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ZIMBABWESouth African newspapers face distribution veto in Zimbabwe
[Dumisani Ndlela] The distribution of South African and other international newspapers could be banned or restricted under measures meant to limit their import into Zimbabwe. 16 May 2008 07:07

ZIMBABWEGov't puts pressure on newsprint producer ahead of run off
[Dumisani Ndlela] The Zimbabwe government is exerting pressure on Mutare Board and Paper Mills (MBPM) to increase newsprint supplies to the state-controlled newspaper group, Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers), whose publications it hailed for “standing firm in defence of national institutions” during the March 29 elections. 14 May 2008 08:00

ZIMBABWEState media group reviews newspaper subscription plan
[Dumisani Ndlela] The state-owned Zimbabwe Newspapers group (Zimpapers), which publishes two daily titles as well as five weekly newspapers, has reviewed all newspaper subscriptions and introduced a pre-paid payment plan to stem losses. 24 Apr 2008 06:30

AFRICAThe Guardian International Development Journalism Competition
The competition invites new voices in journalism who are writing about issues facing the developing world today - issues that are often overlooked or under-represented by the media. 14 Apr 2008 14:09

SOUTHERN AFRICASouth Africa's top newspaper journalists, photographers, designers honoured
At an awards ceremony in Johannesburg this week, Mondi Shanduka Newsprint and the Newspaper Association honoured the South African newspaper journalism industry at the seventh annual Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards. 11 Apr 2008 09:38

WEST AFRICALiberian newspaper threatened with lawsuit over alleged defamation
The National Chronicle, one of Liberia's daily newspapers, is being threatened with a lawsuit by a member of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's inner circle. 8 Apr 2008 15:12

ZIMBABWEProbe as CIO boss obtains unpublished Independent story
[Lebo Nkatazo] The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) said Tuesday, 25 March 2008, it has launched an investigation into allegations that the organisation was used by the country's intelligence services to intercept an article which a local weekly newspaper intended to publish. 27 Mar 2008 14:32

ZIMBABWECartoonist launches website
[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwean political cartoonist Tony Namate has launched a website for political cartoons after what he said were “consistent requests from Zimbabweans in the Diaspora who can't access his cartoons” from the domestic press. 4 Mar 2008 07:58

EGYPTEgyptian Information Minister bans four foreign newspapers
On 19 February 2008, the Egyptian government placed a ban on four foreign newspapers that reprinted some of the cartoons that were published by 17 Danish newspapers on 13 February in a show of solidarity on the issue of freedom of expression. 25 Feb 2008 12:14

AFRICAMedia granted fair use of 2010 phrases
[Lavinia Mahlangu] The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has granted the media fair use of terms related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which are now protected by intellectual property rights. 6 Feb 2008 10:13

ZIMBABWEZimbabwe: Between the lines
The Zimbabwean government's move to ask two independent newspapers it has banned to re-register is being viewed with much scepticism in local media circles. 30 Jan 2008 06:18

GHANAPutting African football in the picture
Africa Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture. 29 Jan 2008 09:54

AFRICACan healthy web site traffic save newspapers?
Raw numbers don't really tell whether newspapers are profiting from the uptick in visits to their sites, said Mike McGuire, vice president of research for the media industry at Gartner. "The challenge is how papers can effectively monetize that. There is a concern that a lot of people expect ad-supported content to be free." 29 Jan 2008 07:13