The National Department of Health has announced the launch of an app that lets residents in South Africa lodge and follow up on complaints…
Story agency Bird aims to shift media narratives about Africa
Non-profit organisation Africa No Filter (ANF) has launched Bird, a mobile-focused agency aimed at shifting media narratives around Africa. Designed for mobile audiences, Bird…
Wikipedia’s new crowdfunded newspaper ‘can fix news’
Today, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launched Wikitribune — an online crowdfunded newspaper looking to combat “fake news.” According to Wales, media’s move to the internet broke…
Cracked: could this comedy site’s model prevent another ‘Shelley Garland’?
I’ve been reluctant to add my voice to the hailstorm of opinions surrounding the ongoing Huffington Post South Africa ‘Shelley Garland’ saga (you can…
[Updated] Here’s what went down at the Huffington Post SA this weekend
Update, 20 April: The Huffington Post has revealed Marius Roodt, a white man from Johannesburg, as the man behind the blog. Roodt says he was concerned…
