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The SOS Coalition: Support Our Public Broadcaster and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) are responding to the invitation, by ICASA, to make written submissions on any of the applications for a Commercial Free-to-Air Television Licence and…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 April 2018Call for calm and reflection Stracom’s strategy was “70% truth and 30% lies” said Winnie Madikizela Mandela in a video clip posted on the Huffington Post’s Website (The clip has since been removed, here’s…

MMA examines 3 years of the coverage of Zuma across local South African online media

On Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) honoured the legacy of Mandy Rossouw through the launch of an awards category dedicated to the memory of the esteemed journalist who passed away in

The SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) note, with deep concern the recent comments made by Communications Minister, Kubayi Ngubane on the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) for the South African Public Broadcaster (SABC)

First appeared in Daily Maverick here This open letter to Cyril Ramaphosa is a plea for a better media and communications strategy – and no more useless office bearers

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and partners invite media to celebrate Safer Internet Day (SID) on Tuesday, at Facebook in Johannesburg

PASSING OF MEDIA FREEDOM ACTIVIST LIBBY LLOYD The Board, staff and friends of SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa are devastated by the untimely passing of Libby Lloyd last night (18 January)

The SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa warmly welcome the news of the appointment of new SABC COO Chris Maroleng, subject to final security vetting processes

In response to the many kind offers from members of the public, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has established a legal defence fund for The President’s Keepers author , Jacques Pauw

Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) note the strike action by the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media &amp; Allied Workers Union (BEMAWU) and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) that began on…

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News24, , Jan Bornman and Caryn Dolley Media Monitoring Africa’s William Bird said the reports indicated the politicisation of the police, especially being used by certain people for their own agendas

The SOS Coalition (SOS) and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) are shocked by the recent revelations made public today, , regarding the way in which the SABC / Multichoice deal was formed

As part of the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children( – ), Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and Lead SA will launch a series of Instagram stories created by Web Rangers to highlight the…

On Friday 17 November at 09h00, one of our very own researchers from the Policy and Quality Unit, Sarah Findlay, will be presenting some of our latest research looking at how social media and digital technology have impacted on newsrooms…

On the 18th May, , Media Monitoring Africa appeared in court as Amicus to the Van Breda/Media 24 and Others case

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