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World Press Freedom Day 2021 Banner This year’s celebration marks the 30th anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, developed by African journalists pressing for a free, independent, and pluralistic African press. UNESCO and the Government of Namibia will host the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference in Windhoek from 29 April through 3 May, World Press Freedom Day. The laureate of the 2021 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize will be honoured during the conference, on 2 May.   Professional journalists and other media stakeholders at the Conference will call for urgent measure...

How African news organisations can build strong alliances across the continent “African voices need to be heard in global policy-making,” says media scholar Herman Wasserman, author of a recent report on collaboration Herman Wasserman, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Cape Town.  Benon Herbert Oluka Tuesday 27 April 2021 When African newspaper journalists signed the Windhoek Declaration on May 3, 1991, there was an air of optimism that it would pave the way to the achievement of the press freedom ideals journalists aspired for. The date was eventually declared World Pre...

Failing to prepare is preparing to fail Failing to prepare is preparing to fail Updated: Updated: April 26, 2021 00:34 IST Journalists have to not only provide credible information but also enjoy the trust of the population Share Article AAA Journalists have to not only provide credible information but also enjoy the trust of the population It has been an emotionally draining week. I lost two of my brightest students — Ashish Yechury and Shaoli Rudra — to COVID-19. Vivek Bendre, a very valuable colleague whose photographer’s eye captured both the glories and the pitfalls of post-liberal...

Namibia remains a beacon of media freedom 2021-04-21  Namibia yesterday retained its top position in Africa, 24th in the world, on Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) Press Freedom Index.   Cabo Verde (27) and Ghana (30) occupy second and third places in Africa.  Norway, Finland and Sweden are the top-ranked countries in the world.  The Presidency has lauded Namibia’s firm hold on the World Press Freedom Index, saying such commitment is informed by the emphasis on effective governance, underpinned by the country’s democratic values, processes, systems and institutions.  The report ...

1 day - 12 April 2021 | Opinion Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda and his cohorts in the social justice movement last week promised to up the tempo in their fight against corruption.Amupanda... 1 day - 12 April 2021 | Opinion The leadership of Mozambique’s ruling party, Frelimo, was dazzled by gas. The discovery of the second-largest gas reserve in Africa in 2010 led the political... 4 days ago - 09 April 2021 | Opinion Revelations this week by minister Frans Kapofi about the hefty retirement perks for the country’s service chiefs, namely prisons, police and defence, are dishe...