ASA in business rescue, but what next for the ad regulator?
Its board of directors has voluntarily placed the Advertising Standards Authority of SA (ASA) in business rescue. In a statement, ...
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Advertising Standards Authority is broke, broken and desperate
OPINION: One has to admire the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for clinging so tenaciously to life and like Donald Trump, ...
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Proposed new powers for ASA to give regulator teeth?
South Africa has an effective and functioning advertising self-regulator. But it doesn’t always work as it should. The self-regulatory regime ...
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Toothless and moneyless: Has the ad industry handed control of ASA to government?
The department of trade and industry (dti) announced this week it would open for public discussion the idea of giving ...
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‘Get off your ass’ is not offensive
The ASA Directorate is satisfied that in the context of a humorous and light-hearted commercial, the word 'ass' would not cause ...
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ASA on a mission to become ‘fit for purpose’
It’s no secret that South Africa’s Advertising Standards Authority has been battling on many fronts to stay alive and relevant ...
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