8 March 2019, News24, William Bird One of the core challenges surrounding disinformation is that it is increasingly difficult to distinguish between what is credible and what is not, writes William Bird. Read the full article...
7 March 2019, Eye Witness News, Sifiso Zulu Media Monitoring Africa has called on relevant authorities to act decisively against those responsible for the violent threats, while the South African National Editors’ Forum called on the EFF to stop vicious attacks on the media and allow journalist...
3 March 2019, Jacaranda FM, Thabo Tshabalala But Media Monitoring Africa’s (MMA) Thandi Smith has described Mbalula’s behaviour as unacceptable, saying he failed to follow due process. “It shows a consistent push for the ruling party to interfere in the public broadcaster and we seeing...
1 March 2019, Times Live, Nivashni Nair Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird told TimesLIVE that while the organisation had not examined the Momo Challenge more than having read the comments and stories in the media, the claims seemed to be a classic case of misinformation. Read the full ar...
28 February 2019, IAfrica On Tuesday, Director at Media Monitoring Africa William Bird said they would be pursuing legal action to try and force Parliament to continue with the process. He says until the shortlisting is done, their lawyers will continue to draft the legal papers. “It is so frustra...
27 February 2019, 702 On Tuesday, Director at Media Monitoring Africa William Bird said they would be pursuing legal action to try and force Parliament to continue with the process. He says until the shortlisting is done, their lawyers will continue to draft the legal papers. It is so frustrating th...
24 February 2019, News24, Charl Blignaut With elections scheduled for May 8, civil society organisations Media Monitoring Africa and the SOS Coalition, as well as opposition parties, have been threatening action against the ruling party for apparently not enabling a fully functional public broadcast...
23 February 2019, Dey There Earlier, lawyers for non profit organisation, Media Monitoring Africa and Support Public Broadcasting Coalition – SOS, have given the National Assembly and the Presidency until 5PM on Friday afternoon to give a timetable on when the SABC Board selection and appointmen...
22 February 2019, Daily Maverick, Marianne Thamm Media Monitoring Africa and the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition have, in a letter through their lawyers, warned President Cyril Ramaphosa, Speaker Baleka Mbete and Chair of the portfolio committee on communications, Hlengiwe Mkhize, that a d...