AMABHUNGANE: New Frame's demise shines a light on China-aligned unions, parties and disinformation networks - Daily Maverick

Evidence suggests that the publication was held hostage by its main donor, Roy Singham; that its failure to diversify its funding was a feature, not a bug; and that when it came to be regarded as less useful politically, it was deliberately abandoned, rather …

Earlier this month, on 4 July, the left-leaning publication New Frame suddenly announced it was shutting up shop, taking the South African media by surprise.    Launched in August 2018, the non-prof… [+38577 chars]

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