News24, 3 December 2017, Charl Blignaut But, said William Bird, who was speaking on behalf of the SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa, two of the parties which won the case against the ministry: “All parties are looking at putting forward a draft order that would allow the SABC board to go ...
Citizen, 11 November 2017, Yadhana Jadoo Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) said while this was only a draft contract, the issue lay with just how much ANN7 was receiving “in any case” as opposed to the national broadcaster, the SABC, which has a far larger viewership. “The first thing to point ...
News24, 8 November 2017, Jan Gerber Media Monitoring Africa, the SOS Coalition and the Freedom of Expression Institute brought an application against the SABC, the minister of communications and others. The organisations asked the court to declare invalid certain sections of the SABC’s memo...
Business Day, 8 November 2017, Bekezela Phakathini Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird said he was not surprised by the Minister’s decision to appeal, “but deeply disappointed”. “The minister had an opportunity to move forward and give the SABC a chance. Instead ...
Eyewitness News, 19 October 2017, Zweli Mkhize The active and robust role played in our country by organisations such as Sanef, the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism, Media Monitoring Africa, the Freedom of Expression Institute, the Media Institute of Southern Africa, Save our SABC, an...
Mail & Guardian, 27 January 2017, Lloyd Gedye The committee agreed that members would submit the names of their preferred candidates to their political party parliamentary chief whips, to be considered next week. Meanwhile, here are the top 10 most nominated South Africans following Media M...
...
Huffington Post South Africa, 23 January 2017, Karabo Ngoep The Huffington Post South Africa, Sunday Times and Talk Radio 702 were targeted by the fake news compilers over the weekend with inaccurate reports. Head of policy at Media Monitoring Africa Thandi Smith told Radio 702 that the fake news...
Eyewitness News, 22 January 2017, Kgomotso Modise JOHANNESBURG – Questions are being asked about the agenda of a few fake news Twitter accounts, with three media organisations being mimicked. Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird says these accounts are clearly aimed at using the medi...