Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) welcomes the long awaited launch of the SABC’s Editorial Policies. While delayed, they represent a significant commitment to editorial independence. The new policies will frame a bold approach to the SABC’s public service mandate, and in particular its news and curr...
20 September 2018, IOL, Siyabonga Mkhwanazi The Save Our SABC (SOS) Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa said this was a positive step by Parliament and Mokonyane. Read full article...
23 July 2018, Business Day, Bekezela Phakathi In the latest submission to the committee, Media Monitoring Africa said the bill had so many gaps that it fails to deal with emerging issues and is already at risk of being outdated in the digital era. Read the full article....
17 July 2018, Sunday World, Aubrey Mothombeni The SABC’s decision to hold an internal inquiry on editorial interference in-camera has been challenged in court. Nonprofit organisation Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) filed an urgent application in the South Gauteng High Court in Joburg last week M...
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In an out-of-court settlement, Media Monitoring Africa, S.O.S: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition, the SABC and the Commission of Inquiry probing allegations of editorial interference at the SABC have agreed to open some parts of the Inquiry to the public and the media. The commission is chaired ...
17 May 2018, Bekezela Phakathi The SOS: Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) have called on the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) not to grant the company the licence, citing, among others, its links to the Guptas. Read the full article....