MBABANE, SWAZILAND: The chief editor of the
Swazi Observer newspaper said on Tuesday, 17 January 2012, that he has been sacked after he published interviews with democrats on the future of Africa's last absolute monarchy.
20 Jan 2012 11:29
The Women in News (WIN) programme, a leadership programme for African women working in media and launched by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in 2010, is now accepting applications from women media professionals from either the business or editorial side of newspapers in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.
18 Jan 2012 11:04Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai has instructed his lawyers to
institute legal proceedings in response to stories implicating him in an alleged journalists bribery scam.
16 Jan 2012 12:56VUMBA: The Zimpapers board chairman has congratulated the company's management for successfully bidding for a radio licence as it moves to expand its national and regional market share both in the print and electronic media.
13 Jan 2012 13:29
Howzit MSN, a web portal in South Africa has expanded its reach into the rest of the continent with the launch of a dedicated channel for Africa. This move is in response to the growing demand of internet users for locally relevant content and from advertisers for advertising inventory that reaches a pan-African market.
13 Jan 2012 10:10The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) will not be issuing out private television licences any time soon despite mounting pressure to do so, saying its main focus is on meeting the Southern African Development Community (SADC) deadline on the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting.
9 Jan 2012 11:42A legal battle looms between prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai and the state media following the publication of stories alleging that the MDC-T leader bribed private media editors to stop them from writing damaging articles about his party and love affairs.
9 Jan 2012 10:27
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] The Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has said 2011 saw Malawi's media environment deteriorate to the worst as observed from 2009.
6 Jan 2012 11:31
LONDON,UK: CNN chat show host Piers Morgan told the British press ethics inquiry Tuesday that he had no reason to believe phone hacking went on at the
Daily Mirror during his editorship.
23 Dec 2011 07:33
PocketMedia Solutions, having already produced four runs of the eight-panel Z-Card,
Maputo City Guide, has rolled out another pocket-sized guide ahead of the festive season, to ensure that tourists can find their way around the city with ease
13 Dec 2011 12:22
[Theresa Mallinson] There are currently 52 journalists imprisoned in Africa, in nine countries. More than half the jailed journalists are held in that scourge of media freedom - Eritrea. The most disturbing news to come out of CPJ's recent report on journalists behind bars, is that the trend of imprisoning journalists - often on trumped-up charges - has seen a sharp increase over the last decade.
12 Dec 2011 10:05
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Malawi's mobile phone service provider, Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) has partnered with Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) to provide BlackBerry services to subscribers in Malawi.
12 Dec 2011 09:21
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Opposition members of Malawi parliament on Monday 5 December 2011 demanded that special legislation should be drafted to regulate the use of the much contested the Consolidated ICT Regulatory Management System (CIRMS) government is intending to commission.
12 Dec 2011 08:05