Are you between 18 and 34? Do you believe young people’s opinions and views on current affairs should be on the national agenda? Do you want your voice to be heard on mainstream radio or see your by-line in the newspaper? Media Monitoring Africa is looking for Media Enthusiasts to be part of...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is stunned by reports in media that suggest the Group Executive Officer (GCEO) of the SABC Ms Lulama Mokhobo may have resigned from her position. “If true the move would see any semblance of continuity in the senior leadership of the SABC smashed to smithereens.” Sa...
MMA notes with concern the story carried by City Press in which it is alleged that SABC news management deliberately omitted any mention of the booing of President Jacob Zuma during the Mandela Memorial Service from its headline news bulletins on the 10th of December 2013. MMA has viewed the headlin...
Media Monitoring Africa presents: In 2013, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) undertook a project that sought to come to a greater understanding of the practice of ukuthwala, and specifically how it is portrayed in the media. MMA observed how stories have appeared in South African media of the perversi...
The call by the Acting Chief Operations Officer at the SABC, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, for 70% of news stories to be aired by the public broadcaster to be positive goes beyond controversial and raises fundamental questions as to who is running the show at the SABC as well as critical issues of editorial ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is concerned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)’s announcement of its decision “to centralise the editorial direction and control of all the talk shows that deal with issues of politics and governance, [o]n all radio stations, [into the hands of th...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is deeply concerned by reports that the African National Congresss (ANC) is considering allowing crucial changes to the Protection of State Information Bill (POSIB) that will not only certainly guarantee a constitutional challenge but will also see South Africa seeking ...
4-Month Media Fellowship Media Monitoring Africa is offering a 4-month fellowship to the right candidate with an interest in media and human rights. The fellowship will entail examining, researching, investigating and engaging with the issue of the misappropriation of cultural practices and how they...
Ideally, elections coverage should not begin a few weeks or months before the elections are held and certainly should not end when the results are announced. In the bid to keep elections coverage on the agenda throughout the elections cycle, Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) together with the Independen...