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Celebrate World Radio DayToday, the 13th February, is a date proclaimed by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), as an occasion to draw attention to the unique value of radio, which remains the medium to reach the widest audience and is currently taking up new technological forms and... read more 13 Feb 2012 ICC confirms charges against Kenyan journoCharges against a Kenyan journalist, Joshua Arap Sang, have been confirmed by the International Criminal Courts (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands. Sang who made history as the first Kenyan journalist to face charges at the ICC is among five other Kenyan politicians and senior government officials said... read more 23 Jan 2012 Media accreditation open for Design IndabaMedia interested in applying for accreditation for the 2012 Design Indaba Conference (29 February - 2 March) are advised to familiarise themselves with the guidelines on the website, before applying. The organisers state that, due to the high demand for tickets to the conference, there are only 20... read more 23 Nov 2011 Radio Uganda dot Net network provides online coverage for 2011 Ugandan electionsRadio Uganda dot Net have announced that it will be providing updated coverage of the presidential elections in Uganda taking place on Friday, 18 February 2011. Updates will be provided via its network of FM stations which includes CBS Radio Buganda, Radio Simba, Kaboozi and Sapientia among others.... read more 17 Feb 2011 AMLF 2010 underwayThe 2010 African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) is currently underway in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The theme for the event is 'Funding African media in an age of uncertain business models'. Follow the proceedings using #AMLF on Twitter. 19 Nov 2010 Senegal to host 2011 PAMRO Meeting, All Africa Media Research ConferenceThe 13th PAMRO Meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 21-24 August 2011 in the Francophone country of Senegal. The cost for the conference will be approximately R3300 excluding air travel and accommodation. For more information, go to www.pamro.org.... read more 16 Nov 2010 Still time to enter Loeriesclick to enlargeThe deadline of 31 May 2010 for Loeries 2010 entries, other than 2010 FIFA World Cup entries, has been extended to 14 June 2010 but does carry a 5% late fee. This means that all work flighted between 1 June 2009 and 14 June 2010 is eligible for entry. World cup- related entries have... read more 21 May 2010 No scholarships for Highway Africa 2010Chris Kabwato, conference director of Highway Africa, announced this week that this year's edition of the annual event will not be offering any scholarships to media professionals. He advised that no application letters or letters of inquiry regarding obtaining scholarships should be submitted and... read more 12 May 2010 Loeries: 5% discount for early bird entrantsThe early bird deadline for entries into The 2010 Loerie Awards is 16 April 2010. Entries before this date will receive a 5% discount. The Loeries is open to work conceived and produced anywhere in Africa and the Middle East, including island states off the African coast like the Seychelles or... read more 8 Apr 2010 Women photojournalists called to enter international competitionSince 2000, the Association des Femmes Journalistes and Canon France, in partnership with the international Visa pour l'Image festival, and with the support of Figaro magazine, have awarded an annual prize for women photojournalists. Women photojournalists worldwide are welcome to enter the... read more 12 Mar 2010 2010 Festival of Media Awards deadline extentionThe deadline for entries in the 2010 Festival of Media Awards has been extended to 5 February 2010. Organisers announced the extention due to an overwhelming response from the global media and marketing industry and many requests received for more time. The festival takes place in Valencia, Spain,... read more 22 Jan 2010 Media invited to final draw volunteers training programmeMembers of the media are invited to attend tomorrow, Friday 6 November 2009, the opening session of the three-day training session at Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, for the 362 volunteers who will be working at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Draw, to be held at Cape Town International Convention Centre... read more 5 Nov 2009 B2B editors take to twitter with TwitterfestToday, Wednesday, 21 October 2009, is the second and last day of the first TABPI Twitterfest. Follow what B2B editors from Ireland, South Africa, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, UAE and elsewhere are discussing, and join the conversation by signing up for a free Twitter account if... read more 21 Oct 2009 International radio playwriting competition deadline loomsThe closing date for the BBC World Service and British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009 is on 31 March 2009. Entries must consist of one-hour radio plays written by anyone living outside the UK. There are two first prizes: for the best play by a writer with English as their... read more 25 Mar 2009 CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2009 deadline extentionThe CNN MultiChoice African journalist awards competition entry deadline has been extended from 16 February 2009 to 16 March 2009 and the judging will take place in April. All entries should be broadcast or published during January - December 2008. The competition is open to African nationals who... read more 17 Feb 2009 Trolley grand prix no hypeclick to enlargeAhead of the A1 Grand Prix held in Durban this past weekend, East Coast Radio’s Bokomo Big Breakfast show hosted the first South African Shopping Trolley Grand Prix outside East Coast Radio House in Umhlanga last week. Seven teams from major supermarkets took to the track with... read more 26 Feb 2007 New OFM programme managerclick to enlargeOFM, which is celebrating its 21st year of broadcasting, has appointed Shana Kilbee as its new programme manager, effective since February 2007. Kilbee has been music compiler at both OFM and 94.7 Highveld Stereo, as well as music manager at the latter. According to Lyndon Johnstone,... read more 13 Feb 2007 Ryan O'Connor returns to Good HopeRyan O'Connor, who joined Cape Town-based 94.5 Kfm four months ago, is returning to Good Hope FM mid-March, the radio station announced on Friday, 9 February 2007. The replacement for the 3pm - 6pm afternoon drive slot will be revealed shortly. 12 Feb 2007 Stationery drive benefits school kidsEarlier this week, 94.7 Highveld Stereo started distributing the almost R2 million's worth of stationery it recently collected together with Outsurance for underprivileged school children. Operation Ground Cover 2 was facilitated by 94.7's Ground Patrol team, the station's direct marketing arm.... read more 31 Jan 2007 Jeff Moloi replaces Kwena Moabelo on KayaKwena Moabelo, sports manager for Kaya FM 95.9, is leaving the radio station to join SAFM and SABC sports television. Moabelo says: "This was a tough decision to leave a place that has been my home for almost six years. However, this is a career move for me. I will miss all the listeners."... read more 15 Jan 2007 SABC trio charged for corruption, fraud and money launderingFin24.co.za reports that the Lesedi FM husband-and-wife team of radio presenters, Thuso and Mmamontha Motaung, as well as associate Joshua Ramme, are facing a minimum of 17 charges for corruption, fraud and money laundering. For more, click here.... read more 8 Dec 2006 Increased traffic reports over festive seasonOFM has increased the number of traffic reports to assist holiday traffic over selected dates in December 2006 and January 2007. Reports will stay the same in OFM Breakfast 7am - 10am and in Tim Time from 2pm - 6pm and will be added to other programs on selected dates. Presenters will promote the... read more 6 Dec 2006 Hip-hop group wins Metro music awardsHip-hop group Teargas has won the seventh annual Metro FM Music Awards presented in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, taking home three awards in total: Best Hip-hop, Best Album and Song of the Year. Says Matona Ntshona, Metro FM station manager, "The people have spoken and... read more 27 Nov 2006 Putting music in the spotlightclick to enlargeThe seventh annual Metro FM Music Awards, in partnership with Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, take place on Saturday, 25 November 2006 at the E.P.R.U Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Says Matona Ntshona, Metro FM station manager, "We are pulling out all the stops to create a blow-out show... read more 21 Nov 2006 Toys for charityThe Nigel Pierce TOY TOY feature kicked off towards the end of last week, with the show broadcasting live from a different company each day. The aim is to encourage employees from each company to bring toys (used or new, but not broken) into work on the day of the live outdoor broadcast or to donate... read more 5 Nov 2006 702 completes historic moveTalk Radio 702 officially moved to its new home on the FM frequency on Wednesday, 1 November 2006, when it launched its second, and biggest, FM transmitter in Pretoria at an outside broadcast and celebration at Church Square. The station is now available on 106.0 FM in the Pretoria area. This... read more 1 Nov 2006 94.7 top of the pops againclick to enlargeOnce again, 94.7 Highveld Stereo is officially Joburg's best radio station, and 94.7's Jeremy Mansfield and his show the Rude Awakening are Joburg's best radio personality and Joburg's best radio show respectively - for the 10th consecutive year. That's according to the 66 000 votes... read more 26 Oct 2006 R1 million giveaway marks end of Africa tourMetro FM celebrated its twentieth birthday last week by giving R1 million to lucky listener Neelen Jeffries from Eesterus in the east of Pretoria at Maropeng, The Cradle of Humankind. The party brought to a close the station's "I Am An African" tour, in which it broadcast from 11 countries in 20... read more 27 Sep 2006 Learn to flyIn the lead up tp Africa's largest aerospace, defence and security exhibition this year in Cape Town, 20 - 24 September 2006, OFM and the National Airways Corporation are giving away a six-week course to become a private pilot, through the 43 Air School in Port Alfred - all expenses paid. Entrants... read more 19 Sep 2006 Best Radio News award for 702 reporterStephen Grootes, Talk Radio 702 afternoon news anchor and reporter, has once again walked off with the Best Radio News Award in the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award: Southern Northern Region, the second consecutive year that he has done so. As a regional winner, Grootes automatically goes... read more 31 Aug 2006 |
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