Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-06-07

South Africa: Censorship - the chilling effect

Tatiana Repkova | allafrica.com/stories/201 ... |

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Southern Africa

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Censorship / Self-Censorship

2012-06-06

New South African press law 'more harmful than apartheid-era censorship'

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/world/ ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Censorship / Self-Censorship
Media / Press / Web Laws / Regulations

2012-05-28

Controversial image showing genitals of South African president taken off City Press website after escalating row with ANC

Tatiana Repkova | www.theguardian.com/world ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Weekend / Saturday / Sunday Editions / Supplements

2012-05-25

South African government calls for a boycott of the Sunday newspaper City Press, demanding that it censors presidential “spear”

Tatiana Repkova | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Caricatures - Satire - Parody - Humor - Pranks - Hoaxes
Weekend / Saturday / Sunday Editions / Supplements

2012-05-24

Investigative reporters in Africa are excelling at probing social issues

Tatiana Repkova | mg.co.za/article/2012-05- ... |

Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe

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Arab World, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

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Africa, Africa / Asia

Investigative / Watchdog Journalism - Accountability Reporting - Covering Corruption - Transparency - Whistleblowers

2012-05-24

Concerns are growing that new laws on intelligence, security and graft-busting may end up protecting the political elite more than the nation

Tatiana Repkova | www.reuters.com/article/2 ... |

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Southern Africa

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Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
National Security Laws - State Secret - Secret Documents

2012-05-15

Самая крупная англоязычная газета Китая "China Daily" начнет выходить в Африке

Tatiana Repkova | lenta.ru/news/2012/05/15/ ... |

China, Kenya, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, North Asia, Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Regional Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2012-05-14

State-owned English-language China Daily to publish African edition 'to introduce China to the world'

Tatiana Repkova | www.guardian.co.uk/world/ ... |

China, Kenya, South Africa

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Eastern Africa, North Asia, Southern Africa

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Launches of Newspapers / Publications / Standalone News Websites / Other Media - Startups
Regional Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media
Language Editions / Websites / Broadcasting / Translations / Alphabets / Domains

2012-05-13

The launch of the 14,000 km long fibre-optic submarine cable in Cape Town will effectively raise Africa's international capacity

Tatiana Repkova | www.iol.co.za/business/in ... |

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Southern Africa

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Internet Technology / Access / Practices - Broadband - VOIP (Skype) - Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Press / Media Concepts - Role of Media