Tour These Towns This Heritage Month: a bucket list for South Africa in September
By @victoriaxxhill
Each province in South Africa boasts a town that is perfect to celebrate your heritage this September and beyond.
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I did a thing! My first #research article has been published in the @AfrJournStud journal, and it is #openaccess so free to read for all.
Cite me or whatever 💁🏾♀️
📖: https://t.co/yNhPiZXbkd
💡Eskom has managed to keep the power on for 150 days
🔌This is the longest period without loadshedding since 2019
⚡️Five years ago, Eskom had a 206-day streak of uninterrupted power
More here: https://t.co/tn9YDLRyC6
I'm currently reporting from Melrose Arch, where multiple pro-Palestine support groups are protesting outside of Glencore Coal Headquarters, the South African mining conglomerate, who are Isreal's 3rd largest coal supplier.
The issue of misinformation and disinformation on social media regarding the Gaza war causes distrust in the media. We need to prove ourselves credible, relevant, and trustworthy more than ever. What differs us from social media influencers or citizens thinking they know it all?
Answering my questions regarding her advice for young journalists who fear for their futures, Youmna says we should remember that the PEOPLE in the story are more important than any organisation or institution you work under.
Journalists are asking questions around systematic changes to the media as well as the way issues of humanity are reported.
Telling a story is no longer enough — you need someone who has lived on the ground to give evidence of crimes against humanity, says Youmna.
A phone call had been made to Youmna to personally warn her she was being targeted due to her work as a journalist.
Wearing a press vest to identify yourself as a voice for the voiceless people became a target on your back.