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Nigeria: Rep Cautions Journalists On Fol Bill

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
A member of the House of representatives, Mrs. Fatima Raji-Rasaki has cautioned the Nigerian Press against sectionalising the issue of the Freedom of Information Bill (FoI), saying the bill would be beneficial to all strata of the society not only


Nigeria: Commissioner Promises Aid to Journalists

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
Plateau state Commissioner for Works, Mr. Solomon Zang, has assured the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in the state that government would continue to assist them because of the respect the members have for the administration of Governor Jonah Jang.

South Africa: Caution Needed in Fixing SABC

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
PARLIAMENT's portfolio committee on communications is trying to fix the mess-up it made with the SABC board, but could just as easily make things worse.

Nigeria: Guild of Editors Postpones Congress

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
THE Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) Biennial Congress earlier scheduled for Monday, July 14, 2008, will now hold on Monday, July 28, at the same venue, the Airport Hotel Ikeja.


Sierra Leone: Reporters Union Frowns At Media Owners

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
The Sierra Leone Reporters Union (SLRU) Tuesday stated that it is disheartened to note the deplorable condition in which some of its members work for print and electronic media institutions in the country.

Nigeria: Thisday Festival - 60 International Journalists Storm Country

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
An unprecedented number of international journalists from the world's leading media organisations will cover the 2008 edition of THISDAY Music and Fashion Festival - starting with the first leg holding in Abuja on Friday.

South Africa: Hands Off the SABC

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
THE battle for political control of the SABC drags on, with suspended news head Snuki Zikalala reinstated to his position by the board on Monday only to be sent on "special leave" for two weeks, and the man who ousted

South Africa: SABC Senior Official Alleges Board Misconduct

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
THE SABC's acting chief operations officer, Charlotte Mampane, has alleged misconduct and wasteful expenditure on the part of the public broadcaster's board.

Rwanda: Press Association Becomes a Trade Union

09.07.2008 18:12    allafrica.com
The Rwanda Journalist Association (ARJ) is planning to become a trade union, the association president, Gaspard Safari has said.

South Africa: Public Invited to Comment On Amendments to Broadcasting Act

09.07.2008 00:05    allafrica.com
The public has been invited to comment on the Draft Committee Bill which seeks to amend the Broadcasting Act.

Sierra Leone: Veteran Journalist Wins Prize

09.07.2008 00:05    allafrica.com
A veteran journalist Alpha Rashid Jalloh has won the first prize of an essay competition organized by the Iranian Cultural Consulate.

Gambia: Journalist 'Disappearance' Remains a Mystery

09.07.2008 00:05    allafrica.com
Two years since the "disappearance" of Chief Ebrima Manneh, a journalist of the Gambia Daily Observer Newspaper, his whereabouts remain a mystery.

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