As a new member here, I was happy to find this forum. Thanks for the efforts Dave, and all!!

I'm not South African but have lived for some years in the WC, and consider this fantastic place home.

I have been troubled by the lack of good places to share ideas, especially opinions about the SA news coverage and government actions. Every place has issues, but the extent of attempted information control by media such as News24, etc is troubling. By that, I mean real comments aren't allowed and many articles seem like they are approved by a government agency.

Are there other places I've overlooked where free exchanges of ideas about SA are promoted?