{"id":69657,"date":"2022-07-26T19:49:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=69657"},"modified":"2022-07-26T19:49:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T17:49:19","slug":"the-africa-report-angola-gears-up-for-elections-in-august-but-there-are-issues-around-media-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/the-africa-report-angola-gears-up-for-elections-in-august-but-there-are-issues-around-media-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Africa Report: Angola gears up for elections in August, but there are issues around media freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"69658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/the-africa-report-angola-gears-up-for-elections-in-august-but-there-are-issues-around-media-freedom\/photo-1626695436755-3e288720849c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo-1626695436755-3e288720849c.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo-1626695436755-3e288720849c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo-1626695436755-3e288720849c.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo-1626695436755-3e288720849c.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69658\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/photo-1626695436755-3e288720849c.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>By Neelam Rahim<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thandi Smith, the head of programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, joins the discussion with\u00a0<em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Radio Islam International.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The News headlines have been dominated by Banyana Banyana winning the women\u2019s AFCON in Morocco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Thandi, the country requires uplifting and good news. Sport historically has always been one of the elements that build social cohesion and gives us something to celebrate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She says a win like this should be celebrated. Given the complexities and challenges we face now, Banyana Banyana\u2019s victory will not necessarily distract us as we saw the win over the weekend and have already focused on other issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is important to celebrate both the small and big wins. It does highlight the fact that sport is a national interest and it should be accessible by all, she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Angola is gearing up for elections in August, but there are issues around media freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thandi mentions that this is an interesting case and something quite familiar around the African Continent and many countries worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to Thandi, the political system of Angola is set to be a multiparty democracy. But the question arises where one cannot enjoy functional democracy or claim to be genuinely democratic if you don\u2019t want a high level of independent media and press freedom, a known issue in Angola, among many other problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Netflix wants to invest in the African continent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thandi says this is something that gives us a tiny break away from the very intense, heavy politics that we all are focused on now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is around the entertainment industry. Engaging, in this case, is that historically, it seems that international development organisations often fund the local production in Kenya. Entertainment and public interest content is seen coming from local production in Kenya. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>She added that we should enjoy the African content produced by Africans telling African stories.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the full African Report on <em>Radio Islam&#8217;s<\/em> podcast below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Africa Report by Radio Islam International\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1312254379&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1080\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Neelam Rahim Thandi Smith, the head of programmes at Media Monitoring Africa, joins the discussion with\u00a0Radio Islam International. The News headlines have been dominated by Banyana Banyana winning the women\u2019s AFCON in Morocco. According to Thandi, the country requires uplifting and good news. 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