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9/11: Where were you? I remember….

12. September 2011

It was a bright Tuesday I remember, when I switched on the television to watch whatever was showing after I was done with my house chores. And there it was ….breaking news on DW television The Twin Towers had been bombed. As a-wanna-be journalist then, I quickly remembered the bombings of US Embassies in Nairobi [...]

South Africa Celebrates Women’s Day for the 17th Time

11. August 2011

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August 9 in South Africa marks a day in 1956 when thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the oppressive pass laws in Apartheid South Africa. Their slogan “wathint’ umfazi, wathint’ mbokodo” (when you strike a woman you strike a rock) was one of the acts that led to [...]

Google wants more African content online

1. August 2011

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In this interview with ITNewsAfrica, Brett StClair, Head of Mobile, Google South Africa, talks about the evolution of mobile media in Africa and the exciting times ahead for Google on the continent. ITNewsAfrica.com: What are the most recent developments in mobile media on the African continent? Brett StClair: The mobile Internet continues to see [...]

FrontlineSMS to bring mobile tools to journalists around the world

21. July 2011

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FrontlineSMS will develop new tools to enable digital news gathering anywhere there’s a mobile signal, with $250,000 awarded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The support is part of the Knight News Challenge, an annual media innovation contest founded and run by Knight Foundation, and supported this year by Google. With the [...]

Interesting Article on IT and Education in South Africa

18. July 2011

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The South African government is making a move to end an eight-year software donation deal with Microsoft, after monetised terms were introduced. The Gauteng Online Schools Project (GOSP) was a beneficiary of the donation programme and will not be able to afford the new terms, according to Dick Rayner, project manager at the Gauteng Department [...]

ESSAY COMPETITION:Looking at ICTs and Agriculture in Africa through the eyes of women and the youth

15. July 2011

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The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) have joined forces in celebrating NEPAD’s 10th Anniversary. It is within this context of reflecting over the advancement of the African development agenda, that the two institutions are jointly organising an essay competition under the theme; [...]

Major progress towards Millennium Development Goals, but the most vulnerable are left behind, UN report says

12. July 2011

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Since they were first adopted, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have raised awareness and shaped a broad vision that remains the overarching framework for the development activities of the United Nations. At the September 2010 MDG Summit, world leaders put forward an ambitious action plan — a roadmap outlining what is needed to meet the [...]

The Optimists Creed

28. June 2011

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At ChangeWaves, we always want to ignite, rejuvenate or strengthen waves of change in different areas of our societies through ICTs. But the work we do can sometimes seem daunting and we always appreciate it when friends and colleagues share inspirational stories with us, like this optimist’s creed that was shared with us recently. I hope [...]

A Dream of Hope for African Children

16. June 2011

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Today I got a rose flower from one of my colleagues here at FEMNET. What is the occasion? “We are celebrating the day of the African Child.” I imagine being an African child or a child in Africa for that matter is worth celebrating. I mean why not. Despite the high mortality rates, if you [...]

A Toolkit on the Freedom of Information and Women’s Rights in Africa

9. March 2011

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“Freedom of Information and Women’s Rights in Africa” is a toolkit guide published by the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) with the support of UNESCO. The book provides guidance for women’s organizations in Africa on how to organize around freedom of information. It has compiled five case studies from five African countries, namely, [...]