This study examines the selfregulation of the south african media in. Volume 2 of the media law handbook for southern africais an important milestone in this ongoing work. The right to freedom of expression insouthafrica jane duncan. The driving force behind the legislation was the convergence of networks and services. A survey of media regulation in south africa shows that the media. Ghana regulatory environment the bank of ghana has announced that the trading and use of cryptocurrency in. Internal regulations have the aim to achieve and maintain a high level of professionalism, ethical conduct, and adherence to the laws, rules and regulations of external regulations fourie, 2010. Tawana kupe phd is senior lecturer in media studies, school of. Media freedom in south africa broadcasting complaints. Access publications by the agency established under the executive authority of doc.
Submission to press freedom commission pfc on media selfregulation, coregulation or statutory regulation in south africa. The aim of the study was to determine if organisations in south africa have social media policies, and if they do, are they fully operational, and if they are. Broadcasting regulation in south africa, circa 2010. Regulation of sa pr industry on the way the media online. A s the south african government mulls regulating social media, analysts point out that although the move is possible, it is not practical speaking on sunday during the justice, crime prevention. This chapter is also available in french as a downloadable pdf file at. Media policy the nature of media and communications policy external media regulation south africa internal media regulation in south africa pt. Social media has become one of the most prominent forms of communication. Media law handbook for southern africa konradadenauerstiftung. South africa regulation overview waiver control a waiver is not necessary. A conference addressing this theme was held jointly by article 19 and the media institute of southern africa misa in zanzibar in october 1995. Media diversity and transformation media accountability.
On a personal level, insensitive and quarrelsome users can significantly affect the lives of others through defamation, trolling and bullying. Media policy distinguish external and internal media regulations, external regulations, and policy refer to the laws and regulations applied to the media and communication sectors, where internal regulation refers to those rules and codes of conducts formulated by the. Statutes, regulations, covenants and declarations 33. Electronic communications amendment act 37 of 2007. It is the sort of thing that profoundly undermines a democratic state, says media monitoring africa director william bird. While south africas many broadcasters and publications reflect the diversity of the population as a whole, the most commonly used language is english. Press regulation in south africa media policy and democracy project. Electronic communications amendment act 1 of 2014 gazette 37536, government notice 266, 7 apr 2014. Avusa also publishes the daily morning paper business day and weekly magazine financial mail, in partnership with pearson plc, the british company. Please contact your local agency office for advice.
The high road1 2 prof kobus van rooyen sc3 one i am honoured by the request of the national press club to deliver the percy qoboza memorial lecture. How to explore south africa, while staying at home april 29, 2020. The media in the gold coast first emerged in the 19th century with the. The overall conclusion is that while the media operate in a tangled web of regulatory restrictions, there is. In south africa, new media policy is largely responsible for the changes that have occurred in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries since the country attained independence. However, all ten other official languages are represented to some extent or another. Telkoms monopoly was ended by the changes in regulations that allowed new fixed line operators like neotel to enter the market. Africas democratic process by focusing on the role of the media as a way of taking the body temperature of africas democracy in the 1990s. Social media regulation possible but not practical itweb. Media freedom day in south africa marks the day in 1977 when the apartheid government banned two newspapersworld and weekend worldand a church journal, pro. It was launched in 2012, and aims to promote participatory media and communications policymaking in the public interest in south africa. An exploration of the selfregulation of the media since the start of.
Internet, social media content regulations coming in sa. With this in mind, governments across the world have begun to recognise the need to. Although the regulatory framework for broadcast media in south africa operates in a fairly. It also authorizes the minister of environmental affairs to enforce its provisions. As south africa marks media freedom day, its clear that its battle isnt over. Volume 1 covered botswana, malawi, south africa, swaziland and zambia. South africa and other countries the world law guide south african laws. South africa has one of the freest and most vibrant media. The bannings and imprisonment were decisions of the government, and from the wings, as.
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, which includes. In some cases, it is not clear what considerations lie behind substantive measures. Thirdly, the paper outlines the normative roles that the media can play in zambia. What is more, an important part of the apartheid states strategy was to play to the fears of south africans. Security minister david mahlobo is considering regulating social media in south africa adding to a host of other proposed laws that government. Traditional and khoisan leadership act 3 of 2019 english afrikaans traditional leadership and governance framework amendment act 2 of 2019 english siswati critical infrastructure protection act 8 of 2019 english isixhosa special appropriation act 25 of 2019 english setswana overvaal resorts limited act repeal act 23 of 2019. It is a practical guide for journalists practising in the democratic republic of the congo, lesotho, namibia, zimbabwe and tanzania.
The nature of communications policy is explained, following overviews of internal and external media regulation. Press regulation in south africa and its implications for press. The film and publication board is planning to establish an efficient and effective online and new media content regulatory strategy for south africa. Forget all the emotive arguments for and against selfregulation of the media. Whether or not the government will move forward with the regulations remains to be seen, but, if history is anything to go by, south africans dont. Examples of internal media regulation in south africa. The flagship publication of avusa formerly johnnic communications, or johncom is the sunday times, south africa s bestselling sunday newspaper and one of the countrys largest papers overall. Troublemakers the best of south africas investigative journalism jacana, 2101, edited by anton harber and margaret renn introduction the troublemakers. Lynette steenveld, larry strelitz, herman wasserman, rod amner, priscilla boshoff, jude mathurine, anthea garman.
South africa icasa, the film and publications board fpb and others. Exploring the media as an institution, this volume also introduces the topics of media regulation and content. South africa unisa, and the department of journalism, film and television at the university of johannesburg uj. Strategic ways of managing the media are discussed in addition to the guides analysis of the ways that media presents issues of identity, race, gender, sexual orientation. This guide provides resources and information for journalists and students who are studying journalism and media studies. The bank of botswanas negative response to cryptocurrencies seems to indicate that botswana will be slow to regulate blockchain technology 2.
Of frogs and fractals, a public lecture at the university of johannesburg, 4 august 2011. The effective date of 25 may 2018 for enforcement of the gdpr is fast approaching and organisations which process personal information of european union eu residents should by now, at the very least, have a compliance implementation plan and roadmap in place. The media of ghana, includes television, radio, internet publishing and newspapers. Messages conveyed via social media may have numerous ramifications which can lead to legal prosecution and dismissals.
The criticism is centered around unethical journalism, bias coverage, capitalism profit overlooks public interest and lack of citizens voices. There are two international covenants that impact on. All around the world including south africa, people are embracing digital technology, to communicate in ways that could never have been imagined just a few years ago. Preshipment inspection not required cma cgm trained staff members are available to assist customers in all aspects of the documentary requirements of the trade to south africa. South africas pr industry is not formally regulated at present, but that could soon change. Auditors south africa iia sa on the implementation of social media policy in south african business entities.
However, with the development of digital technologies such as the internet, sectorspecific is increasingly being superseded by converged forms of regulation. South africas air quality act of 2004 put in place various measures for the prevention of pollution and national norms and standards for the regulation of air quality in the country. Using the critical political economy of the media theory cpem, this article analyses press regulation in south africa. Mahlobo also said attempts at regime change in south africa are happening as in other countries.
Africa faces a balancing act on social media regulation. I attempt this by examining the interface between the media and politics in some of the countries that have joined the democratic bandwagon in the. Attacks on journalists continue through physical intimidation and theres also the threat of new laws. Independent communications authority of south africa amendment act 2 of 2014 gazette 37537, government notice 267, 7 apr 2014. The aim of the study was to determine if organisations in south africa have social media policies, and if they do, are they fully operational, and if they are perceived to be effective from a caes perspective. Kavitha kalicharan, president of the apraccredited public relations institute of southern africa says an industry green paper has been circulated among stakeholders, which just needs consultation with government to convert it into a white paper and thus make it law. General data protection regulation deloitte south africa. An account of the rise of a new wave of investigative journalism in south africa. Ceo of auspex international, a datadriven communications consultancy. South africas 3 new proposed censorship laws you need. When, in 1977, the apartheid government banned the world and weekend world, and when percy qoboza was imprisoned for six months, without.
Social media regulation in south africa law for all online. It criminalises certain electronic data messages which may take the form of sms, email or social media correspondence. Media regulation has traditionally been sectorspecific. Media law and practice in southern africa obscenity laws and freedom of expression a southern african perspective no. A survey of media regulation in south africa shows that the media, like everybody else, are regulated in the first instance by the countrys constitution and laws, and then by the codes they have voluntarily adopted to regulate themselves. The media of south africa has a large mass media sector and is one of africas major media centres. Submission to press freedom commission pfc on media. Press freedom commission pfc, the south african broadcasting.
Media regulation communication oxford bibliographies. Submission to the press freedom commission pfc on media selfregulation, coregulation or statutory regulation in south africa prof. Jane duncan highway africa chair of media and information society school of journalism and media studies rhodes university grahamstown 6140 south africa. Press freedom in south africa and why selfregulation i. Professor of law, i stared in confusion at what was happening. Legislation and policies department of communications. In 2011, the press freedom commission pfc was established to recommend the most appropriate regulatory form for south africas press, in the wake of the ruling african national congresss anc criticism of the existing system of. It is not easy to write a book about media law in southern africa due to the difficulty.
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