Highway Africa Safety-training Course in South Africa

A three-day training course in South Africa will focus on safety training for journalists and bloggers operating in fragile states, with particular emphasis on safe communication and publishing using Internet and mobile technology.

Highway Africa, a partnership between Rhodes University and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), will be running the course, "Freedom of Expression in Cyberspace," from 15-17 April at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.

Fifteen full scholarships to attend the workshop are open to journalists and bloggers from Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Applications for full scholarships are due by 6 March.

To apply, send a 500-word statement explaining why you should be selected for the program, and a detailed CV that includes intermediate computer skills to Cecil Mutambanengwe, project administrator, at c.mutambanengwe@ru.ac.za.