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Media Matters Media Monitoring Africa is a human rights focused media watchdog and research organisation.

Media Matters is the social media platform for Media Monitoring Africa. We want to start conversations around media freedom, media ethics, and the general state of the media in South Africa and beyond

MMA in the Media🗞️It is precisely because of these multiple crises that Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the South Afri...
26/09/2025

MMA in the Media🗞️

It is precisely because of these multiple crises that Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) and the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) got together last year to look at how critical issues surrounding journalism, media viability and the safety of journalists could be put on the global agenda.

With South Africa as the host country for the G20, we set about building on some work initiated in India, then in Brazil, to start an M20 or Media20, precisely because the issues affecting information, as a public good, and the systems that deliver it, are not only global concerns, but the crises being experienced are global in nature as well.

Read more: https://ow.ly/nhwW50X2GKr

Real 411 🔍Real411 provides a platform for the public to report digital harms including disinformation. This ensures that...
26/09/2025

Real 411 🔍

Real411 provides a platform for the public to report digital harms including disinformation.
This ensures that online content is assessed and addressed in an independent, open, transparent and accountable manner within our laws and constitutional rights.

Submit your complaints and report disinformation: www.real411.org.za

25/09/2025

Mark your calendars! The 2025 Media Freedom Festival is coming soon! 🗓️✨

Since day one, MFF has been the go-to space for bold conversations and collective action—uniting journalists, media pros, policymakers, civil society, and the public to champion media freedom, human rights and democracy. 🗞️🤝

RSVP: https://ow.ly/QAYk50X22nF

[Meet the 2025 Top 6 Isu Elihle Finalists] While the National School Nutritional Programme is meant to provide one nutri...
25/09/2025

[Meet the 2025 Top 6 Isu Elihle Finalists]

While the National School Nutritional Programme is meant to provide one nutritious meal a day to over 9 million children, reports from various provinces reveal delays in food deliveries, poor-quality meals, and even complete suspension of services.

READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/3V8aL5n

🔜Clear your calendar - the 2025 Media Freedom Festival is here!!Since inception, it has served as a vital platform for d...
25/09/2025

🔜Clear your calendar - the 2025 Media Freedom Festival is here!!

Since inception, it has served as a vital platform for dialogue, collaboration, and advocacy, bringing together journalists, media practitioners, policymakers, civil society, and the public to discuss critical issues facing media freedom and democracy.

Building on the success and collaborative spirit of previous editions, particularly the 2024 festival themed "Media for Democracy: Ensuring Access, Accountability and Integrity in Journalism,” the 2025 Festival will delve into exploring and unpacking topical issues relating to the media and information landscape in South Africa and globally.

RSVP here: https://ow.ly/PA9750X22nE

23/09/2025

[Meet the 2025 Top 6 Isu Elihle Finalists]

"I look forward to meeting all the little voices who have such big stories that we haven't covered enough in the media and all the learning that is going to take place from my end." Mogy Mash

READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/3V8aL5n

KnowNews 🤖KnowNews is part of Media Monitoring Africa's (MMA) News Tools, which aim to educate the public about discerni...
23/09/2025

KnowNews 🤖

KnowNews is part of Media Monitoring Africa's (MMA) News Tools, which aim to educate the public about discerning credible information online.
The free browser extension helps news consumers easily see if a news site offers credible news or should not be trusted through various indicators.

A well-known and established outlet such as https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/ has a long-standing history of reliable reporting.

It is a reputable brand with national recognition and a strong presence across South Africa and has been classified by KnowNews as reliable.

We are almost there 🙌.Three weeks from now Media Monitoring Africa will be hosting its annual Media Freedom Festival. Th...
22/09/2025

We are almost there 🙌.

Three weeks from now Media Monitoring Africa will be hosting its annual Media Freedom Festival.

The 2025 festival will reinforce our commitment to upholding media freedom as a pillar of a healthy and resilient democracy, while addressing the pressing challenges and seizing emerging opportunities.

Read more and rsvp here ✍️ :

Clear your calendar - the 2025 Media Freedom Festival is here! Proudly founded and hosted by Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) since 2018, the Festival has become a cornerstone event in South Africa's media landscape. Since inception, it has served as a vital platform for dialogue, collaboration, and ad...

[🚫 Stop the spread of false news!]Online harm affects us all.  makes it easy to report misinformation, hate speech, and ...
19/09/2025

[🚫 Stop the spread of false news!]

Online harm affects us all. makes it easy to report misinformation, hate speech, and incitement. 📹 Watch the video to see how YOU can help build a safer internet.

WATCH FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GxOjfP8ln8U



The MMA is supporting this initiative in line with its mandate and organisational objectives, which includes, promoting media freedom, ensuring free and fair...

[Meet the 2025 Top 6 Isu Elihle Finalists] This story idea is about how road diversions are reshaping school journeys fo...
18/09/2025

[Meet the 2025 Top 6 Isu Elihle Finalists]

This story idea is about how road diversions are reshaping school journeys for Kenyan Children. Urban development is essential for progress, but when it comes to road infrastructure, who pays the price for change? Across Kenya, major road diversions, such as those on the Malindi-Mombasa highway, are creating unintended consequences for schoolchildren, turning daily commutes into hazardous journeys.

READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/3V8aL5n

16/09/2025

[Meet the 2025 Top 6 Isu Elihle Finalists]

"I believe it is important to tell stories about and for children because they don't get enough opportunities to be heard and share their experience and struggles. So, our capacity as Journalists and also Human Rights advocates we are capable of doing this for them." Jasimine Odera

READ MORE HERE: http://bit.ly/3V8aL5n

[MEDIA RELEASE]:  THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ACTIVIST REPRESSION Next week, civil society organisations host the third an...
12/09/2025

[MEDIA RELEASE]: THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON ACTIVIST REPRESSION

Next week, civil society organisations host the third annual Activist Symposium under the theme “Navigating activism in an anti-human rights era”. From 16 – 17 September, this event brings together representatives from across Africa to deliberate on challenges affecting human rights defenders on the continent.

Read more: https://ow.ly/wQRk50WVFat

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