Democracy in Namibia?
Namibians go to the polls in November. These elections mark the 4th round of national elections since independence in 1990. The preceding three have all been classified generally as ‘free and fair’. There is no reason to believe the 4th will be any different, and the emergence of a few small opposition parties has indicated that democracy is flourishing in Namibia.
Research - the Future of Informal Settlements
A case study of the Kennedy Road settlement in Durban, as an example of the growing phenomenon of organisation within informal settlements and marginalised groups such as the unemployed. Compiled by journalism students. Document available on request.
Research - the Rise of the Right Wing
An in-depth examination of the rise of right-wing organisations and the increase in support for right-wing ideology in South Africa, compiled with the assistance of students. Document available on request.
Research - Anatomy of a War
The Tamil conflict.
An in-depth analysis of the history and context of the ethnic war in Sri Lanka, compiled with the assistance of Tamil students. The document is available on request.
Book List - student guide
Several reports have been written lately about how few people read books. There is really no excuse for this, as everyone has time to read and reading books is without doubt the fastest and most efficient way to gain knowledge and insight. Knowledge and insight gives you authority when you write and speak yourself. Many people who do not read as a habit, however, are often at a loss about where to start. The first thing to do, obviously, is to join the local library. Here is a list of good and popular reading material, in the order in which it could be tackled (PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE ADDED TO ALL THE TIME, CHECK BACK FOR NEW ADDITIONS). This is a list of personal preferences, so it would be good to hear of other choices…. Read more
Basic News Writing
THE BASIC PYRAMID STRUCTURE, or, BASIC NEWS WRITING
So you want to be a journalist. Or maybe you don’t want to be a journalist, you want to be A Writer. Perhaps you don’t want to be a writer as such, but you know that the job you eventually get will require you to write reports or papers. Maybe you don’t think you will ever be any kind of writer at all. But somewhere, sometime in your life (unless you would like to drop out completely and go and live in a cave) you are going to have to communicate in writing. And all writing must have one basic, over-arching purpose: it must communicate.
Story structures and word counts
When you receive an assignment, you will be given three things: the story brief, the deadline, and the word count. Read more
Journalists and politics
There are two aspects to the relationship between journalists and politics. Here are some guidelines with regard to both: Read more
What about research?
A question that gets asked often, is whether it is ethical - when putting together a story - to read what other writers have to say. There is a very short and simple answer to this: Read more
News story - Ruthless Insurance Brokers
Sindiso Phiri
Popular consumer rights show “Speak Out”, on SABC 2, which investigates civic issues that affect us all, recently showed a man suffering from epilepsy who was prevented from claiming his accidental cover from Momentum Life although he had been paying his premiums to Momentum for the past 10 years.
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