On 23 March, 2020 Zimbabwe recorded its first coronavirus (COVID-19) casualty, national broadcaster Zororo Makamba. The renowned and highly influential 30-year-old journalist contracted the virus during a visit to New...
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COVID-19: In Kenya, confusion and corruption while politicians flout lockdowns
Kenya was engulfed by a cloud of apprehension on 12 March 2020, when the Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus since its outbreak in China in December 2019. Health Cabinet Secretary...
GANDHI NOW, COVID-19 AND THE NEED FOR SOLIDARITY ECONOMICS
A GGA RESPONSE MAY 2020 GANDHI NOW, COVID-19 AND THE NEED FOR SOLIDARITY ECONOMICS Reflections from GGA’s Programme on Ethics, Culture and Spirituality Blessed are the peacemakers and sustainers of life When we set out...
Africa’s technological arms race
Digital surveillance: real and present danger Telecommunications snooping has emerged as a fundamental threat to African journalists Many journalists and researchers will remember the mid-2000s as halcyon days, when a...
The writing on the wall
African media: where are the marketers? Marketing is vital in identifying how to monetise not only digital platforms but also traditional media This has been particularly evident in the continent’s newspaper industry,...
Rivers of arms
Democratic Republic of Congo: arms flow Despite an arms embargo, a constant flow of weapons into the DRC from around the globe ensures that peace remains elusive Since the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2003, the...
