Samanthole Arts Foundation

Advocacy Journalism The US healthcare system is not really what you were doomed to believe The glorification of The United States of America being one of the wealthiest and most revered healthcare systems in the whole world is brought to question by the Advocacy Journalist by director-producer, Michael Moore’s Sicko film. His self-styled documentary film, Sicko is infused with opinion and ethical dilemmas that maneuver across socio-political, religious and economic spectrum.   The journey he takes, carefully observes the healthcare and insurance industry in America as a whole. Upon the completion of watching the movie, one is made to believe that business is more valuable to the affluence of this world more than humanity. His advocacy journalistic approach to this film reveals to the world that most big insurance companies are not willing to cover even the fully insured patients when they face problems between life and death. His production team exposes the most well pos

‘I felt emotional when I entered the booth, I knew my vote will bring a change’ says Levi Ratsoma In South African society democracy has brought the cult of naked power. To a politician in power, campaigning for votes, the readiness to deceive and manipulate voters and the emptiness of promises made by political parties are the marks of a political tiger. The sight of a political tiger incites a politician to a reckless aggressiveness, arrogance and ignorance once a vulnerable voter has cast  his vote. As the citizens of the country marched to the electionbooths to exercise their democratic and constitutional right by casting their votes during the fourth national elections, voters are spoilt for choice. It has become a norm that in developing countries such as South Africa, the mushrooming of small political parties should have a right of way. Within a short space of time the South African political landscape has once again been greeted by new kids on the block