Fresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa: Newspapers in Swahili and in English in Dar es Salaam. The media is increasingly not trusted in Tanzania. ShutterstockOne of the least enviable tasks of journalists in the US must be reporting on how the public trusts their work less and less. A 2018 study found that only about four in ten Americans had at least … [Read more...] about Fresh vigilance is needed to protect media freedom across Africa | The Conversation
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‘If this is freedom, then I don’t want it,’ says Eastern Cape granny
'If this is freedom, then I don’t want it,' says Eastern Cape granny: Nothembinkosi Nontsasa cuts a defeated figure, sitting outside her crumbling home in Dlibona village in the small Eastern Cape town of Flagstaff. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News DA claims 'significant shift' of new black voters to the party, but numbers suggest otherwise: The DA's national … [Read more...] about ‘If this is freedom, then I don’t want it,’ says Eastern Cape granny
SA News: South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom has failed to bridge the divide
South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom has failed to bridge the divide: More than two decades have passed since South Africa overhauled a racist regime designed to keep the country’s black population under the thumb of an elite white minority. But while democracy ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Elections 2019: Gauteng to beef up police … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa is the world’s most unequal country. 25 years of freedom has failed to bridge the divide
Threats to press freedom are taking on different forms across Africa | The Conversation
Threats to press freedom are taking on different forms across Africa: The Ugandan government is one of many on the continent that's overseen the erosion of media freedom. EPA/Dai KurokawaAfrica buried two of its journalists in 2018. One was killed in Somalia and the other in the Central African Republic. According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, 54 … [Read more...] about Threats to press freedom are taking on different forms across Africa | The Conversation
SA News: South Africa marks Freedom Day, recalls apartheid’s end
South Africa marks Freedom Day, recalls apartheid’s end: TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. About a minute ago KWA-THEMA, South Africa — Calls for more jobs for South ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews AP PHOTOS: South Africa marks Freedom Day, end of apartheid: KWA-THEMA, South Africa … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa marks Freedom Day, recalls apartheid’s end
