | Academic Papers | 2018

Date: 11 September 2018 (09:00-16:00)

This year the SACOMM emerging scholars’ pre conference is being hosted at the University of Johannesburg a day before the main conference themed ‘Communication at the crossroads’. The pre-conference will include the usual AGM to vote on important issues that impact on emerging scholars in the communication discipline.