insert_link Science & Technology Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readers Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images, CC BY By Sisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape Science journalism is about taking complex academic research and turning it into easy-to-read content that is still accurate. Aside from informing readers through evidence-based journalism, it aims to make the wider public curious about scientific research. This article is an example of science journalism. As a media professor I conducted a study on […] todayMay 10, 2024 24
insert_link World Future Media News, Top Stories: May 6th – May 10th https://youtu.be/ocuYJYvY62w In case you missed this week's top stories: Namibia prepares for elections with voter registration dates announced, Namibian delegation attends Italy's leading Fruit and Vegetable Expo, and investigations initiated into a death at Katutura Health Centre. AstraZeneca admits a rare side effect from its Covid-19 vaccine, and the government is monitoring developments. A new app launched by NUST UNESCO Research Chair aims to prevent violence. In regional news, […] todayMay 10, 2024 20
insert_link 2 Oshiwambo Aagundjuka aa South Africa kaa wete taa hogolola omwedhi nguka Etata lyaagundjuka aa South Africa kaya wete taya hogolola momahogololo gopashigwana omwedhi nguka,,unene omolwa okwaahalonga nuuyuki,ondjele yili pombanda yokwaahalonga nuuyuki ,nomahepeko guukashikekokantu,shiikwatelela komapekapeko nena. Oo% 24 dhaagundjuka yomimvo 18-24 oyati kaa wete taa hogolola nuumvo,omanga oo % 16 dhati itaya hogolola,noo % 35 inaya tokola natango,shiikwatelela komapekapeko gehangano lyomo Johannesburg lyo Ichikowitz Family Foundation. Aa South Africa otaaka hogolola momahogohololo gopashigwana mo 29 May,mushoka kwa tegelelwa ga kale omahogololo ga […] todayMay 7, 2024 21 2
insert_link Opinion Pieces South African elections: research explores how disillusioned ANC supporters might use their vote By Michael Braun, University of the Witwatersrand The African National Congress (ANC) has been in power since South Africa became a democracy in 1994. The party has been electorally dominant since then, reaching a peak of 69.7% of national votes in 2004. However, support for the party has declined sharply since the 2014 national and provincial elections, reaching a low of 57.5% in 2019. Negative attitudes […] todayMay 7, 2024 27
insert_link Environment Great white sharks off South Africa’s coast are protected by law, but not in practice. Why this needs to change By Enrico Gennari, Rhodes University; Neil Hammerschlag, University of Oregon, and Sara Andreotti, Stellenbosch University In less than eight years, white sharks in South Africa have all but disappeared from their historical hotspots in False Bay and Gansbaai, on the Western Cape coast. These areas were once known as the “white shark capital of the world” and were home to a flourishing ecotourism industry. One possible […] todayMay 6, 2024 47
insert_link Business / Economics South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme has helped millions but is in trouble: here’s why South Africa’s minister of higher education and training, Blade Nzimande. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images By Thandi Lewin, University of Johannesburg The board of South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country’s higher education and training minister, Blade Nzimande, and the organisation placed under administration. Nzimande made the decision because of “(the problem of) non-payment of (students’) allowances”. Thandi Lewin is […] todayMay 6, 2024 22
insert_link World This week’s Future Media News Top stories https://youtu.be/ZNcnION90Gk This week's Future Media News Top stories: Best Of Namibia 2024 Awards Launch: Namibia Future Media Holdings and Venture Media Publications have launched the nominations round for the Best Of Namibia 2024 awards. The national pride campaign invites Namibians to recognize and celebrate businesses and organizations that contribute to the country's success. The nomination process is entirely online at bestofnam.com. Comments from Future Media CEO, Gary Stroebel, on […] todayMay 3, 2024 29
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s media have done good work with 30 years of freedom but need more diversity By Prinola Govenden, University of Johannesburg In 1992, two years before the end of apartheid, Nelson Mandela bemoaned the state of South Africa’s print media. He said the media’s domination by middle class males from the minority white population posed the biggest threat to freedom of expression in the country. The same year, the African National Congress under his leadership adopted a media charter calling for all […] todayMay 2, 2024 18
insert_link Oshiwambo Dingaan Thobela, ata lika ali nale enyakwa moudano weengonyo mo SA okwa xulifa. Ova South Africa no va holi voudano wee ngonyo, ota va lili enyakwa kwa li nale moudano wee ngonyo Dingaan Thobela, oo amana oweenda waye onghela. Thobela ota ku lopotwa axulifa mepipi lomido 57 sha etififwa kouyehame ina utumbulwa kutya owa shike. Enyakwa momudani wee ngonyo kwa li nale ota ku lopotwa le li tuwa laxulifila monele yalo omo ha lidi tai hangwa mo Johannesburg , konima eshi ova pambele […] todayApril 30, 2024 26