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- Election coverage 1 April 2009 - Any choice but ANC?
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Election related items continued to be dominated by the Zuma NPA decision, and it would appear that without these stories, election coverage would only be marginal. Although undoubtedly of interest to citizens, focus on the Zuma NPA story is unlikely to assist voters who are generally lacking relevant information on the various parties and their manifesto’s.
- Election coverage 31 March 2009 - Zuma, the NPA and poverty
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Elections items were dominated by the Zuma NPA decision, and ANC or ANC and government aligned stories. Top elections stories for Tuesday 31 March:
1. The NPA decision over whether to proceed with charges against Jacob Zuma continued to garner prominent coverage, with some analysis on the issue. Television coverage said that the decision was deferred until Friday.
2. A distant second election story, in terms of prominence, is statements by the Election Monitoring Network on the employment of ANC supporters in the IEC, political party conflicts, and the abuse of state social relief.
- Election coverage 30 March 2009 - Malema, Orania and the Dalai Lama
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Top elections stories for Monday 30 March, dominated by the ANC or ANC and government aligned stories.
- Election coverage 26 March 2009 - repeating and interogating ANC statements
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Election coverage for the day (26 March) was fragmented, with the limelight going to the Dalai Lama snub story. While this story has clear party-political ramifications, these have not yet been explored widely. The Zuma NPA case has also made headlines, but less so than previously (although it was covered in various stories in The Times).
- Election coverage 25 March 2009 - rethinking the media tribunal
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
- Election coverage 24 March 2009 - Winnie and Daily Sun’s cartoon
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Top elections stories for Tuesday 24 March are:
- Weekend newspapers election coverage (21& 22 March), City Press tops
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news[1], as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings[2].
For the weekend 21 and 22 March, the NPA’s possible dropping of charges against Jacob Zuma topped the coverage in the various newspapers. Much of the coverage was analytical and provided a range of comment on what dropping charges against Zuma would/could mean for the country. Dropping charges was widely represented as a bad option, particularly if South Africans are not informed of the reasons.
- Election coverage 20 March 2009 - NPA Zuma and Service Delivery
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
In general, there seemed to be a drop in election-specific coverage, maybe in preparation for weekend media. Top elections stories for Friday 20 March are:
- Election coverage 18 March 2009 - The voters speak
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Top elections stories for Wednesday 18 March are:
- Election coverage 17 March 2009 - FF+ and SABC debate violence
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has monitored every democratic election in South Africa. This year we are doing the same, providing daily and weekly reports on media coverage of election news, as well as MMA’s Election Media Ratings.
Top elections stories for Tuesday 17 March are:
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