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Digital dominates the African conversation

Sara El-Khalili writes about 'Mobile technology: Bridging the African digital divide, a must-read as this week marks World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

Still on the topic of all things technological, Abigail Mawonde writes about how social media has become a major threat to the viability of the newspaper industry in Zimbabwe and the existence of journalism as a profession.

Zimbabwe's digital space keeps the focus, with Koliwe Nyoni Majama explaining that local content production support is critical as the country gears up for digitisation.

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Mobile technology: Bridging the African digital divide

Sara El-Khalili

Handicapped by economic constraints, millions of unprivileged people in the developing world continue to be deprived of sufficient access to communication technology...

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Zimbabwe: 'Social media a threat to newspapers'

Abigail Mawonde

The social media has become a major threat to the viability of the newspaper industry and the existence of journalism as a profession, a Government official has said...

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Local content production support - critical as Zimbabwe gears up for digitisation

Koliwe Nyoni Majama

Currently Zimbabwe is gearing itself up for two significant developments in the broadcasting industry - the announcement of the successful local commercial licence applicants and digital migration...

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