So, what will the truth be like in the future?

BY: DAMON STAPLETON “Don’t be so overly dramatic about it, Chuck,” said Kellyanne Conway. “What, you’re saying it’s a falsehood? And they’re saying Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that?” “Look, alternative facts are not facts. They’re falsehoods,” responded Chuck Todd. This polite, and in hindsight, almost quaint exchange happened in January 2017.Read More

Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

BY: MISHECK MUTIZE The Zimbabwean government recently signed an agreement to pay 4,500 white farmers $3.5bn for infrastructure improvements on the land expropriated by the government during the chaotic land reform programme of 1997/8. Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock The initiative shows commitment to constitutionalismRead More

Warc Media Awards announces 2020 Effective Use of Partnerships & Sponsorships jury

The last of the four jury panels for the Warc Media Awards 2020: Effective Use of Partnerships and Sponsorships category has been announced. Senior executives from Tesco, TikTok and Facebook, as well as global agency leaders in partnerships and strategic roles from Droga5, Kantar and PHD, will be joining the lineup for the Effective UseRead More

How apps on mobile phones are changing Zimbabwe’s talk radio

BY: STANLEY TSARWE In Africa, radio still has wider geographical reach and higher audiences than any other information and communication technology, including television and newspapers. Artist Kudakwashe Chigodo poses for a portrait with his smartphone in Harare. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images. Like the rest of the world, African radio is breaking away from being an analogueRead More