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Recent developments on WhatsApp messenger have brought to light other alternative messaging applications. The concerns around privacy of users personal data have seen users across the globe migrate to applications like Signal and Telegram. Here in the continent, Supfrica is among the top applications that could potentially replace WhatsApp messenger.
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A tour along the course of Chania, a river that cuts through the bustling industrial Thika town, reveals a grim sight. Rubbish of all kinds wash down the sleepy Chania. The clearly visible waste comprise shoes, nets, hooks, napkins, and plastic loaded with fatal chemicals such as biphenyl and polystyrene.
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Welcome to another episode of the MoJo Futures podcast. Our guest this week is Dickson Ojakol from Banda community. Disckson tells us about his experience as a mobile journalist and how he has used it to advocate for change in Banda community. Dickson, despite facing challenges, the worst among them being
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COVID-19 has affected many sectors and industries across the world and in different ways. From aviation to tourism and business, to education and health, many countries continue to struggle to get back to normalcy even as the pandemic rages on. While some sectors have been affected directly, for others, it’s
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Yusuf Omar is the Co-founder of Hashtag Our Stories. He has 10 years experience in mobile journalism. In this podcast we talk about mobile journalism, his experience in the craft and the emerging trends as well as the future of MoJo from his perspective. What does it mean to be a wearable
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This week's episode features Privilege Musvanhiri, a freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe. Musvanhiri is also a correspondent with German broadcaster DW. In this episode we discuss his work as a mobile journalists, some of the outstanding work that he has done, the challenges journalists face in Zimbabwe and the future of
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"The time the doctors told me that my sight won't be restored; that's the time many friends ran away from me. It's the time I was stigmatized. Even those close to me felt I was being a liability to them, so they ran away..." Something happened in 2013 that would change
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The Mobile Journalism Africa team is introducing a weekly podcast dubbed "MoJo Futures." The podcast will be dedicated to discussions on: Best practices of mobile journalism Emerging trends in mobile journalism Experiences of mobile journalists across the world On the premiere episode, Ochieng Obunga features Silas Muwonge, a mobile journalist from Uganda. Silas shares
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Mobile Journalism Africa in partnership with Mobile Film Festival Africa wishes to announce that the deadline for the call for films to Mobile Film Festival Africa has been extended to July 7, 2020. The ongoing call encourages those who reside in Africa to submit One 1-minute film shot on mobile and
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The rivers, dams and other water catchment areas are seemingly filled to capacity. With the continued heavy rainfall, the water has lacked reservoirs, therefore ending up in already filled water bodies resulting in breakage of banks of rivers and outpouring into the areas surrounding the lakes. The most affected are
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