Beautiful News on News24: On the 1st of November, an extraordinary partnership hit South Africa. News24 is publishing a piece of Beautiful News every day: a film, photograph or article that portrays positive stories about South Africa and its people. A new story will go live every day at 16:14, which is the exact time that former president Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster prison on 11 February 1990. Adrian Steirn, the founder of Beautiful News, is famous for his 21 Icons project … [Read more...] about Beautiful News on News24
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One more online publisher closes comments facility
News outlet Independent Online (IOL) on Thursday faced social media consternation after a decision to close comments on stories on its website. This mirrors a move by News24, which closed comments on its site six weeks ago. In a column posted on Thursday morning, IOL managing editor Adrian Ephraim said it was a "difficult" decision, adding "we arrived at it after careful consideration of all the factors at play". "If you are prone to being racist or sexist in your thinking, by all means … [Read more...] about One more online publisher closes comments facility
