The MediaShop hosted a post-election analysis session with Dr Vincent Maphai, to unpack the impact and effects on the country, including the media. Read more
Having monitored the SABC’s coverage in the run-up to all our democratic elections, in 2016 Media Monitoring Africa found evidence for the first time of systemic bias. This is a clear and pr... Read more
With just one day to go before South Africa’s fourth general elections, the media has left the public “largely uninformed” about the range of political parties and their policies, says media... Read more
In a disappointing but not altogether unsurprising move, the communications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has leapt to the defence of the censor... Read more
There seem to be only three types of election stories and you probably know them all: the profile, the campaign trail and the war-of-words. Is there more to elections? Decidedly! But good c... Read more
The Democratic Alliance has certainly launched a clever billboard campaign in Gauteng. The party, which is fielding national spokesman Mmusi Maimane as its candidate for premier in next year... Read more
