by Franz Kruger | Mar 30, 2009 | Media freedom
With the first moves being made towards real reform of the Zimbabwe media, it is critical that journalists put their factionalist pasts behind them and rediscover the principles of professionalism, writes Vincent Kahiya in the Zimbabwe Independent. We should reject...
by Franz Kruger | Mar 24, 2009 | Media freedom
Freedom of speech is a precious right, currently under pressure in Botswana because of the ill-considered Media Practitioners' Act. In a detailed historical description in Mmegi, Rampholo Molefhe outlines the long road the private media have travelled in...
by Franz Kruger | Mar 13, 2009 | Media freedom
The government has embarked ona charm offensive to win support for its media act, but the media will fight it in every way possible, writes Mmegi in an editorial. This means going to court, and in the meantime making implementation as difficult as...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 12, 2009 | Media freedom
There's a raging battle between broadcasters and musicians about needletime – the money radio stations have to pay the musicians for playing their music, writes Nicola Mawson in Busiess Day. At stake is around R1 billion. Nicola Mawson writes in Business...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 10, 2009 | Media freedom
The Rwandan government's announcement that the School of Journalism and Communications is moving to the capital, Kigali, is good news, writes New Vision in an editorial. The media were profoundly affected in the genocide, and was almost...
by Franz Kruger | Feb 6, 2009 | Media freedom
The decision to impose ruinous new registration fees on journalists by a body that should not exist any more, the Media and Information Commission, highlights the difficult position Zimbabwean journalists find themselves in, writes IRIN. IRIN reports: As the gap...
