Africa needs radio that brings together and informs communities, rather than radio that spreads disinformation and incites hatred, writes John Masuku as the world celebrates over a century of radio.
A concerning lack of media freedom, inadequate legal structures, precarious safety conditions as well as the alarming occurrences of journalist arrests and surveillance: a distressing image emerges from a report delving into the state of media in Southern Africa after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Increasingly African scholars call for decolonization of the continent’s journalism. But how to do it is more complex than one would think.