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Verashni Pillay is the founder of explain.co.za, a platform offering accessible and empowering news to those who don’t usually follow current affairs. She is a CNN African Journalism Award winner, an Open Society Foundations and Mandela Washington Fellow, and was named one of the BBC’s 100 Women. She was editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian … Read more
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When experts use AI to give them a soundbite or key message, they weaken own voices. Here are four of the most critical ways you lose ground when you use AI to answer interview questions.
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Most times, when we prep for an interview, we focus on the answers we’ll give to the questions we’re expecting to be asked. But a truly strong interview starts one step earlier, with questions you can put to your interviewer to ensure clarity on the story, the audience, and the job you’ve been invited to … Read more
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Zukiswa White is a queer-feminist and pan-African activist-organiser, popular educator, and projects specialist. Her work is at the intersections of gender equity, racial justice, and sustainable development. Her specific skills lie in building systems and amplifying women’s leadership. Rooted in the belief that culture is another terrain of struggle, she founded Umanyano Lwe Jazz, a … Read more
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Welcome to 2026, where Africa is still the youngest continent on earth, and the number of Africans under 25 is now so large that it’s basically shaping the future of everything. For QW+, we see this in the context of the new post-journalism world, where young people everywhere forgo traditional news brands in favour of … Read more
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It is currently the 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence. And as Quote This Woman+, an African feminist non-profit working for a gender-just media, we call on all thought-leaders and writers to exercise responsibility for the words, phrases, and acronyms they choose in this conversation. We refer in particular to the easy euphemisms and acronyms … Read more
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26 November 2025: Quote This Woman+ (QW+), an African feminist non-profit working to build a gender-just media, has released an open letter calling on government, international NGOs, academics, media professionals and civil society to choose their words with care during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence campaign. The open letter challenges the linguistic … Read more
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This article is based on a media training session that the Nigerian Newspaper Prime Progress conducted, together with QW+, for new QW+ experts from Nigeria. You can access a link to the entire training here. Anybody who uses generative AI in their daily life might feel the temptation to turn to Large Language Learning Models … Read more
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Blurb Tarryn Tomlinson is a disability activist who has embraced the opportunities AI offers to make real changes in accessibility and understanding of disability issues. As a tech innovator, she has created the world’s first AI accessibility assistant. She is also a television presenter, media producer, and media personality. Pronouns: She/Her Born: 11 October 1998 … Read more
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At QW+, we have seen how powerful it is when feminist experts take up media space. We’re always especially amped when our experts appear on TV. But we get it: being invited for a television interview, while exciting, can be absolutely nerve-wracking. It is a moment where your voice can reach out to millions. Done … Read more