Shepherd Mpofu, a PhD student in Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, recently won the third best student paper in the Ethnicity, Race and Identity in Communication (ERIC) division of the prestigious International Communication Association (ICA) conference. In this article, he recounts his experience of attending the conference.
From 24 until 28 May 2012, I attended one of the …

South Africa has seen the grounds of its democratic constitution tested over a number of ‘politically’-oriented activities. The test ranged from Mbongeni Ngema’s song Amandiya which was overruled by the constitutional court as hateful and disrespectful of the Indian community. Following the court’s decision, the song was banned across all media platforms. A few years later, the South African constitutional …

What is it like being a member of the least intelligent race that according to YouTube poster R3ind33r destroyed the whole nation in its majority? Cindy Dladla explains.
Our country as a rainbow nation is booming with minerals, vibrancy, agriculture and shower heads that water it, not to mention baby Julius being kicked out of the crib because he learnt how …