For ten days, Johannesburg was not only the diplomatic centre of the world. It became one of the busiest media capitals on the planet. As South Africa hosted the first G20 Summit ever held on African soil, a remarkable convergence took place: domestic broadcasters, continental networks and global giants set up cameras and microphones across Nasrec, turning the event into a global newsroom. What unfolded was more than news coverage. It was a vivid demonstration of how a free and…

Hyderabad — The Dr. MCR Human Resource Development Institute in Telangana, India, launched a two-week Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Media Management Training Program on 15 September 2025, hosting delegates from 25 countries. Inaugurated by A. Santhi Kumari, Vice Chairman and Director General, the program underscores India’s commitment to global cooperation and capacity building in media governance. In her address, Kumari emphasised the media’s pivotal role, stating, “Media is both the watchdog of society and the voice of the…

Maputo, 12 September 2025 – Mozambican Prime Minister Benvinda Levi has emphasised the urgent need to revise the country’s media and broadcasting legislation in light of the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital age. Speaking on Friday in Maputo at the opening of the National Public Consultation Seminar on the Media Legislative Package, Prime Minister Levi acknowledged that while digital technologies offer vast potential for pluralism and citizen engagement, they also introduce new risks. These include the rapid evolution…

Mozambique will hold nationwide consultations from 1 to 15 September on proposed reforms to its media legislation, including the creation of a new Broadcasting Law. The review process will also update the 34-year-old Press Law, with key changes covering the regulation of social media and the introduction of professional press cards. Although the Press Law has been submitted several times to the National Assembly since the first attempt to revise it in 2006, it has never been debated. It will…

ZHENGZHOU — Xinhua News Agency signed cooperation agreements with several foreign media organisations on Thursday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Media and Think Tank Summit held in Zhengzhou, central China’s Henan Province. These agreements aim to deepen cooperation in news and information exchange, personnel visits, and the integrated development of media. President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua attended the agreement exchange and signing ceremonies with Abdullah Kose, vice general manager of Turkiye’s Demiroren Media; Mohammed Alyami, director general…

Kanatbek Aziz, director of the Research Institute of Geopolitics and Strategy of Kyrgyzstan, believes that the Zhengzhou summit may lay the groundwork for a new model of institutional interaction. BISHKEK — The media and think tanks play a strategic role within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Kanatbek Aziz, director of the Research Institute of Geopolitics and Strategy of Kyrgyzstan, told Xinhua in a recent interview. “In a time of intensifying geopolitical turbulence … the role and responsibility of media and…

RIO DE JANEIRO (Xinhua) — Over 250 representatives from nearly 150 media outlets, think tanks, government agencies, and regional organizations across 36 countries gathered here on Wednesday for the BRICS Media and Think Tank Forum, an event focusing on how to advance BRICS cooperation and strengthen solidarity across the Global South. In his keynote remarks, Fu Hua, forum chair and president of Xinhua News Agency, said greater BRICS cooperation has played a critical role in unifying Global South countries, boosting…

The BRICS Press Meeting, organised by Toda Palavra, a partner of TV BRICS, in conjunction with TV Comunitaria de Brasilia, began with a speech by Marco Lucchesi, President of the National Library Foundation, at a meeting that brought together journalists from BRICS countries in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. The event opened the discussion by highlighting the cultural potential of the BRICS countries, a vector capable of promoting greater integration between the different nations and cultures of the group. Lucchesi emphasised…

MISA Mozambique, the Mozambican Chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), has expressed grave concern and formally requested clarification regarding incidents of psychological torture, intimidation, and temporary confiscation of journalistic equipment reportedly carried out by members of the Defence and Security Forces (FDS) against a group of 16 national journalists in Macomia district, Cabo Delgado province. According to the journalists’ account, the group was on an official reporting assignment organised at the invitation of the National Roads Administration.…

Media representatives and journalists from countries of the Global South will gather in Niteroi, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, to take part in the BRICS Press Meeting, an event dedicated to strengthening media integration and collaboration among communicators from these nations in building a multipolar world. Organised by the Toda Palavra, a partner of TV BRICS, together with the TV Comunitária de Brasilia, the event will take place on 4 July, two days prior to the official start…