COMMENT We live in a divided political environment and amid radical economic disparities. But there is one thing on which virtually everyone in Botswana agrees: most of the news and information we are fed is biased. There are constant complaints about bias, from readers and politicians alike. These complaints are not groundless. As director of […]
The court found that the law’s unequal treatment of child accused and child witnesses as well as child victims was unconstitutional.
In an age of unprecedented access to information, people must improve their media literacy. But that does not let media organizations off the hook
Western aid has resulted in an Anglo-American culture of journalism education which has proved impractical to implement in African countries
Low pay and precarious work conditions for most African journalists lead many to seek work with Western news outlets
Her Flave Productions company produces both short films and movies, and “Botswood” was set up to bring the film industry together.
The state and the press are still head to head in the name of freedom of expression.
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The defamation trial of Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, started in Luanda on Tuesday.
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Hate speech is on the rise in African media and could be avoided if media houses were financially stable and independent, say media leaders.
Literary magazine <i>Chimurenga</i>’s first newspaper will retell the xenophobia story from the inside.
Despite growing demand for digital media in South Africa, there is still strong interest in traditional media in rural areas because of the costs.
Former Constitutional Court Judge, <b>Kate O’Regan</b> spoke at a conference on the roles and responsibilities of Africa’s media.
Ghana has "too much" media freedom, while the UK has a self regulatory system that protects both the public and the media.
Listen to the keynote address by former Constitutional Court Judge Kate O’Regan, delivered at a conference interrogating the rights and responsibilities of African media at Wits Journalism on Wednesday March 09 2011.
Former Constitutional Court Judge Kate O’Regan opened the Regulations and Rights conference on Wednesday with a warning to the media.
Zimbabwe has quadrupled fees for local journalists working for international media organisations new regulations published on Thursday reported.
If media bosses can’t pay their staff properly, brown-envelope journalism will be a problem.
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The Union of Angolan Journalists said it was worried by a recent rise in violence against reporters after a journalist was murdered.
A complaint lodged against the City Press for calling the subject of a story a right wing group was dismissed by the ombudsman.
For too long, news about and for Africans has come predominantly from outsiders, argue Trevor Ncube and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.