SACOMM tackles digital transformation and decolonisation

SACOMM tackles digital transformation and decolonisation

By Enoch Sithole: The role of digital technologies in communication dominated presentations and discussions at the SA Communication Association (SACOMM), held at Wits University in September. Over 70 papers presented at the conference discussed different aspects of...
Unisa launches communication newsletter

Unisa launches communication newsletter

By Enoch Sithole:  The University of South Africa (Unisa) has launched a digital newsletter known as Communication Review, which is aimed at an audience of communication researchers, academics, students, scholars, thinkers and industry professionals. The publication’s...
Educators find common ground at Ajen round table

Educators find common ground at Ajen round table

By Enoch Sithole:  After a fruitful round table meeting at Wits University, members of the African Journalism Educators Network (Ajen) agreed to set up a steering committee and identify projects for future collaboration. The meeting was held in Johannesburg on...
Radio veterans launch journalism training academy

Radio veterans launch journalism training academy

By Kemiso Wessie:  Nala Academy for Media and Journalism Training, a South African-based media training institution, launched on August 30th with corporate training and varied media courses from television to journalism fundamentals. As a subsidiary of Nala Integrated...
Winds of change blowing in Zambian media

Winds of change blowing in Zambian media

The new Zambian administration that was elected in the August election, seems to be sticking to the promise of introducing media reforms and enhancing freedom of expression in the southern African nation. Getting the ball rolling, newly-appointed information and media...
State of the Newsroom goes to Senegal

State of the Newsroom goes to Senegal

By Kemiso Wessie:  Senegal is to get its own State of the Newsroom report, thanks to a new collaboration between the Wits Centre for Journalism and Dakar’s E-jicom. State of the Newsroom is an annual report analyzing trends in the journalistic media, and has been...