NAB member radio stations have taken the fight against false information to the airwaves, with the release of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of misinformation and disinformation. The PSAs are part of the NAB’s Free Radio…

Just broke down what these two authors' books were about to my mom, using the style of the storytellers on the FYP at the bird app. Her shock was entertaining but we'll be more philosophical on Saturday. Don't forget to RSVP

📢 Code For Africa, through its #WanaData initiative, is conducting a 'Fact-checking during elections' masterclass.

The session will teach participants how to produce accurate, quality news under pressure during elections.

Date: Friday, April 12.

Register: buff.ly/49x1Q29

APPLY: Join the WCJ and fraycollege of communications for the 2024 Media Management course, which offers a deep dive into critical leadership areas in the media space. The course is free, but spaces are limited. Full details below.

🗓️ 29 April to 9 May.
📩 [email protected]

This opportunity closes next week!

The South African Fulbright Foreign Student Program provides grants for South African university graduates to pursue postgraduate studies at a United States university. Details here: za.usembassy.gov/fulbright-fore…

Join us for our second Community Engagement Workshop for 2024, taking place at Mpumalanga Hall in Hammarsdale we unpack social justice issues.

The SANEF 2024 Elections Portal

The SANEF 2024 Elections Portal provides useful resources for journalists reporting on elections. provides useful resources for journalists reporting on elections.

You can access the portal here: elections.sanef.org.za

One of the joys of my job is getting to work with amazing women in media!

From l, Thandeka Gqubule-Mbeki Shoeshoe Qhu 📻 and Pheladi Sethusa in #Makhanda hosted by Rhodes University

Going to Perugia for #IJF24 ? Join our session: 'Using #AI to help detect bias and discrimination in English and Arabic text, with 2023 #JournalismAI Fellowship Fellows Defne Altıok and Ipek Baris.

🗓️Saturday 20/04
⏰10am CEST
📍Centro Servizi G. Alessi
journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…

Is the City Library open again, City of Joburg??

We're excited to launch our newsletter!🎊Your monthly dose of our latest product news and our moves.

The first edition of our newsletter covers our product Vulavula, its features, the latest product improvements and more.

Read and Subscribe here: bit.ly/LelNews

At #RUGrad2024 , a heartwarming moment unfolded as Khubalo Mpofu walked across the stage. In a touching appeal, Khubalo had reached out through social media, requesting the mothers present in the auditorium to ululate for her, filling the void left by her own mother, who sadly…

1/ Very important announcement for media freedom that President Ramaphosa has signed into law the repeal of the law of criminal defamation : thepresidency.gov.za/president-rama…

Incredible to see Film and Publication Board try & grab power over online dis/misinformation when it has no such jurisdiction. Kudos to SANEF Media Matters SOS Coalition Press Council SA for taking it on. Regulations are ultra vires & won't survive legal review dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Participants at the Rhodes University #JournalismSummit in #Makhanda protest the killings of journalists in conflict zones. Mam’Barbara Masekela joined us along with judge #KathySatchwell (not pictured). The Wits Centre for Journalism was represented by Pheladi Sethusa and I.

NEW: The Wits Centre for Journalism and African Women in Media (AWiM) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance their common goals of creating enabling environments for African women who work in media industries.

🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/49qXIk6

It’s such a pleasure to welcome Dr Collen Chambwera to the Wits Centre for Journalism as senior lecturer in #journalismandmediStudies .

Dr Chambwera is an established lecturer and scholar in African journalism practice and scholarship to Wits University.

3 fellowships for early career, next generation journalists, broadcasters and start-up media business entrepreneurs . Apply here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize .

Born on this day, she was a committed environmentalist and founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees.

BREAKING NEWS | There’ve been several more arrests in relation to the Fort Hare University killings.

Trusted sources say it includes senior members of the institution’s management, as well as a veteran bodyguard (and former police officer) from KZN.

They are expected to be…