Can Themba: South Africa’s rebel journalist was a teacher at heart
Can Themba was part of a generation of black writers that revolutionised journalism and the South African literary landscape in ...
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Tag: Drum magazine
DRUM celebrates 70th birthday with must-have anniversary edition
To celebrate its milestone 70th birthday, DRUM published a special print edition that captures the spirit and soul of one ...
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Jürgen Schadeberg: chronicler of life across apartheid’s divides
In the last two years, so many of the great photographers whose work helped us to see not only apartheid’s ...
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Journalism of Drum’s heyday remains cause for celebration – 70 years later
Drum becomes an online-only magazine this month, almost 70 years after it was first launched as an African print publication.
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DRUM magazine: We erred with Arthur cover and story
Iconic South African magazine, DRUM, came in for a major backlash last week after publishing a cover featuring kwaito veteran, ...
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Media feel pressure as divisions widen on the role of journalists in South Africa
On 19 October, South Africans commemorate the banning of the World, the Weekend World and the detention of their journalists ...
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