21 May 2025, Polity We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to express our deep concern and strong condemnation of the recent public statements and directives issued by Minister of […]...
21 May 2025, Cape Talk, John Maytham Joining John Maytham today, is William Bird, Director of Media Monitoring Africa, one of the 15 leading civil society organisations that have condemned […]...
21 May 2025, Radio 702 Clement Manyathela speaks to William Bird, the Director of Media Monitoring Africa about concerns of AI tools being used to spread misinformation or amplify harmful […]...
15 May 2025, SABC The SABC Board and management has painted a bleak picture of the state-owned enterprise’s state of finances. While the public broadcaster says it can survive without […]...
3 May 2025, SABC News As the media fraternity celebrates World Press Freedom Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the protection of media practitioners, especially […]...
16 April 2025, Karen Allen, Daily Maverick There are some efforts to educate the public about the dangers of a distorted information environment. The Konrad Adenauer Foundation recently published a […]...
4 April 2025, Theolin Tembo, IOL This was the hope of Media Monitoring Africa’s (MMA) director, William Bird, whose organisation was one of the three applicants granted interim relief by […]...
4 April 2025, Telecompaper MTN South Africa has announced the start of its “Help Children Be Children” campaign in partnership with Media Monitoring Africa to promote online child safety. Keabetswe […]...
1 April 2025, The Media Online, Michael Markovitz On 27 March 2025, the High Court in Pretoria granted interim relief to e.tv, Media Monitoring Africa, and the SOS Coalition, suspending […]...