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Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno

Mobile & Apps

Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno

Lindsey Schutters 18 Sep 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Media Freedom

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

Marketing

OpenAI’s new generative tool Sora could revolutionise marketing and content creation

Omar H. Fares 27 Feb 2024

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1 January 2024. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri

Shipping

Landlocked Ethiopia signs pact to use Somaliland's Red Sea port

Dawit Endeshaw, Abdi Sheikh and Bhargav Acharya 2 Jan 2024

Media

The disturbing trend of state media use of deepfakes

Jordan Richard Schoenherr 14 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

FMCG

Founder of Egypt's Juhayna Food Industries and his son released from prison

Farah Saafan, Haithem Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan 23 Jan 2023

Source © Jacek Sopotnicki Nairobi, Kenya's captial city

Media Freedom

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here's how they're sanctioning Russia

Technology

The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here's how they're sanctioning Russia

Rob Nicholls 7 Mar 2022

Source: ©Accenture

Advertising

Cannes Lions & One Club show support for Ukraine

Danette Breitenbach 7 Mar 2022

Source: © sebra

Media Freedom

Freelance reporter in court in Zimbabwe

12 Jan 2022

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Sustainable Development

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Norman Day 4 Jan 2021

Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 16, 2018. A recent thawing of relations between the two countries did not lead to improved conditions for the media in Eritrea. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

Media Freedom

10 most censored countries

13 Sep 2019

Ethiopians read newspapers in Addis Ababa on June 24. Following what the government refers to as a failed attempted coup, access to the internet was cut and journalists were arrested. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Tiksa Negeri.

Media Freedom

In era of reform, Ethiopia still reverts to old tactics to censor press

Muthoki Mumo 10 Jul 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media

First Africa Media Index published on Africa's media markets

24 May 2019

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a press conference in Addis Ababa, in August 2018. Since Abiy's election, conditions for Ethiopia's journalists have improved, but some challenges remain. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Michael Tewelde.

Media Freedom

How the media is faring in Ethiopia

Muthoki Mumo 7 May 2019

South Sudan bars newspaper from covering Sudanese protests

Media Freedom

South Sudan bars newspaper from covering Sudanese protests

23 Jan 2019

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Social Media

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Dumisani Moyo 2 Aug 2018

IP rights improved in Egypt

Cybersecurity

IP rights improved in Egypt

16 Mar 2018

App delivery boom shakes up China food sector

Food & bev. services

App delivery boom shakes up China food sector

16 Feb 2018

China building huge test site for unmanned ships

Shipping

China building huge test site for unmanned ships

14 Feb 2018

Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga

TV

Kenya cuts TV transmissions over live coverage of opposition's Odinga

31 Jan 2018

Hamleys opens its largest toy store in Beijing amid Christmas debate

Retailers

Hamleys opens its largest toy store in Beijing amid Christmas debate

27 Dec 2017

ESG

Chinese firm turns panda poop into toilet paper

21 Dec 2017

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Zimbabwe bans fruit, vegetable imports to save scarce forex

18 Oct 2017

Algeria eyes return to controversial shale gas exploration

Energy

Algeria eyes return to controversial shale gas exploration

3 Oct 2017

Ethiopia. © Matej Hudovernik via

ESG

Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 million

1 May 2017

China launches first domestically built aircraft carrier

Shipping

China launches first domestically built aircraft carrier

28 Apr 2017

Iran blocks Telegram voice calls: state media

Social Media

Iran blocks Telegram voice calls: state media

20 Apr 2017

Sunway TaihuLight, the world's fastest computer

Software

China to develop prototype super, supercomputer in 2017

19 Jan 2017

Twitter chief for China quits, hails its performance

Social Media

Twitter chief for China quits, hails its performance

3 Jan 2017

Media

Gabon under internet blackout as it awaits key poll ruling

19 Sep 2016

China shuts down online news operations: report

Online Media

China shuts down online news operations: report

25 Jul 2016

World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China

Software

World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China

21 Jun 2016

SABC's social media policy on political comment no different from other media houses

Social Media

SABC's social media policy on political comment no different from other media houses

Pericles Anetos 31 May 2016

China takes down gay online drama: report

TV

China takes down gay online drama: report

25 Feb 2016

Hundreds hospitalised in mass Vietnam food poisoning

Fashion & Homeware

Hundreds hospitalised in mass Vietnam food poisoning

30 Dec 2015

Top China weather expert warns on climate change

Climate Change

Top China weather expert warns on climate change

23 Mar 2015

ISIS threatens Twitter founder

Social Media

ISIS threatens Twitter founder

3 Mar 2015

Cuba publishes first photos of Fidel Castro in nearly six months

Media

Cuba publishes first photos of Fidel Castro in nearly six months

4 Feb 2015

Ex-president Ahmadinejad launches website ahead of Iran polls

Online Media

Ex-president Ahmadinejad launches website ahead of Iran polls

2 Feb 2015

China vows no 'Western values' in universities

Higher Education

China vows no 'Western values' in universities

30 Jan 2015

Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages 'insulting' prophet

Media Freedom

Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages 'insulting' prophet

27 Jan 2015

Microsoft says it pays Chinese taxes after cryptic media report

Digital

Microsoft says it pays Chinese taxes after cryptic media report

28 Nov 2014

SADC observers will monitor Botswana elections

Administration

SADC observers will monitor Botswana elections

Nthambeleni Gabara 13 Oct 2014

Xbox now available in China

Hardware

Xbox now available in China

30 Sep 2014