We demand children’s voices In the recently released Draft Marriage Bill[1], underage marriages would no longer be permitted, and parents will no longer be able to have a say in these matters. This […]...
Missing Children’s Voices SowetanLIVE missed out on an opportunity for a good story by neglecting to incorporate the voices of children in its coverage of issues involving the children. As a […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to give a GLAD[1] to SowetanLIVE for its story about a technical school administration that has reportedly been forced to leave their school due to not having […]...
Children must be interviewed in important issues that affect them if its in their best interest. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives Daily Sun, SowetanLIVE and IOL a Missed Opportunity[1] for failing to give children a voice in stories about […]...
Accessing children and allowing them to share their views and personal experiences on issues that affect them is one of the practices that the media rarely do. Therefore, when they […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to award a GLAD[1] to SowetanLIVE. This is for positively highlighting and accessing children in an article, “Pupils with learning disability have finally found […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a Missed Opportunity[1] to SowetanLIVE and News24 for their articles that celebrate children’s achievements but miss the opportunity to include the children’s voices to the articles. The […]...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is delighted to give a GLAD[1] to SowetanLIVE for its article, “Soweto genius scoops bronze in maths contest” (05/10/2020) which highlights a 17-year-old-boy’s achievement. In the […]...
Gender-Based Violence is a huge issue that South Africa is grappling with today. A lot of effort is going into addressing the vice. With all this effort, having a child […]...