By Janine Erasmus South Africa’s Rhodes University is hosting a three-day conference on journalism education in July 2010, with the theme Journalism education in an age of radical change. The second edition of the World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC2) takes place in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, from 5 to 7 July 2010. Hosted by Rhodes University’s School of Journalism and Media Studies, the conference has almost 350 confirmed attendees from 42 countries across Africa and further afield. With thousands of the world’s media currently in South Africa to cover the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the conference is an ideal opportunity to... Continue Reading
Janine Erasmus – The first handover of hi-tech equipment to black farmers, under the R500-million (US$65.3-million) government-driven Masibuyele Emasimini programme, took place in mid-June in Mpumalanga province. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson and President Jacob Zuma were on hand to witness a number of small-scale farmers of Marapyane village taking delivery of 85 new tractors. The vehicles were distributed to all three districts of the province – Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande and Nkangala. Mpumalanga MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration, Meshack Malinga, was also in attendance. The Masibuyele Emasimini tractor mechanisation programme is a four-year initiative... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba – JOHANNESBURG – African football STAR Roger Milla is in South Africa to present a preview of a brand new game to experience World Cup fever on the iPhone. Created in partnership with Gencode Studio, a Swiss startup, the application lets individuals experience all the passion of the World Cup on their iPhones. Dedicated to his “Cœur d’Afrique Solidarité” Foundation, the game offers players the opportunity to win two seats to attend the final of the World Cup, along with great prizes. The competition will take place up till noon, 5th July, for the final. The other... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa – KARTHOUM- Both national and southern Sudanese authorities should investigate human rights abuses connected to its April 2010 elections and bring to justice those responsible, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Addressing the abuses is especially important as the country prepares for a referendum on self-determination in Southern Sudan, Human Rights Watch said. The 32-page report, “Democracy on Hold: Rights Violations in the April 2010 Elections,” documents numerous rights violations across Sudan by both northern and southern authorities in the period leading up to, during, and following the April elections. These abuses include restrictions... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa – MALABO, Equatorial Guinea – In his address to the 2010 TIME/Fortune/CNN Global Forum, Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo committed to investing in the country’s various social development programs and vowing to enhance the existing Social Development Fund that uses oil resources for the benefit of the people of Equatorial Guinea. “Through this Fund, we are investing in our children, our schools, our teachers, health care, tourism, housing, potable water supply, road infrastructure, telecommunications, development of natural sciences, job creation and development of democratic institutions. In short, we are increasing investment in our most valuable resource:... Continue Reading
