Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply concerned by statements made by the SABC’s Acting Chief Operation Officer (COO), Hlaudi Motsoeneng, regarding the licensing of journalists. The statements were made at the annual Joburg Radio Days conference at Wits University and repeated on Talk Radio 702 ...
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South Africa’s election campaigns are in full swing ahead of May 7. Streetpoles are covered with posters, news broadcasts are filled with rallies and our cellphones are buzzing with “please vote for me” SMSes. But in the midst of all of this, millions are being forgotten. The South Africans ...
Social Justice has become one of the prominent issues in South Africa. It is one area where South Africans feel that democracy failed them; where they feel that their vote did not stretch far enough. By Social Justice MMA refers to all South Africans getting a fair and equal opportunities to be able...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply concerned by the SABC’s reported decision to ban the broadcast of Political Party advertisements, most recently the EFF. A little over a week ago the SABC banned the broadcast of the DA advertisement. The advertisements not only raise issues that are in th...
In 2011 gender made up only 1% of the topics covered during the elections, meanwhile of all the voices accessed during the elections only 29 per cent were women voices. This means that the majority of those who were quoted on elections were men. It could therefore be argued that the 2011 Municipal e...
Is the advert strong in its critique of the ANC yes? Is it strategic? It may well not be. Will it make the ANC very angry? Almost certainly yes, but should the SABC ban it from it’s airwaves? Definitely not and here’s why. While we question the value and logic of the advertisement’s approa...
With every election, there is always a need for media to critically engage with politicians, political parties and their policies, and ask the right questions for the electorate to cast informed votes. To become informed voters, the electorate require a variety of information on government and polit...
Given that children will be expected to vote in the future, to ignore them would only discourage their interest and participation in future elections. Further, given that the solutions to almost all of the challenges being faced require long term plans and strategies, and given that children are the...