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African journo awards extends deadline

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0200

CNN International and MultiChoice announced at the end of last week that the deadline for entries for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards have been extended to Wednesday, 22 February 2012, and the judging to take place in April this year.
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Press freedom under fire

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:49:00 +0200

KINSHASA, DRC: Only two months after its creation, the Congolese media regulation body, CSAC, is already in the firing line of press freedom activists. The nongovernmental organisation, Journalist in Danger (JED) has called for its immediate abolition.
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Karongi community radio goes off air

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:08:00 +0200

Rwanda Information Office (ORINFOR) on Monday [12 December 2011] switched off a community radio station in Karongi District because of an alleged delay in acquiring equipment to support the modern digital transmission technology.
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CPJ report: 52 journalists jailed in Africa

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:05:00 +0200

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. And if the Protection of State Information Bill is passed next year, the 2012 CPJ report could very well see South African journalists join their colleagues across the continent in serving prison time for doing their job.
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Media cautioned against inciting violence

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:05:00 +0200

Media practitioners have been urged to always be mindful of information they disseminate as it can be destructive.
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Malawi faults Zambia on TV licence

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:03:00 +0200

The Malawian government has faulted Zambian president Michael Sata for granting the former president of Malawi a television broadcasting licence.
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Zambia gives TV licence to Malawian operator

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:04:00 +0200

Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi's aspirations to run Joy-TV alongside Joy FM radio, which were thwarted when Malawi government switched off the television broadcasting, has been given a lifeline by Zambian government.
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Zambia: Give us radio licence, chief urges govt

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:48:00 +0200

Chief Simamba of the Tonga speaking people of Siavonga District in Southern Province has called on President Michael Sata's government to consider granting a full radio operation licence to Kariba FM Radio Trust.
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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:45:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011.
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A focus on African media this weekend

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:53:00 +0200

An unprecedented summit of African media conferences take place Friday 16 September to Monday 19 September 2011: Highway Africa, Pan African Conference on Access to Information, Digital Citizens' Indaba, the African Forum for Media Development, various editors' forum meetings, and workshops for African journalism educators.
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