WINDHOEK – Government has come to the defence of former President and Founding Father of the Namibian Nation, Dr Sam Nujoma, who has allegedly become a victim of covert but malicious propaganda by a section of the opposition that has allegedly accused him of smuggling weapons into the country from Asia.[more]

Some people would probably remember Sam Nujoma as the Founding President of the Republic only. Because they might have already forgotten that Nujoma once appointed himself Minister of Information and Broadcasting in 2002, saying he wanted to tackle‘problems’ at the NBC.[more]

The government is willing and ready to renegotiate the new media regulations said Information PS Dr Bitange Ndemo during a meeting with industry stakeholders January 28 2010. [more]

While senior leaders in the African National Congress (ANC) are fighting among themselves over the spoils of the national democratic revolution, things are falling apart. They are not paying attention to issues that matter, and after 15 years of the ANC in office, education is worse than it was under apartheid.

Proposed remedies are nothing but band- aids, which are bound to fail . Another example of this is the so-called transformation of the SABC.[more]

After chairing a stormy Cabinet meeting that discussed the re-opening of Buganda’s CBS radio, President Museveni met privately with Buganda elders last Friday and communicated the terms his ministers have pegged to getting the radio back on air.[more]

Kampala — Radio and television presenters are to undergo training in preparation for the 2011 elections.

"The training is aimed at equipping presenters with skills and knowledge to overcome the challenges that come with elections," the research officer for Deepening Democracy Programme, Gilbert Matabi, said.[more]

Isatou Davies-Ann commonly known as Aisha, the director of The Gambia Info has expressed satisfaction at the initiative taken by the Young Journalists' Association of The Gambia (YJAG) to meet the heads of media institutions and discuss the welfare of their reporters, as well as their mode of operation as far as journalism is concerned in The Gambia.[more]

Fresh revelations about the government’s plan to amend the Press and Journalist Act (1995) ahead of the 2011 election have sent shockwaves throughout the journalism community. Many see it as an attempt to further curtail press freedoms.[more]

The National Chairperson of the Malawi Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Brian Ligomeka has asked government to lift the ban on advertisement which it has meted to Nation Publications Limited, writes Angella Phiri for the Malawi Tribune.[more]

My previous column was meant to be the last. But my sense of gratitude to Business Day got the better of me. I have been afforded the privilege of rebelling against mainstream thinking in the media. I was enriched by intelligent responses. Yes, sometimes I had to contend with insults. By allowing diversity of opinion, Business Day has displayed its commitment to democratic engagement.[more]