IREX SO SN MOBI MUVI = = = = = International Research & Exchange Board (South Africa) Swazi Observer (Swaziland) Southern News (Botswana) MOBI Television Station (Zambia) MUVI Television Station (Zambia) Training and conference facilities Another activity undertaken by SAIMED was the provision of training and conference facilities within Botswana. Below is a summary of the activities undertaken: 3. Conferencing workshop/training programmes Workshop title Units Organisation name Delivery Dates Management Training 1 Crown Agents 22/06/07 HIV and AIDS media workshop 2 MISA Botswana 26/07/07 Media Training 3 CBET (Pty) Ltd 27/07/07 Business Strategy 4 Optimum McCain 08/11/07 Media Training 6 The Voice 03/12/07 Consultancy Services 7 Consult IT 04/12/07 Media Training 8 GABZ FM 5/12/07 Media Training 9 Naledi FM 6/12/07 HIV and AIDS media workshop 10 MISA Botswana 15/01/08 Staff Recruitment 11 HR Management 17/02/08 Staff Training 12 Auditor General 27/03/08 Strategic networking Notable among SAIMED’s networking activities during the review period were the SPI/SAIMED Lekgotha Conference for southern Africa media owners and managers; the meetings of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Trust Fund Board, SAIMED, the Southern Africa Media Development Fund (SAMDEF) and MISA Regional Secretariat; NIZA exit partners’ meeting; and a Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) annual partners’ meeting. Though SAIMED was confronted with a series of challenges in making its services a reality, it managed to make inroads in the delivery of quality capacity building programmes. Annual Report 2008 53