Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is proud to announce South African based journalist, Louise Ferreira, as the winner of the organisation’s Isu Elihle Awards launched in November last year. Translated from IsiZulu to mean “Great Idea”, the awards seek to encourage fresh reporting, innovative appro...
Background In early 2015, there was a story in the media about a child victim known as Zephany Nurse, although this is not her real name. A woman had allegedly kidnapped her from the hospital in which she was born and subsequently raised her as her own child. It was only once Zephany was 17 [&hell...
The presentation highlights our key findings from two separate reports. The first report is our 2016 Local Election monitoring analysis and the second, a monitoring analysis of the SABC’s ban on violent footage. The presentaiton also looks into the deal between Multichoice and the SABC archive...
Posted: 7 December 2016 | News – MMA in the Media | Categories: Icasa has laid criminal charges against the SABC for failing to adhere to a ruling it made regarding the withdrawal of its “protest policy”, MPs heard on Wednesday. The broadcaster appeared to have reneged on its agree...
Posted: 14 December 2016 | News – MMA in the Media | Categories: Media Monitoring Africa’s (MMA) William Bird told the committee that the institution had been unstable for almost a decade. “It has had 12 CEOs since 2008. This is not a stable institution. We have had three boards in 10 ...
Posted: 11 December 2016 | News – MMA in the Media | Categories: The internet is a breeding ground for radical ideologies and bizarre conspiracy theories and can quickly move troubled souls to violence. Media Monitoring Africa agreed, saying fake websites in South Africa were becoming a seriou...
Posted: 7 December 2016 | News – Media Release | Categories: MMA applauds ICASA’s decision to lay criminal charges against the SABC for failing to comply with its order on broadcast of footage of violent protests. Day one of the inquiry and already SABC has elected to walks out of the parlia...