The press attacks in 2022, so far, are higher than in the previous two years, and are mostly carried out by state actors. Agba Jalingo is a journalist and publisher of an online newspaper, Cross River Watch. The publication has taken him on a collision course with the authorities of his home Cross River State […]
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The bill will give South Africans artists and creators benefits and rights already enjoyed in many countries On 1 September 2022, the Copyright Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly with 163 votes for and 45 votes against the Bill. There were no abstentions. The Bill will now go to the National Council of […]
A leading independent newspaper in Nigeria, DAILY TRUST, has called for nominations of exemplary personalities for the coveted African of the Year 2022 award. Nominations are open from September 12, 2022 to midnight of October 24, 2022. In a statement issued on Monday, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Media Trust Group, publishers of […]
The All Progressives Congress hopes to retain power in February polls. But several claims recently made by top party leaders didn’t add up. Claim Eight claims about the economy of Nigeria and Lagos state under APC governance. Verdict One understated, one exaggerated, three misleading, three incorrect. Source The APC’s Kashim Shettima and Festus Keyamo (August […]
The media accreditation application process for the final draw of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) Algeria 2022 is now open. The accreditation window will close on 18 September 2022. Media can apply for accreditation via the CAF Media Channel The final draw for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship will be held on Saturday, 01st […]
Jeddah-based Islamic Broadcasting Union (IBU) in collaboration with the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) last Monday gathered for a four-day forum at the African Princess Hotel to discuss the important role of the media in promoting peaceful coexistence as a way of combating terrorism and protecting youths from radicalisation and drug abuse. Malick Jeng, […]
When formal apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, several policies were introduced to address the racial and economic segregation of the past. One such policy was Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), designed mainly to facilitate an increase in black ownership across sectors. The media was one of the sectors BEE legislation aimed to transform. Media […]
Mr. President, the recent demolition exercise that was conducted in August this year at Jabang and led by the Department of Physical Planning and Housing leaving many affected families homeless with no shelter is worrisome and that there is urgent need for government intervention. These families legally acquired their lands from Social Security and Housing […]
Business and Financial journalists must increase their reportage on business and finance especially on mobile money to increase their adoption, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has suggested. That, he said, would help promote financial inclusion and help the entire citizenry to leverage the opportunities the innovation […]
At Africa Check we’re no strangers to uncovering scams. We’ve written extensively about job scams, conference scams, medical scams and even took a deep dive into a particularly bizarre scam involving a spiritual white boy, South African business exec Tokyo Sexwale, and a missing R41 quadrillion. But in a cruel twist of irony all this […]
Cape Town — President Ramaphosa Condoles With British Royal Family on Death of Queen Elizabeth II President Cyril Ramaphosa has sympathised with members of the British royal family at the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. The president said: “Her Majesty was an extraordinary and […]
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) on Monday congratulated Yero S. Bah, who has won a prestigious international award by International Federation for Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ). “Bah, a Gambian freelance journalist whose writings appear on Mansa Banko Online Newspaper, was last week named victor of the 2022 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award. The award […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia rejected a bombshell report by its eTV on Wednesday that touches on the historic relationship with Somalia. In a statement, the ministry announced that the report does not represent Ethiopian policy toward Somalia and offered an apology for the inaccurate content. Read the statement below:
Kenya’s election shows that understanding how voters are influenced online is central to freer, fairer elections. As digital access deepens across Africa, there’s growing evidence of external players weaponising social media platforms to achieve geopolitical ends. Russia’s disinformation campaigns in settings such as Mali in support of coup leaders and against a French military counter-insurgency […]
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Ghana: Why Do We Hate to Be Corrected?
At the beginning of my journalistic career, I encountered an attitude of mind that nearly brought an early end to my journey into the world of the wordsmith. I had arrived from a journalistic regime, operated at my first workplace, the monthly New NationMagazine that was very liberal, to the regimented newsroom of the Gold […]
Rather than debunking misinformation after it’s already spread, prebunking – or preemptive debunking – is effective at reducing susceptibility to misinformation at scale. The spread of misinformation continues to pose a significant challenge to societies worldwide. Belief in misinformation has been linked to reduced willingness to get vaccinated against various diseases, lower compliance with health […]
NBS Television, a company of Next Media Services and its partners have launched the UG Economic Forum to shed light on Uganda’s economic prospects for the financial year 2022/23. The forum will air on NBS TV from September 5th to 9th with the theme: What Lies Ahead For Uganda’s Economy in the Fiscal Year 2022/2023. […]
Addis Abeba — “The Federal Police Commission said it has filed charges against 111 “illegal digital media” outlets which were suspected of “working to make Ethiopia a center of violence” during the concluded Ethiopian Fiscal Year. Assistant Commissioner Berhanu Abebe, Deputy Head of the Federal Police Commission’s Tactical Crimes Investigation Department, told state media that […]