Today’s media environment differs from the era in which Mad flourished but... consumers are dealing with many of the same issues, from devious advertising to mendacious propaganda. Read more
With its still recent dark history of oppression and censorship under apartheid, there is a worrying and increasingly narrowing space for robust debate in South Africa today. Read more
Caryn Gootkin has recently encountered several reminders of the publication restrictions placed on South Africans over the years. She discusses the tyranny of censorship and satire as a vali... Read more
Hayibo is back, thanks to an angel investor in the form of Cape Media. The satirical site was to finally shut shop – it had remained live in order to sell merchandise – when the publishing c... Read more
Six months after satirical site Hayibo hung up its sabre-toothed nib due to lack of advertising, ZANews has had to cancel the launch of its fourth season. Has South Africa lost its sense of... Read more
It’s become popular to attack the suits for being cringing toadies to power but of course it’s more complex than that. I think our broadcasters and advertisers are profoundly conservat... Read more
