Influence opens the Encounters festival.
Luvo Mnyobe takes a look at fake news and its effects
Young people turning to digital media for news has left traditional newsrooms in disarray. In just months of the pandemic lockdown we have seen legacy titles in daily newspapers and magazines disappear. The end of these titles is not just a loss for the journalists who worked for them but presents a threat to our already fragile democracy. (more…)
Production by Catherine White
In celebration of Youth Day 2020, we get to know a local dance group from Humansdorp, The Flame Crew. Dancing has kept them off the street and away from drugs. They are an example to the youth in their community who look up to them. We find out how they started and what they aim to do.
Production by Catherine White
Rudy-Junior Goliath (20) of Jeffreys Bay woke up on the morning of the 16th of June 2020 and decided to take a stand against gender-based violence GBV, not realising that it was Youth Day. We speak to a protected source, who talks of her GBV experience within marriage.
Production by Catherine White
Some Jeffreys Bay residents found a way to work around the constraints of the South African Covid-19 lockdown to bring live music back to the community.