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Written by Irene !Hoaës
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Wednesday, 04 May 2011 |
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 A test done by the South African Press Commission revealed that only 63 percent of media houses in that country owned a code of ethics, while 28 percent did not have any and nine percent did not know anything about a code of ethics.
Although the majority of media houses own a code of ethics, only 19 percent refer to the code, while 72 percent did not refer to the code at all.
The South African Press Ombudsman is thus a worried man, saying media in Southern Africa are under tremendous attack and the media can only defend itself by strengthening its ethics in its papers.
SADC countries are part of the African Freedom Declaration but now they want statutory press councils,” Joe Thloloe charged. A statutory body is set up by the government of a country to monitor what is going on in the media of that country.
Government appoints its people to serve on this body and to give it power to draw up a code of standards, make all decisions on alleged breaches of that code and be able to invoke the powers of the court to enforce its decisions.
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Written by Leah Komakoma Kabamba
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Wednesday, 19 January 2011 |
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 Ever wondered why your career is in disarray? This could be because of your failure to put into perspective other equally important aspects of your life, namely health, wealth, leisure, spiritual, mental, charity, and family. These, together with your career, make up what is known as the ‘Wheel of Life’. This is a lesson that the WIN participants learnt at a National Gathering held in Lusaka in November 2010.
Addressing the participants, human resources specialist Maimbo Miyanda, explained that there is need for individuals to balance these aspects, such that your well being in one area feeds into the next. Read, give, spend one-on-one time with each family member, save some money every month, have some ‘me’ time, meditate, and exercise says Miyanda. There is way too much emphasis by women that life revolves around their careers and their failure to run happy homes shows in the work place.
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Written by Sinqobile Ndlovu-Tessa
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Wednesday, 05 January 2011 |
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 The first year of the Women in News programme ended on a high note in Johannesburg on December 14 as participants got an inspirational and motivational talk from one of Southern Africa’s veteran journalist and founder of Zambia’s sole commercial radio station, Breeze 89.3 FM, Mike Daka.
Daka, who is now in his 50's, spoke of the journey that he has travelled, the risks that he took despite disapproval from family and friends and his ultimate success after setting up Breeze FM. As difficult as it was in the beginning, with no loan to launch the station, Daka did not give up on his dream.
His perseverance, determination and hard work thus eventually paid off as Daka is now a successful businessman running Zambia’s only commercial radio station which is also based in a rural part of the country.
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Written by Alita Louwrens
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Friday, 17 December 2010 |
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 As difficult as it is for us ladies to decide what clothes to pack for a trip, so is it to navigate the challenges each day presents us. Luckily, through WIN, I have been empowered with the necessary skills and support to maximize my potential.
The most important skills I’ve learned through the programme have been to unpack every situation and to not only see things as I see them and from my own perspective, but the way my audience experiences them; to get acquainted with their values and beliefs, differing perspectives and to treat them accordingly, so that both parties are satisfied.
By unpacking all of these aspects of communication and interaction, we am able to get to the core of problems, helping me to take care of the difficult situations we faces in the workplace.
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Written by Chandapiwa Baputaki
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Thursday, 25 November 2010 |
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 They say if you want to achieve higher offices you should aspire to be like those who are already in them, model yourself around their work and read about how they managed to get where they are.
This I learnt during my initial experience with the WIN program as I drew my career road map. Then, when thinking of who to shadow as part of WIN, I thought of all the most influential and successful women in the media and communications industry and Esther Kanaimba-Senai, Manager of DEBSWANA Public and Corporate Affairs, came to my mind.
I was excited to receive confirmation from Beata Kasale, a WIN mentor in Botswana, that Kanaimba-Senai had agreed that I spend a morning with her. This is one of the busiest women in the country, one of those who never has much time to spare, who is difficult to get an appointment with, and I was going to lurk in her shadow in that big spacious office, rather than spending the morning in my crowded newsroom.
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