With a dramatic political history, radio is today the number one source of news in Africa.
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For six decades he was a household name in urban Somalia.
There’s a new wave of indigenous language podcasts that could attract big new audiences.
The role played by guerrilla radio in the liberation struggle will not be lost to history, thanks to books like this.
Radio audiences have not declined despite an increase in streaming service options.
Apps like WhatsApp have connected more voices to participate in live talk radio - but this comes with new challenges.
The Portuguese colonisers were not the only ones who could use radio for control. A new book tells how popular radio broadcasts from Angola’s liberation fighters were used as weapons in the struggle.
Even though they were a product of apartheid’s propaganda broadcasting machine, Zulu language radio dramas proved subversively powerful by reflecting communal black life and creating new stars.
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Namibia
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Associate Professor of History, Indiana University
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor in Language and Communication Studies, University of Media, Arts and Communication, Ghana Institute of Journalism
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Senior lecturer in Philosophy and Media Studies, University of Nairobi
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Cape Town
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Professor in Media Studies and Production, University of Cape Town
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Visiting Research Professor in the School of Languages, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Mauritius