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MEDIA- SOUTH AFRICA: Activist Journalism in the Service of Aids Awareness
Thanks to the fact that 32-year-old Lucky Mazibuko works in former President Nelson Mandela's backyard, the elder statesman is becoming an ambassador in the battle against HIV-Aids.COMMUNICATION-CHILE: Lag in E-Commerce Contrasts with Internet Boom
Internet connectivity is enjoying exponential growth in Chile, which stands in sharp contrast to the slow expansion of electronic commerce and other expressions of the so-called "new economy", according to a media research firm Starcom.MEDIA-TURKEY: Journalists Applaud President’s Refusal to Sign New Media Law
Journalists, media workers and opposition groups are hailing the refusal of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, to sign a controversial new media law that the president said would concentrate too much power into the hands of a few big media houses.HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Reality Television Teaches Message of Safe Sex
Ten young South Africans ¡ new to each other and with nothing in common -- were left in the wilderness for 18 days to learn about life, and living and working together.MEDIA-TURKEY: Controversial Media Law Sparks Heated Debate
Turkey has found itself in a state of suspense, with media practitioners wondering whether President Ahmet Necdet Sezer will sign the controversial amendments to media laws, which the Turkish parliament has passed, or return them to the legislators for review.COMMUNICATION-CUBA: South Must Boost Web Presence
The Internet could be a very useful tool for developing countries if they become active producers of quality web sites rather than mere consumers of information, said a leading Cuban expert.//CORRECTED REPEAT//MEDIA-ZIMBABWE: Popular Live TV Show Axed From the Air
Zimbabwe's state-controlled national broadcaster has banned a new live TV programme, 'Talk to the Nation', which was allegedly being used to polish President Robert Mugabe's image ahead of the next year's crucial presidential election.MEDIA-ZIMBABWE: Popular Live TV Show Axed From the Air
Zimbabwe's state-controlled national broadcaster has banned a new live TV programme, 'Talk to the Nation', which was allegedly being used to polish President Robert Mugabe's image ahead of the next year's crucial presidential election.COMMUNICATIONS-LATAM: Forum Calls for Greater Connectivity
Latin America is facing the challenge of broadening access to the Internet and promoting the on-line use of Spanish and Portuguese, communications experts meeting in the Venezuelan city of Merida said Wednesday.TECHNOLOGY: Norway Plans to Recruit IT Specialists from India
Plans are underway in Norway to recruit qualified Information Technology (IT) specialists from India and Eastern Europe.MEDIA-SWAZILAND: Growth of Fledgling Media Under Threat
A reinforced onslaught on free expression by the Swazi authorities has arrested the growth of the country's fledgling media and put the international spotlight back on rampant civil rights abuses in this tiny kingdom./REPEAT/ COMMUNICATIONS-JAMAICA: Former Monopoly Creaks under Weight of Competition
Under threat of competition for the first time in its 100 year history in Jamaica, telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) went on a blitz to sign up new customers with attractive offers of lower price and improved quality for its cellular services.COMMUNICATIONS-JAMAICA: Former Monopoly Creaks under Weight of Competition
Under threat of competition for the first time in its 100 year history in Jamaica, telecommunications giant Cable and Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ) went on a blitz to sign up new customers with attractive offers of lower price and improved quality for its cellular services.MEDIA-ASIA: Women Present News, Men Still Make Them
Most news presenters across Asia may be women, but it is still largely a man's world when it comes to the newsmakers.POLITICS-INDONESIA: Book Burning Used for Political Ends
Indonesian writers and scholars are furious over the burning by overzealous Muslim groups of books that they say contain communist teachings, incidents that some analysts say underscore the volatile political divisions plaguing the country.MEDIA-AFRICA: Lack Of Women’s Voices In The Media Questioned
Women in the region have questioned the lack of Women's voices in the media in southern Africa.MEDIA-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Govt Urged To Protect Freedom Of Press
The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) will try to use the South African government as a lever to get the 14-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) to discuss -- and protect -- freedom of the press in member countries.MEDIA-BANGLADESH: Physical Attacks on Journalists On the Rise
Just a year ago, young journalist Tipu Sultan was at the top of the world, having been recognised by his news agency as its best reporter. Today, however, Tipu lies in a hospital bed here in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, unable to practise the profession that he loves.RIGHTS: Worst Enemies of the Press Named
Champions of media freedom drew global attention Thursday to some of the notorious offenders of the right to free expression, including Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, China's Jiang Zemin, Cuba's Fidel Castro and Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe.CULTURE-ARGENTINA: ‘Real Life’ on the Small Screen
A scene of three people sleeping for hours is shown, in real time, on television. Later, the three eat, talk, argue, reflect or even kiss, all of which is observed by hundreds of thousands of TV viewers in Argentina, where the genre known as "reality TV" is all the rage.RIGHTS-CENTRAL AMERICA: Jailing of Reporters Curtails Democracy
Prison sentences handed down to journalists in connection with their work are curbing the development of democracy in Central America, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned on the eve of World Press Freedom Day, which is commemorated May 3rd.« Previous Page — Next Page »
Thousands of microfinance institutions serve tens of millions of the world's poor, through massive operations in rural South Asia to fledgling enterprises in West African towns. This small-scale loan movement aimed at alleviating poverty can offer life-changing potential for people who would otherwise find it difficult to obtain loans from the traditional banking sector. But microcredit is not a miracle solution to ending global poverty. If high interest rates prevail, putting recipients at risk of repeat borrowing and cycles of debt, microfinance can also have unintended consequences. IPS tracks the spread of microcredit and its impact across the global South.
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