President
Jacob Zuma appoints Ms Nebo Legoabe
as a new member to the MDDA Board
The Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA) is a statutory development
agency for promoting, supporting
and ensuring media development
and diversity, set up as a partnership
between the South African Government
and major print and broadcasting
media companies, in terms of the
MDDA Act No. 14 of 2002. In 2004,
broadcast media (SABC, Primedia
Broadcasting, MNET, Kagiso Broadcasting,
MIDI TV) together with print media
(Media 24, CTP, Independent Newspapers
and Johnnic Publishing LTD) committed
to supporting the noble work of
the MDDA for five years. They
renewed this commitment from 01
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Media
Literacy and Culture of Reading
Summit
The Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA) convened a Media
Literacy and Culture of Reading
Summit on 26-27 March 2010 at
the Council Chambers, Ngaka Modiri
Molema District Municipality,
Mafikeng in the North West. The
theme for the summit was “Basic
Media Literacy Education - ‘Constructing
Views of Reality'”. 5
May 2010
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CELEBRATING
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY
Today, 03rd May is celebrated
worldwide as World Press Freedom
day, as per the proclamation by
the United Nations (UN) at its
General Assembly in 1993, in line
with Article 19 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. This
followed the 26th session of UNESCO
General Conference in 1991, which
adopted the Windhoek Declaration,
a statement of principles calling
for a free, independent and pluralistic
media throughout the world. The
Declaration affirms that a free
press is essential to the existence
of democracy and a fundamental
human goal.
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Media
Literacy and Culture of Reading
Summit - Mafikeng, North West
in March 2010
The Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA) convened a Media
Literacy and Culture of Reading
Summit on 26 - 27 March 2010
at the Council Chambers, Ngaka
Modiri Molema District Municipality,
Mafikeng in the North West.
The theme for the summit is
“Basic Media Literacy
Education - ‘Constructing
Views of Reality’”.
The
MDDA has a mandate to create
an enabling environment for
media development and diversity
that is conducive to public
discourse and that which reflects
the needs and aspirations of
all South Africans. Further,
Section 3 (v) of the MDDA Act
requires the Agency to support
initiatives which promote literacy
and a culture of reading.
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RE:
CITY PRESS ARTICLE TITLED “LETSEBE’s
BOGUS CV EARNS HIM A PROMOTION
The Editor
Dear
Ms Ferial Haffajee
Our
discussion this morning refers.
The
article published by City Press
on the 15th November 2009 titled
“Letsebe’s Bogus
CV earns MDDA promotion”
is bordering on inaccuracy and
unfairness against article 1.1
of the South African Press Code.
Further, the article violates
articles 1.2, 1.3, 1.10, 5.1,
5.2, 5.3, etc. of the South
African Press Code as outlines
below:
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ERROR
IN THE PRESS STATEMENT
WELCOMING THE NEW PROJECTS DIRECTOR
– Mr HARRY LETSEBE
On the 08 October 2009, the Agency
introduced and welcomed Mr. Harry
Letsebe who has been promoted
to fill the shoes of Ms Jayshree
Pather as the new Projects Director.
The
statement erroneously reflected
Mr. Letsebe as having a law
degree and postgraduate certificates.
Mr. Letsebe, according to his
CV has several certificates
ranging from project management,
social policy, ICT for development,
strategic management and financial
planning. These were received
from Regenesys Business School,
Wits Graduate School of Public
and Development Management and
UCT. The error was due to editing
his submission based on how
he wrote his abridged version
of his CV in preparation for
the press statement after he
was employed.
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Setting
the record straight on the Fin24.com
article
The article published by Fin24.com
on the 13th November 2009 titled
“Bogus CV earns MDDA promotion"
is regrettable. 16 Nov 2009
The article published by Fin24.com
on the 13th November 2009 titled
“Bogus CV earns MDDA promotion"
is regrettable.
Mr Mantshantsha through this article
alleges that Mr Letsebe has misled
the Agency regarding his qualifications
and that the Agency appointed
him because of favouritism quoting
an “anonymous” employee.
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Error
in the press statement welcoming
the new Projects Director - Mr
Harry Letsebe
On the 08 October 2009, the Agency
introduced and welcomed Mr Harry
Letsebe who has been promoted
to fill the shoes of Ms Jayshree
Pather as the new Projects Director.
4 Nov 2009
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MDDA
appoints Harry Letsebe as new
Projects Director and bids farewell
to Jayshree Pather
“On behalf of the Media
Development and Diversity Agency
(MDDA), I would like to thank
you, Ms Jayshree Pather, for your
contribution towards facilitation
of development and diversity in
the South African media and to
the promotion of the right to
freedom of expression and access
to information as enshrined in
our Constitution,” said
the Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Lumko Mtimde, in his farewell
message. 8 Oct 2009
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Speech
by the Minister of Women, Children
and Persons with Disabilities
Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya
Transformation, Gender and the
Media Dialogue
19
October 2009
Programme
Director
Honoured guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Thank
you very much for the invitation
to participate in this dialogue.
It is very encouraging that
we are making an effort as a
society to engage on this critical
issue of gender and transformation.
Thank you very much to all the
organizations that worked together
to make this dialogue possible
in particular the MDDA, CGE,
SABC, SAHRC and ICASA. We certainly
need not forget our difficult
history including that infamous
Black Wednesday when apartheid
government banned three publications
on the 19th of October 1977.
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Consolidating
investment opportunities and solutions
for production and distribution
in the creative industries –
A focus on Film
In 1977, October 19 three
newspapers were banned by the
apartheid regime. Veteran journalists
fought for higher values in the
dark days.
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SABC,
e.tv, YFM and Capricorn FM sign
funding agreements with the MDDA
Capricorn FM and YFM are part
of the new broadcasting service
licensees to sign a funding agreement
commencing 01 April 2009 with
the MDDA (a statutory development
agency for promoting, supporting
and ensuring media development
and diversity, set up as a partnership
between the South African Government
and major print and broadcasting
media companies, in terms of the
MDDA Act No. 14 of 2002) for a
period as long as the broadcast
service licensees hold the individual
commercial sound broadcasting
license. 13 Oct 2009
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AME
signs a funding agreement with
the MDDA
Algoa FM and OFM is one of the
new broadcasting service licensees
to sign a funding agreement commencing
01 April 2009 with the MDDA (a
statutory development agency for
promoting, supporting and ensuring
media development and diversity,
set up as a partnership between
the South African Government and
major print and broadcasting media
companies, in terms of the MDDA
Act No. 14 of 2002) for a period
as long as the broadcast service
licensees hold the individual
commercial sound broadcasting
license.
8 Jul 2009
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Statement
- Launch of the Research Report
“Trends of ownership and
control of media in South Africa”
Introduction
In
the financial year 2008/9, the
Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA) an Agency established
by the MDDA Act No. 14 of 2002
in partnership with the major
print and broadcast media industry
to create, support, promote and
encourage an enabling environment
for media development and diversity
that is conducive to public discourse
and which reflects the needs and
aspirations of all South Africans,
commissioned Z-Coms to conduct
research on the trends in ownership
and control of media in South
Africa
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Trends
of Ownership and Control of Media
in South Africa
Prepared
for:
Media Development and Diversity
Agency
(MDDA) Prepared
by: Z-Coms
Report
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Trends
of Ownership and Control of Media
in South Africa.
Database
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Workshop
on reporting xenophobia
Media
Monitoring Africa (MMA), in partnership
with the South African Editors
Forum, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
and Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA), is holding a one
day stakeholder workshop and strategy
meeting: 'Reporting on Race, Racism,
Migrants and Xenophobia in the
Community/Small Commercial Media'
in Johannesburg on 4 June.
Wednesday,
04 June 2009
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PMSA,
Kagiso Media and M-Net sign a
funding agreement with the MDDA
Broadcast media (SABC, Primedia
Broadcasting, M-Net, Kagiso Broadcasting,
MIDI TV) together with print media
(Media 24, CTP, Independent Newspapers
and Avusa) in 2004 committed to
supporting the noble work of the
MDDA (a statutory development
agency for promoting, supporting
and ensuring media development
and diversity, set up as a partnership
between the South African Government
and major print and broadcasting
media companies, in terms of the
MDDA Act No. 14 of 2002) for five
years. 15 May 2009
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Let's
commemorate Press Freedom Day
with the rest of the world!
This year's World Press Freedom
Day, Sunday 3rd May 2009, marks
the 18th anniversary of the 1991
Declaration of Windhoek, a statement
of principles calling for a free,
independent and pluralistic media
throughout the world, adopted
at a UNESCO seminar. The Declaration
affirms that a free press is essential
to the existence of democracy
and a fundamental human goal.
5 May 2009
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Wits
and Kagiso Media in new radio
training venture
Tuesday,
29April
2009
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Wits
offers new radio certificate
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MDDA’S
FIRST MEDIA LITERACY AND CUTURE
OF READING SUMMIT DEBUTES IN THE
ALFRED NZO DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY,
EASTERN CAPE
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IDike
- lethu News was launched with
much fun fair in Alice!
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OPENING
ADDRESS OF THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
BY MAYOR P.B. MABENGU TO THE MEDIA
LITERACY SUMMIT ORGANISED BY THE
MDDA ON 28 MARCH 2009 AT MOUNT
AYLIFF
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The
MDDA Congratulates Inanda FM for
going on air!
More
voices, more information, more
communication platforms, democracy
is benefiting. These are the words
of Lumko Mtimde, the Chief Executive
of the Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA) as he announced
the going on air of Inanda FM
on Friday 27th March 2009. Inanda
FM became operational in 2003,
using a special events license
at the Bat Centre, after Durban
Youth Radio closed down.
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AN
MDDA BENEFICIARY – Ms Mbali
Dhlomo (Genuine Magazine) NOMINATED
AS THE FELLOW FROM SOUTH AFRICA
FOR THE 2009 EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS
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The
MDDA Congratulates Vibe FM, in
KwaMashu, on going on air!
The Media Development and Diversity
Agency wishes to convey its joy
and a congratulatory note to Vibe
FM, who went on air on Friday
20th of March 2009. Vibe FM is
situated in KwaMashu within the
Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality.
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MDDA
convenes first Media Literacy
and Culture of Reading Summit
at Alfred Nzo District Municipality
The
Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA) is convening a Media
Literacy and Culture of Reading
Summit on the weekend of Saturday
28-29 March 2009 at the Council
Chambers, Alfred Nzo District
Municipality, Mt Ayliff in the
Eastern Cape. The theme for the
summit is “Basic media literacy
education - ‘Constructing
Views of Reality'”. 25 Mar
2009
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PRIMEDIA
(PTY) LTD signs a funding agreement
with MDDA
Primedia (PTY) LTD has shown confidence
in the mandate and work of the
MDDA, became the first one to
renew the agreement which will
now commence on the 01st April
2009 for as long as Primedia holds
individual commercial sound broadcasting
licences in terms of the Electronic
Communications Act 36 of 2005
.February 24, 2009
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South
Africa's mediascape faces the
challenge of getting more voices
Our eyes and ears are attentive
to the mainstream media as the
most influential platform in the
coming elections. But it's also
important that there are also
many other smaller players that
can add to the diversity of coverage.
11 Feb 2009
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PRIMEDIA
(PTY) LTD signs a funding agreement
with MDDA
Primedia Broadcasting was one
of the first broadcast media owners
who committed to support the noble
work of the MDDA (a statutory
development agency for promoting,
supporting and ensuring media
development and diversity, set
up as a partnership between the
South African Government and major
print and broadcasting media companies,
in terms of the MDDA Act No. 14
of 2002) in October 2004 for five
years. The five years which has
been a successful period for the
Agency in the pursuit of its mandate
led to (amongst other achievements)
more than 235 beneficiaries supported
with about R75m. All of the MDDA
achievements over the last five
years are thanks to the Government
(whose valuable support for the
Agency through GCIS and the Presidency
has made its work manageable)
and the funding partners of the
MDDA [SABC, Primedia Broadcasting,
MNET, Kagiso Broadcasting, MIDI
TV, Media 24, CTP, Independent
Newspapers and AVUSA].
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South
Africa's mediascape faces the
challenge of getting more voices
Our eyes and ears are attentive
to the mainstream media as the
most influential platform in the
coming elections. But it's also
important that there are also
many other smaller players that
can add to the diversity of coverage.
11 Feb 2009
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President
Kgalema Motlanthe appoints new
members to the MDDA Board
The Media Development and Diversity
Agency (MDDA) is a statutory development
agency for promoting, supporting
and ensuring media development
and diversity, set up as a partnership
between the South African Government
and major print and broadcasting
media companies, in terms of the
MDDA Act No. 14 of 2002.
The President of the Republic
of South Africa (President Kgalema
Motlanthe) has, in terms of Section
4 (1) (b) of the MDDA Act and
as per the recommendation from
the National Assembly appointed
the following 2 new Board members
with effect from 01 January 2009
for a term of office of three
years:
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| COAL
CITY NEWS ACHIEVES ACCOLADES AT
THE EMALAHLENI MAYORAL AWARDS
2008!
“Coal
City is one of the community
media projects funded by the
MDDA, and it gives us great
pleasure to know that they are
making strides in social development
and providing relevant information
to communities that were formerly
deprived of any form of media,”
said Mr. Lumko Mtimde, Chief
Executive Officer of the MDDA.
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CHRISTMAS
CHEERS FOR MDDA!
Santa
came early for MDDA (Media Development
and Diversity Agency) staff members
as they got spoiled and pampered
at the fabulous Misty Hills, north
of Johannesburg on Thursday 04th
December. The Agency crew went
all out to celebrate a well deserved
Christmas Party, combined with
a wellness afternoon, which ended
with an evening of much feasting
at Carnivore Restaurant.
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Parliament
has called for nominations for
filling in two (2) vacancies in
the MDDA Board
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Press
Statement, Voice of Tembisa wins
Telkom Awards, 31 July 2008
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Happy
90th Birthday MADIBA
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President
Mbeki appointed Ms Ingrid Louw
as Board member for the MDDA 08
July 2008
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Inaugural
Community Media Awards a Big Hit!
30th June 2008
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Chairperson
Msibi acceptance speech 31 Jan
2008
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New
MDDA Board members welcomed, Jan
2008
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2007
Enablis Business Plan Plan Competition
23 October 2007
Mdda
decides on further support for
media projects
March 2007
The MDDA is established through
legislation to create an enabling
environment for media development
and diversity in South Africa,
through,amongst other things,providing
financial support to community
and small commecial media projects.
The MDDA receives funding from
government, print media and electronic
media.
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Mdda
decides on further support for
media projects June
2007
The MDDA is established through
legislation to create an enabling
environment for media development
and diversity in South Africa,
through,amongst other things,providing
financial support to community
and small commecial media projects.
The MDDA receives funding from
government, print media and electronic
media.
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Mdda
decides on further support for
media projects August
2007
The MDDA is established through
legislation to create an enabling
environment for media development
and diversity in South Africa,
through,amongst other things,providing
financial support to community
and small commecial media projects.
The MDDA receives funding from
government, print media and electronic
media.
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2007
Enablis Business Plan Results
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On
the eve of the anniversary of
the incidents of 19th October
1977
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Community
Television Workshop, 03-04 April
2007, Southern Sun Garden Court,
Marine Parade, Durban
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MDDA
briefing to Parliament, re - Strategic
Plan and Budget 2007-2010
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Strategic
Plan Budget To The Parliamentary
Portfolio Committee On Communications
30 March 2007
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Media
Development And Diversity Agency
Response To Umafrika 21 - 27 September
2007,
Article Page 15 - 16
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Press
Statement, Annual Report launch
Dec 2006
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