The media – get involved - 2 Aug 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] The 31st Durban International Film Festival drew to a close yesterday with the award winners in the annual competition being announced. Congratulations to those involved in producing The White Meadows (Iran) which won the top award of Best Feature Film. read more Parenting/Business 101 - 26 Jul 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] It seems the Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) needs a few lessons in parenting, as one of the body's wards just won't listen and doesn't seem to be fooled by threats that they seem to regard as idle. Kids have a sixth sense in knowing when parents are bluffing, and they will call you out on it. read more Halala Madiba, halala! - 19 Jul 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] Yesterday marked the 92nd birthday of internationally renowned leader, Nelson Mandela. Commemorating Mandela Day on 18 July began in 2009 as a global affair with organisers requesting people to celebrate the legacy of Nelson Mandela by using 67 minutes of the day to give back to society and help those in need. read more It's time for Africa - 12 Jul 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] We came, we saw and we hosted one of the best, possibly the greatest, FIFA World Cup tournaments in the history of the event. It's all over now, but we've been left with great memories of the occasion that we will share with generations to come. read more Great game Ghana! - 5 Jul 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] With the second World Journalism Education Congress and the 14th Highway Africa Conference running simultaneously in Grahamstown in South Africa, the usually sleepy hollow is now abuzz and is currently a hub for industry networking. For the next three days it is also a site rich with information for the budding journalist and the journo who's been around the block. read more All play and no work - 28 Jun 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] With two weeks left of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the big question is what comes after? It's going to be a bit of a downer once the fan parks and foreigners pack up and leave in preparation for 2014 in Brazil, but from the looks of things, Africa has done a great job at hosting the world. Ghana, our shining Black Stars will hopefully continue their good form and make it through to the semi-finals at least. read more Not a proud record - 21 Jun 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] Today we publish an article by Issa Sikiti da Silva on the plight of journalists around the world. In many countries journalists are harassed, intimidated, attacked and sometimes murdered, usually for exposing unsavoury details of corruption and other issues. read more Thoughts on the vuvuzela - 14 Jun 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] I've been avidly following most of the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches since kick-off last Friday and it's great to see Africa's teams holding out against some of the world's finest footballers. If you too have been glued to your seat in front of the telly, you may have noticed a distinct hum around the stadiums that sounds very similar to a swarm of bees protecting their hive. read more Bizcommunity, ready for 2010 - 7 Jun 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] With about three days to go till 2010 FIFA World Cup festivities and matches get underway, people around South Africa are showing their support by donning car mirror gloves, decorating shop windows and dressing up the office as well as homes and waving their flags like never before. Bizcommunity too is joining in the fun with the sound of a miniature vuvuzela announcing lunch-time and flags and balls showing off our soccer fever. read more Africa’s top journalists honoured - 31 May 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] South African Sam Rogers has been awarded the top prize at this year's CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2010 Awards ceremony. The awards are a truly representative of the continent, with shortlisted entries and winners coming from all around the continent. read more Africa, stand up for yourself! - 24 May 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] Africa is not the dumping ground for developed world e-waste and should not be treated as such. Yes, the continent is happy to make good use of hand-me-downs, but when those goods are no longer usable, they need to be recycled and it is the responsibility of the original owners to make sure these items are recycled responsibly. read more Volcano strikes again - 17 May 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] World Cup fans planning to swarm down to South Africa for the big event had better cross their fingers, say their prayers or host a séance. That Icelandic volcano that caused chaos in international airspace just a few weeks ago has blasted up another ash cloud that forced various airports in Europe to shutdown over the weekend. read more (1 Comment) Heading on the highway to Africa - 10 May 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] Coming up soon on the African events calendar is Highway Africa, the conference that hosts the continent's cream-of-the-crop journalism professionals as well as the budding newbies looking for some inspiration and a few tricks of the trade. On the agenda this year is how to operate in the globalised world and the new rules of engagement. read more Happy World Press Freedom Day! - 3 May 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] Today supporters of media freedom globally celebrate World Press Freedom Day through various events raising awareness that media freedom is a right and not a privilege. In Africa, Swaziland is hosting a media ethics workshop to mark the day while Namibia will host a conference focusing on access to information and women's rights in particular toward the end of the week. read more Do a Doodle4Google - 26 Apr 2010[Sindy Peters, Africa editor] As football fever begins to grip Africa and the rest of the world, Google recently launched its Doodle4Google 'I love football' competition. Google doodles are variations on the official Google logo, usually involving a clever manipulation of the letters of the search engine's name. School children between the ages of four and 17 in Ghana, Kenya, South Africa as well as other countries globally are invited to participate with the chance to have one's work featured on the search engine's global home page for the whole of 11 July, the day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup final. read more |
