Read Educational Trust is a South African NGO that operates broadly in the education and literacy sectors, specifically in educator training and the provision of school resources.
Established in 1979 and funded by both local and foreign donors as well as the private sector, READ works alongside the Department of Education to implement teacher training and literacy projects in schools.
Continue reading →ICASA is responsible for regulating the telecommunications, broadcasting and postal industries in the public interest and ensure affordable services of a high quality for all South Africans. It also issues licences to telecommunications and broadcasting service providers, enforces compliance with rules and regulations, protects consumers from unfair business practices and poor quality services, hears and decides on disputes and complaints brought against licensees, and controls and manages the effective use of radio frequency spectrum
Continue reading →The SA Communications Industries Association is a not for profit organisation registered as a Section 21 company in South Africa. It is specifically designed to promote the adoption of professional standards and ethical business practice in the communications industry throughout Southern Africa.
Continue reading →The Southern African Freelancers’ Association
Where media professionals and their clients gather to build a better freelance industry.
The Southern African Freelancers’ Association supports, promotes and advocates for freelance workers in the media and communications fields. We offer resources, tools, training and networking events to develop the careers of our members, who range from students to seasoned freelancers.
The NCRF is a national, membership-driven association of community radio stations and support service organizations. Radio station members are independent non-profit CBOs – owned and run by diverse local communities who actively participate in the development of programming activities, for sustainable non-discriminatory local development.
The National Community Radio Forum (NCRF), registered as a Section 21
Company not for gain, was formed in 1993 in Orlando, Soweto, in order to
lobby for the diversification of the airwaves in South Africa, and to foster a
dynamic broadcasting environment in the country through the establishment of community radio stations.
The NAB is the voice of South Africa’s broadcasting industry. It is a membership based association that engages regularly with policy makers and regulators to promote an industry grounded in the principles of democracy, diversity and freedom of expression.
Continue reading →LITASA is a volunteer-run member body with the primary purpose of promoting literacy. Through research, sharing of best practice and community collaboration, we aim to grow a strong literacy community. We bring together individuals and organisations using various platforms including our workshops, national conference, outreach programmes, scholarly journal, website and social media. We operate at a national level and have four branches working locally. We comprise members who come from various spheres at all levels within the literacy sector. LITASA is a registered NPO and PBO.
Continue reading →The Institute for the Advancement of Journalism is South Africa’s oldest and most trusted communications and journalism training institute, which has been around for 27 years. We offer a variety of short courses to up-skill early and mid career journalists and communicators.
Continue reading →WAPA, established in 2006, is a non-profit trade association acting as a collective voice for the wireless industry. WAPAs primary objective is to promote the growth of the wireless industry by facilitating self-regulation, promoting best practices, and educating both members and the market about new wireless technologies and business models. WAPA offers its members regulatory advice, technical training, a code of conduct, a forum for knowledge-sharing and business-enablement opportunities.
Continue reading →Leading SAs inclusive digital transformation journey through creating an enabling environment towards a digital society to foster socio-economic growth.
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