"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
~ Douglas Adams
"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."
~ Dr. Suess
"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass."
~ Anton Chekhov
Today, South African media is taking to the streets to protest the battering-ram speed of the Secrecy Bill being pushed through. In my heart, I want to believe that this will get stomped on by the Constitutional Court but it seems far too audacious to hope for that much right now. At the least, we can be […]
Seen by many as one of South Africa’s foremost satirists and commentators, Jonathan Shapiro, AKA Zapiro, has commented on the tightly prescriptive nature of the new Press Code, effective since the 15th of October. Shapiro said: “I would like to see an amendment [to the press code] soon. I’m certainly not the only one who […]
