The M&G would like to apologise to Ndibongo, a former MDDA manager, for not allowing him adequate time to respond to our questions
He was an activist not only during apartheid but also after the elections that ushered in democracy
The probe into the state-funded Media Development and Diversity Agency comes a few weeks after employees asked the agency’s board to conduct an audit.
Jimmy Manyi has sought to have all of governments advertising centralised under the Government Communication and Information System, which he runs.
Media24’s proposed purchase of KwaZulu-Natal’s <em>The Witness</em> is being scrutinised for anticompetitive effects by the Competition Commission.
The ANC has proposed to merge certain state entities in order to improve access to modern communication tools and services.
The DA will begin a probe into the fitness of government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi to be a member of the Media Development and Diversity Agency board.
President Jacob Zuma has appointed government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi to the Media Development and Diversity Agency board.
Lumko Mtimde, chief executive of the MDDA, has been consistently outspoken in his support for a media appeals tribunal.
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/ 14 January 2011
Former M&G chief executive, and chief executive of the MDDA are among 14 candidates short-listed for vacant posts on the SABC board.
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/ 2 December 2010
There’s renewed focus on newspaper ownership by the ANC, even as they’re becoming less hardline about the Media Appeals Tribunal and the Secrecy Bill.
Transformation of print media ownership is happening at a snail’s pace, the Media Development and Diversity Agency said on Thursday.
Jara was expelled from the Young Communist League over his criticism of the party’s backing for the presidential aspirations of Jacob Zuma.
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/ 4 September 2008
High on the Highway Africa agenda will be debates on how to deepen the democratisation role of the media.
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/ 6 November 2007
The only fixed-line telephone for the first community television station in South Africa to get a year-long broadcasting licence is hidden away in an outdoor broadcasting van for fear of freeloading by staff and guests. When you call the station let it ring for a long time, publicist Deon Botha advises.