the Media community of Namibia

Primedia Outdoor strengthens SADC region development commitment

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:17:00 +0200

Primedia Outdoor has sold 25,1% of its Namibia operations to the Namibia Mineworkers Investment Holding Company (NAMIC). Read full story... | Send to a friend

Polytechnic declares its premises a 'no-go' area for journalists covering student events

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200

The Namibian Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa, MISA-Namibia, has come out strongly against the decision by the Polytechnic of Namibia issuing a decree that its premises are a "no-go" area for journalists covering student events. Read full story... | Send to a friend

CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:00 +0200

Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Cricket Australia tries to corner image market

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:42:00 +0200

Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds. Read full story... | Send to a friend

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +0200

A 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. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Music video project for Africa

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:43:00 +0200

Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Four young Kenyans become mobile reporters

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:56:00 +0200

“This is a great opportunity to promote responsive journalism and democracy in Kenya,” says Munene Kilongi. He is standing in a street in Nairobi while he is sending his report on the elections in Kenya from his mobile phone. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Botswana TV tender to SA company

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:56:00 +0200

Ayanda Media Technologies (AMT), a company within the Questek group, specialising in broadcast and media technologies, has been awarded a multi-million rand tender to upgrade the facilities at Botswana Television (BTV). Read full story... | Send to a friend

APEX awards now Cape to Cairo

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:28:00 +0200

The Advertising Performance Excellence (APEX) awards have just increased in magnitude following a decision by the custodians of the awards, the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), to extend entry to the rest of the continent. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya's President rejects media law as threat to press freedom

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:57:00 +0200

President Mwai Kibaki has refused to sign a media bill into law on the grounds that a last-minute amendment limiting the confidentiality of sources posed a threat to press freedom. Read full story... | Send to a friend