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2010 World Newspaper Congress speakers announced
Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri will open the World Newspaper Congress, World Editors Forum and Info Services Expo 2010, to be held in Beirut, Lebanon, 7 - 10 June 2010. The congress is themed "In search of the new business model," while the theme of the forum is, "The new information ecosystem: Link, share, cooperate or die."
SADC Media Awards 2010 launched

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Collins Chabane, minister in the presidency in charge of performance monitoring and evaluation, and government spokesperson Themba Maseko last night, Thursday, 4 February 2010, made an impassioned plea to South African journalists to participate in the SADC Media Awards competition, saying it promotes regional integration and togetherness through excellent journalism. 5 Feb 2010 08:18


MWeb, Africa Online to merge following Telkom takeover

HARARE: Zimbabwe's MWeb and Africa Online will soon merge following the recent takeover by South Africa's telecommunications giant Telkom, an official told media. 4 Aug 2009 11:41


Zim: Internet survives fall in media demand

[Sam Hungwe] The internet survived a slump in patronage or visibility that affected all the other media in Zimbabwe from Q4 2007 to Q4 2008, the Zimbabwe All Media Products and Services (ZAMPS) survey has revealed. 23 Mar 2009 12:18


Zimbabweans use blogs, text messages for info

Posted on the "This is Zimbabwe" blog, they show charred, lacerated limbs and blank eyes staring out from the face of the official, Gift Mutsvungunu, frozen in a death grimace. A note accompanying the pictures says the picture quality is bad because the photographer was shaking with fear. 21 Jul 2008 11:05


Hackers target Herald website

The website of Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper was hacked over the weekend - an apparent backlash by Zimbabweans who have been openly plotting to “jam Zanu PF communications” on internet chatrooms. 14 May 2008 12:07




Zim advertising awards go ahead despite lack of new campaigns

[Dumisani Ndlela] Zimbabwe's Advertising Publicity Club is organising its annual competition for the advertising industry, despite a dearth of new campaigns due to an economic crisis that has stunted growth and limited new advertising campaigns in a once vibrant sector. 11 Jan 2008 07:04


Cricket Australia tries to corner image market

Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of one of Australia's favourite sports, is trying to force all photographers and agencies to sign a new contract before they enter the cricket grounds. 13 Dec 2007 06:42


African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. 30 Nov 2007 12:04


Four young Kenyans become mobile reporters

“This is a great opportunity to promote responsive journalism and democracy in Kenya,” says Munene Kilongi. He is standing in a street in Nairobi while he is sending his report on the elections in Kenya from his mobile phone. 22 Nov 2007 06:56


Zimbabwe's state-run radio stations now on Internet

[Torby Chimhashu] Zimbabwe's state-run radio stations are now streaming live on the Internet, just months after state television also launched on JumpTV – a Dubai-based distributor of live international television and sports programmes over the Internet. 31 Oct 2007 11:17


Zimbabwean editor shot and seriously wounded in South Africa

Abel Mutsakani, the editor of ZimOnline and former managing editor of the banned Daily News, is reportedly battling for his life in a Johannesburg, South Africa hospital after he was shot and seriously injured by a gang of three assailants on 23 July 2007. 27 Jul 2007 10:49


Zimbabwe given net censorship all-clear

Zimbabwe has been given the all clear in a survey of countries which censor the internet. 21 May 2007 11:47


Afriville.com's pan-Africanism integration through segregation

Afriville.com, an online community of Africans at home and in diaspora, has recently been rebuilt to further bridge the gap between individual African nations and Africans abroad, whether African American, black British or African Latino. The new tools, content and forums are designed to bring the community even closer together. 2 May 2007 18:37


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