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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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04 May 2012
 
 
Zimbabwe Minister threatens media crackdown
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe on Thursday threatened a crackdown on the media over what it called sensational and inaccurate reporting, following stories over the health of 88-year-old President Robert Mugabe. However...
 
 
25 Apr 2012
 
DA: Statement by Wilmot James, Democratic Alliance federal chairperson, welcoming the Press Freedom Commission report findings (25/04/2012)
Statements

The Press Freedom Commission today released the findings of its investigation into media regulation in South Africa. The Democratic Alliance (DA) fully supports the report it launched today...

 
 
16 Apr 2012
 
DA: Statement by Mmusi Maimane, Democratic Alliance spokesperson, accusing Jimmy Manyi of assembling a propaganda machine (16/04/2012)
Statements

Reports today indicate that Jimmy Manyi is attempting to centralize all government spending on advertising under his control at the Government Communication and Information Services...

 
 
24 Jan 2012
 
DA: Statement by Musi Maimane, Democratic Alliance national spokesperson, on Manyi and the media (24/01/2012)
Statements

Last year, government spin-doctor Jimmy Manyi caused outrage when he threatened to withdraw advertising from newspapers that do not report favourably on government.

Early this year,...

 
 
04 Oct 2011
 
 
 
Ten Long Years: A Briefing on Eritrea’s Missing Political Prisoners (September 2011)
HUMAN RIGHTS
In September 2001, President Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea ordered the detention of 21 senior government members and journalists who criticized him and his government. Since then, Isaias has closed...
 
 
16 Aug 2011
 
Equatorial Guinea and the African Union: Opportunities for structural engagement
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
President Teodoro Obiang Ngeuma’s nomination and acceptance of the position as ceremonial head of the African Union (AU) in January 2011 caused much outrage amongst non-governmental organisations...
 
 
10 Jun 2011
 
DA: Statement by Natasha Michael, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of communication, opposing the governments adspend (10/09/2011)
Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) strongly objects to government’s plans to use advertising as a means of rewarding publications which offer it favourable reporting. Plans announced to this...

 
 
11 May 2011
 
The reminder of corruption in HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment: Clarifying the facts
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
With the recent media reporting of fraud in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, (2,3,4) the new decade brings a reminder of the old and pervasive problem of corruption. Described as “a...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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