Something new for SABC viewers: a 24-hour news channel in all local languages
The SABC plans to launch the new channel this year, and it will be available on DTT and SABC+, but some considerations are still needed.
Botswana media opposition leads to law rewrite
The Botswana government has amended the controversial Criminal Procedure and Evidence (Controlled Investigation) Bill which is legislation journalists feared would muzzle free speech and tighten the vice on the press.
#FaveOfTheWeek: Edyth Kambalame
Each week, frayintermedia highlights a journalist doing good work on the continent and honours them as our #FaveOfTheWeek. Meet award-winning Malawian editor and 2021 WAN-IFRA Women in News Editorial Leadership Award Laureate Edyth Kambalame who is passionate about storytelling empowering women.
Violence against journalists a crisis
The killing of journalists is one of the most extreme forms of media censorship, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.