JOHANNESBURG, 10 May 2023 – Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) launches its 7th edition of the Isu Elihle Awards Competition – an African ground breaking initiative that promotes and supports ethical, engaging and quality reporting on children’s issues. The phrase, Isu Elihle is isiZulu for...
‘How do children engage with news on social media’ a new research brief launched on World Press Freedom Day by Media Monitoring Africa and UNICEF South Africa highlights children’s access to news on social media and recommendations for improving engagement with quality, accurate and engagin...
Media Release 26 April, 2023 LAUNCH OF THE REPORT ON THE STATE OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG, 26 April, 2023 – Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has been scrutinising media coverage of children for 20 years to ensure compliance with ethical and legal guidel...
Media Release 12 April 2023 Launch of the report on SONA media Coverage JOHANNESBURG, 12 April 2022 – Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) launched the report on SONA media coverage. The 2023 state of the nation address (SONA) might be behind us, but the issues highlighted during the address still ...
Media Release 1 March 2023 SOS-MMA Joint Online Campaign: ACT NOW! Appoint the SABC Board, Mr President JOHANNESBURG, 28 February 2023 – As one of the many responses to the ongoing failure of the President to appoint the SABC Board, SOS Support Public Broadcasting (SOS) and Media Monitoring Afr...
Media Release 24 February 2023 Urgent Litigation: Appointment of the SABC Board JOHANNESBURG, 24 February 2023 – The ongoing failure of the President to appoint the SABC Board has left Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) with no option but to approach the Constitutional Court to compel the President t...
MEDIA RELEASE 11 February 2023 Governance gimmicks surface at the SABC as it continues to be Board-less JOHANNESBURG, 11 February 2023- The SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) are appalled and deeply concerned to learn that the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the South African Br...
Media Release 7 February 2023 New comic book launched to empower children to combat mis and disinformation The 2nd volume of the disinformation comic book; ‘Nkosana Our Brave Hero!’ was produced by children and young people to help their peers overcome today’s deluge of mis and disinformati...
Media Release 1 February 2023 JOHANNESBURG, 1 February 2023- Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and UNICEF announced the 2022 lsu Elihle Awards winner on Tuesday 31 January 2022. Isu Elihle is an isiZulu phrase that means a “Great Idea” when translated to English, these Awards were launched in 20...