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Publishing

African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in 6 countries

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 5 hours

Source: © 123rf Media coverage of Africa has always been dominated by narratives of disease, poverty, conflict and political instability

Media

Global media tell only part of Africa’s story – new report shows which outlets perform best and worst

Wallace Chuma, University of Cape Town and Trust Matsilele, Birmingham City University 12 Sep 2024

Markets & Investment

Shooting may boost Trump’s chances in the US presidential race, say investors

Katja Hamilton 14 Jul 2024

Media

CNN announces retrenchments and paywall

11 Jul 2024

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Higher Education

UCT council adopts Gaza resolutions

Matthew Hirsch 25 Jun 2024

“Dismay” at Stellenbosch senate’s rejection of call for Gaza ceasefire

Higher Education

“Dismay” at Stellenbosch senate’s rejection of call for Gaza ceasefire

Matthew Hirsch 13 May 2024

Social Media

US Senate approves bill to pressure TikTok sale

24 Apr 2024

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Media

Media agencies pull Kate Middleton's photo amid manipulation allegations

11 Mar 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agribusiness

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Source: © Unesco Today radio celebrates 100 years

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: Celebrating a century of informing, entertaining and educating

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2024

Many Cape Town journalists attended the vigil. Source: GroundUp

Media

South African media community mourns journalists killed in Gaza

GroundUp Staff 29 Jan 2024

The ad has been removed from social media. Source: X.

Advertising

Zara removes ad after Gaza similarities pointed out

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Dec 2023

Media Freedom

Kashmir editor released from jail after 600 days of imprisonment

24 Nov 2023

Media Freedom

Russia puts new media restrictions ahead of presidential election

16 Nov 2023

Radio & Audio

Radio journalist in the Philippines fatally shot live on Facebook during broadcast

6 Nov 2023

Social Media

Elon Musk rebrands Twitter to X

24 Jul 2023

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi 23 May 2023

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Energy

SA's power outages could reach critical levels this winter - likely scenarios

Hartmut Winkler 19 Apr 2023

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SMEs

Power cuts are hurting small businesses in SA - but sharing resources and equipment might be a solution

Ofentse Olunloyo and Tankiso Moloi 16 Mar 2023

Social Media

Joe Biden takes further steps to ban TikTok in US

8 Mar 2023

Social Media

Elon Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum leads to Twitter exodus

18 Nov 2022

Media

Philippines prison chief arrested for murder of radio journalist

8 Nov 2022

Social Media

Why Elon Musk's first week as Twitter owner has users flocking elsewhere

Diana Bossio 4 Nov 2022

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Skills Training

Nigeria's education for entrepreneurs needs to keep it real, not just in the classroom

Bukola Amao-Taiwo 31 Oct 2022

Social Media

Elon Musk takes over Twitter, fires top executives

28 Oct 2022

Advertising

Twitter criticised for placing ads near child pornographic accounts

29 Sep 2022

Source © Zefart Nigeria has moved to ban foreign models and voiceover artists from advertisements said to be in line wiht “new sense of pride” among young Nigerians

Advertising

Nigeria bans foreigners from advertisements

31 Aug 2022

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Energy

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann and Dries Putter 4 Aug 2022

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Social Media

Twitter: The digital town square of free speech?

Danette Breitenbach 26 Apr 2022

Source: © Thought Catalog

Social Media

Russian criminal case against Meta Platforms in reaction to opposition posts to Russia's Ukraine attack

14 Mar 2022

Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

10 Mar 2022

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Distribution

Covid vaccines: African countries need to fix their distribution chains

Jonathan Munemo 9 Feb 2022

Travel

Airline tie-up for Kenya and South Africa: possible rewards, and risks

18 Jan 2022

Family members of Covid-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, India. Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Covid-19

It's possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here's what it takes

Hamish Graham & Adegoke Falade 10 May 2021

Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders

Digital

Restricting digital media is a gamble for African leaders

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 May 2021

Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a “It’s my Dam” protest on March 11, 2021. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Solar and wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock

Sebastian Sterl 19 Apr 2021

Dr Cyprian Ngong, a staff member of National Hospital, Abuja, receives Covid-19 vaccine. Adam Abu-basha/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Covid-19

Nigeria at sixes and sevens on Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Solomon Bakarey 15 Mar 2021

GM recalls 7 million bakkies, SUVs worldwide due to airbag manufacturing fault

Safety

GM recalls 7 million bakkies, SUVs worldwide due to airbag manufacturing fault

24 Nov 2020

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling isn't enough - the world's plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse

Stephanie B. Borrelle 18 Sep 2020

Cities like Lagos need building designs that don't just copy global styles

Architecture & Design

Cities like Lagos need building designs that don't just copy global styles

Dr Anthony Ogbuokiri and Dr Emmanuel Manu 14 Sep 2020

Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold

Tourism & Travel

Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold

Faizan Ali and Cihan Cobanoglu 28 Aug 2020

Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock

Economy

Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

Misheck Mutize 11 Aug 2020

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Affordable & Social Housing

Africa's high density urban settlements: cut the red tape and slash the cost of housing

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 4 Aug 2020

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

Infrastructure & Utilities

How the Grand Renaissance Dam might spark basin-wide water cooperation

Ashok Swain 3 Aug 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Design & Manufacturing

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

Why is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

Fashion & Homeware

Why is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

Dan Banik 10 Jul 2020

Gravediggers are exhuming old graves in Brazil to open new spaces. Brazil is currently second in the world for cases and deaths, and many consider it the new global epicentre. Sebastiao Moreira/EPA

Covid-19

In many countries the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, not slowing

Adam Kamradt-Scott 1 Jul 2020