Training South African version of Truman Capote’s, In Cold Blood? “You’re cadet journalists, barely a published word to your names, jointly or individually, and what you’re working on has potential to be a global hit!” So said author, Denis Beckett, to three students enrolled on Roving Reporters first writing workshop in 2011. Beckett reckoned the students’ investigation into two juvenile-offenders-turned-serial hijackers, had the makings of […] Written by rovingreporters November 2, 2019October 25, 2021
Training FLASHBACK: Joel Burton lands his first byline In celebration of Joel Burton’s birthday earlier this week, we share the story the landed his first byline in print: a profile of Brad Weare – the real deal in longboard surfing. Joel subsequently served a six month internship with Roving Reporters as part of the required work-integrated learning component of his studies toward a Diploma […] Written by rovingreporters October 21, 2018October 21, 2018
Training FLASHBACK: Five years for turtle butcher Ten years ago, Durban University of Technology final year journalism students serving internships at Roving Reporters, began preparing for an epic Taco Kuiper Trust sponsored investigation: The Turtle Butcher. The investigation aimed to document the life of then 54-year-old, Makotikoti Zikhali, who had earlier in year been sentenced to five years in jail for killing an […] Written by rovingreporters October 17, 2018October 25, 2021
Social & Justice Broken link in the justice chain From a fight over a bicycle to body bags – this is the story of two hikackers, Vuyani “Vivi” Mthembu and his childhood partner in crime, S’phelele Shezi. Written by rovingreporters September 2, 2011December 18, 2020