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A reminder that entries close next Wednesday, 17 April 2013, for the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards. Entries and nominations can be found online www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/africanawards.... read more 9 Apr 2013
Media laws will be revised to better regulate journalists. Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications, Bitange Ndemo says this will ensure accreditation of journalists. He says there is also need for stringent rules for use of social media to curb hate speech. Source:... read more 15 Mar 2013
IEBC (The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission) has hailed the local media, security officials and other stakeholders for the role they played in ensuring a successful election. IEBC chairman, Isaak Hassan says he was specifically happy with the way journalists handled the election... read more 11 Mar 2013
Media freedom campaigners say police in Zimbabwe are breaking the law by seizing and banning small radio receivers that can tune in to stations not linked to the state broadcasting monopoly controlled by president Robert Mugabe's party. Continue reading on www.techcentral.co.za.... read more 25 Feb 2013
The Media Council of Kenya today, 21 February 2013, addressed media at a press conference on key issues regarding coverage of the ongoing electoral campaigns and expectations during the general elections. Haron Mwangi was expected to describe the critical role media will play in informing the public... read more 21 Feb 2013
Industry Nite, presented by Spinlet, is a weekly event pulling together up and coming artists, established artists, record label execs, brand managers and fans in one venue for entertainment and networking. The next event takes place on 20 February 2013 from 9PM at The Oriental Hotel in Lagos,... read more 17 Jan 2013
Information Minister, Salah Abdel-Maqsoud on Monday 14, January 2013, met Jordanian counterpart, Samih Maayatah to discuss means of boosting bi-lateral cooperation in the field of media. Maayatah is currently on a visit to Egypt to attend the 44th Session of Arab Information Ministers' Council,... read more 15 Jan 2013
Friday, 16 November 2012, a birthday party with more than 300 guests marked the 20th birthday of Luvi Ogilvy Réunion. Marketing manager, Steven Potet said "It was a great evening. We had 'red' people queuing up outside the road at Saint Gilles city, surprised to see a well-known bar on Reunion... read more 20 Nov 2012
Grocery shopping in Angola recently took a turn from the mundane when shoppers were surprised with a flashmob. TBWA\ Angola engineered the guerilla-marketing stunt for Cerveja CUCA, a local beer manufacturer in the Angolan market. Unsuspecting onlookers were treated to an energetic flash dance... read more 2 Jul 2012
The African Press Organisation (APO), a press release wire in Africa, and global media relations related to Africa, has joined the social media networking realm through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Scoop.it. Journalists can now "Like" APO on Facebook and "Follow" APO on Twitter, YouTube and... read more 19 Jun 2012
Communications specialist and digital solutions company, Carat Nigeria has walked away with a US$70 million deal with MTN while pitching against other larger companies in Africa. Carat Nigeria will manage and execute all MTN's media (bought, owned and earned media across all platforms) planning,... read more 5 Mar 2012
The executive board of The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has announced that its request for the Media for Advocacy-Advocacy for Media Project from The Gambia Media Support Project (GAMES) was approved on 27 February 2012. The new project is a continuation of the Media Development Project-Professional... read more 29 Feb 2012
The Gold Quill, the International Association of Business Communicators' (IABC) global awards competition recognising outstanding achievement in communication, is still open for entries and the final deadline is this Friday, 10 February 2012 by the close of business. All entries should be submitted... read more 6 Feb 2012
Charges against a Kenyan journalist, Joshua Arap Sang, have been confirmed by the International Criminal Courts (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands. Sang who made history as the first Kenyan journalist to face charges at the ICC is among five other Kenyan politicians and senior government officials said... read more 23 Jan 2012
In an hour long special on Africa Prime, exclusive to CNBC Africa, Godfrey Mutizwa will chat to Oprah Winfrey about her Leadership Academy for Girls which opened its doors in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2007. Winfrey was recently in South Africa to celebrate the graduation of the first group of... read more 17 Jan 2012
Media interested in applying for accreditation for the 2012 Design Indaba Conference (29 February - 2 March) are advised to familiarise themselves with the guidelines on the website, before applying. The organisers state that, due to the high demand for tickets to the conference, there are only 20... read more 23 Nov 2011
The Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa will open its doors to over 6 450 pre-registered attendees for this year's annual AfricaCom event, a significant increase on 2010. Organisers of Africa's largest ICT, media and telecoms conference, Informa Media & Telecoms,... read more 8 Nov 2011
A fresh, honest overview of the life story and the impact of Nelson Mandela has been compiled by author and columnist, Max du Preez (@MaxduPreez), and published by Penguin for release this month,The Rough Guide to Nelson Mandela. It assesses the influence of his rural, traditional childhood on his... read more 3 Nov 2011
In response to web design improvements and the need to optimise or remove specific content sections to reflect how both readers and advertisers use the site, iafrica.com has completed a design refresh. Along with the reorganising of content and the optimised advertising targeting, visitors will... read more 1 Nov 2011
The 2011 PromaxBDA Africa, sponsored by M-Net, DStv and SABC, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday 28 October 2011 under the theme 'Connect 3.0' has released the full programme schedule. Download the full programme or go to www.promaxafrica.tv for more.... read more 25 Oct 2011
Boualem Sansal, a writer from Algeria, was awarded the Peace Prize at the annual German Book Trade 2011 for his struggle for democracy in his homeland. Sansal accepted the US$35 000 prize in Frankfurt yesterday, 16 October 2011. German news agency, dapd reports the author says he hopes the Arab... read more 17 Oct 2011
The 2011 PromaxBDA Africa Awards which recognizes excellence in on-air promotion, branding and advertising has extended its deadline to Friday 26 August 2011. Awards are open to satellite, cable, broadcast television, radio stations and associated new media, their agencies and production houses who... read more 24 Aug 2011
The bi-monthly ITNewAfrica Innovation Dinner series, a gathering for IT executives across Africa and designed for ICT professionals, entrepreneurs and senior business people to network have announced that HP, Ericsson and the MTN Group are the main sponsors for the dinner to be held on Wednesday 31... read more 19 Aug 2011
The Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) has been appointed as the media agency partner on the GSK Africa account. With immediate effect, SMG is responsible for the media buying and strategy for GSK Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola and Botswana. 10 Feb 2011
The 2010 African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) is currently underway in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The theme for the event is 'Funding African media in an age of uncertain business models'. Follow the proceedings using #AMLF on Twitter. 19 Nov 2010
The 13th PAMRO Meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 21-24 August 2011 in the Francophone country of Senegal. The cost for the conference will be approximately R3300 excluding air travel and accommodation. For more information, go to www.pamro.org.... read more 16 Nov 2010
The inaugural Africa Photographic Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, 12 August 2010, at the Vodadome (Vodaworld) in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Official proceedings will commence at 7pm and will include a cocktail dinner with a cash bar and live entertainment. For more... read more 15 Jul 2010
The 12th PAMRO meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference is open for registration. The event will take place 22-25 August 2010 in Gaborone, Botswana, at the Grand Palm. Updates on media audience research activities from countries from all parts of Africa will be provided. Download the... read more 21 May 2010
click to enlargeThe deadline of 31 May 2010 for Loeries 2010 entries, other than 2010 FIFA World Cup entries, has been extended to 14 June 2010 but does carry a 5% late fee. This means that all work flighted between 1 June 2009 and 14 June 2010 is eligible for entry. World cup- related entries have... read more 21 May 2010
Chris Kabwato, conference director of Highway Africa, announced this week that this year's edition of the annual event will not be offering any scholarships to media professionals. He advised that no application letters or letters of inquiry regarding obtaining scholarships should be submitted and... read more 12 May 2010