by Franz Kruger | Feb 1, 2010 | Media business
POLICE commissioner Bheki Cele has recommended the formation of a committee consisting of police communication officials to respond to writers of letters to the newspapers complaining about the service provided by the police, writes Ernest Mabuza in Business Day, This...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 1, 2010 | Media business
THE Minister of Communications, Siphiwe Nyanda, is to sack the entire Sentech board – including its chief executive, Sebiletso Mokone-Matabane – on Thursday, according to a reliable source, writes Wiseman Khuzwayo in Business Report. This follows a...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 28, 2010 | Media business
RWANDA has taken a rare lead in the region with the launch and growth of the first ever children’s newspaper, writes Dennis Itumbi for journalism.co.za. The paper started as a trial project in June last year, has now hit a circulation of 3,000 copies,...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 20, 2010 | Media business
THE COMPETITION Commission, which has been dragged into a battle between the print and advertising industries, is investigating whether or not publishers that are members of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) have been contravening the Competition Act, writes Ann...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 20, 2010 | Media business
COLUMNIST and alleged gay-basher Jon Qwelane's reported appointment as ambassador to Uganda has been slammed by rights groups, writes Amukelani Chauke in The Times. The Sunday Times reported that Qwelane, who was heavily criticised for his 2008 column, "Call...
by Franz Kruger | Jan 19, 2010 | Media business
THE Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) national executive committee has admitted that its mandate has expired but said it cannot immediately hold an annual general meeting (AGM) because of financial constraints, according to a report in the Times of Zambia. Speaking...
