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New Media II . 9 March 2017

I struggled a bit to pull this together. Mobile journalism is an evasive topic. I think we are on the verge of cutting edge modern technology regarding videos and videp sharing.

I successfully managed to shoot, edit and upload the video on my phone, with the help of a few friends. Thanks to Alex for her mobile editing software. I think Adobe Clip seemed to be a bit more helpful than KineMaster. (Sorry , Sihle)

Picking a single element from the budget speech to focus on seemed to be quite difficult. There were several prominent things spoken about, but not many related to me. So, I struggled to personalise a topic enough to assert myself in the form of a video project. After sitting with the 36 page budget speech for a few days, I realized that some conflicts of interest were covertly avoided. Such as, the money supposedly returned from Nkandla by President Zuma or the Gupta spenditure that went on with the corruption.

There was no mention of Nkandla, Gupta(s) or the value of money that was used by government personnel for personal use. (Rather, the percentage government personnel use decreased since last.)
After some brainstorming, I was able to secure an idea on how to depict this in a clip.

Videos are a fun thing to make. The use of visual and audio could create an awe in the viewer. The technology that we have could very easily be used to create short, impactful videos . Mobile journalism is the way forward, is what I learned from this project.

The topic of politics regarding the somewhat shambles of our government requires careful thought. I decided that I would make use of the Control+F function to search for important key words.

My video is not as clear as I would have liked it to be. Perhaps some context, in the form of a caption could place the video in the right mindset to make sense. Indeed, my message is that this budget speech is not as accurate as we would like it to be. And I did intended for it to be humorous.

ANC, South African's democratically elected party, released a statement.

The statement discussed how the ANC does support Palestine and are against the killing of Palestinians. However, they did discuss the fact that they aren't condoning Hamas's use of bombs. 

The eventual outcome of the article was that the South African ambassador in Tel Aviv must return home. Along with ambassador Lenk, of Israel, returning to his country. Although the ANC are going about this in a harsh manner, the transition so far has been smooth.

An exert from the statement depicts the ANC's support of Israel. The ANC also propose the outcome of a solution being put into place, stating that the two countries can co-exist alongside each other. The ANC clearly propose that the Israelis step down by their obvious strong condemnation of Israel's violent aggression

"As the ANC in Parliament, we stand unapologetically with the people of

Palestine and pro-Palestinian campaigners in an endeavour to exert

pressure on Israel’s government to comply with the UN Security Council

resolutions and stop its killings and gross persecution of Palestinian

people. We remain resolute in our view that the only long lasting

peaceful solution to the situation in the Middle East is the attainment

of a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine in which the two

states exist side by side independently and peacefully."

As a South African, it feels spectacular to be able to stand firm with our government. South Africa, unlike long-time liberated countries, understand what apartheid feels like. And although we are no longer in apartheid, the reactions as apposed to it is something that many South Africans can relate to. 

I relate to the Palestinians because my country went through apartheid recently, I relate to the Palestinians because I practice the same religion as them and I relate to Palestinians because I am a human being that understands the privilege of being allowed the right to live and prosper. And for that- the citizens of my country being able to live and prosper, South Africa being able to stand up against broken UN resolutions and injustice- we are grateful. 

Read the full article here: http://www.polity.org.za/article/anc-statement-by-office-of-the-anc-chief-whip-on-the-situation-in-gaza-18072014-2014-07-18

A short brief.

The purpose of this blog is to keep you updated on the happenings of Palestine and their people.
I can't always ensure that what is written up here is the absolute truth - simply because I am not Palestinian, nor am I in any way affiliated with them aside from empathy.
Everything I write up here is in a desperate attempt to raise awareness for the Palestinians and their situation.
I hope we both endure a degree of closure regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict soon. InshaAllah.