28 June 2018, CapeTalk THE MONEY SHOW WITH Bruce Whitfield Director at Media Monitoring Africa William Bird says as we go into the elections it’s very important that we get clarity on how much political parties are spending on social media. Read the full article. ...
23 June 2018, HuffPost South Africa, Zimkhitha Mathunjwa Ferial Haffajee wrote powerfully about how she has been silenced after a series of vile attacks on social media. It is essential reading, not just to understand the human impact of spreading hate on social media, or the repugnant sexist dime...
22 June 2018, Politics Web The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) welcomes the High Court’s decision on 19 June to dismiss the Minister of Communication’s application for leave to appeal Justice Matojane’s historic ruling last October. Read the full article....
21 June 2018, Huffpost SA, Queenin Masuabi Media Monitoring Africa director Willam Bird says MultiChoice will have to make changes if it wants a longer lifespan. “I think that the format of DStv will change fairly dramatically,” he said. Read the full article....
19 June 2018, Jacaranda FM, Nathan Daniels It was affirmed by Justice Keoagile Matojane following an appeal by Communications Minister Nomvula Mokonyane in which she questioned an earlier judgment that the minister should not have any influence in the appointments at the broadcaster. It was handed d...
19 June 2018, Business Day The SOS Coalition, Media Monitoring Africa and Freedom of Expression Institute, say the ruling is excellent for the independence of the SABC board. Read the full article. ...
19 June 2018, News 24, Jan Gerber The decision has been welcomed by Media Monitoring Africa’s (MMA’s) Thandi Smith on behalf of the MMA, the SOS Coalition and Freedom of Expression Institute. These organisations brought the initial application to declare invalid certain sections of the S...
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702 afternoon drive with Joanne Joseph, 19 June 2018 Minister Nomvula Mokonyane‚ had brought an application for leave to appeal. Judge Elias Matojane dismissed the application with costs after counsel for the minister failed to appear in the High Court. Executive Director Media Monitoring Africa,W...