June is Youth Month in South Africa. It’s a time when the country is encouraged to think about the bravery of the young people who, on 16 June 1976, put their lives on the line during the uprisings that started in Soweto and spread around the country. This Uprising is said to have changed the […]
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May 2019 will be remembered as the month that South Africans went to the polls for the fifth time since we attained democratic freedom in the 1990s. The elections that took place on 8 May went without incident and with journalists and other media professionals being free to report on the events This past month […]
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The South Africa Media Innovation Program is pleased to announce the third placement of the Children’s Radio Foundation(CRF) at the World Digital Media Awards, in Scotland last night. So proud that our WhatsApp Radio Integration initiative was amongst the nominees for the @NewspaperWorld World Digital Media Award for Best Innovation to Engage Youth Audiences! 📻🌍🎉📱 […]
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At the start of this year the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) held another meeting of its Advisory Committee to decide on the shortlisted applicants for 2019. After a lengthy session the following projects and organizations were selected to enter our program: GSport4Girls GSport4Girls is an online platform that provides coverage of female sports […]
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It is with great sadness that we report the passing away of Matthew Buckland, a member of our Advisory Committee and Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) Entrepreneur-in-Residence, after battling illness. Professionally, Matt was a genuine pioneer in digital media in South Africa and across the continent. He led the Mail & Guardian’s digital platform in […]
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The month of March is one in which human rights, as enshrined in the Constitution of the country, are celebrated with a public holiday of the same name. The day itself commemorates a moment in time when the country pivoted to making sure that the rights of all citizens were protected and observed instead of […]
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The South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) is pleased to announce that the University of the Witwatersrand will be honoring Mandla Langa with an honorary doctorate in Literature during its March graduation season. Langa recently joined SAMIP’s Advisory Committee as a representative of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa, which is one of the […]
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February is known as the month of love and for the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) we got to express our love for the local media industry and for our participants. The short month may only have twenty-eight days but we packed in more than two months worth of work in it: We went […]
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The year started off with a bang for the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP). With 12 grantees under our banner, and more to come, we have our work cut out for us in 2019. Last year we ran workshops, trainings and other interventions in order to assist our grantees in growing their projects and […]
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If you are media worker looking for a new challenge or you have a side hustle or project you need someone to work with you then do we have the event for you. The South Africa Media Innovation Program is heading down to the Mother City on Friday 08 February and will be hosting a […]
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When the youth is heard
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaJune is Youth Month in South Africa. It’s a time when the country is encouraged to think about the bravery of the young people who, on 16 June 1976, put their lives on the line during the uprisings that started in Soweto and spread around the country. This Uprising is said to have changed the […]
A New Dawn in May
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaMay 2019 will be remembered as the month that South Africans went to the polls for the fifth time since we attained democratic freedom in the 1990s. The elections that took place on 8 May went without incident and with journalists and other media professionals being free to report on the events This past month […]
Children’s Radio Foundation lands third place in WAN-IFRA Awards
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThe South Africa Media Innovation Program is pleased to announce the third placement of the Children’s Radio Foundation(CRF) at the World Digital Media Awards, in Scotland last night. So proud that our WhatsApp Radio Integration initiative was amongst the nominees for the @NewspaperWorld World Digital Media Award for Best Innovation to Engage Youth Audiences! 📻🌍🎉📱 […]
SAMIP adds three more projects to its cohort
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaAt the start of this year the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) held another meeting of its Advisory Committee to decide on the shortlisted applicants for 2019. After a lengthy session the following projects and organizations were selected to enter our program: GSport4Girls GSport4Girls is an online platform that provides coverage of female sports […]
Matthew Buckland, digital pioneer and SAMIP Advisory Committee member, passes away
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaIt is with great sadness that we report the passing away of Matthew Buckland, a member of our Advisory Committee and Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) Entrepreneur-in-Residence, after battling illness. Professionally, Matt was a genuine pioneer in digital media in South Africa and across the continent. He led the Mail & Guardian’s digital platform in […]
A pivotal month of March
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThe month of March is one in which human rights, as enshrined in the Constitution of the country, are celebrated with a public holiday of the same name. The day itself commemorates a moment in time when the country pivoted to making sure that the rights of all citizens were protected and observed instead of […]
SAMIP advisory committee member receives Honorary Doctorate in Literature
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThe South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) is pleased to announce that the University of the Witwatersrand will be honoring Mandla Langa with an honorary doctorate in Literature during its March graduation season. Langa recently joined SAMIP’s Advisory Committee as a representative of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa, which is one of the […]
Our Valentines to SA media
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaFebruary is known as the month of love and for the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) we got to express our love for the local media industry and for our participants. The short month may only have twenty-eight days but we packed in more than two months worth of work in it: We went […]
New year, more SAMIP
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThe year started off with a bang for the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP). With 12 grantees under our banner, and more to come, we have our work cut out for us in 2019. Last year we ran workshops, trainings and other interventions in order to assist our grantees in growing their projects and […]
SAMIP brings together media workers, entrepreneurs and techies
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaIf you are media worker looking for a new challenge or you have a side hustle or project you need someone to work with you then do we have the event for you. The South Africa Media Innovation Program is heading down to the Mother City on Friday 08 February and will be hosting a […]