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Media development key pillar to achieve SADC’s strategic goals
On 18 November 2025, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) launched its five-year communications and visibility strategy in Gaborone, Botswana, based on four strategic objectives. The strategic objectives are: improved media development - strengthen media...
Apply Now: AI Journalism Innovation Fellowship for Southern Africa – Innovation and Integrity
DW Akademie's Dialogue Fund is inviting journalists and newsrooms from Southern Africa to apply for an innovative fellowship programme focused on developing AI solutions for public service journalism that combine innovation and integrity. What is the fellowship...
Urgent need for AI legal sector policy framework
Last week, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe issued a landmark ruling declaring invalid legal submissions prepared with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) that included fictitious case citations. The ruling arose from the Pulserate Investments (Pvt) Ltd v Andrew...
Worrying increase in women journalists experiencing technology-driven abuse
The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and digital platforms that influence how information is produced and shared has seen an increase in the number of women journalists being subjected to technology-driven abuse. The abuse includes AI-generated deepfakes,...
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