By Patrick Bulger ICON: Nelson Mandela. Picture: SOWETAN NELSON Mandela’s life stands as a warning to tyrants everywhere, with this message: underestimate at your peril the determination of... Read more
By Ogunjimi James Taiwo So, I just read US President, Barack Obama’s tribute to Mandela and seriously? I have to laugh. The same capitalism that jailed Mandela? The same imperialism br... Read more
In this June 15, 1990 file photo, Pope John Paul II, right, shakes hands with Nelson Mandela, deputy leader of African National Congress, during a private audience at the Vatican. South Afri... Read more
In this Dec. 7, 2005, file photo, former South African President Nelson Mandela, 87, is in a jovial mood at the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, where he met with the winner and runner-up... Read more
FICTION: AMERICANAH By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Alfred A. Knopf, $26.95. By turns tender and trenchant, Adichie’s third novel takes on the comedy and tragedy of American race... Read more
By Scott Mayerowitz, AP Business Writer This undated image provided by Amazon.com shows the so-called Prime Air unmanned aircraft project that Amazon is developing. Amazon says it will... Read more
By Jessica Weiss Whether you live in a democratic society or a one-party state, the ability to sift through information and evaluate media messages is a vital skill set in our era. “Me... Read more
By Margaret Looney When Twitter was denying to the press its intention to become a public company, a USA Today reporter broke the story that it was in fact gearing up to launch its IPO... Read more
By Maryanne Reed With more and more people consuming news digitally, the future of journalism has never been brighter. But journalists of the future will face a number of challenges, accordi... Read more
By Margaret Looney A woman training to use CGNet Swara courtesy of ICFJ A community news outlet is giving a voice to victims of rape in a country where that crime is often swept under the ru... Read more