Laughter in the time of a pandemic: why South Africans are joking about coronavirus
Almost immediately after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in South Africa, the jokes started. From memes featuring prominent ...
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Tag: humour
Our newspapers are humourless because readers are fibbers
It is no good only asking newspaper readers what they want to read, but more importantly, why they don’t read ...
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Where has the media’s sense of humour gone?
OPINION: Last Sunday I woke up full of the joys of spring but by the time I finished reading the ...
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The Trevor Noah phenomenon: Young, black South Africans are standing up
Last year was a tumultuous one for South Africa and the country faces an uncertain 2016. This prevailing mood does ...
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Newspapers: Not a laugh a minute
Last Sunday I woke up full of the joys of spring but by the time I finished reading the Sunday ...
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