Submissions
Submissions reflect Media Monitoring Africa's attempts to ensure that media policies and codes are in line with South Africa's constitution.
Category: Policy Submissions [REMOVE]
- Submission to ICASA on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Regulations
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Media Monitoring Africa (MMA, formerly the Media Monitoring Project) made a submission to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Regulations.
The submission addressed the following:
1. MMA’s Constitutional Assumptions.
2. The relationship with the MMA and the Save our SABC (SOS) – Reclaiming our Public Broadcaster Coalition.
3. Areas of concern relating to the draft regulations.
4. Summary of recommendations.
5. Conclusion
- Save our SABC Submission
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MMP, together with other civil society organisations have formed a coalition in order to restoring the credibility, protecting the independence and promoting best practice principles of public broadcasting. View the submissions to the draft broadcast amendment bill.
- ICASA submission on the proposed regulations under Section 69 of the Electronic Communications Act
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The MMP made a submission to the Section 69 of the Electronic Communications Act to ensure that the Act continues to have human rights presented therein. MMP has made submissions on the original Code of Conduct for Broadcasters, as well as on the SABC’s editorial policies, where it is worth noting that some of MMP’s recommendations were included in the final editorial code currently in operation.
- FPB Presentation to Parliament
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William Bird, director of MMP presented the MMP submission to the Films and Publications Bill to Parliament on 2 May 2007.
- Films and Publications Amendment Bill Submission
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The Films and Publications Amendment Bill in the current form presents a threat to press freedom in South Africa.
- MMP Submission on ICASA Amendment Bill
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The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill presents a valuable piece of legislation in charting the way forward for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. Recent developments in the communications sector, especially around issues of convergence and telecommunications, have necessitated the Act to be amended. The Media Monitoring Project raises critical issues related to independence in its submission.
- Presentation to ICASA about the SABC licence amendment application
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MMP’s presentation to Independent Communications Authority of South Africa about the SABC Licence Amendment Application.
- Older Persons Bill Submission
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MMP’s submission to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on the Older Persons Bill.
- WSIS submission
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MMP’s submission on the South African World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Civil Society Statement.
- Disability code
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This is MMP’s submission to ICASA on the Draft Code of Good Practice for disability coverage by the Broadcasting Industry. The Draft Code of Good Practice is to be viewed as an extremely positive development in providing people with disabilities with greater opportunities to see their lives reflected on and to play a greater role in setting the agenda of the broadcast media and telecommunications sector. However, the successful implementation of the code requires commitment from both ICASA and the broadcast media and telecommunications sector to adhere to the key principles outlined in the code.
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