Home » Express – current affairs 29/11/2010 # 10:35 am # Express – current affairs # 5 Comments “How She Clinched Her Prince” and “Middleton Secures Her Spot On The Throne” are just some of the headlines appearing all over the media in the last week. You would swear that Khanyi Mbau has resurfaced in …
Home » Impressions – my diary Young, educated and scared 06/10/2010 # 8:42 am # Impressions – my diary # No Comment Impressions – my diary presents the anxieties of a Humanities student about career opportunities in the field. I am a final year student studying towards a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and Media …
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Home » Impressing – entertainment and lifestyle Does Waka Waka originate in the 1980s or 2010? 10/11/2010 # 8:41 am # Impressing – entertainment and lifestyle # 13 Comments For those who enjoyed music in Cameroon in the 1980s, 1990s and even today, Waka Waka is not equivalent to Shakira. Victorine Ntambo explains as follows. …
Home » In Press – research Shepherd Mpofu in the spotlight 21/09/2010 # 8:27 am # In Press – research # 2 Comments Shepherd Mpofu (centre) Isaac Themba Mnguni interviews Shepherd Mpofu about the ins and outs of his research on the Zimbabwean diaspora, nationalism and online media. ITM: What are you currently studying? SM: …
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Home » Express – current affairs Bringing sexy back to news values 05/10/2010 # 4:11 pm # Express – current affairs # No Comment In this article Andiswa Makanda problemitises news values adopted by private media and how these serve as a threat to democracy. This is in response to an article “A problem of …
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Home » Express – current affairs Women who strike 21/09/2010 # 8:42 am # Express – current affairs # No Comment Women protesters during recent public service strike Victorine Ntambo reflects on popular perceptions of the recent public service strike and the gender dimension of the protests. We call them sisters. A very soothing title …
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Home » Express – current affairs The future of the alliance: ‘an end to an error?’ 21/09/2010 # 8:38 am # Express – current affairs # No Comment Andiswa Makanda reflects on the future of the tripartite alliance between the ANC, SACP and COSATU. The two-week strike and the events surrounding the strike pose concerns …
Home » Impressing – entertainment and lifestyle The semiotics of fashion: identity and subcultures in South Africa 21/09/2010 # 8:40 am # Impressing – entertainment and lifestyle # No Comment Lethabo Dibetso If you were to define identity, would it be your sense of style, the people you hang out with, the way you talk …
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Home » Impressing – entertainment and lifestyle To do it or not to do it? 18/10/2010 # 10:02 am # Impressing – entertainment and lifestyle # 3 Comments Think twice before you buy a Nike product! Kgalalelo Morwe explains why. To do it, or not to do it: that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler …
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Home » Impressions – my diary Depression leads to suicide. But is it so evident? 28/10/2010 # 9:55 am # Impressions – my diary # No Comment Victorine Ntambo discusses the many pressures of life in the 21st century which frequently lead to depression and even suicide. The end of the year comes with so …
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