The SABC has denied canning protest footage, despite taking an editorial decision to do so. The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) said on Monday the broadcaster had assured the […]...
The Portfolio Committee on Communications begins deliberations on the Films and Publications (FPB) Amendment Bill, the Internet Censorship Bill. This Bill, tabled in Parliament in November last year is, quite […]...
Eyewitness News has learnt that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has told the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to desist from further contravening its ruling on the broadcaster’s ban on […]...
At this year’s Highway Africa — the continent’s largest annual gathering of journalists — watchdog groups showcased a host of open data and accountability tools aimed squarely at Africa. Here are […]...
As information becomes rapidly available, how can civil society make sense of it all? More importantly, how can civil society use the information to gain power and begin to hold […]...
Sharing sexually-explicit material to cause distress and without the consent of the subject should be a criminal act, Parliament’s Communications Portfolio Committee has heard. “The victim’s consent in taking the […]...
Sometimes the most acute afflictions present in the simplest forms – like the rusted machine that once spit out parking tickets for visitors to the hulking concrete and steel towers […]...
The portfolio committee on communication on Tuesday let the entire country down. Despite the overwhelming evidence, they chose instead to spit on South Africa’s intelligence. But for those who forget […]...
William Bird, head of Media Monitoring Africa, said: “The phrasing we use can perpetuate or challenge gender imbalances in our society.” He said a clear example was the way women […]...