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Angola - Court Ignores Media Law in Journalist's Case
[Fahamu] Something fishy is definitely going on in the belated trial of journalist Ramiro Aleixo over articles he wrote nearly five years ago. It is an extraordinary opportunity to evaluate the Angolan judicial system.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:08

City Press Still Running Zuma Painting
[SAPA] Johannesburg - City Press will not remove a photograph of a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his penis hanging out of his pants from its website, despite a threat of court action by the ANC, the newspaper said on Friday.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:11

Nigeria: Plateau Can't Win War Against Media - LP
[Vanguard] Jos - Spokesman of the Labour Party in Plateau State, Mr. Sylvanus Namang, has described as unfortunate the strained relationship between journalists and the state government blaming it on what he called "fundamental parochialism" of the administration, saying the state government "cannot win the war."
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:24

West Africa: Incidence of Indecent Expression On Radio Goes Up
[MFWA] The level of indecent expression increased from nine in the fourth week to 24 in the fifth week covering the period April 29 to May 5, 2012.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:21

Remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael C. Camuez at the U.S.-East Africa Public/Private Partnership Conference
[U.S. Embassy Nairobi] Lord Erroll's
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:02

Nigeria: Tambuwal Hails Nation's Media Optimism
[This Day] Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tanbuwal, Thursday lauded the optimism of the Nigerian media, despite major attacks on it.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:59

NBC Salary Hike Not Guaranteed
[Namibian] THE final decision for the, about 500, NBC employees to be granted a salary hike now lies in the hands of the Government.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:51

NBC in Red By N$42,6 Million
[Namibian] THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) - known for its financial troubles - made a cash loss amounting to N$42,6 million during the financial year ending March 31 2012.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:43

South Africa: Isizulu Papers, City Press Are the Audit Bureau of Circulations Circ Winners
[Biz-Community] We're getting used to seeing newspaper circulation figures taking a beating these days but the fact that a few can buck the trend also tells us that all is not lost.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 08:58

CCTV Cameras to Fight Crime in Major Towns
[The Star] THE government has received US$100 million (Sh8.4 billion) from donors for the procurement of CCTV cameras to enhance security across the country. CCTV cameras are mounted on inside and outside buildings to record the movements of people in a series of photos. Assistant Internal Security minister Orwa Ojodeh told Parliament yesterday that the cameras are to be installed in phases in major urban areas.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:15

South Africa: Editor Responds to Police Allegation
[SAPA] Johannesburg - A top policeman's claim that Sunday Times journalists were paid by Crime Intelligence to write articles was based on the flimsiest of grounds, editor Ray Hartley said on Thursday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:31

Angola: Foreign Press Spotlight on Angola
[Maka] The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola (every Wednesday at Maka Angola):
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:22

South Africa: BASA Award Encourages Media Sponsorship of the Arts
[Biz-Community] Media sponsorship of the arts is vital if arts and culture is to thrive and reach larger audiences in this country. Thanks to its annual Business Day BASA Awards supported by Anglo American, Business and Arts South Africa hopes to encourage all sections of the media to take an even more vital role in promoting various arts initiatives above and beyond giving them publicity.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:17

South Africa: Midday Report Gets Grootes!
[Biz-Community] Talk Radio 702 and 567 CapeTalk have announced that Eyewitness News (EWN) senior political reporter, Stephen Grootes, will be taking over the Midday Report as of September. Grootes replaces broadcast veteran, Chris Gibbons, who is moving on to pursue other opportunities after 32 years with the stations.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:17

EOHR Calls for Licensing Al Alam Satellite Channel
[EOHR] The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) is worry for freezing activities of Al Alam Satellite Channel for having no license for implementing media coverage activities in Egypt.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:11

Africa: The State of the Media
[RFI] Zuma stands firm on SA's youth wage ... or does he? Are SA trade union's intolerant? Kenya lowers its growth hopes. And how safe are Uganda's anti-retrovirals?
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:01

Zimbabwe: Tim Chigodo - God Takes Back His Gift
[The Herald] He was a chip from the old block of black journalists whose unflinching intrepidity enabled them to navigate hostile environments in foreign lands. Back home they were regarded by white racist as anathema to their profession, then a preserve for whites using the power of the Press to perpetuate oppressive rule.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:00

Zimbabwe: Environment Minister Applauds Media
[The Herald] ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Minister Francis Nhema has commended both the public and private media for coverage of environmental issues. He was addressing editors and senior media personnel during the official opening of a one day editor's indaba organised by the Zimbabwe Environmental Journalists Association (ZEJA.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:59

Shame, Shame, Shame! MFWA Names the Culprits in Week Four. NDC, NPP Still Top the List
[Accra Mail] The following is Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA) report for the fourth week of monitoring language use on radio.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:33

Zimbabwe: DSTV Sink Aces
[The Herald] DStv Rangers maintained their good start of the season after dismissing Aces Youth Soccer Academy 2-0 in an exciting Zifa Northern Region Division One match at Hellenics yesterday. The two clubs were fulfilling their second round fixture that was postponed at the beginning of the season as AYSA were participating in the Metropolitan Under-19 Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. Yesterday's win means DStv are now tied on 17 points with Black Rhinos and ZPC Kariba at the top after eight matches.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:19

Zimbabwe: When Six Billion Dollars Changes Hands in Just Seven Days
[The Herald] LAST month I was in Las Vegas at the annual National Association of Broadcasters conference. It's one of the largest film and sound production trade shows in the world. Products, speakers and personalities from all over the world congregate in the fascinating city of Vegas to stay relevant with audiovisual technology, sell their things, buy things and meet people.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:19

South Africa: Strategy That Works
[Biz-Community] A practical guide for executives and managers that gets results. Say goodbye to boring annual strategy retreats and pointless strategy documents that fail to grasp the uniqueness of your organisation.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:06

South Africa: MDDA/Sanlam Awards This Weekend
[Biz-Community] The 2012 MDDA/Sanlam Local Media Awards will be handed out this Friday, 18 May 2012, at a gala dinner at the Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel, Durban.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:06

IFJ Calls for the Reopening of a Radio and the Release of a Detained Journalist
[IFJ] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the suspension of radio "Liberté" and the arrest of 9 of its journalists in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:47

Africa: IFJ Condemns Killing of Television Journalist
[IFJ] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today condemned the killing of Amon Thembo Wa' Mupaghasya, a director of Mupaghasya Community Television Centre in Uganda.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:47

General Motors Drop Facebook Advertising On Eave of IPO - Why?
[Biz-Community] General Motors (GM), the third biggest advertising spender in the US, has announced that it would no longer be allocating any budget to Facebook advertising because paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car purchases, according to a GM official.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:40

Nigeria: Radio Reporter Killed in Edo
[This Day] Apprehension enveloped Benin-City, the Edo State capital, when news filtered in yesterday of the death of Mr. Sashua Edeghagba, a crime reporter with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) (Bronze FM) was shot dead on Tuesday night by unknown gunmen.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:55

Nigeria: Belo-Osagie Unveils Metropole Magazine Today
[This Day] Chairman, Etisalat Nigeria, Mr. Hakeem Belo-Osagie, will today unveil Metropole magazine at the Yar'Adua Centre, Abuja with a black carpet starting by 5p.m.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:55

Nigeria: IBAN Visits ThisDay, Decries Attacks On Media Houses By Boko Haram
[This Day] Following the attacks on media houses by Boko Haram sect, the Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria (IBAN) Wednesday said the sect's attacks and threats should not be directed at the media.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:55

Swaziland: New Bill 'Will Close Down the Press'
[Swazi Media] The Swaziland Government has been accused of trying to close down the press with the publication of a new Bill to bar public servants from disclosing any information about their work that relates to 'public policy'.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:49

Swaziland: 'Times' Gay Hate - Call to Ombudsman
[Swazi Media] A formal complaint has been lodged against Swaziland's Times Sunday and its writer Qalakaliboli Dlamini after the newspaper published an article encouraging hatred of gays.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:48

Nigeria: Be On Alert, Rivers CP Tells Media Houses
[Daily Trust] Port Harcourt - The Rivers State Police Command has called on media houses in the state to be on the alert in view of the threat by the Boko Haram sect to attack media houses in the country.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:29

Africa: Obama Should Raise Press Freedom in Africa Food Talks
[CPJ] May 16 2012
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:40

Nigeria: Insecurity - Another Journalist Killed in Edo
[Leadership] Practicing Journalists in Edo State now live in fear following the killing of the crime reporter of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Mr Joshua Edeghagba.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:38

Nigeria: Media Professionals to Promote Peaceful Region
[Vanguard] Media representatives from Turkey and 54 African countries have declared their determination to make concerted efforts to ensure a peaceful region for their people as well as a stable and prosperous world. This was part of their final declaration at the end of a two-day Turkey-Africa Media Forum 2012 held in Ankara from May 9-10 2012.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:06

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Journalist in Benin
[Vanguard] Benin - A journalist with Radio Nigeria, Benin, Edo State, Mr. Sashua Edeghagba, was, yesterday, shot dead by suspected armed robbers.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 07:54

Sudan: Security Rearrests Faisal Muhammed Salih, Confiscates Two Newspapers
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum - On Tuesday, the security service arrested journalist Faisal Muhammed Salih again from his home.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 06:05

New National Airline to Take Off in July
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] "Air Cote d'Ivoire to take off in late July," says a front-page headline in Fraternite Matin. A report in this paper (p. 14) says that an agreement was signed yesterday between Ivorian authorities and the shareholders.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 20:36

Cote d'Ivoire: 21 Gendarmes to Face Trial
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] Some 21 gendarmes, who were released recently after being tried and acquitted by a military court for alleged breach of state security, will re-appear before the same court today, reports Fraternite Matin (p. 8).
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 20:34

Cote d'Ivoire: Financial Shortfall Delays Reintegration of Former Combatants
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] "There is no money to complete the reinsertion of the ex-combatants," a front-page headline in Fraternite Matin quotes the coordinator of the National Reintegration Program (PNRRC) as saying.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 20:29

Cote d'Ivoire: Reports Say Gbagbo has Money in Bank Accounts
[U.S. Embassy Abidjan] Le Nouveau Reveil (p. 1) carries a prominent story alleging that "more than 700 million FCFA (about US $1.3 million) has been discovered in a bank account belonging to Gbagbo." According to the article (p. 3), the money has been found in an account located in a bank in Cote d'Ivoire.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 20:28

Ghana: Yakubu Moro Threatens Metro TV
[Ghanaian Chronicle] President and owner of Glo premier league side Berekum Arsenals Alhaji Yakubu Moro has warned Premier League Broadcast holders Metro TV not to telecast his club's next home game on Sunday against Wassaman United because the safety of their crew members might not be guaranteed.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:27

Kenya: Fill Me in On Your Case, Lenaola Tells the Star
[The Star] A judge yesterday directed the Star newspaper to ventilate its objection to the hate speech suit filed against it by Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta before hearing the main matter. Justice Isaack Lenaola directed both the Star newspaper and Uhuru to file their written submissions and address him on their objections to the case on June 22. If the objection by the Star is upheld, it will mean the suit by Uhuru could be dismissed even before it is heard. In case the newspaper's objections are not allowed
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:23

South Africa: CNBC Africa Celebrates Five Years of Broadcasting
[Biz-Community] CNBC Africa, the pan-African financial and business channel, will celebrate five years of continental business broadcasting across Africa on 1 June 2012.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:15

South Africa: Independent Twitchy Over Possible Retrenchments
[Biz-Community] Staff of the country's largest English language publishing group Independent News & Media SA (INMSA) remains fretful about possible job cuts despite an opaque denial by CEO Tony Howard.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 17:15

Defamation - Mbabazi Sues Monitor for Five Billion
[New Vision] The Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi has threatened to drag the Monitor publications and its top management to court over alleged defamation and also demanded sh5b compensation in damages.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 16:57