The New Age of Working from Home

Ettioné Ferreira / Webafrica The Coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives in more ways than one. Lockdown brought a new concept to many companies as they shifted business to home, and some are even planning on sticking to it after Lockdown. Not only are companies saving on costs such as renting offices, electricity and other

Online Schooling: The New Norm

Ettioné Ferreira / Webafrica During the pandemic, we have seen an influx of learners moving over to online schooling. With traditional schools closing and reopening without much warning during Lockdown, online schools have become a better option for most learners. Online schools have been around for a few years already but Lockdown has boosted the

Press Release: Meals4Change

Ettioné Ferreira / Penny Appeal SA DURBAN – In March 2019, Penny Appeal SA will be launching a brand new outreach project as part of Ramadan this year, focusing on feeding the poor. The project, Feed the World, takes shape in the form of a food truck that will be handing out food to those

‘The cameraman’ Jon Alpert

Ettioné Ferreira On the last Saturday of the National Arts Festival, whilst the streets were filled with festival-goers, the journalism students huddled up in the boardroom of the Africa Media Matrix to get an opportunity to meet renowned American documentary filmmaker, Jon Alpert. ‌Alpert discussed some of his documentaries as well as experiences around the filmmaking

‘Becoming Who I Was’

Ettioné Ferreira In 2013, Rhodes University School of Journalism alumna, Jin Jeon, joined a documentary film project later known as, ‘Becoming Who I Was’. Little did she know that she would spend eight years in the Himalayas and later receive an award for the work at the Berlin International Film Festival. Jeon produced and co-directed

James Oatway and “The Killing of Emmanuel Sithole”

Ettioné Ferreira James Oatway won big at this year’s Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards and the CNN Multichoice African Journalist awards Oatway won the News Photographs category as well as the SA Story of the Year at the Sikuvile awards and the Mohamed Amin Photographic award at the CNN Multichoice awards for his photostory “The killing

Yusuf Omar: SnapChatting his way to the top

Ettioné Ferreira Rhodes JMS alumnus, Yusuf Omar, is this month’s IJNET (International Journalism Network) Journalist of the Month and recently won for the first time ever a Snapchat award, the Ghosties. Known for his #SELFIEJOURNALISM innovations in the South African media, he has made a significant mark in the industry. Born in the United Kingdom, raised

Sherwin Bryce-Pease wins Emerging Old Rhodian award

Ettioné Ferreira Sherwin Bryce-Pease was awarded the 2016 Emerging Old Rhodian Awards at the luncheon held on 27 August 2016 at Rhodes University. Bryce-Pease graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism at the Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies in 2000. Bryce-Pease grew up in East London and came to Rhodes to study a

It’s the 100 successes out of the 1000 failures that move you forward.

Ettioné Ferreira Matthew Buckland is a well-known name not only for his famous actor father, Andrew Buckland but also as a very successful digital media entrepreneur. He made it into the headlines this year when he sold his digital media business to a major international media player. Buckland has been recognised for his ingenuity by

Not just an average Joe

Ettioné Ferreira At the heart of the Africa Media Matrix, I found Joe Alfers sitting quietly in his office. The same office that will become an empty shell for the next few months. The School of JMS is losing not only our Technology Manager but a mentor; a visionary and a friend. Alfers closes his