insert_link Local Passing of Ronelle Rademeyer: former EFN SG and news editor at the Republikein It is with great sadness that the Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) received the news that the highly respected veteran journalist and former Secretary-General, Ronelle Rademeyer, passed away last night after a long battle with cancer. The news of her death at 56 was announced on the Republikein’s Facebook page last night. With just a foot away from breaking the glass-ceiling and becoming editor of the Afrikaans […] todayMay 21, 2024 52
insert_link World Chinese journalist jailed for reporting on Wuhan COVID-19 outbreak to be released The current whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist, Zhang Zhan, who was imprisoned for four years due to her reporting on the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan, remain unknown, causing concern among activists. Zhang Zhan was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a vague charge frequently used in political cases. She completed her sentence at Shanghai’s Women Prison. The Associated […] todayMay 14, 2024 18
insert_link Africa Margaret Busby: how a pioneering Ghanaian publisher put African women’s writing on the map By Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, University of the Witwatersrand Published in 1992, Daughters of Africa is a groundbreaking volume of writing by women of African descent. It was followed by an expanded second edition, New Daughters of Africa, in 2019. The mind behind the books is pioneering Ghanaian-born publisher, writer and editor Margaret Busby. She became the first Black female publisher in the UK at 20 when […] todayApril 29, 2024 9
insert_link World U.S. journalist to be held another two months by Russia, without trial Evan Gerschkovich, who is being held in Russia, has once again had his detention extended – even before his case has made it to court. He will remain behind bars until at least March 30th – at least a year since he was first detained for spying, charges that the U.S. government denies. Caroline Malone reports. todayJanuary 29, 2024 11
insert_link 5 1 Oshiwambo Ovatoolinghundana 2 vadipaelelwa moshitopolwa shili momakuyunguto shaGaza Ovatoolinghundana veli 2 okwa lopotwa vadipawa omanga umwe afiwa aehamekwa pefimbo loiponokela yomewangadjo oyo ya didilikwa moumbuwanhu shitopolwa sha Gaza okudja komatanga Israeli onghela. Ombelewa yetanga lo Hamas mo Gaza momukanda oo yapitifa oya popya kutya, ovatoolinghundana ovatongololwa nomadina Hamza Al-Dahdouh oshoyo Mustafa Thuraya, ovo osheendifo shavo shadengwa ko boma yetanga la Israeli pefimbo vahangwa tava toola eenghundana momudingonoko wa Rafah moumbuwanhu wa Palestin. Omutoolinghundana Hamza Al-Dahdouh okwa lopotwa ali […] todayJanuary 8, 2024 12 1 5
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
