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8 animation projects selected for Durban FilmMart 2025 programme

The Loeries Young Creatives Showcase is opens for entries. The winners will not only gain bragging rights but will also secure a spot as finalists for the Loeries Young Creatives Award, to be presented at the annual Loerie Awards (Image supplied)

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NYF launches the Lady Liberty Leadership Programme

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#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 2

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Johan Walters 31 May 2019

#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1

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Johan Walters 30 May 2019

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

John Yeld 29 May 2019

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.

Re-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria

27 May 2019

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First Africa Media Index published on Africa's media markets

24 May 2019

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IDG appoints Turn Left Media as Africa representative

23 May 2019

Libreville, Gabon, is seen on January 16, 2017. The country's media regulator recently suspended two newspapers over defamation claims. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Mike Hutchings.

Gabon media regulator suspends two newspapers over defamation claims

22 May 2019

Prison guards are seen at Somaliland's Hargeisa prison on March 29, 2011. Television reporter Abdirahman Keyse Mohamed was recently arrested by police in Somaliland and is being held without charge in a prison in Las Anod. Credit: CPJ/AP/Katharine Houreld)

Somaliland journalist injured during arrest, jailed without charge

22 May 2019

Multilingual broadcast journalist-turned-real estate entrepreneur, Rokelle Sun.

#AfricaMonth: Encouraging female African business leaders from the other side of the world

Leigh Andrews 21 May 2019

Nigerian journalist Oluseyi Awojulugbe.

Nigerian journalist wins trip to AfDB annual event

20 May 2019

The dilemma of leadership in the advertising and media industry

The dilemma of leadership in the advertising and media industry

Chris Botha 16 May 2019

New Wan-Ifra report tackling disinformation around the world

New Wan-Ifra report tackling disinformation around the world

15 May 2019

A banner of Tanzanian President John Magufuli hangs on a wall around a tanzanite mine, in April 2018. CPJ and other organizations are calling on the Human Rights Council to address a crackdown on journalists, human rights defenders, and other groups in the country. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Joseph Lyimo.

Human Rights Council should address Tanzania crackdown

15 May 2019

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Imagine a world without data?

Joaquim Bretcha Boix 13 May 2019

Cobus Heyl is Burn Media Group’s new chief products officer.

Cobus Heyl announced as director, chief product officer of Burn Media

13 May 2019

Cameroonian journalist wins APO trip to EurAfrican Forum

Cameroonian journalist wins APO trip to EurAfrican Forum

10 May 2019

Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine appears for his bail application via a video link from prison, on a television screen in a court in Kampala, Uganda, on May 2, 2019. Uganda's media regulator suspended staff from 13 broadcast outlets for covering his arrest. Credit: CPJ/AP/Ronald Kabuubi.

Ugandan regulator suspends staff from 13 outlets that covered Bobi Wine

10 May 2019

African Business magazine launches event series

African Business magazine launches event series

10 May 2019

Editor from South Sudan is 2019 Africa Laureate

Editor from South Sudan is 2019 Africa Laureate

9 May 2019

AWIEF Awards 2018.

APO partners with AWIEF to empower women entrepreneurs

9 May 2019

A billboard for Nigeria's incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, who won re-election in February. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.

Nigerian journalists speak out on press freedom

Jonathan Rozen 8 May 2019

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa, in August 2018. Since Abiy's election, conditions for Ethiopia's journalists have improved, but some challenges remain. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Michael Tewelde.

How the media is faring in Ethiopia

Muthoki Mumo 7 May 2019

Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of The New York Times, awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New York.

#OneShow2019: All the ADC 2019 winners!

7 May 2019

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Explaining the explainer video: how to write a good video script

Tiffany Markman 6 May 2019

Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

Peter Penar and Carolyn Logan 3 May 2019

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A mixed bag of media freedom in southern Africa - SAEF

3 May 2019

DStv rolls out news channel Newzroom Afrika

DStv rolls out news channel Newzroom Afrika

3 May 2019

How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes

How South Africa ranks in the press freedom stakes

Glenda Daniels 3 May 2019

Image via : A woman is reflected next to a poster outside a community hall hosting a night vigil for kidnapped photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed, on January 18, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Community members, friends, family and colleagues of photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed held a night vigil at the Lenasia South Civic Centre. Mohamed was abducted in Syria on 10 January while working with the aid mission Gift of the Givers. (Photo by Gallo Images / Dino Lloyd)

South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed, kidnapped in January 2017, is shown alive in new video

Jonah Dylan 2 May 2019

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Reporting on China in Africa is too binary

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John Yeld 29 May 2019

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri, left, and Alagoa Morris, pictured in Abuja after Abiri's release from detention in 2018. A court on May 22, 2019 charged Abiri on three counts and ordered him detained. Credit: CPJ/Alagoa Morris.

Marketing & MediaRe-arrest of editor Jones Abiri in Nigeria

27 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Marketing & MediaFirst Africa Media Index published on Africa's media markets

24 May 2019

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Marketing & MediaIDG appoints Turn Left Media as Africa representative

23 May 2019

Libreville, Gabon, is seen on January 16, 2017. The country's media regulator recently suspended two newspapers over defamation claims. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Mike Hutchings.

Marketing & MediaGabon media regulator suspends two newspapers over defamation claims

22 May 2019

Prison guards are seen at Somaliland's Hargeisa prison on March 29, 2011. Television reporter Abdirahman Keyse Mohamed was recently arrested by police in Somaliland and is being held without charge in a prison in Las Anod. Credit: CPJ/AP/Katharine Houreld)

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22 May 2019

Multilingual broadcast journalist-turned-real estate entrepreneur, Rokelle Sun.

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Leigh Andrews 21 May 2019

Nigerian journalist Oluseyi Awojulugbe.

Marketing & MediaNigerian journalist wins trip to AfDB annual event

20 May 2019

The dilemma of leadership in the advertising and media industry

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Chris Botha 16 May 2019

New Wan-Ifra report tackling disinformation around the world

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15 May 2019

A banner of Tanzanian President John Magufuli hangs on a wall around a tanzanite mine, in April 2018. CPJ and other organizations are calling on the Human Rights Council to address a crackdown on journalists, human rights defenders, and other groups in the country. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Joseph Lyimo.

Marketing & MediaHuman Rights Council should address Tanzania crackdown

15 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Marketing & MediaImagine a world without data?

Joaquim Bretcha Boix 13 May 2019

Cobus Heyl is Burn Media Group’s new chief products officer.

Marketing & MediaCobus Heyl announced as director, chief product officer of Burn Media

13 May 2019

Cameroonian journalist wins APO trip to EurAfrican Forum

Marketing & MediaCameroonian journalist wins APO trip to EurAfrican Forum

10 May 2019

Ugandan pop star and opposition figure Bobi Wine appears for his bail application via a video link from prison, on a television screen in a court in Kampala, Uganda, on May 2, 2019. Uganda's media regulator suspended staff from 13 broadcast outlets for covering his arrest. Credit: CPJ/AP/Ronald Kabuubi.

Marketing & MediaUgandan regulator suspends staff from 13 outlets that covered Bobi Wine

10 May 2019

African Business magazine launches event series

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10 May 2019

Editor from South Sudan is 2019 Africa Laureate

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9 May 2019

AWIEF Awards 2018.

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9 May 2019

A billboard for Nigeria's incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, who won re-election in February. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.

Marketing & MediaNigerian journalists speak out on press freedom

Jonathan Rozen 8 May 2019

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa, in August 2018. Since Abiy's election, conditions for Ethiopia's journalists have improved, but some challenges remain. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Michael Tewelde.

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Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of The New York Times, awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New York.

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DStv rolls out news channel Newzroom Afrika

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Jonah Dylan 2 May 2019

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Marketing & MediaReporting on China in Africa is too binary

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One journalist will win a trip to EurAfrican Forum

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29 Apr 2019

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Marketing & MediaBBC rolls out 'Gist Nigeria'

23 Apr 2019

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state

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18 Apr 2019

Five key learnings from SXSW 2019

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Wayne Flemming and Zubeida Goolam 18 Apr 2019

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Marketing & MediaGoogle launches news innovation challenge for African media

17 Apr 2019

Traffic flows in Mogadishu's Hodan district in 2018. On March 30, 2019 armed men raided the offices of Somalia's Universal TV station. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Feisal Omar.

Marketing & MediaArmed men raid Somalia's Universal TV, fire guns in station

15 Apr 2019

Soldiers stand guard on April 2, 2019, in Moroni, the capital of the Comoros. Journalists have been detained and newspapers have been disrupted surrounding the country's recent presidential election. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Youssouf Ibrahim.

Marketing & MediaComoros authorities detain journalist, censor newspapers amid political crisis

15 Apr 2019

Military police patrol the streets of Gorongosa, in central Mozambique, on November 19, 2013. A radio journalist in Mozambique has been held in pretrial detention since January, 2019. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Grant Lee Neuenburg.

Marketing & MediaMozambique National Journalist's Day marred by detention

12 Apr 2019

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Marketing & MediaAttack on Zim 263 Chat website a blatant attempt to muzzle the media

12 Apr 2019

Mo Abudu receives medal of honour at MIPTV Cannes

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11 Apr 2019

A radio station is seen in Bujumbura, Burundi, on March 19, 2015. Burundi authorities recently banned the BBC and suspended VOA from broadcasting within the country. Source: CPJ.

Marketing & MediaBurundi media regulator bans BBC and VOA

11 Apr 2019

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