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- Minister of Communications Speech: The Good, the Optimistic, and the Concerning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
24 January 2012MMA welcomes the speech from the Minister of Communications, Dina Pule. There is much to be pleased about in the new minister’s plans, with one particular area of concern raised below.
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- Secrecy Bill: Bad for the Country, Worse for South Africa’s International Reputation
Secrecy Bill: Bad for the Country, Worse for South Africa’s International Reputation
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) notes with deep regret the decision taken in the National Assembly today to pass the Protection of Information Bill.
We call on President Zuma and the African National Congress to follow through on their pledge of a fully public and consultative process on this Bill. While civil society, including Media Monitoring Africa, has stated its willingness to challenge the Bill at the Constitutional Court, we believe it is not too late for President Zuma to ensure the Bill can pass constitutional muster. We call on President Zuma to send the Bill back for revision.
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- Tune in to Safm next Monday the 21st November from 14:00 to 15:00 for the inside stories on traffick
Tune in to Safm next Monday the 21st November from 14:00 to 15:00 for the inside stories on trafficking.
What are we seeing and hearing in the media about child protection and trafficking? What is the media missing, what are they getting right? What do ordinary people understand by the concept human trafficking? How does the reality of it differ from people’s ideas and perceptions, and more importantly how much is known and understood by those who are most vulnerable in South Africa and the region? These are the questions Media Monitoring Africa asks and which its groundbreaking report “A Tangled Web: Human Trafficking, Child Protection and The Media” sheds some much needed light on.
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- Concerns about the “Electronic Communication Amendment Draft Bill”
Concerns about the “Electronic Communication Amendment Draft Bill”
MMA calls on the Department of Communication to withdraw the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill.
On the 4th of November 2011 in the Government Gazette, the Department of Communication (DOC) released the Electronic Communication Amendment Draft Bill for discussion. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) finds the bill deeply concerning. There are certain areas of the draft bill, which if enacted, would fatally undermine the independence of the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA).
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- Invitation to Children’s Rights Seminar on last day of Media Freedom Week
Media Monitoring Africa invites you to a seminar to be held at the Mail & Guardian offices in Rosebank. We ask, Does upholding Children’s Rights Compromise Media Freedom?
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