Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), are thrilled to invite you to a free public event: From Fire-pools to Ramaphoria: Key media moments over the last ten years and why they matter for our democracy. Date: Thursday, 8 March ...
February 16, 2018, Daily Maverick This open letter to Cyril Ramaphosa is a plea for a better media and communications strategy – and no more useless office bearers. Read the full article....
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January 15, 2018, HuffPost South Africa (blog) A senior broadcasting executive said he predicted a massive clash between the minister and the SABC board, as the interim court order was clear. He said that a judgment obtained by the SOS Support Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa in Oc...
News24, 6 December 2017, Jan Bornman and Caryn Dolley Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird said the reports indicated the politicisation of the police, especially being used by certain people for their own agendas. He too was “deeply concerned” by the reports. Bird said it was a c...
Screen Africa, 24 October 2017, Chanelle Ellaya In a case brought by the SOS Coalition, together with Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI), against the Minister and the SABC (with Right2Know as amicus), the High Court passed judgment on the powers of the Board...
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The analysis in this report was made with considerable care, and with full understanding that the media in Lesotho does not operate in an environment that enables (both financially and legally) a strong, independent media. The analysis is aimed to encourage the media to improve their reporting on el...
On 20 January 2015, Zambians voted in the country’s presidential by-elections. Due to low voter turnout, these elections seemed to not be very popular, as only 34% of registered voters went to the polls. This could be attributed to many reasons. One reason for this may be that many people believed...