Department of Communications has announced the approval of a R1.473 billion bank guarantee for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

With little more than two months to go before media accreditation for the World Cup closes, governing body Fifa and local media are locked in a standoff over restrictive terms and conditions imposed by Fifa on journalists and their publications.

Chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Irene Charnley has welcomed the approval of a R1.473 billion bank guarantee.

The West Africa Quality Programme (WAQP), in collaboration with the National Codex Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (NCSPSC), on Wednesday organised a day's information-sharing seminar for media practitioners and consumer interest groups, at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi.

150 Editors and Journalists from 43 African countries converged in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, to participate in the 3rd Edition of the International Festival for Freedom of Expression and the Press, from the 4 -7 November, 2009. The theme of

Fifteen journalists were last Friday awarded certificates after successfully completing five days training on secure online communications at the Gambia Press union in Bakau.

Media liason officers in the ministries, departments and autonomous agencies of the Government have been urged on diligence.

LAST week's newspaper circulation figures indicate that we may have joined the many countries seeing a rapid decline of the industry. Only one daily and one Sunday newspaper were the exception as sales plunged.

The Treasury has extended a helping hand to the struggling SABC , approving its application for a government bank guarantee of R1,47bn.

A number of community television stations around South Africa are set to lose their frequency and may have to close.

Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola advised journalists in the country to always endeavour to balance their stories in the course of discharging their duty as the watchdog of the society.

THIS year the Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers (FEPACI) and Friends of FEPACI South Africa (FOFSA) honoured two women in the Media, Dorcas Hove and Linda Mvusi.