Vukani Mde joins New Age as editor: opinion and analysis

Comments the newspaper's editor-in-chief Vuyo Mvoko, "As a political journalist and editor, Vukani brings a wealth of experience and a reputation for critical thought to The New Age.

"He wrote for ThisDay and the Business Day and was the first political editor for The Weekender where he wrote a critical, irreverent column for the newspaper between 2006 and 2007 ...Vukani's skills will bring both an in-depth analysis and independent critical voice to the newspaper as we continue our drive to excellence."

Says Vukani: "I am pleased and excited to be joining this new and independent venture. The greater the number of voices in the South African media landscape, the better. The public and our democracy can only benefit from the arrival of this newspaper."

"The New Age's stance as a critical but positive, progressive and forward-looking newspaper dovetails happily with my own outlook. We'll be introducing our readers to some of South Africa's and even the world's best columnists and editorial contributors. Some names will be familiar to newspaper readers, others less so, but we promise that all of them will challenge you to think again."

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