A Malian mother waits to have her baby vaccinated. Though access to health care has improved, many people say their governments must do more. Dominic Chavez/World BankPeople across Africa rank health as the second most important national problem they believe that governments should address. Only unemployment outranks it as an issue among ordinary citizens, and only education … [Read more...] about More Africans are accessing health care — but states still have work to do | The Conversation
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Trend Report: Fire, more fire, Bill Gates and Chris Brown
South Africa has been booming this week, not for all the right reasons, but nevertheless, it wasn’t a dull week at all. Before we activate weekend mode, we’ll take a look at a few of the biggest trends, like UJ on fire, Fort Hare on fire, Bill Gates and the University of Pretoria (not on fire) and Chris Brown performing at the Durban July. Let’s go! Read more on: Media … [Read more...] about Trend Report: Fire, more fire, Bill Gates and Chris Brown
Media Monitoring: Much more than hashtags, words and clips
“The days where media monitoring was considered as a simple manual exercise consisting of newspaper cuttings (measured per centimetre), words and a hashtag or two is long gone. Today’s media monitoring is a science and ROi Africa is at the forefront of this technology, with an all-in-one system encompassing all forms of media,” says Tonya Khoury, the MD of ROi Africa. With the … [Read more...] about Media Monitoring: Much more than hashtags, words and clips
South Africa’s politicians will have to adjust to many more coalitions | The Conversation
South African President Jacob Zuma, flanked by ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe (left) and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa. Reuters/Mike HutchingsThis year’s local government elections in South Africa are likely to produce shifts in power at municipal level. They will be the fourth local government elections since a new system of local government was adopted under the … [Read more...] about South Africa’s politicians will have to adjust to many more coalitions | The Conversation
Trend Report: More GOT, all those dresses, and RIP Afeni Shakur
WARNING: This Trend Report contains Game of Thrones spoilers! It also contains some other cool stuff though, like who wore what to the MET Gala, a summary of Matthew Theunissen's Facebook post, a shout out to AKA, and a some rap lyrics. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) … [Read more...] about Trend Report: More GOT, all those dresses, and RIP Afeni Shakur
