Tag Archives: journalism

Rock hard benches and telling it as it is for 300 years

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

The stenographer nodded off to sleep. No one could blame her, even in the public gallery the journalists were getting fidgety. Court benches became real hard when you sit on them for a couple of hours. Labour court isn’t as … Continue reading →

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Hell and high water… and the refugees from the newsroom.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

The smoke could be seen from Kensington, black plumes against the highveld blue of an early morning autumn sky. Twitter announced it: “Fire at The Star newspaper building”. A fire took out part of the second floor of the building. … Continue reading →

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Cops and the stories they tell

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Empty bullet casings litter Sauer street, blue lights flash and a dejected robber sits handcuffed in the back of a police van. Cops and robbers had had a shoot out in the centre of Johannesburg, two people injured and a … Continue reading →

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Why the cop wanted to beat the journalist

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

“You sh*t, how could you have done that, do you know the trouble you got me in.” The policeman was angry, and I didn’t know why. What I did know was that somehow I had made a blabs. They happen … Continue reading →

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