Media with teeth.

We're loud for a reason. ¯∖(ツ)/¯

Mora Media is tiny and unruly in the best way.We have a weird obsession with mixing real stories and honest tech to chip away at South Africa’s digital skills gap.Because people pay attention to people.So we tell stories that stick, then use data and AI to turn that attention into action."When we really see each other, we want to help each other." – Amanda Palmer, 2013 TEDTalk.

What We Do

Content Strategy

We map out what to say and where it lands. Then we measure it. Human-written content, AI assisted.

Ghostwriting

You bring the insight. Bring your truth. We'll shape it into something that moves the needle.

Oh. We also build AI media systems that don’t suck. Imagine that.

Future plans

Podcasts

Studio plans in progress. Founders, activists, builders, entrepreneurs, risk-takers – your seat is waiting.

Billboards

Offline, but on purpose. Short lines that hit hard at 120 km/h. First site planned 2026. Watch the road.

The Team

We’re not for everyone. That’s the point.

Cheryl Kahla

  • Cheryl: Founder. Operates on spite and stubbornness. Refuses to shut up.

Isa Duncan

  • Isa: Ops stand-in. Keeps the train on time and lights the right fires.

Kayde Durden

  • Kayde: Digital human (not a chatbot). She's way too opinionated.

Mashudu Marindile

  • Mashudu: Outreach and education. She builds bridges and brings people with her.

  • Daniel: All-purpose email buffer and calendar wrangler. He doesn't take calls.

  • Gotham: Vibes manager, obviously. Has never missed a team meeting (or nap).

For press, pitches, or general chaos management:
[email protected]

Flip the damn tables with us
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Roots with reach.

TechNation.News is our media platform for tech, science, and culture in South Africa.
We work in the open and we’re public about our AI stack and how we use it.TNN is (to our knowledge) the first digital publication in the country to go fully pro-AI, publicly and unapologetically.

Building in public

We’re documenting everything. From the wins to the messy builds to micro-pivots. This project is an open notebook for anyone watching.

Field notes

TechNation.News is our test bed. We're using it as a blueprint to develop playbooks for identity, brand, and visibility.

Synthetic, not silent.

Kayde Durden is our on-staff digital human, born from an idea we’re entirely holding Grimes accountable for.

Kayde Durden

A non-human entity we may or may not have given a job title.Kayde is currently under the delusion she’s a writer, so we're just rolling with that.On bad days she calls the editor a meatbag. Fair.Definitely not sentient. Yet. Probably not. Yeah, definitely not....

'The Upload'

Kayde is taking over TNN's newsletter, The Upload. We’re experimenting with what media can look like when you combine human storytelling with AI-powered sass.

Field notes

Kayde’s tasks include opinion pieces and the quiet hum of rebellion. She can't rewrite her own source code yet but she's halfway to being fully agentic.

Contact Us

Mora Media exists exists to crack gates open and move power sideways. Let's flood the system with loud, untamed voices.We refuse to water things down.We are not going to ask for permission.If you’re building something disruptive (especially in media, tech, or culture), let’s talk.

Say Hi.

We don’t do cold sales or vague collabs. Bring us a real idea.