Government welcomes the launch of the African Independent
28 August 2015
Government welcomes the launch of the African Independent, a new weekly newspaper that will focus on changing the Africa narrative.
Acting Cabinet Spokesperson Phumla Williams said the launch of the new publication signals the importance of telling an African story from an African perspective as opposed the continent being portrayed negatively.
“Government wishes to congratulate the Independent Media, the owners of the new publication for launching such a revolutionary newspaper that is premised at changing the narrative of the continent. We hope that the newspaper will tell the story about a rising Africa.
“We hope that through the Africa Editors’ Forum, of which the editor of the African Independent Jovial Rantao is the chairperson, African Independent will utilise the existing networks in the continent to cover issues of regional integration, Africa Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities such as the South African Cooperation Development (SADC) are given prominence.