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How Uganda is using old and new laws to block activists on social media
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Activists who use digital media are protected by international law and protocols that guarantee freedom of expression.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Somaliland police raid Horyaal 24 TV offices
A police officer is seen in Hargeisa, Somaliland, on May 16, 2016. Police in Hargeisa recently arrested Horyaal 24 TV owner Mohamed Osman Mireh. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Mohamed...
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#BREAKINGNEWS: Andrew Human to leave the Loeries
CEO of the Loeries, Andrew Human, will be leaving the organisation after 15 years at the helm, during which time the Loeries was transformed into a globally recognised festival and the highest accolade...
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African Media Agency partners with USAfrica Expo
Eloine Barry, CEO African Media Agency.</span>African Media Agency (AMA), a leading pan African communications and media relations firm, has announced a partnership with the USAfrica Business...
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All the 2019 African Digital Media Awards winners
Winners of the 2019 African Digital Media Awards have been announced in Johannesburg, South Africa. The awards took place on the first day of the two-day Digital Media Africa conference hosted by...
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10 most censored countries
Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018. A recent thawing...
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Of foxes and paradoxes in the media henhouse
Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.</span>Future historians may well scramble to understand what was going on at the Media Freedom Conference in London and the simultaneous Social Media summit at...
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Video Exchange Africa at AfricaCom 2019
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Video Exchange Africa will gather together some of today's most influential players across the telco, broadcast and OTT sectors to discuss, deliberate and realise...
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A challenge for the media: Proactive reporting
Molengwa Rose Luckscheiter.</span>Proactive reporting, which often means responsible and balanced news, is necessary to replenish South Africa's reputation after a series of looting that affected...
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#EpicaAwards2019: What's new this year?
Mark Tungate, the editorial director of the Epica Awards. Image supplied.</span>An interview with Mark Tungate, the editorial director of the Epica Awards.Read more... | Send to a friend
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WhatsApp revolutionising business communication
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>The most recent report from the GSMA (GSM Association), reveals that Sub-Saharan Africa has 444 million mobile subscribers, making up nearly nine percent of all...
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How partnerships can help Africa achieve UN SDGs
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>A unique publication on SDG 17, that promotes partnerships to transform Africa and the world, will be released at the United Nations this week. This publication...
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BBC Komla Dumor award for Ugandan journalist
Solomon Serwanjja.</span>Ugandan TV presenter, Solomon Serwanjja, has been awarded the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. He is the fifth winner of the award, following in the footsteps of Waihiga...
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Judges for APO media award
The jury for the inaugural APO Group African Women in Media Award has been announced. They will select the winner and announce the finalists later this week.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Know your business inside out with a Biz Office
New expectations of transparency and authenticity in business means things like organisational purpose, brand stories, how your company does things, what it believes in and what it stands for, can all...
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African Women in Media Award finalists
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Three journalists have been shortlisted to win the inaugural APO Group African Women in Media Award which recognises, celebrates and empowers African women...
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Facebook expands fact-checking to further countries in Africa
Image source: Gallo/Getty.</span>Facebook expands its third-party fact-checking programme to 10 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Africa must step up to support its innovators
Robyn Curnow, CNN.</span>I've lost count of the number of times I've heard business leaders from outside Africa refer to the continent's enormous potential. It's a cliché, as well as a source of...
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Establishing an Africa-based global destination image platform at Brand...
Brand Summit South Africa is excited to announce that 1-5 June 2020 has been dubbed "Brand Summit Week" in Cape Town, launching a pan-African theme in response to calls to expand the strategic reach of...
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