Submissions

This report was submitted as part of the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) policy framework and examines the relationship between prostitution and gender-based violence, drawing on evidence...

This submission addresses the representation of sex work in the media and the impact of online platform policies on those involved in the sex trade, directed at regulators, media bodies, and...

This submission addresses the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill, presenting civil society's concerns about the proposed legislation's impact on the independence and integrity of...

This report examines the links between prostitution and violence against women and girls, submitted to inform South African legislative processes on sex trade regulation. It draws on both local and...

MMA contributed to the development of General Comment No. 26 on children's rights and the environment, advocating for child-centred approaches to environmental rights and digital safety.

MMA's submission on promoting environmental democracy, arguing that procedural rights — access to information, public participation, and access to justice — are essential to the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.

This joint submission by the SOS Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa responds to the South African government's draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Content Services, offering civil society's...

This submission was presented at the consultative hearing on the Films and Publications Act 65 of 1996, offering civil society's views on how the legislation should be amended to address contemporary...

This submission proposes comprehensive reforms to South Africa's whistleblower protection framework, arguing that the current Protected Disclosures Act falls short of international best practice and...

MMA's submission on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, raising concerns that overbroad provisions could chill legitimate expression and media reporting in South Africa.

MMA's response to the ICT Green Paper, engaging on infrastructure, audio-visual content services, internet governance, and the protection of children's rights online.

In Notice No. 529 published in Government Gazette No. 37803 dated 4 July 2014, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) published the Discussion Document on the Review of Regulation on South...

MMA's submission to the Independent Newspapers User-Generated Content Panel, examining hate speech in online comments and recommending accountability measures for media platforms hosting user content.

MMA's submission to USAASA on the qualifying criteria for the set-top box subsidy scheme, arguing eligibility must prioritise the most economically marginalised households to bridge South Africa's digital divide.

MMA's submission on the National Integrated ICT Policy Discussion Paper, covering infrastructure, audio-visual content, internet governance, and protection of children online.

MMA submits that the Draft Regulations in their current form deny children some of their basic rights as enshrined in the South African Constitution, the United Convention on the Rights of the Child and African Charte...

This 2017 submission by Media Monitoring Africa addresses the SABC's editorial policy, presenting recommendations for how South Africa's public broadcaster should govern its editorial processes to...

MMA's representations to ICASA on local content regulations, arguing that in a converging digital landscape, local content quotas remain critical to South Africa's cultural identity and public interest broadcasting.

The possibility exists that new forms of cybercrime will emerge with evolving technology.

The possibility exists that new forms of cybercrime will emerge with evolving technology.