Icasa to switch off community TV

A NUMBER of community television stations around South Africa are set to lose their frequency and may have to close, writes Nikita Sylveser in the Cape Argus. CTV, Cape Town's only community television channel, received a letter from the Independent Communications...

Tsvangirai launches new report on Zim broadcasting

A REPORT on the state of broadcasting in Zimbabwe has called on the country’s national unity government to implement reforms in the sector to enable its full transformation into a competitive and diverse industry, writes a journalism.co.za...

'Namibian public broadcasting needs reform'

MEDIA reform in the coming years needs to focus on the future of public broadcasting in Namibia and legislation on access to information, writes Nangula Shejavali in The Namibian. This was one of the findings of the Namibian edition of the 2009 African Media Barometer...

Rural KZN station wins big

KWAZULU-NATAL rural community radio station – Maputaland Community Radio – has put the country, region and community radio on the world map after winning an international award for its contributions to children’s...

Uganda TV goes digital

LOCAL private television broadcasters are worried about the unfair competition that is likely to unfold from a move by the government to entrust Uganda Broadcasting Corporation rights to sell digital television signals, writes Walter Wafula in the ...