Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a MAD[1] to Sowetan for an article indirectly identifying a child thereby subjecting him to potential ridicule. The article titled, “Dad angry after ‘slap on wrist’ for school’ worker” (Sowetan, 26/02/2020, p.4) reports on a 7-year-old learner who was as...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is thrilled to give a GLAD[i] to The Star for their article “Teen publishes third book” (The Star, 27/02/2020), which highlights a 15 year old girls’ achievements by telling her story and interviewing her on her success. The article, written by Lungile Matsuma, te...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) grants Sowetan & SowetanLive a [1]Glad for its great reporting on children’s issues. The journalists followed the right procedures by hiding the identity of a child victim and allowing children to tell their own story by giving them a voice. The first article , ...
On the 18th of March 2020 the South African governement issued a Government Gazette with a new regulation stating that fake news/ disinformation about COVID19 is now a criminal offence in South Africa. Regulations under Disaster Management Act Section 11: (4) Any person who intentionally misrepres...