The South African parliament passed the Protection of State Information Bill which opponents say is a step backwards for freedom of speech and democracy in South Africa, calling it a return to media censorship during Apartheid.
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The Weekly Digest — a round-up of Sampsonia Way’s top stories — is your source for quality weekend reading.
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The South African periodical Chimurenga released a new issue designed to be a “time machine”, backdated to the week of May 18-24, 2008 during which several waves of xenophobic violence and protests spread across the country.
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This slide show features some of Zapiro’s editorial cartoons. A staunch defender of freedom of expression, Jonathan Shapiro takes on the government, political parties, and big business.
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Editorial cartoonists talk about their careers and challenges. Featuring Tony Namate (Zimbabwe), Alfredo Pong (Cuba), Pedro León Zapata (Venezuela), Aw Pi Kyeh (Burma), Jonathan Shapiro aka Zapiro (South Africa).
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In this interview, Tagarira talks to Sampsonia Way about President Robert Mugabe, the different means of illustrating a message, and the psychology of discrimination.
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I recently had dinner with a group of writers including Maxine Case and Marius Ivaskevicius, two authors who were writers-in-residence at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh by way of the University of Iowa International Writing Program. Marius, who […]
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