Guy Berger, UNESCO Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development, unpacks the Highway Africa 2015 theme “Journalism and the City” in a way that helps journalists understand what is happening in cities and how technology can help urban development. 

Audio by: Khutso Tsikane


Guy Berger: Journalism and the City

Freelance journalist Andrew Molenga, Fort Hare community radio station manager Vuyelwa Mdazana and Luzuko Buku, a Rhodes PhD candidate, share their views on what they hope to take away from the 2015 Highway Africa conference.

Audio by: Mncedi  Magade 

HA 2015 vox pops

Harry Davies of Harare News talks to us about his business model for the community newspaper and the decision to not sell the paper. It is a free newspaper that contributes to the community media sector. 

Community media with Harry Davies of Harare News

Steven Friedman, Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at Rhodes University and the University of Johannesburg, was part of a panel discussion on the narratives of the city in journalism and the media. He speaks to Open Source about Highway Africa.

Steven Friedman on Highway Africa

Qinisile Delwa, Head of the Open Government Partnership Program at the Department of Public Service and Administration, South Africa, talks to Open Source. She discusses the importance of Open Governance in society and the need to engage citizens, especially young people, in decision making processes.

Open Governance

The official account of the Highway Africa Conference. The 2015 conference theme is Journalism & the City.

Highway Africa

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