Sudan Cracks Down on Private Media
Khartoum: Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) on Sunday seized copies of Al-Jareeda and Akhir Lahza newspapers without stating reasons.
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Tanzania’s President Magufuli Clamps Down On Social Media
Dodoma: Tanzania’s government has approved a law that will regulate content posted online, introducing fees for bloggers and online media in addition to policing...
South Sudan Shuts Down UN Radio Station
JUBA: The Director of the Media Authority, Elijah Alier Kuai said the move was taken following several notifications for registration which were not responded...
Kenya: UN Condemns Closure of Private TV Stations
Nairobi: THE United Nations (UN) has condemned Kenyan authorities for failure to lift a ban on three banned private television stations despite a High...
Egyptian Journalist Ismail al-Iskandrani Languishes in Jail Without Trial
The Egyptian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release a journalist and prisoner of conscience who, as of today, has spent two full years in...
Zimbabwean Journalists Confront Govt Over Media Reforms
The Media Institute of Southern Africa Zimbabwe Chapter (MISA Zimbabwe), by copy of this letter, humbly seeks to draw your respected attention to our concerns...
Botswana Govt Accused of Threatening to Kill Journalists
Suspected Botswana security agents have been accused of detaining and threatening to kill three Journalists working for INK Centre for Investigative Journalism, non-governmental organisation...
Social Media is Not The Enemy! You Are!
When social media proliferated, it seemed, not so long ago that, it was not for the serious, business minded and definitely not for politicians...
Zimbabwean Radio Stations Struggle as Adverts Dwindle - Report
HARARE — A recent study of the radio broadcasting landscape in Zimbabwe shows that while some progress has been made, growth is still needed...
Semenya is Alive And Trump Did Not Spend Night in New York Penthouse
Together with President Donald Trump, Caster Semenya is the latest well-known public figure to fall prey to fake news reports currently doing the rounds.
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