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May
03
2023
By UYAPO MAJAHANA, BIRD STORY AGENCY
This radio station is building community and giving voice to critical issues with a “deconolised” model

This radio station is building community and giving voice to critical issues with a “deconolised” model

NEWS
LEBANI Sirenje is sitting on a rooftop on Auret Street in Maboneng, Johannesburg. Every few seconds he glances at a picture of the late South African rapper and dancer, Costa Titch - then translates what he sees onto canvas. His brush strokes move in sync with the beat of the AmaPiano house music searing the calm of a Sunday afternoon. The song on the speakers changes - a faster tune now - but Sirenje's rhythmic strokes remain unchanged as he works on the painting. Sirenje, popularly known as Rasta The Artist, is famous for painting portraits of public figures who…
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Aug
07
2020
By The African Mirror
Weather alerts at risk as Kenya’s radio stations struggle amid virus downturn

Weather alerts at risk as Kenya’s radio stations struggle amid virus downturn

OTHER
 KAGOUNDU NJAGI IN these hills a two-hour drive north of Nairobi, the weather can shift quickly and sometimes violently, as recent landslides along the winding highway make clear. To keep up with weather alerts, farmers and traders have since 2008 turned to the Kangema Radio and Internet (RANET) communications system, a local radio station established with the Kenya Meteorological Department. "Many people have been displaced around here because of landslides. Heavy rains can happen without warning and cause the earth to move," said Moses Mwangi, a local farmer. "This is why the weather feeds from Kangema RANET are very important…
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