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Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

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News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

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Fatima TV Media Awards call for entries from young members of the African media

4 Oct 2024

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From darkness to light: Changing media narratives about Africa

J Siguru Wahutu and David Cheruiyot 2 Oct 2024

Media Freedom

Reuters safety adviser killed and 3 journalists injured in Ukraine attack

28 Aug 2024

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Readers prefer to click on a clear, simple headline − like this one

David Markowitz, Hillary Shulman and Todd Rogers 27 Aug 2024

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South African journalists honoured in SADC Media Awards for excellence in photojournalism and radio

21 Aug 2024

Many Cape Town journalists attended the vigil. Source: GroundUp

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South African media community mourns journalists killed in Gaza

GroundUp Staff 29 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

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Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism open for entries

6 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The national winners of the 2023 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

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The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners

1 Dec 2023

Internet

Google opens its AI-Integrated search to Africa

Lindsey Schutters 8 Nov 2023

First place award recipient - Carlos Mureithi. Source: Supplied.

Publishing

Kenyan journalist wins the first Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards

6 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) Fellowship in Financial Journalism start with 20 journalists from October this year and another 20 in 2024

Education

Sanef financial journalism fellowship launches in October

31 Aug 2023

Source: United Nations The Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards spotlight the continent and African journalists

Media Freedom

Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards to spotlight the continent and African journalists

3 May 2023

Source: © SABC News SABC News Free State editor Teboho Letshaba is one of a number of journalists who have passed away recently

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2 more journalists pass away

18 Apr 2023

Events & Conferencing

Submissions are still open for the 2022 Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

27 Feb 2023

Events & Conferencing

Submissions are open for the 2022 Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

17 Feb 2023

Events & Conferencing

Submissions are still open for the Sanlam Financial Journalism Awards

8 Feb 2023

Image supplied. Felix Abely (L) and Joseph Sandu (R), Best Fintech Journalists of the Year

Education

First African journalists graduate from fintech-focused journalism programme

19 Dec 2022

PR & Communications

APO Group celebrates its 15th anniversary by offering one-year press release distribution to 15 NGOs

Issued by APO Group 7 Oct 2022

Events & Conferencing

APO Group will grant one African journalist an all-expenses-paid trip to The Africa Tech Festival

Issued by APO Group 8 Sep 2022

Source: ©Reporters without borders Journalism is under digital siege and physical threat. In May 14 journalists were arbitrarily detained by the authorities of Somaliland

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: African media renaissance needed

Danette Breitenbach 18 May 2022

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APO Group and IOM win PRovoke Africa Sabre Award

17 May 2022

Source: © Unesco World Press Freedom Day looks to restore public trust in journalists and journalism

Media Freedom

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Restoring public trust in journalism

Zubeida Jaffer 3 May 2022

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2022 Isu Elihle Awards entries open

4 Apr 2022

Source: © africanarguments Developing journalism skills on the continent is a key priority for the newly launched AMA Academy

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AMA Academy: A key resource for African journalists

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2022

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Saving journalism: views on how to pay for reliable information

7 Feb 2022

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Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards 2021 announces Western Cape regional winners

4 Nov 2021

Events & Conferencing

2021 Galliova Awards announces winners

19 Oct 2021

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Entries open for 2021 the Responsible Drinking Media Awards

15 Oct 2021

Radio & Audio

Sanef lashes out at damages to community radio stations

14 Jul 2021

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The 19th Vodacom Journalist of the Year regional winners

17 Nov 2020

Advertising

African Women in Media Award entries close 31 October

26 Oct 2020

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Sanef to present 2020 Nat Nakasa Award to SA media

21 Aug 2020

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New monetisation models for media are needed

Louise Burgers 16 Dec 2019

Stroop wins prestigious SAB Environmental Media Award

Issued by Showmax 14 Nov 2019

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#SABEnvironmentalAwards2019: All the winners

14 Nov 2019

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018. A recent thawing of relations between the two countries did not lead to improved conditions for the media in Eritrea. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

Media Freedom

10 most censored countries

13 Sep 2019

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Ugandan journalist wins APO invite

3 Sep 2019

Media Freedom

'Troubling' erosion of press freedom in certain SADC states

19 Aug 2019

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Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny

12 Jul 2019

Digital

Two days left to enter African Digital Media Awards 2019

10 Jul 2019

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Entries for Responsible Drinking Media Awards now open

4 Jul 2019

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Canal+ International to launch Canal+ University in Africa

14 Jun 2019

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Cameroonian journalist wins APO trip to EurAfrican Forum

10 May 2019

Environment & Natural Resources

Africa Protected Areas Congress launched in Kenya

15 Feb 2019

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400 West African journalists trained on migration reporting

11 Feb 2019

Previous BBC Komla Dumor Award winners (L-R): Didi Akinyelure (2016), Nancy Kacungira (2015) and Waihiga Mwaura (2018).

Search for next African broadcast journalism star

8 Feb 2019

BBC News Africa to launch new programme 'Smart Money'

23 Oct 2018

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