Media Development And Diversity Agency
latest news & developments
Right of reply: Lindinkosi Ndibongo
The M&G would like to apologise to Ndibongo, a former MDDA manager, for not allowing him adequate time to respond to our questions
Govin Reddy fought for the freedom of people and the media
He was an activist not only during apartheid but also after the elections that ushered in democracy
Forensic probe into media body
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.
Manyi’s one-stop advert shop
Jimmy Manyi has sought to have all of governments advertising centralised under the Government Communication and Information System, which he runs.
KZN’s Witness acquisition probed
Media24’s proposed purchase of KwaZulu-Natal’s <em>The Witness</em> is being scrutinised for anticompetitive effects by the Competition Commission.
Owning the spectrum
The ANC has proposed to merge certain state entities in order to improve access to modern communication tools and services.
DA to challenge Manyi’s appointment to media board
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.
Manyi scoops up another portfolio
President Jacob Zuma has appointed government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi to the Media Development and Diversity Agency board.
The conundrum that is Lumko Mtimde
Lumko Mtimde, chief executive of the MDDA, has been consistently outspoken in his support for a media appeals tribunal.
Media tribunal proponent on SABC short list
Former M&G chief executive, and chief executive of the MDDA are among 14 candidates short-listed for vacant posts on the SABC board.
Pluralism is a bigger priority than press ownership
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.
Print media transformation ‘too slow’
Transformation of print media ownership is happening at a snail’s pace, the Media Development and Diversity Agency said on Thursday.
Jara axed from media agency
Jara was expelled from the Young Communist League over his criticism of the party’s backing for the presidential aspirations of Jacob Zuma.
Can African journalists construct citizen-centric communications?
High on the Highway Africa agenda will be debates on how to deepen the democratisation role of the media.
Loxion kulcha: Soweto TV takes the lead
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…