MISA
BROADCAST & ICT UPDATE – April 2008: Special focus
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Africa: SABC CEO suspended The South African Broadcasting Corporation Group CEO Dali Mpofu has been suspended by the broadcaster's board. The board has resolved to conduct an investigation into very serious allegations about the conduct of the GCEO," a statement said. Read more |
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Africa: SABC head of news suspended The South African Broadcasting Corporation has suspended its group executive of news and current affairs, Snuki Zikalala. Read more |
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Africa: Mpofu says SABC is resisting political pressure South African Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Dali Mpofu has conceded that the public broadcaster is under political pressure, but said it was resisting this pressure. Read more |
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Africa: Mpofu snips circumcision doccie The SABC pulled a documentary on circumcision hours before it was due to be aired in response to a complaint from a member of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa who had not seen the programme.Read more |
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Africa: SABC boss Mpofu splits board The opposing forces in the SABC boardroom battle became clearer this week: CEO Dali Mpofu is up against board chairperson Khanyi Mkonza and her deputy Christine Qunta, who want him axed, while his supporters include businessman Peter Vundla, President Thabo Mbeki’s former spokesperson Bheki Khumalo and electoral commission chief Pansy Tlakula.Read more |
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| Lesotho: Government tightens
the screws on broadcast media In a move to limit the freedom of the media, the government of Lesotho has mooted an amendment to the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) Act in the National Assembly that seeks to limit the freedom enjoyed by broadcasting media. Read more |
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Zambia: MISA briefs Parliament
on role of community radio MISA Zambia says community radio stations have a heavy responsibility of serving the needs of the communities within which they broadcast due to the enormous potential they have to lift the standards of the people through the provision of relevant information. Read more |
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| Mozambique: Broadcasters
urged to create a digital migration task force A Mozambican broadcasting specialist says the technological migration from analog to digital broadcasting stipulated by the International Telecommunications Union, ITU, is going to be a great challenge to poor countries. Read more |
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