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Congrats to Fatuma Noor! Congratulations to Kenya's Fatuma Noor who was awarded CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year for 2011. Noor was awarded for her investigative series covering the "Al-Shabaab" in Somalia. It takes great commitment and perseverance to carry out many journalistic functions within what is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. Now in its 16th year, the awards continues to recognise excellence in the media produced on the African continent. The struggle for press freedom however, still runs strong across Africa with Ethiopian journalist, Reeyot Alemu being held incommunicado since last week Tuesday. She has been detained, according to CPJ, under the country's anti-terrorism law. On a positive note, the newly re-elected UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon recently pledged in a meeting with CPJ and Reporters without Borders to make press freedom a priority during his term, addressing individual cases of press violations. Let us hope that these are not just empty words. Cheers, Sindy Peters ( @sindylp): Africa editor
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Special focus on media freedom
 NEW YORK: Ethiopian authorities have been holding a newspaper columnist incommunicado since Tuesday, 21 June 2011, local journalists told the Committee to Protect Journalists. Reeyot Alemu, a regular contributor to the independent weekly Feteh, was expected to spend the next four weeks in preventive detention under what appears to be Ethiopia's sweeping anti-terrorism law. Read more >>
 PARIS: Press freedom, particularly free expression online, will be a priority for newly re-elected UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, the UN chief pledged on Friday, 24 June 2011, in a meeting with the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders. Read more >>
Education & Training
 [Gregory Gondwe] Media practitioners from Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will be in Kenya for six days where, among other things, they will undergo health and development communication training. The training commenced on Saturday, 25 June 2011, on health and development reporting followed by a session on computer-assisted investigative reporting at Internews in Nairobi. Read more >>
DAR ES SALAAM: Under the endorsement of UNESCO, the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) organised a two-day workshop from 16 to 17 June 2011. Policy-makers, international and local experts discussed the impact of the adoption of open source technologies and open content within common e-learning models, and the higher education system in Tanzania. Read more >>
Events & Conferencing
CAPE TOWN: Aegis Media's agency, Carat Media will be hosting an internal conference for its African representatives from 27-30 June 2011 in Durban. The Carat Media Training Conference, which will also be attended by digital agency Trigger/ Isobar, aims to provide a platform for representatives to share learnings, insights, trends and experiences that have taken place within their media and digital agencies. Read more >>
Media
 Kenya's Fatuma Noor was named the 2011 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year at this year's awards ceremony on Saturday evening, 25 June 2011. Noor, who works for The Star Kenya, was awarded for her investigative three-part series on the "Al-Shabaab", which was chosen from among 1407 entries from 42 nations across the African continent. Read more >>
Retail
 LONDON: Speaking at Standard Bank's African Investors Conference, Lamido Sanusi, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria announced that the one-year restriction associated with the holding period of the Certificate of Capital Importation (CCI) in the fixed income market will be lifted on the 1 July 2011. Read more >>
The Global Halaal Market conference, a one-day event discussing the latest trends and developments in the global halaal market, will take place 17-19 July 2011 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>
TV
 [Walter Wafula] United Television (UTV), India's global media and entertainment company, has launched its movie channel in East Africa setting the pace for its strategic entry into Africa. UTV launched its Movies International business in African markets including; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Zambia and Malawi, according to India's Business Standard newspaper. Read more >>
 RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has announced the launch of Device Essentials, a new service reporting on digital traffic by device, which includes computers and other devices, defined as mobile phones, tablets, music players, e-readers, gaming devices, and other web-enabled devices. Read more >>
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Printing
 The Zünd G3 is the Swiss-army-knife of cutting machines. It can cut a complex maze of shapes through inch-thick material in seconds flat. And it's arrived at the November 1 premises in Johannesburg. Read more >>
 [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] As long as there are cars there will always be somebody somewhere who will want to make them go faster and look sexier - which is what the Lupini family have been doing for years in South Africa with brands such as Opel, Ford, BMW, VW and Subaru. Read more >>
More Motoring news...
 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] When Le Franschhoek Hotel & Spa scored first place in Africa/Middle East in the Food category with a score of 100 and a second score of 100 was achieved in the Design Category, joint first place with two other properties in Africa/ Middle East in the Conde Nast Traveller's Reader's list I wanted to revisit it. Managed by Three Cities Hotels, Le Franschhoek Hotel & Spa was one of the just 19 South African hotels to also be included in the Conde Nast Traveller's Gold List 2011. Read more >>
 Mauritius has upped its game - its golfing game. Paradise greens are calling players across the world. An exclusive, unique playground awaits avid golfers. This event aims to bring together the best of the sporting and the travel worlds for one week (9-15 October 2011) of golfing pleasure. Read more >>
More Travel news...
 [Nthambeleni Gabara] The protracted fight to own the exclusive rights of the name Bafana Bafana between the South African Football Association (Safa) and Stanton Woodrush is finally over. Read more >>
More Sport sport...
 [Corné Krige] The past weekend produced another classic weekend of Super Rugby. Firstly, the Blues managed to beat the Waratahs and then a dream of two South African sides featuring in the semi-finals was shattered when the Crusaders hammered the Sharks. I didn't manage to see the game between the Blues and the Waratahs live as it was in work time. I am a bit disappointed in the Waratahs as I thought they might beat the Blues. I did, however, see the Sharks vs Crusaders game and I think the scoreline is not a true reflection of the game. Read more >>
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