Under the leadership of Knight Fellow Mia Malan, Soweto TV, South Africa’s largest community TV station, has launched a hard-hitting, weekly show on the country’s most critical health issues. The station, located in the historic township that was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, serves a community of 1.2 million poor and working-class viewers.

Beginning April 4, the program called Phaphama (Zulu for “Wake Up”) will air on Mondays at 9 p.m., a primetime slot.

Two health-related news stories published in Mozambique’s influential weekly Savana have won a prestigious award for best feature reporting in southern Africa. Knight International Journalism Fellow Mercedes Sayagues worked extensively with both young journalists to develop their skills and create strong health coverage in Mozambique.

“Eating Sand” by Salane Muchanga, and “Fainting Spells at Quisse Mavota School: A Conflict of Knowledge” by Alves Talala, share the award for “Best Feature in Southern Africa” in the Gender and Media Awards.

The University of Guadalajara has named Mexican journalist Rosalía Orozco to be the director of the school’s Digital Journalism Center launched by Knight International Journalism Fellow James Breiner in 2008. The university’s rector general, Marco Antonio Cortes Guardado, announced the appointment March 7 and introduced the Center’s new advisory council.

“The University of Guadalajara and the Digital Journalism Center are proud to have Prof.

The headline in The Guardian’s Kilimo Kwanza read, “US $40 million tractors still gathering dust and rust.” The lead story made it clear that the Tanzanian government’s plan to sell tractors to farmers was a flop. The tractors were purchased with a government loan from India—and the plan was to pay the loan back as the tractors were sold. The story detailed how farmers who desperately needed the tractors simply couldn’t afford to buy them.