A laptop was cracked across the reception desk. A hole was put through the red painted wall. And a 2015 award for best radio documentary, hanging high, was pulled down and the glass shattered. This was the scene this past … Read more
He’s dead. We can’t take him,” the hospital porter said. “Brother! Brother! Wake up brother! Wake up!” I willed the man in the scarlet shirt, sitting lifeless in the bloodied backseat. His head rested on his right shoulder, his … Read more
December 3, 2015. We all knew it was going to be a busy day in the newsroom. The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, South Africa, was to rule on whether Oscar Pistorius was guilty of murder … Read more
The story of Nathaniel Nakasa has all the makings of a classic tragedy. Nakasa, a talented black journalist from South Africa, was selected to be a Nieman Fellow in the class of 1965. His country’s apartheid government would not issue … Read more
Almost 50 years after Nat Nakasa, NF ’65, died and was buried in a New York cemetery, his remains have been brought back to South Africa. The repatriation fulfills not only Nat’s dream but the wish of a great … Read more
Former South African President Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013. Photo by Greg Marinovich As the world grapples with the death of Nelson Mandela, journalists are reflecting on the … Read more
