GroundUp Highlights Challenges faced by Children The issue of overcrowded classrooms is alarming and has become a major challenge at schools as it compromises the quality of education in South Africa[1]. In some cases, up to 80 children can sit in one classroom and such poor conditions violate their...
Children should be given a voice. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) notes with concern a missed opportunity (MOP)[1] by GroundUp to access children’s voices on a significant event that concerns children in Limpopo. On this occasion, a school for the blind is nearly set to be done and opened soon. Repo...
GroundUp shines spotlight on champion child. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is pleased to award a GLAD[1] of the week to GroundUp for the article titled “QwaQwa 12-year-old wins international dance championship” published on 06/08/2024. The article, written by Tladi Moloi, reports on 12-year-old ...
CHILDREN’S VOICES CAN AMPLIFY ACTIVISM Children must always be interviewed in media stories about them especially if they are directly involved in the issue being reported. Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives GroundUp a Missed Opportunity[1]for failing to include children’s voices in an article ...
GroundUp and News24 missed an opportunity[1] for great stories because they failed to give children a voice in stories that involve the children. Not accessing children for their views in issues about them robs the children of an opportunity to contribute to debates/discussion and solutions to issue...
It is sad when children cannot go to school because of issues hindering their access to schools. When the media do report these issues, children affected should be able to voice out their concerns in the coverage. Sadly, that was not the case in an article by GroundUp titled, “KZN learners miss sc...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is pleased to award a GLAD[1] to GroundUp for its article, “Pit latrines at schools: ‘When you return to class, the smell of the poo remains in your clothes’” (18/02/2022) which highlights an important issue that threatens the health and...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) gives a missed opportunity[1] to News24 and GroundUp for neglecting to access children for their views in their articles titled, “A splash of inspiration: Hout Bay activist offers kids free swimming, breakdancing and life skills lessons” (News24, 15/01/2022) and “...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) commends GroundUp for reporting on a story titled, “Refugee children wait years to get into schools” (04/10/2021). The story is selected as a GLAD[1] because it also provides a platform for a child to share his experiences. The story by Masego Mafata is about ...