Two Zimbabwean journalists charged with defamation and theft of documents over a story involving a senior central bank official have been released on US$100 bail each.[more]

PRESIDENT Paul Kagame has said that the sentencing of Umurabyo editor to 17 years in jail is not only harsh but also “reflects badly on the country” and his leadership. In an interview with Uganda’s The Independent magazine published on November 10, the president was asked whether the sentencing of Agnes Uwimana, editor of Umurabyo newspaper did not reflect badly on him as the president, he responded, “It also reflects badly on the country”.[more]

Following the Mail & Guardian's forced suppression of a report about presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj, he released a brief statement on Thursday night accusing the paper of seeking "to hide its complicity in criminal acts by raising the spectre of a threat to media freedom and invoking fears of censorship".

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Two Zimbabwean journalists have been charged with defamation over a story on a health insurance company linked to a senior central bank official, state media said on Thursday. [more]

If you have been watching the progress of the Protection of State Information Bill you may be suffering from symptoms of whiplash. When the ANC abruptly announced six weeks ago that it was yanking the Bill out of the parliamentary process for further consultation we welcomed its decision. [more]

MORE than one year after the appointment of Albertus Aochamub as the director general (DG) of the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), his new executive management team has still not been finalised.[more]

The African Union has urged its member states to strengthen partnership with the media to effectively promote policies advocating for gender equality on the continent. [more]

The South Gauteng High Court on Tuesday found that recent amendments to the Films and Publications Act would deprive news of its value and interest. [more]

The Ugandan government is resorting to increasingly repressive measures in a bid to stamp out dissent, Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.

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Economic growth and consumer demand have led to an explosion of new private media organisations in post-war Angola. Several new weekly newspapers and glossy magazines have been launched and Angola now has a third private television channel, TV Zimbo, to rival the two state-owned, government-mouthpiece ­terrestrial stations run by Televisão Publica de Angola. [more]