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Media Monitoring Africa Director, William Bird says the SABC Bill is fundamentally flawed.

William Brid, director at Media Monitoring Africa painted a grim picture of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be hugely problematic.

Media Monitoring Africa Head of Programmes Thandi Smith has recognised government’s role in supporting and promoting media freedom while reflecting of the 30 years of media freedom in the country.

Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird told Rapport that he had heard a billion rand had been earmarked for the service and questioned the need for a new platform.

Although the GCIS did not confirm how much the project would cost, Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird said that the project has a R1 billion budget.

The director of Media Monitoring Africa, William Bird, told News24 that misinformation surrounding the recent conflict was "worse than anything we have seen before".

Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird told TechCentral that the official response to the alleged hack is deeply worrying.

Director of Media Monitoring Africa, William Bird, has strongly criticised the SABC Bill saying it gives the Communications Minister new and increased powers, among other things.

Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird said the official response to the alleged hack is deeply worrying. “Just because the agency is dealing with state secrets does not mean it can operate in secret,” he said.

The event featured captivating welcome speech by Professor Sarah Gravett, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research & Internationalization, University of Johannesburg, as well as panel.

Other stakeholders who participated included Media Monitoring Africa, SOS, Research ICT Africa and the National Association of Broadcasters.

Director of Media Monitoring Africa, William Bird weighs in on the outcome of the Private prosecution bid by former President Jacob Zuma Watch Full.

For more, we speak to Prof. Anton Harber from the campaign for Freedom of Expression and Media Monitoring Africa head of policy programme Thandi Smith.

The president was criticised for delaying in appointing the board and faced a scathing legal opinion from Parliament on his second-guessing of a list approved by the National Assembly.

The South African National Editors Forum, Media Monitoring Africa Trust and the Campaign for Free Expression have applied to be amicus curiae (friends of the court) in the ongoing.

William Bird, the director at Media Monitoring Africa, which was an amicus to the case, said this costs order was a clear sign the courts did not take Zuma's application lightly.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied that he failed to appoint the SABC board.

According to Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), only 6% of media stories feature children. This was revealed at the launch of the 2022 State of Children in South African Media Report in Johannesburg, on Wednesday.

MMA approached the court on an urgent basis in February, asking it to compel Ramaphosa to appoint the new board and seeking an order declaring that he had failed to fulfil his obligations timeously.

“We are busy consulting our lawyers and will be making another submission to the ConCourt today,” MMA director William Bird said yesterday.