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   CENTRAL AFRICA Zambian paper's staff summoned on contempt chargesNEW YORK: A magistrate in Zambia issued a summons today for the entire editorial staff of the southern African country's largest independent newspaper to appear in court on Wednesday, 2 September 2009 on contempt charges, according to local journalists and news reports. The ruling was prompted by an op-ed commenting on the prosecution of the paper's news editor. 1 Sep 2009 12:33 CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi launches first evening newspaper[Gregory Gondwe] For the first time in Malawi's media history, an evening newspaper hit the streets on Friday, 28 August 2009. The newspaper called The Weekend Times becomes the fourth publication after the Daily Times, Malawi News and the Sunday Times published by Blantyre Newspapers (BNL). 31 Aug 2009 09:41 CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi: NPL launches SMS facility[Gregory Gondwe] Nation Publications Limited (NPL) has launched a short message service (SMS) in order to reach out to its readers and advertisers. 1 Jul 2009 10:03 CENTRAL AFRICA NPL rebrands its three newspapers[Gregory Gondwe] The Nation Publications Limited (NPL) has rebranded The Nation on Sunday, Weekend Nation as well as their daily publication The Nation. 14 May 2009 10:39 CENTRAL AFRICA Malawi's third daily newspaper on the cards[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi will, from this month have a third daily newspaper after President Bingu wa Mutharika's Guardian Publications Limited (GPL) announced its plans to turn tri-weekly, The Guardian into a daily. 12 Sep 2008 10:20 CENTRAL AFRICA Putting African football in the pictureAfrica Interactive works together with local media talent in Ghana to put the Nike5showdown tournament in the picture. 29 Jan 2008 09:54 CENTRAL AFRICA Press harassment hinders Niger's development, watchdogs warnPress freedom groups agree that an increase in arrests, intimidation and harassment of journalists in Niger is impeding development in one of the poorest countries in the world. 16 Jan 2008 07:32 CENTRAL AFRICA Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. 11 Jan 2008 07:04 CENTRAL AFRICA Egyptian court says no to websites' banAn attempt by an Egyptian judge to ban 51 websites to which he takes exception suffered a setback recently when a court ruled against him. 3 Jan 2008 09:46 CENTRAL AFRICA Kenyan government imposes news blackoutWarning the government of the dangers of the ban on live radio and TV news reports, Reporters Without Borders has condemned the climate of fear imposed on the privately-owned media in the wake of Kenya's disputed presidential election following the live radio and TV news reports ban announced on 30 December 2007. 3 Jan 2008 09:35 CENTRAL AFRICA Morocco: Market leader in less than a yearEven before celebrating its first birthday, the Moroccan daily Al Massae has received an unexpected gift. 14 Dec 2007 08:48 CENTRAL AFRICA African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite projectA critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. 30 Nov 2007 12:04 CENTRAL AFRICA The Guardian: Why we are off the streetsOn Tuesday, November 6, 2007, the leadership of the local branch of National Union of Printing, Publishing and Paper Products Workers (NUPPPPROW) and the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) supported by some outside elements, who invaded the company, decided to suspend the production of the newspaper and ordered the staff out of the premises as they announced the commencement of an industrial action against the company. 28 Nov 2007 13:42 Latest jobs | Ad showcase |
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