Saturday 05. July 2008

: Launch of the Namibia Media Awards 2008

Newspaperman murdered at coast

23 June 2008

Werner Menges

WELL-KNOWN Walvis Bay resident Awie Brand, who was a long-time reporter and editor of the coastal newspaper, Namib Times, was murdered at his restaurant at the harbour town on Friday evening. The 58-year-old Brand was found dead early on Saturday morning in 'Die Restaurant' on Walvis Bay's 10th Road.

New Era Board Chairman Resigns

19th of June 2008 - Staff Reporter
New Era Corporation Board Chairman, Vilbard Usiku, has resigned with immediate effect. Usiku has resigned from the New Era board as well as Namzim Newspapers. A statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology late yesterday thanked Usiku for his “outstanding performance and loyalty” during his tenure of office.

Judge slashes claim in Informanté libel suit

19 June 2008 - Tawanda Kanema
High Court Judge Annel Silungwe drastically slashed the amount demanded by Kenyan nationals and former lecturers, Dr Zecharia Bolo and his wife Lucy Bolo, in their defamation lawsuit against Informanté newspaper.

NBC lambasted for no show

18 June 2008 - OSWALD SHIVUTE
Speaking at the official launch of the HIV-AIDS Awareness Week and the commemoration of the Day of the African Child at Ogongo, Omusati Regional Governor Sacky Kayone accused NBC of deliberately refusing to cover events in Omusati region and threatened to take serious action against it.

Shikongo defamation trial resumes

12 June 2008
Tawanda Kanema

THE defamation lawsuit in which Mayor Matthew Shikongo is demanding N$300,000 in damages from weekly tabloid Informanté, resumed in the High Court before Judge Louis Muller this week with a testimony on media law and ethics from Rhodes University lecturer Robert Brand.

Tabloid not welcome at Miss Nam pageant

June 6, 2008 - KAKUNAWE SHINANA
MISA Namibia's National Director, Mathew Haikali, has expressed disappointment over the Miss Namibia beauty pageant organiser's decision to refuse the weekly Informanté newspaper entry to the pageant.

Demand Accountability, Mutorwa Tells Media

Desie Heita - 04 June 2008
John Mutorwa, the new Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry is as indomitable as any farmer in this semi-arid Namibia would be.

Karas Community Radio goes on the air

Luqman Cloete - June 2, 2008
The Mayor of Keetmanshoop, Simon Petrus Tiboth, says the new Karas Community Radio (KCR) is a welcome step forward for the local community.

Speaking at the official launch, Tiboth said the accessibility of the new radio station to the grassroots people would play a pivotal role in changing their lives.

Kandetu off the hook in labour case

CHRISTOF MALETSKY - May 30, 2008

Contempt of court charges against NBC Director General Bob Kandetu have been withdrawn after the corporation undertook to pay a penalty prescribed by the District Labour Court in a case of unfair dismissal by Friday next week.

Kandetu probe on the go Minister Joel Kaapanda instructs NBC Board

CHRISTOF MALETSKY - May 29, 2008

Director General Bob Kandetu confirmed yesterday that the Minister of Information, Joel Kaapanda, had written to the Board on to request an investigation into reports that recently appeared in Namibia Today.

Knives out for Kandetu

CHRISTOF MALETSKY - May 22
NBC Director General Bob Kandetu's head is on the block and could roll soon, after he conducted a media briefing yesterday against the wishes of the new Minister of Information, Joel Kaapanda.

NBC slammed in National Council

ABSALOM SHIGWEDHA - May 21

THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has come under heavy fire in the National Council. A Swapo MP this week accused the corporation of refusing to cover some Government programmes.

TV licence fraud at NBC

KAKUNAWE SHINANA - May 20

A television licence officer at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) at Oshakati has been arrested on charges of corruption for the alleged embezzlement of TV licence fees amounting N$70 000.

MISA Namibia News

CALL FOR NAMIBIA MEDIA AWARDS ENTRANTS 2008

The Namibian Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa, MISA Namibia, invites all journalists/media practitioners to enter the MISA Namibia Media Awards 2008.

The main objective of the MISA Media Awards is to recognise and celebrate excellence in contemporary Namibian journalism, and by so doing, promote a critical, independent and investigative press as the lifeblood of democracy.

MISA Namibia workshops on 'Watching the Watchdog'

25 FEBRUARY 2008 - Members of the Civil Society residing in Gobabis and Mariental feel confident that they will be able to access, analyse, evaluate and create media messages in a variety of forms, after undergoing a one-day workshop on Media Literacy organised by the Namibian chapter for the Media Institute of Southern Africa....

Media Statements

Message of Condolence

24 June 2008
MISA Namibia wishes to express its shock at the brutal death of one of Namibia 's longest serving journalist-cum-businessman Awie Brand. Brand (58), who was a long-time reporter and editor of the coastal newspaper, Namib Times, was murdered at his restaurant at the harbour town on 20 June.

Call for Scrapping of Value Added Tax on Prepaid Mobile Communications Services

Windhoek, June 19, 2008 The Government of Namibia has announced the scrapping of 15 per cent Value Added Tax, (VAT) on some basic food stuffs to ease the burden of Namibians who have been severely affected by the rise in global food prices.

Newspaper Banned From Covering MISS NAMIBIA

The Namibian Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa, MISA Namibia has noted with concern, complaints by the Informante that the organisers of the Miss Namibia beauty pageant, has refused to grant them (Informante) entry to the pageant for coverage.

Action from Government Threatens Media

Journalists should not be forced to reveal their sources

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Events

Course to teach leadership skills to media managers

African news editors, producers, channel managers as well as other leaders in the print media or broadcasting fields can apply to participate in a leadership program in Parktown, Johannesburg from July 30 to August 8.
The deadline to apply is June 27.

CBA awards open to television and radio programs

Applications are invited in any language for the annual Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) Awards for television and radio programs.
The deadline to apply: August 1.

Namibia Media Awards 2008

Entry forms for the Namibia Media Awards 2008

Profile

The Media Institute of Southern Africa Namibia Chapter was officially launched in November 1998. The Chapter is one of 11 chapters in the SADC countries that form MISA. Since its inception MISA has its focus on the need to promote free, independent and pluralistic media as envisaged in the Windhoek Declaration.

Program Areas

Program A - Freedom of Expression

Program B - Media Monitoring

Program C - Broadcasting and ICT

Program D - Media Support

Program E - Gender, HIV & AIDS & Training