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Africa: G-8 Action on Food Security and Nutrition [U.S. Embassy Pretoria]
THE WHITE HOUSE South Africa: Marketing Association Updates Industry On Funding Issue [Biz-Community]
The Marketing Association of South Africa [MA(SA)] says it is confident that the process of reaching a resolution on the funding issue for The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) and The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) is well on its way following an inclusive meeting with relevant industry bodies on 14 May 2012. Nigeria: Governors Back Former Military Leader [RFI]
Our focus is on Nigeria where a political storm is blowing after 19 northern state governors offered strong backing to former military leader Mohammadu Buhari, in the wake of his remarks threatening bloodshed in 2015 if the government dared rig elections. South Africa: City Press Still Running Zuma Painting [SAPA]
Johannesburg -
City Press will not remove a photograph of a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his penis hanging out of his pants from its website, despite a threat of court action by the ANC, the newspaper said on Friday. West Africa: Incidence of Indecent Expression On Radio Goes Up [MFWA]
The level of indecent expression increased from nine in the fourth week to 24 in the fifth week covering the period April 29 to May 5, 2012. Kenya: Uhuru Says Star Article Will Jeopardise ICC Case [The Star]
DEPUTY Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday claimed that a column by Star columnist Jerry Okungu could jeopardize his case at the International Criminal Court. "This article has the potential to be used against me. I was once asked at the ICC about an article concerning me and when I said the contents were false, I was asked why I didn't challenge it," said Uhuru who testified for over two hours before the Complaints Commission of the Media Council over the article published by the Star on February 6. U Kenya: CCK 30-Day Ultimatum to Unlicenced Users [The Star]
THE Communication Commission of Kenya yesterday gave a 30-day ultimatum to unauthorised users of radio and television frequencies. CCK said those found operating without licences face imprisonment of a period not exceeding three years or a fine of Sh5 million or both. Gambia: FAO Trains Journalists, Others on 'Communication for Development' [Daily Observer]
Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN-Gambia office has begun a four-day intensive training for local journalists and communication specialists to enhance their knowledge on 'Communication for Development' abilities and skills at the Ocean Bay Hotel in Bakau. Namibia: Media Should Be Vigilant Against Channeling Negative Archaic News [New Era]
ONE could not but wonder how at this stage and in this age a national public broadcaster seems so insensitive to gender issues, especially to violence against women and children, which seems to be rampant within our society and communities. Namibia: Radio Wave Gets Loud With New Suzuki Fleet [New Era]
Radio Wave is about to send out exciting new signals, with arrival of their brightly-coloured, fully-branded fleet of Suzuki Altos, which will distributed to the various departments in the radio station shortly.
