A GGA RESPONSE MAY 2020 CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND YOUTH FORMATION Recommendations on child and youth advocacy, ECD centres and the implementation of the proposed Department of Basic Education Response Document On 19 March,...
South Africa
The writing on the wall
African media: where are the marketers? Marketing is vital in identifying how to monetise not only digital platforms but also traditional media This has been particularly evident in the continent’s newspaper industry,...
Local heroes
The media: no place to hide Journalism is a high-risk job for African reporters, who are often not only undertrained and underpaid but also face jail, injury, even death A promising young journalist told me of covering...
Cheap, flexible and growing
Radio: power to the people Terrestrial radio remains the most popular means of accessing news and entertainment in Africa, even with the advent of the internet Of all the media platforms, radio is still, by far, the...
Reporting from the margins
Women in media: glass ceilings Too many African women media professionals find their advancement frustrated by traditional cultural roles and gender stereotypes Zambian journalist Ruth Kanyanga Kamwi has been in the...
We’re reporters, that’s what we are
Profile: Mondli Makhanya Veteran newspaper editor Mondli Makhanya describes himself as an idealist who believes the mainstream media still has the power to bring about change When Mondli Makhanya says the media...
