SOUTH AFRICADiageo Africa Business Reporting Awards winners
LONDON: The winners of the 2008 Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards were announced last night, Thursday, 3 July 2008, at a gala ceremony in London. Now in its fifth year, the awards honour business journalism focusing on Africa, thus attracting contestants from around the globe. 4 Jul 2008 10:53

KENYAKenyan government threatens to shut radio station
The Kenyan government has threatened to shut down a vernacular radio station for allegedly stoking ethnic tensions that culminated in the post-election violence earlier in the year. 27 Jun 2008 13:24

ZIMBABWEZimbabwe's feel good radio
The lead story in the morning radio news bulletin of Zimbabwe's state-run broadcaster on 25 June was the success of the country's tobacco sales; next, the national consumer council's praise for the government's efforts to make available scarce food items was reported, followed by an announcement by Air Zimbabwe that its telephone lines were down. 26 Jun 2008 08:27

ZIMBABWEZim vendor arrested for listening to ‘wrong' station
A street vendor has been arrested and faces a jail term of as much as six months for listening to critical radio program. In addition, his newspaper copies were seized. 24 Jun 2008 09:07

SOUTH AFRICASABC crisis reaches boiling point
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] From ‘Mighty SABC' to ‘Mickey Mouse SABC', South Africa's public broadcaster has become a laughing stock, and its reputation and credibility dented by a succession of dodgy suspensions, intense infighting, political manipulations and rebellion. As CEO Dali Mpofu's career in Auckland Park seems to have come to an abrupt and sad end, more than 100 managers are now calling on President Thabo Mbeki to intervene to protect the institution against what many call a ‘hit-and-run' and ‘soulless' board. 17 Jun 2008 10:17

TANZANIATanzanian band takes on Europe
The Ngoma Africa band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany has released a new single CD Apache Wacha Pombe, which means, “Apache stop over drinking alcohol”. And by all accounts, it's a hit in Europe! 10 Jun 2008 08:07

SOUTHERN AFRICAMalawi's first editorial policy launched
[Gregory Gondwe] Zodiak Broadcasting station (ZBS) has beaten all the odds to become the first Malawian media institution to have, and publicly launch, an editorial policy. 23 May 2008 11:14

SOUTH AFRICALaunch of MediaClubSouthAfrica.com
The International Marketing Council (IMC) of South Africa, custodian of Brand South Africa, today, Wednesday, 21 May 2008, launched MediaClubSouthAfrica.com, a web-based media service for all who want to track the country's progress and achievements in the build-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup and beyond. The launch took place at the International Media Forum South Africa (IMFSA) which opened in Bryanston today. 21 May 2008 10:49

EAST AFRICAFive radio station employees released, station back on the air
Heavily-armed police raided the Mogadishu studios of privately-owned Radio Voice of Peace on the morning of 17 April 2008, arresting five employees who were finally released in the evening, Reporters Without Borders has learned from Omar Faruk Osman, the secretary general of its partner organisation in Somalia, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). 23 Apr 2008 10:51

SOUTHERN AFRICANasrec gets R120 million upgrade for 2010
[Bathandwa Mbola] More than R120 million has been set aside to upgrade the Nasrec precinct south of Johannesburg's city centre to support the hosting of the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 22 Apr 2008 10:50

WEST AFRICANiger government suspends RFI
The High Council for Communication (CSC) has suspended local FM retransmission of the French public radio station Radio France Internationale (RFI) for three months for "discrediting" Niger's institutions by holding a day of solidarity with its imprisoned correspondent, Moussa Kaka, on 10 March 2008. 14 Mar 2008 12:28

WEST AFRICAThird Cameroonian broadcaster under censorship
Police in the Cameroon capital, Yaoundé, last week forced a popular radio station off the air and confiscated its equipment over commentary critical of the government during a call-in program, according to local journalists. 3 Mar 2008 10:35

AFRICARapid increase in radio and TV channels in Africa, says new report
A rapid increase in the number of radio and TV channels in Africa over the last three years has piqued interest in the continent by international media players. 29 Feb 2008 09:25