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Rugoho-Chin'ono, CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200

Hopewell Rugoh-Chin'ono, from Zimbabwe, has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Awards ceremony. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Is wild Africa disappearing?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:15:00 +0200

With features devoted to animal icons, rainforests and oceans, the August 2008 issue of Africa Geographic measures Africa's conservation successes, failures and challenges. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards winners

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:53:00 +0200

LONDON: The winners of the 2008 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards were announced last night, Thursday, 3 July 2008, at a gala ceremony in London. Now in its fifth year, the awards honour business journalism focusing on Africa, thus attracting contestants from around the globe. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Launch of MediaClubSouthAfrica.com

Wed, 21 May 2008 10:49:00 +0200

The International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa, custodian of Brand South Africa, today, Wednesday, 21 May 2008, launched MediaClubSouthAfrica.com, a web-based media service for all who want to track the country's progress and achievements in the build-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and beyond. The launch took place at the International Media Forum South Africa (IMFSA) which opened in Bryanston today. Read full story... | Send to a friend

SA newspapers face distribution veto in Zim

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:07:00 +0200

The distribution of South African and other international newspapers could be banned or restricted under measures meant to limit their import into Zimbabwe. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Government bans issue of French weekly

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:21:00 +0200

The Algerian government banned the distribution of the 4 May 2008 issue of the Paris-based news weekly Jeune Afrique, which has an article on the local region of Kabylie. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Govt seizes Ethiopian magazine, imprisons publisher

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:44:00 +0200

In a move that is widely believed to have been deliberately chosen to coincide with World Press Freedom Day, the Ethiopian government struck against the private press on 3 May 2008. Ten thousand copies of a non-political monthly magazine, Enku, have been impounded by police and the publisher and deputy editor of the magazine, Alemayehu Mahtemework, imprisoned. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Africa magazine group still growing in circulation

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:49:00 +0200

IC Publications 2007 ABC audit shows a rise of 8.6% for the fourth consecutive year. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Ridwaan Bawa takes on Men's Health

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:50:00 +0200

Ridwaan Bawa is the new editor of Men's Health magazine, Touchline Media announced this afternoon, Wednesday, 20 February 2008. Bawa replaces Andy Ellis, who recently resigned from his post to form independent creative agency TypeFace Media together with Piers Buckle, who also quit as editor of Men's Health Living. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Media granted fair use of 2010 phrases

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:13:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has granted the media fair use of terms related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which are now protected by intellectual property rights. Read full story... | Send to a friend