Sub-Saharan Africa
Guide on How to Use the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) Act 2 of 2000
Freedom of Expression
Civil society meeting resolves to tackle SABC crisis and form coalition for independent broadcasting. From the Freedom of Expression Institute, South Africa, 11 June 2008.
Intellectual Property
Internet Law
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 2002
Blogs
Many Possibilities – Steve Song – http://manypossibilities.net/
Development Initiatives
African Media Development Initiative (AMDI) A BBC World Service Trust Project – http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/specials/1552_trust_amdi/index.shtml
InfoDev.org – http://www.infodev.org/en/index.html A World Bank program on information for development
Think Tanks, Networking Sites, & Watchdog Groups
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) – http://www.apc.org/
Soul Beat Africa – part of the Communication Initiative Network – http://www.comminit.com/en/africa
Freedom of Expression Institute (Johannesburg, SA) http://www.fxi.org.za/ The website contains a number of archival documents related to the broadcasting and media law.
Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) – Media@IDASA – http://www.idasa.org.za/index.asp?page=Programme_details.asp%3FRID%3D11
Journalism.co.za – Project of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism and Wits University Journalism Department http://www.journalism.co.za/
Kubatana.net – http://www.kubatana.net/ A Zimbabwean NGO networking portal
Link Centre (Johannesburg, SA) – http://link.wits.ac.za/ Think tank specializing in ICT and communications policy in southern Africa.
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (headquartered in Namibia) – http://www.misa.org/
Media Monitoring Africa http://www.mediamonitoringafrica.org/
Media Monitoring Project of Zimbabwe – http://www.mmpz.org/
Open Society Foundation for South Africa (Cape Town, SA) – http://www.soros.org/about/foundations/southafrica/activities
Sango.net – http://www.ngopulse.org/ A development portal for NGOs in southern Africa.
Media and ICT Law Resources
African Telecommunications Union – http://www.atu-uat.org/
Botswana
Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) http://www.bta.org.bw/
South Africa
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) http://www.icasa.org.za/tabid/36/Default.aspx
Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) – http://www.mdda.org.za/themddaSupport.htm Statutory body entrusted with the responsibility of promoting media development and diversity in S.A. by providing financial and other support to community (non profit) and small commercial media projects.
National Association of Broadcasters http://www.nab.org.za/default.asp
Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa http://www.usa.org.za/
Media and ICT Laws and Policy Papers
South Africa
Independent Broadcasting Act of 1993 – www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=71061
Broadcasting Act of 1999 – http://www.legalb.co.za/SANatTxt/1999_000/1999_004_000-Act-v19990507asunamended.html
The Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=67890
Electronic Communications Amendment Act 37 of 2007 www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=77875
Save our SABC Coalition submission to NCOP on Broadcasting Amendment Bill – http://www.fxi.org.za/content/view/202/1/
Sisulu Commission of Enquiry into blacklisting allegations at the SABC http://www.fxi.org.za/pages/Media%20n%20ICTs/SABCComplaint/SABCBLACKLISTREPORT.pdf
Katya Fisher Yoffe is editor of www.globalmedialaw.com. She is the 2009 recipient of a Howard M. Squadron fellowship at the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy (PCMLP), Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford. Katya is a 3L student at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a graduate of New York University. Katya also writes on Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus for Foreign Policy Association's blog network. She may be reached at: katya_at_globalmedialaw_dot_com.