In July, South Africa witnessed considerable news coverage of issues relating to the public unrest that some members of the public felt was brought on by the arrest of former President, Jacob Zuma. Other sectors still feel that the unrest which led to property destruction and mass looting of busines...
In the past few years in South Africa the land reform issue has been at the center of both political and economical debate. Also the current socio-economic situation of the country has amplified the debate with the main contributors sometimes misrepresenting the issues or focusing only on certain pa...
Click here to begin the survey.Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and PeaceTech Lab invite you to participate in a survey on hate speech. The purpose of this survey is to identify words or phrases used online that are offensive and inflammatory and could contribute to violence in the current national con...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) is a human rights-driven NGO specialising in media monitoring with the goal of advancing a media culture in South Africa that is critical and fair, free, diverse and ethical. Elections are a particularly important period in the life of any democracy and we are looking t...
On Monday, 9 July 2018, Media Monitoring Africa released a report titled “Where do we belong?” which analysed how the issue of migration is framed in the media of four sub-Saharan African countries. Recognising that migration is a critical issue across the continent and that news media plays an ...
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA), South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), are thrilled to invite you to a free public event: From Fire-pools to Ramaphoria: Key media moments over the last ten years and why they matter for our democracy. Date: Thursday, 8 March ...
Where do you get most of your news? Twitter? Facebook? For most of us, the internet and social media have become the first port of call when it comes to keeping up with the latest stories. I mean, when was the last time you bought a newspaper to get cutting-edge updates? Or waited until the [&hellip...
Where do you get most of your news? Twitter? Facebook? For most of us, the internet and social media have become the first port of call when it comes to keeping up with the latest stories. I mean, when was the last time you bought a newspaper to get cutting-edge updates? Or waited until the [&hellip...