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Community radio comes of age: A force to be reckoned with

Radio & Audio

Community radio comes of age: A force to be reckoned with

Nozipho Dlamini, Issued by Mediamark 8 Jan 2025

US-based MDIF exits Mail & Guardian, sells to local shareholders

Media

US-based MDIF exits Mail & Guardian, sells to local shareholders

31 Oct 2024

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Radio & Audio

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Mpho Mothapo, Issued by Motherland OMNi 25 Jul 2024

Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

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Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 6 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The 2024 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards are open for entries

Media

2024 SADC Media Awards entries open

9 Jan 2024

Media

Wan-Ifra and Reporters Without Borders form committee to develop AI Media Charter

28 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlisted entries for the 2022 awards have been announced

Media

The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlist announced

5 Jul 2023

Source ©123rf The MDDA officially opened the 2023/24 Call for Grant Funding Applications for a six-week period commencing from 5 June 2023 to 17 July 2023

Media

The MDDA 2023/24 grant funding applications for community broadcast projects opens

9 Jun 2023

Source © Silvia Moraleja Bbrand new state-of-the-art broadcast studios in Maputaland in Jozini, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been unveiled

Radio & Audio

Brand new state-of-the-art broadcast studios for KZN community radio station

5 May 2023

Media

Sanef announces science journalism internship programme

30 Nov 2022

Source: © Kal Visuals Unsplash]] The DW Akademie Film Development Fund is calling filmmakers based in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda to apply for a one-year fellowship programme

Education

DW Akademie film development funding programme opens to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda

14 Sep 2022

ACA invites black women to sign up for the Second Co-Hort to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Advertising

ACA invites black women to sign up for the Second Co-Hort to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 21 Jul 2022

Media

AIP takes legal action against MDDA and CCSA

20 Jun 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

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

Source: © Times Live Moshoeshoe Monare (centre) is new SABC group executive for News and Current Affairs

TV

Moshoeshoe Monare new SABC group executive for News and Current Affairs

29 Apr 2022

Source: © Andrey Tsidvintsev

Radio & Audio

Equipping community radio to meet the digital age challenge

23 Mar 2022

Source: © gpointstudio

Media

Saving journalism: views on how to pay for reliable information

7 Feb 2022

Media

SAMIP expands media innovation support to Southern African countries

29 Nov 2021

ACA invites Black women to sign up to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Advertising

ACA invites Black women to sign up to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Jul 2021

StarFM goes live on 1 July

Radio & Audio

StarFM goes live on 1 July

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Jun 2021

Ipsos wins Radio Audience Measurement Survey contract in South Africa

Research

Ipsos wins Radio Audience Measurement Survey contract in South Africa

Issued by Ipsos 3 May 2021

Music Exchange announces 1st #MEX21 keynote speaker: Music Australia chairperson Michael Smellie

Music

Music Exchange announces 1st #MEX21 keynote speaker: Music Australia chairperson Michael Smellie

13 Apr 2021

Tractor wins Plettenberg Bay beach media rights

OOH

Tractor wins Plettenberg Bay beach media rights

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 6 Oct 2020

Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu. Image source: .

Media

Conference puts spotlight on sustainable community media

13 Aug 2020

Academy of Digital Arts does it again

Higher Education

Academy of Digital Arts does it again

Issued by Academy of Digital Arts 12 Dec 2019

Image credit: Israa Ali on Unsplash.

Media

Sanef reacts to the Icasa-NCRF community radio matter

25 Oct 2019

Juba International Airport, pictured in October 2018. Two days before South Sudan's National Security Service detained Al-Watan editor Michael Christopher, the journalist had his passport confiscated at a Juba airport. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Akuot Chol.

Media Freedom

South Sudan detains Al-Watan editor for over 3 weeks

14 Aug 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media

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

12 Jul 2019

Local communities have taken advantage of campaign trail visits by leaders such as President Cyril Ramaphosa | Epa/Kim Ludbrook

Radio & Audio

Local radio is plugging gaps in South Africa's mainstream media coverage

Franz Krüger 7 May 2019

Marketing

One-on-one coaching - Marketing, advertising, PR, boards

Chris Moerdyk 25 Apr 2019

Matthew Buckland

Digital

RIP Matthew Buckland

29 Apr 2019

SADC media competition launches

Media

SADC media competition launches

13 Feb 2019

Josephine Achiro Fortelo.

Media Freedom

Freedom of speech award for South Sudan journalist

29 Nov 2018

Canal + International rolls out first original series in Africa

TV

Canal + International rolls out first original series in Africa

26 Oct 2018

Policy to transform media sector in the pipeline

Media & Entertainment Law

Policy to transform media sector in the pipeline

1 Aug 2018

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Freedom to do journalism

Media Freedom

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Freedom to do journalism

Guy Berger 3 May 2018

Media Freedom

R2K wants Sentech to put 15 community radio stations back on the air

19 Apr 2018

Media

Wan-Ifra, media organisations rally together to fight misinformation

12 Apr 2018

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

Media

Journalists trained in health reporting in Sierra Leone

24 Jan 2018

A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record

Media

A December to remember: Africa's dire press freedom record

3 Jan 2018

Promoting free speech in Lesotho

Media

Promoting free speech in Lesotho

14 Dec 2017

Image © Troy Enkvist

Newspapers

Positive reaction to Mail & Guardian acquisition by MDIF

12 Dec 2017

Mobile media training.

Media

Media development office opens in Namibia

31 Oct 2017

Promoting free speech in Zimbabwe

Media

Promoting free speech in Zimbabwe

17 Oct 2017