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- The travesty of human trafficking in SA
Renowned South African human rights lawyer George Bizos was moved to tears by the abuses highlighted in an exhibition on human trafficking in South Africa, launched at Constitutional Hill, writes Jackie Bischof for journalism.co.za.
The exhibition will run through mid-December and is part of Media Monitoring Africa’s interrogation of the media’s coverage of human trafficking in the country before, during and after the 2010 World Cup.
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- Padayachie’s shelving of 1% SABC tax plan welcomed
JUST weeks after taking office, Communications Minister Roy Padayachie has turned the broadcasting world upside down, withdrawing the controversial Public Service Broadcasting Bill and dumping a widely criticised 1% extra tax to fund the SABC.
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- Omstrede SAUK-wetsontwerp skielik onttrek
The bill which would have seen ordinary people paying a 1% tax to fund SABC has been suddenly withdrawn by Minister for Communications, Roy Padayachie.
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- Regter besluit gou oor media by verhoor
Judge Joe Raulinga will deliver his verdict as to whether journalists will be allowed to attend the Eugene Terre’Blanch murder trail on 2 December 2010. One of the accused is a minor.
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- Uruguayan news stories continue to reinforce gender stereotypes
As in 99 other countries, Uruguayan news stories continue to reinforce gender stereotypes. As subjects women feature in 61% of “Social and Legal” stories, but when it comes to “Politics and Government” they barely reach 8% according to the fourth Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) 2010.
The project was coordinated by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) together with Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), based in South Africa, which was responsible for the analysis of the information gathered.
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