WEST AFRICA

Sierra Leone journalist murdered; suspects in custody

NEW YORK: Police in Sierra Leone have arrested three suspects, including a police officer, for the killing of a reporter this past Sunday, 12 June 2011, during violent clashes over a land dispute on the outskirts of the capital, Freetown, according to local journalists. Read more >>

NORTH AFRICA

Scars of oppression run deep in Tunisian media

If Tunisians are to play an informed part in the transition phase and beyond, they need a free and independent media and a strong, democratic and open civil society to hold power to account, according to the new draft report from the International Freedom of Expression Exchange - Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG). Read more >>

AFRICA

MultiChoice Malawi set for DStv Eutelsat Star Awards

[Gregory Gondwe] MultiChoice Malawi has announced that it is set to encourage Malawi's education sector to benefit from the newly launched DStv Eutelsat Star Awards. This follows the Eutelsat and MultiChoice Africa launch of the awards to promote science and technology learning in African schools. Read more >>

AFRICA

UNESCO, media promote sustainable development in Nambia

PARIS: Following the proclamation by the UN of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), during which UNESCO needs to work with different partners, including the media, UNESCO's Windhoek office has partnered with the Namibian media to further promote the concept of education for sustainable development (ESD). Read more >>

AFRICA

Fellowships available for climate change conference in SA

[Carole Kimutai] The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) has announced the launch of a fellowship program that will send journalists to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban (COP17) in late 2011. The fellowships are open predominantly to journalists from developing countries. Read more >>

AFRICA

Mira Networks backs inaugural Mobile Monday in Senegal

African aggregator, Mira Networks is exclusively sponsoring the first Mobile Monday chapter meeting for French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. The event is to take place on 27 June 2011 in Dakar, Senegal. Read more >>

NORTH AFRICA

Tunisia's internet agency agrees to block porn

TUNIS: Tunisia's internet agency said Tuesday (14 June 2011) it would apply a court ruling and block all pornographic websites, raising fresh fears over censorship in the country. The court of appeals upheld a lower court decision and ordered the Tunisian Internet Agency (ATI) to censor X-rated sites on the basis that they were a danger to young people and were contrary to Muslim values. Read more >>

KENYA

Gina Din PR wins SABRE African Consultancy of the Year

[Carole Kimutai] East African PR agency Gina Din Corporate Communications (GDCC) has been awarded the African Consultancy of the Year Award at the 2011 SABRE awards held in Prague, Czech Republic. The agency bagged the international award for their consistency in delivering PR strategies and campaigns over the years. Read more >>

MALAWI

Trafigula Group takes over BP Malawi

[Gregory Gondwe] British Petroleum (BP) Malawi has become part of a US$296 million acquisition of Trafigula Group's PUMA Energy that bought BP assets in five Southern African countries of Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Tanzania. BP Malawi was co-owned by BP Africa and Malawi's conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL). Read more >>

CHINA

Rapid growth in use of social media for customer service by Chinese consumers

[© Ovum 2011] BEIJING, CHINA: The use of social media for customer service by Chinese consumers has almost doubled in the last two years, as more and more turn to it as a viable alternative to the phone, research from Ovum has revealed. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM

New international app for ad industry launches

LONDON, UK: A new, free iPhone and iPad app that is designed provide invaluable advice and inspiration to advertising planners and strategists around the world, was launched on Wednesday, 16 June 2011, by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and News International. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Long Beach - long on service, long on... well, everything

[Rod Baker] Long Beach, Sun Resorts' new hotel development on the Belle Mare Peninsula, on the east coast of Mauritius, opened its doors to the media in early June to sample what has been designed to be a one-of-a-kind hotel for guests who have had the opportunity to stay there since it opened in April 2011. All pictures by Lettie Ferreira unless otherwise stated. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Measuring and Falling

[Ruth Cooper] "Measured in Falls", the much anticipated second album from Cape Town's dark indie boys is exactly what one would expect from Ashtray Electric: mature, dark, and sombre lyrics sung in Andre's distinctly deep and enunciated voice, combined with large-scale sweepingly accomplished instrumentation and a rather self-restrained album design incorporating photographed DNA samples of the four band members. All combines to suggest a truly well-thought-out and intimately personal album. Read more >>