Amy-Claire Morton
Amy-Claire Morton is a Film & Television student at University of Johannesburg, and is interning as a journalist with the Daily Friend.
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Sights on citizens: Guns, government and self-defence
To be honest, I don’t like guns, even hunting rifles for that matter. This is mostly because, first, I don’t like wildlife hunting, and, second
The Baby and the Alligator: Ramaphosa at the Zondo Commission
Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa caused a stir when he defended cadre deployment in his testimony at the Zondo Commission. ‘I would say that when
Reflections on Freedom Day: 1994, and after
South Africans today celebrate the first post-apartheid election on 27 April 1994 – a moment of great change, and of hope. But when it comes
Sophie’s Declining Choices
The collapse of economic life coupled with declining services has a severe impact on the life of someone like Sophie. Sophie is a 58-year-old domestic
Regulatory overkill?
With lives in the balance, what is gained by depriving people of their livelihood through excessive regulation? And have restrictions on freedom of movement gone
The Price of China
In a recent article for Time magazine, Charlie Campbell explored “What the Chinese Surveillance State Means for the Rest of the World” and reported that
An error of comedies
Comedian and Journalist Daniel Friedman did not incite or encourage white genital mutilation, but there is an argument that he owes an apology for using
When does rhetoric become action?
It was announced in recent days that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had charged Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema for firing a gun