Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Competition were announced today by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel. The competition is now in its 17th year. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speakingAfrica. There are 34 finalists from 12 countries: Tunde Akingbade, Freelance, The Guardian on Sunday,Nigeria Joshua Anny, Joy FM, Ghana Manar Attiya, Ahram Hebdo, Egypt Adriaan Basson & Piet Rampedi, CityPress,South Africa Najlae Benmbarek, 2M TV, Maroc Demelza Bush, Craig McKune & Verashni Pillay, Mail & Guardian Online,South Africa Ramusel Graça,Televisão Santomense, São Tomé e Príncipe Arsénio Henriques, Soico – STV, Moçambique Edward Echwalu, Freelance for The Observer,Uganda Teresa Sofia Fortes, A Semana, Cabo Verde Isabel João, Novo Jornal, ... Continue reading →
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Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Competition were announced today by Ferial Haffajee, Chair of the independent judging panel. The competition is now in its 17th year. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speakingAfrica. There are 34 finalists from 12 countries: Tunde Akingbade, Freelance, The Guardian on Sunday,Nigeria Joshua Anny, Joy FM, Ghana Manar Attiya, Ahram Hebdo, Egypt Adriaan Basson & Piet Rampedi, CityPress,South Africa Najlae Benmbarek, 2M TV, Maroc Demelza Bush, Craig McKune & Verashni Pillay, Mail & Guardian Online,South Africa Ramusel Graça,Televisão Santomense, São Tomé e Príncipe Arsénio Henriques, Soico – STV, Moçambique Edward Echwalu, Freelance for The Observer,Uganda Teresa Sofia Fortes, A Semana, Cabo Verde Isabel João, Novo Jornal, ... Continue reading →
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The dunes at Sossusvlei are said to be the world's tallest They are believed to be 60 million to 80 million years old Wind and water have built and shaped them Sunrise, when the orange-red landscape emerges, is not to be missed (CNN) -- Step by step, in the soft sweet light just before dawn, we climb a knife edge of Namibian sand. We are walking up one of what are said to be the world's tallest dunes. One dune called "Big Daddy" rises 380 meters, or about a quarter-mile, from its base, soaring above the hardscrabble scrub-brush and acacia-dotted landscape of western Namibia's Namib-Naukluft desert. This area, known as Sossusvlei, is remote, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) south-southwest of the capital, Windhoek, ... Continue reading →
View of Nairobi's runway. Reflecting on meeting #KOT seeing @GoogleAfrica touring Kibera + reporting on Man vs Animal http://t.co/57TWRkgS Continue reading →
