Toxic leadership in a community newsroom

Last Sunday at Mojo Market I saw someone who reminded me of a former editor I once reported to. My face reacted before my mind could catch up – a visceral response due to unresolved workplace trauma. I tensed up, anger rising instantly. What is she doing here? Should I tell her to Ts__? The…

All Eyes On Me

I’m disappointed in myself for engaging in certain discussions within the Cape Town SBK scene as it has led to unnecessary conflict and misinterpretation.  What should be a space for dance and camaraderie has, in some instances, become one of exclusion and misrepresentation. It seems that nuanced conversations are difficult to have in this space,…