Mahiga keen on press freedom

Mahiga keen on press freedom
Daily News
A FORMER Tanzanian permanent representative to United Nations, Dr Augustine Mahiga, has pledged to make amendments to the laws which undermine media freedom in order to promote the fourth estate, should he be declared October presidential ...

Daily News

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Nov

PRESS FREEDOM: Freedom of press took shape after abolishing Star Chamber in 1641

>To great dismay, Tanzanians were treated to horrifying ‘pictures’ of brutality by their police and some ruling party henchmen (and henchwomen, to be politically correct!)

 

11 years ago

Zambian Watchdog

02 May

HH on Press Freedom Day

Lusaka Times
HH on Press Freedom Day
Zambian Watchdog
Country men and women, this year's theme for World Press Freedom day “Media Freedom for a better future: Shaping the Post 2015 Development Agenda” should be properly situated by everyone especially by those in power. It is undeniable that the press ...
Bomani to address media personnel in Arusha tomorrowIPPmedia
Cherish our freedomsBarbados Advocate

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jan

Of social media and press freedom

Yes, I agree that the very objective of social media, apart from being a source of news, is being a platform for interaction. In the few years of its existence, social media has changed greatly the way people communicate.

 

10 years ago

Kikwete

21 Oct

Africa's Press Freedom Improving

Africa's Press Freedom Improving - Kikwete
AllAfrica.com
TANZANIA President Jakaya Kikwete has said the freedom of the Press has slightly improved in Africa although a lot needs to be done by enacting relevant laws. Dr Kikwete said the improvement could be measured by the level of democracy demonstrated by ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Feb

African decisions vs press freedom

Imprisonment is now recognised as a disproportionate interference in the exercise of freedom of expression, following the Burkina Faso ruling.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Aug

Mixed legacy in press freedom

President Jakaya Kikwete used his speech to dissolve the tenth parliament to highlight some of his administration successes for the past ten years that he has been in power.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

08 Mar

Media and CA: Press freedom goes on trial

IPPmedia
Media and CA: Press freedom goes on trial
IPPmedia
An animated debate could be gleaned at midmorning in the Constituent Assembly rule-making seminar chaired by House of Representative Speaker Pandu Ameir Kificho, as CA members were raising on the floor alterations proposals they have presented to ...
CA forms team on tricky issuesDaily News
CA Albinos Ask for Large Font TextAllAfrica.com

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11 years ago

Daily News

04 May

World Press Freedom Day on Isles

Daily News
World Press Freedom Day on Isles
Daily News
ZANZIBAR Minister for Information, Tourism, Culture, and Sports, Mr Said Ali Mbarouk, graced the World Press Freedom Day, with a promise to review and improve laws which remain unfriendly to the media and journalists. “It has been long since media ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Aug

Of Werema’s press talk and media freedom

About a week ago, the government’s chief legal adviser, Attorney General Fredrick Werema made an interesting assertion -- that the Constituent Assembly (CA) erred by denying reporters a chance to be present as different committees deliberated content of the Second Draft Constitution.

 

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