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Our content is not in lockdown

Posted By: Rory Petzeron: May 14, 2020In: Radio

The coronavirus pandemic has presented an opportunity for South Africans to share our unique interpretation of the world around us with people on all corners of the globe in such a way that... Read more

Laughter in the time of a pandemic: why South Africans are joking about coronavirus

Posted By: Herman Wassermanon: March 16, 2020In: Online

Almost immediately after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in South Africa, the jokes started. From memes featuring prominent politicians to bad puns, from TikTok video clips to pictu... Read more

Our newspapers are humourless because readers are fibbers

Posted By: Chris Moerdykon: February 20, 2020In: Opinion

It is no good only asking newspaper readers what they want to read, but more importantly, why they don’t read newspapers anymore. Read more

Where has the media’s sense of humour gone?

Posted By: Chris Moerdykon: February 04, 2016In: Press

OPINION: Last Sunday I woke up full of the joys of spring but by the time I finished reading the Sunday Times, I couldn’t make up my mind whether to go back to bed with a bottle of whisky or... Read more

The Trevor Noah phenomenon: Young, black South Africans are standing up

Posted By: Lyn Snodgrasson: January 19, 2016In: Broadcasting

Last year was a tumultuous one for South Africa and the country faces an uncertain 2016. This prevailing mood does not bode well for South African society. But there are undercurrents that s... Read more

Newspapers: Not a laugh a minute

Posted By: Chris Moerdykon: August 01, 2013In: Newspapers

Last Sunday I woke up full of the joys of spring but by the time I finished reading the Sunday Times I couldn’t make up my mind whether to go back to bed with a bottle of whisky or wander ou... Read more