UNISA's newly established College of Education has shown its commitment by sponsoring the 6th Annual
African Education Week Convention and Learning Expo, which takes place 2-4 July 2012, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
9 Feb 2012 14:29The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has initiated disciplinary action against one of the country's top radio show for airing offensive material to an inappropriate audience.
9 Feb 2012 13:01The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chairperson has threatened action to stop the circulation in Zimbabwe of foreign newspapers that are not registered under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA).
9 Feb 2012 11:23KAMPALA, UGANDA: A court in Kampala has thrown out a case of forgery against the
Daily Monitor managing editor Daniel Kalinaki and political editor Henry Ochieng on grounds that the prosecution failed to adduce sufficient evidence to sustain the charge.
9 Feb 2012 10:56[Miriam Mukama] Over 1000 journalists were in attacked in Uganda during 2011, according to the new Human Rights Network for Journalists report (HRNJ). The number is a huge leap compared to 58 journalists who were attacked in 2010 and 38 who were attacked in 2009.
9 Feb 2012 10:09 [Staff Reporter] Games. Who needs them? Whiling away the hours with a fresh title beats stress, keeps the mind occupied and gives your fingers a break from frantically texting. Mobile marketing is highly prevalent in some of the top gaming titles out there, with banner ads running across the more popular ones.
8 Feb 2012 13:22 
Described as Africa's leading literary award, the Caine Prize 2012 has announced its judging panel. The judging panel will be chaired by author and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Bernardine Evaristo.
8 Feb 2012 11:52
[Carole Kimutai] A goof by one of Kenya's leading media houses - the Nation Media Group (NMG) has sparked a mega debate on responsible reporting and how journalists are using social media to break news.
8 Feb 2012 10:26
Talk2Us, the brand engagement consultancy, has extended its reseller agreement with SnapComms to cover all African countries. In November 2011, the company negotiated a deal to offer internal digital brand management tools to Southern African and the islands.
8 Feb 2012 09:17
[Walter Wafula] Roger Mugisha, presenter of KFM's morning show, D'Mighty Breakfast, has resigned, the radio station announced today.
7 Feb 2012 14:54
InMobi, the global independent mobile advertising network, has made strategic moves to confirm its focus on the African continent. Isis Nyong'o, vice president and managing director for Africa said "InMobi is investing to grow and enhance our presence in Africa".
7 Feb 2012 12:08
[Thomas Oosthuizen] Growth is hardly the challenge Facebook faces. The challenge for the monetarisation of Facebook is not how many people it reaches - it is a huge medium by any standards - but how it extracts revenue from its core business: connecting people in an objective, friendly, social, non-threatening and non-commercial environment.
7 Feb 2012 10:40
[Caren Olsen] The South African Advertising Research Foundation (
SAARF) invited a number of top players in the radio industry to speak at a recent Community Radio Forum, giving community radio delegates advice on everything from programming to marketing. This is my advice for presenters on how to deliver a show with the kind of on-air content that attracts and retains listeners.
6 Feb 2012 12:42