ICT: Helping Citizens Keep Tabs on Government
In this issue of the AudienceScapes Field Blog, our fellows report on two very different approaches to improving government. In Zimbabwe, Tawanda Karombo describes a new campaign using social media to...
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Just How Digital Are We? - The Case of Africa
WPFDay Logo_width175.jpg"21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers" will be the theme of this year's World Press Freedom Day May1-3 with a focus on the opportunities and challenges of the digital...
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Zimbabwe Media Update: Print Gets More Players, but Airwaves Still Shut
Zimbabwe_MugabeCartoon_Small.pngThere’s been a flurry of activity in Zimbabwe’s print media sector. New dailies have begun publishing while several more media received licenses from the government....
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Zimbabwe Telecom Companies Unwilling to Share Infrastructure
cell phone tower_aripeskpoe2.jpgA lack of cooperation among major industry players is frustrating investors and shortchanging citizens. Their reluctance to share equipment like cell phone towers...
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Social Media in Zimbabwe: Not Enough for Democracy
Zimbabwe Morgan Facebook.jpgThe potential of social media to connect activists in Zimbabwe is far from being realized. Numerous obstacles must be overcome before these tools can be used to express...
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Newspaper Sector Grows, Political Spectrum Still Narrow
Zimbabwe_ZimNewscom_Online Newspaper.gifSince last June, the government has been churning out licenses for new print media outlets. Is the right to information and free speech being served? Chief K....
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Company Launches Free SMS Service in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe_Free SMS Company logo_width175 border.jpgAs mobile operators build infrastructure and upgrade services, a newcomer launches a free SMS service. If subscribers are willing to put up with ads at...
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Bandwidth Price Projected To Drop in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe_Pulling Cable Djibouti_thumbnail.pngAs the country gains another connection to the East Africa undersea cable, new internet providers has begun a scramble for customers. While this bodes well...
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Mobile Grows Big in Zimbabwe
Africa_ManonCellPhone_NewThumbNail.jpgA drop in the price of mobile handsets and the arrival of the fiber optic network in Zimbabwe caused an enormous expansion in the use of mobile phones. With the...
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Mobile Money Arrives in Zimbabwe
Africa_Young Man on Mobile width 135.jpgThe country’s recent political and economic crises mean that Zimbabwe has been late to experiment with advances in technology. This is finally changing, as...
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