Highway Africa 2010 registration open

4 May 2010

Registration has officially opened for the 14th annual Highway Africa Conference. Taking place at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, 5 - 7 July 2010, the conference is the world's largest gathering of African journalists. This year's theme is 'African voices in the global media space'.

Highway Africa Conference 2010 plans to celebrate and interrogate African journalism and media and how these are opening up and expanding spaces for engagement. With globalisation being an accepted reality of modern society, the debate now is about what are the rules of engagement in the globalised world.

New training programmes

The conference will also look at training programmes that tertiary institutions and media organisations should develop in order to adequately equip the ideal 21st Century media professional. Discussions will evaluate African voices in the global blogosphere as well as the technologies and applications developed by Africa that contribute to the diverse voices in the global media arena.

RDF tackles debates

Incorporated in the main conference will be the second Reporting Development Forum (RDF). The RDF will bring together Africa's top media professionals, communication for development experts, government communication staff and academics to debate issues including: Media and Africa's development agenda; Business and social sustainability; and the Business of the media in Africa.

Highway Africa is a project of Rhodes University, in partnership with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), and the Department of Communication (South Africa) with the support of several partners, development agencies and sponsors. The conference has been at the centre of Africa's debates on journalism and new media for over a decade.

Deadline for registration is 4 June 2010. To register, go to www.highwayafrica.com/registration.

For registration enquiries and information on conference logistics, contact: conference manager Sibusiso Mtshali, email or tel: +27 (0)46 603 7186, administrator, Luthando Kiti, email or tel: +27 (0)46 603 7187 and conference assistant, Nqobile Buthelezi, email or tel: +27 (0)46 603 7186.

For more info, go to www.highwayafrica.com and www.reportingDNA.org.