Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is appalled by the media coverage of the Vukuzakhe High School, Kwa-Zulu Natal bullying incident. A video that was allegedly leaked on social media has gone viral and in the process garnered attention from mainstream media. The video in question shows a pupil being brut...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply concerned about the recent authoritarian like decision by the Minister around Set Top Box (STB) control and conditional access relating to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT). According to Business Day 18/02/15, Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has take...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is outraged by the events that took place during the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Specifically, the jamming of cell phone signals and the subsequent attack of media on twitter from an account believed to belong to the Minister of social development. These events,...
Mainstream media have given extensive coverage to the alleged initiation and rape incident that happened at the Northern Cape Agricultural School. Sadly, some of them in their coverage, most of which took place from the 6th of February 2015, violated the rights of the victim as well as the alleged p...
Several news media organisations ran with the story of a family who were allegedly killed in their golf estate home in Stellenbosch. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) calls out the media (including those that have already identified the child) to refrain from publishing the name and picture of the 16-ye...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the decision taken by Ms. Ellen Tshabalala to resign as the SABC Chairperson of the board. While positive we cannot lose sight on the importance of good governance at the SABC, as well as to ensure appropriate accountability mechanisms are put into place. Th...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the decision taken by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications on an issue that has not only further damaged the integrity of the SABC but also cost Ms Ellen Tshabalala her reputation. It would be easy to gloat especially because Ms Tshabalala has o...
MMA has recently completed two separate studies, looking at Masculinity in the media and also gender discrimination in South African newsrooms. In conducting the study on gender discrimination, MMA sought to address the extent to which gender discrimination is a problem in South African media workpl...
Media Monitoring Africa and the Centre for Child Law invite you to attend the Prestigious Inaugural Lecture Series on the Sexual Offences Amendment Act and the Media. The morning will consist of 3 Mini Seminars (together with a short Q&A session for each). Questions to be answered include: ̵...