In Kenya, a community radio brings succour to dwellers
By Ernest Harsch, Nairobi FM staffer Leonard Njeru outside the radio offices. "Edutainment" — education through entertainment — is the station's motto. Photograph: Africa Renewal / Ernest Harsch Korogocho, a slum in northeasternNairobiwith 100,000 inhabitants, had many of the ingredients for a political explosion similar to those More...
Broadcasters, Film-makers & Music producers to meet for Nairobi conference
10th May 2012Â - With Africa expected to become the next big producer and market for creative content and entertainment, Nairobi is preparing to host the 2012 Broadcast, Film & Music Africa (BFMA) conference More...
Winner of APO Invitation to the 2012 AfDB Annual Meetings Revealed
Ugandan News reporter Catherine Nambi won APO invitation to participate in the 2012 AfDB Annual Meetings Catherine Nambi, Ugandan News Reporter winner of APO Invitation to the 2012 AfDB Annual Meetings DAKAR, LAUSANNE, More...
Press freedom: Is Ugandan journalism on trial again?
Daily Monitor’s editors Daniel Kalinaki and Henry Ochieng addressing the media from behind bars. The duo were recently cleared of forgery. More journalists are being attacked and in some extreme cases, killed. More...
Standard Group journalists scoop top MCK awards
Standard Group journalists won top awards at the inaugural Media Council of Kenya (MCK) Annual Media Awards. The awards, the first local journalist of the year awards in eight years, coincided with the World Press More...
Low funding affecting journalism in Uganda
Good quality journalism in Uganda is under threat because media houses lack adequate financial resources to cover news events. New Vision editor John Kakande said: “The threat to press freedom is the fact that More...
Standard Group Unveils Digital Platform
The Standard Group Limited has unveiled two refreshed news products in response to the needs of its audiences and advertisers. Designers at the company have breathed fresh life into The County Weekly and Standard More...
Karongi community radio celebrates first anniversary
Thousands of jubilant residents in Karongi District, yesterday, joined local leaders and staff members in commemoration of the first anniversary of Isangano Radio, a local community radio station in the area. The More...
TASWA mourns Kanumba ‘The Great’
The late Steven Kanumba The Tanzania Sports Writers Association (TASWA) joined thousands of Tanzanians in mourning the tragic death of movie star Steven Kanumba, who died in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. TASWA Secretary More...
Inspire Africa serves up a surprise as Season I ends
Iribagiza’s HeHe Ltd was the lucky winner. PHOTO BY STEPHEN OTAGE After 14 weeks of intense business tasks and boardroom drama, the first edition of the Inspire Africa reality show that has been showing on NTV More...
