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We are bringing back our skills development training in collaboration with Salaam Foundation! Share this with anyone you know may be interested.
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🚨We are recruiting🚨 The Debrief is looking for two dynamic media graduates to join our Johannesburg team as paid studios intern for a 12-month contract. For more information checkout our poster.
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We played a game with Dr Naledi Pandor: Political Tinder: world leaders edition. We got to know what she really thinks of some of the most famous world leaders. It is a must watch
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On Freedom Day, we asked the chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Dr Naledi Pandor, what 27 April 1994 was like for her. What does Freedom Day mean to you? #Freedomday
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On Freedom Day, we asked the chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Dr Naledi Pandor, what 27 April 1994 was like for her. What does Freedom Day mean to you? #Freedomday
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For three years, the world had proof. Satellite images showed communities being erased. Nothing changed. In our conversation with Nathaniel Raymond, we unpack what it means to witness genocide in real time & still fail to stop it. #Sudan #HumanRights #TheDebrief
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For three years, the world had proof. Satellite images showed communities being erased. Nothing changed. In our conversation with Nathaniel Raymond, we unpack what it means to witness genocide in real time & still fail to stop it. #Sudan #HumanRights #TheDebrief
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Is the ANC still the only path for South Africa’s future? Songezo Zibi challenges that idea, arguing the ANC can’t be the only option. He unpacks the need for credible alternatives and what it takes to build something new. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=WJorvjPe…
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Is Elon Musk trying to bend South Africa’s laws or is government standing in the way of progress? In this episode, we sit down with Khusela Diko to unpack the high-stakes battle over Starlink, regulation and transformation. Read the full story:  f.mtr.cool/ubbrhefrbn
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Watching the Winter Olympics is one thing; hitting the ice is another!  @_goodnewsgirly_ joined @agelessfigureskater for a lesson in resilience, laughter, and the art of getting back up. Proof you can start at any age ✍️ @_goodnewsgirly_  #AdultFigureSkating #WinterOlympics2026
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Have you subscribed to our YouTube? Watch our amazing offering and subscribe.  #DebriefNetwork #RealJournalism #News #Politics
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Skills = the ultimate superpower @_goodnewsgirly_ takes us inside the SANZAF Skills Centre to see real empowerment in action. From first cut to final stitch, students are building legacies and sustainable careers. 🛠️✨ 🎙️ @javed_hoosen @sanzaf_official #YouthEmpowerment #SANZAF
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Partners wanted! Let’s work together to reinvent news media in a way we all like to consume it. We can’t do this alone! Get in touch with us: qaanitah@thedebriefnetwork.com
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While the world paused, Koketso leveled up. What started as a side hustle is now a mission. Through ‘Buzz and Kids,’ he’s mentoring youth to stop waiting for a seat and start building their own table. If the door is closed, build a new one.  @koketso_kj @_goodnewsgirly_
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Real journalism requires real work. And real work requires a coffee or two. Support real journalism not AI slop.
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We want to tell the stories of those who build a better world for those around them. Send us the details and we will get to work.
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MUST WATCH: It tool ambulances hours to get to Eastern Cape engineer, Sivuyile Ngcanga, father when he passed away. This was because GPS systems don't work in rural and informal areas. Then he built an app to solve this problem. 🎙️ @sivuyilengcanga ✍️ @goodnewsgirly
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MUST WATCH: It tool ambulances hours to get to Eastern Cape engineer, Sivuyile Ngcanga, father when he passed away. This was because GPS systems don't work in rural and informal areas. Then he built an app to solve this problem. 🎙️ @sivuyilengcanga ✍️ @goodnewsgirly
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The Debrief Network has been training 20 young matriculants as part of the digital media training programme with Salaam Foundation. The ten module programme is aimed at preparing young people for the world of work. Applications for cohort 2 will open shortly. @salaamfoundation
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Johannesburg traffic is a test of patience, but N17 commuters are levelling up. Stuck bumper-to-bumper, drivers are rolling down windows to challenge strangers to rock, paper, scissors. Could you handle the pressure of a high-stakes traffic match? 🖐️✂️💎 🎙️✍️ @_goodnewsgirly_
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