

Paddi Clay
Paddi Clay spent 40 years in journalism, as a reporter and consultant, manager, editor and trainer in radio, print and online. She was a correspondent for foreign networks during the 80s and 90s and, more recently, a judge on the Alan Paton Book Awards. She has an MA in Digital Journalism Leadership and received the Vodacom National Columnist award in 2007. Now retired she feels she has earned the right to indulge in her hobbies of politics, history, the arts, popular culture and good food. She values curiosity, humour, and freedom of speech, opinion and choice.
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Media, Musk and me: a reflection on journalism in a time of goodwill
- By Paddi Clay
- . Dec 26, 2024
Christmas is the season of goodwill to all men but this year there is a list of South African men in positions of power for

Living through Limbo in mad, bad Gauteng
- By Paddi Clay
- . Dec 3, 2024
Things are crazy bad in Gauteng. Residents frequently go without water and electricity supply to their homes for days on end. But the biggest announcement

Georgia Meloni: An intriguing poppy in the political field
- By Paddi Clay
- . Oct 6, 2024
There are times when politicians deserve to be cut some slack – or at least to be listened to and even, perhaps respected for the

Good vibes and harsh realities
- By Paddi Clay
- . Aug 25, 2024
Since the formation of the government of national unity, or national coalition or whatever this new government should be called, people have been expressing an

Reading Mania
- By Paddi Clay
- . Jul 21, 2024
Returning to normality, or at least the world beyond social media and politics after sustained immersion, is not proving easy. It’s my fault. I made

Why I joined a party and volunteered my services in this election
- By Paddi Clay
- . May 26, 2024
I have become a widget in the mighty machine that is a party in full campaign mode. The election that’s upon us is the most

Media choices, bias, and propaganda
- By Paddi Clay
- . Apr 21, 2024
Two minor storms in the local media teacup drew my attention this week and prompt some comment. The Daily Maverick online publication didn’t publish and

Sometimes you have to laugh. Even if these are seriously crucial elections
- By Paddi Clay
- . Mar 24, 2024
I received a WhatsApp message from a usually reliable source this week which was an African National Congress graphic notice of a Mini-Rally on 22

How to survive the hustings for our National Election, or The Ship of Fools…
- By Paddi Clay
- . Feb 25, 2024
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party. Or, in the variant, ‘the country.’ It’s a familiar

A cautious approach to journalism in the age of Gaza-Israeli conflict
- By Paddi Clay
- . Jan 28, 2024
A new assault is under way in the war of words that is as fierce as the air and ground war between Gaza and Israel