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COVID-19: In Kenya, social media are aflame

COVID-19: In Kenya, social media are aflame

One rule for the ruler… The Kenyan Twitterverse turned into a furnace on 15 June after the Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, displayed his Covid-19 test results on social media and appealed to the people to take...

The writing on the wall

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

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...