the Research community of Southern Africa

Women still missing from top media posts

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:32:00 +0200

Based on findings from 126 media houses and representing 23 678 employees, "Glass Ceilings: Women and Men in Southern African Media" shows great strides forward when it comes to gender equality in media, but also how much work remains to meet commitments outlined in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development.
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Women make a difference in media

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:41:00 +0200

It is late afternoon in Namibia and a current affairs programme at Base FM is about to go on air. Namibian singing sensation Stella Kavendjii breezes in unannounced, baby in her arms, and does an impromptu interview on her new album about HIV and AIDS. Such is the homely atmosphere at this woman-led community radio station that if anyone has an issue, they come in and chat about it.
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Women still hitting glass ceiling in media

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:05:00 +0200

Research released today, Thursday, 6 August 2007, by Gender Links, a Southern African non-governmental organisation, points out that media is still not a very friendly environment for women to work in. “Glass Ceilings: Women and Men in Southern African Media” presents data and findings from 126 media houses (approximately half of all media houses in the region), representing 23 678 employees.
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MasterCard Index: growing inequality between SA women, men

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:24:00 +0200

The results of the latest MasterCard Worldwide Index of Women's Advancement saw South Africa's Index score decline by five points from 90.6 to 85.7 between 2008 and 2009. The Index was released yesterday, Tuesday, 4 August 2009.
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Study names Zimbabwe as software piracy culprit

Mon, 18 May 2009 13:01:00 +0200

A recent study by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has detailed the state of global software piracy, and has named Zimbabwe as one of seven countries with the highest rates of illegal software usage.
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Zim: Internet survives fall in media demand

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0200

The internet survived a slump in patronage or visibility that affected all the other media in Zimbabwe from Q4 2007 to Q4 2008, the Zimbabwe All Media Products and Services (ZAMPS) survey has revealed.
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SA, Finland partner to support biosciences initiatives in SADC

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:30:00 +0200

PRETORIA: South Africa and Finland have signed a co-operation agreement to support biosciences projects in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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Study says red tape driving import costs up

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:45:00 +0200

Import procedures in Zimbabwe consume much more time and are much more costly than what the country's exporters incur to fulfil the same procedures in other countries, new trade statistics have revealed.
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Are you an email addict?

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:41:00 +0200

According to AOL Mail's fourth annual Email Addiction Survey, 46% of email users said they're hooked on email (up from just 15% last year) and 51% check their email four or more times a day. One in five said they check their email more than 10 times a day and some even, for crying out loud, check their emails while in church. Granted, the survey is an American one, but are African's so different? Are you an email addict?
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Changing Lives: Making research real

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200

Journalists love 'human interest' stories - because audiences love them. But finding the human interest stories in long-term research programmes is often rather tricky.
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