The media
Veteran lensman Kumalo dies
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- 22 October 2012
Less than a week before the passing of one of South Africa’s longest serving photojournalists, Alf Kumalo, MediaclubSouthAfrica.com spoke to his eldest daughter Sibusiso, and the curator of the photography museum he founded.
• Nikon to nurture young photographers
Proactive approach to mental health
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- 12 October 2012
Mental illness is not a death sentence, nor is it something to be ashamed of, as the message of a new social media campaign says. 'Let's Talk' encourages society to embrace mental health issues and eliminate the stigma.
• Healthcare in South Africa
Wine in three languages
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- 24 August 2012
South Africa’s first trilingual dictionary for the wine industry is now available online. The specialised subject dictionary contains translations and descriptions of 3500 industry terms in English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans.
• Transforming SA's wine industry
The best of African cinema online
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- 12 July 2012
Africa’s diaspora can find some of the continent’s best works – and download them – at the African Film Library, a service launched earlier this year by South African broadcaster M-Net.
• Internet promotes African freedom
South African wildlife on the big screen
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- 11 July 2012
South African wildlife is in the news for a good reason, with the recent announcement that two local productions have been shortlisted for the 2012 Wildscreen Panda Awards, part of the UK’s Wildscreen environmental film festival.
• Musos pitch in to save rhinos
Bold Zapiro wins global favour
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- 04 July 2012
Zapiro is known for his provocative cartoons, and although these have sown controversy in the past, his determination to uphold the right to freedom of expression has won him a major international prize for media bravery, the Freedom to Publish Award.
• SA celebrates media freedom
Dear Mandela wins big in Brooklyn
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- 27 June 2012
Through the work of filmmakers Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza, the story of Abahlali basemjondolo’s court case against the government over unfair evictions captured the attention of the world. The pair was recently awarded the Brooklyn Film Festival’s most prestigious prize.
• South African film lauded at Canadian Oscars
