23 September 2018, Eyewitness News, Bonga Dlulane Media Monitoring’s William Bird, however, says tough calls need to be made to ensure the survival of the SABC. “I mean the SABC matters because when the SABC does not do well it impacts the whole media sector.” Read the full article....
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14 August 2018, Business Day, Bekezela Phakathi Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird said: “We are cautiously optimistic about the new deal. Given the prevalence of MultiChoice and the extra income for the SABC, it is good news that the news channel will continue. We also take heart a...
03 August 2018, Mail and Guardian, Sarah Smit Media Monitoring Africa told the Mail & Guardian that key editorial issues raised by the MMA have been sidelined by the SABC’s policy team drafting the editorial policies. Read the full article. ...
31 July 2018, Mail and Guardian, Sarah Smit A complaint lodged by SOS Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Media Monitoring Africa resulted in the reviewed policies being rejected by Icasa on the basis of the SABC’s failure to ensure that public participation in the development of the polici...
25 July 2018,Business Day, Bekezela Phakati Media Monitoring Africa said it was not happy with some aspects of the draft but could not give details. 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 ...