South African Communication Association (SACOMM)
The SA Communication Association (SACOMM) is a professional body that represents academics from around southern Africa working in communications and related fields
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National Community Radio Forum (NCRF)
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.
Department: Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
Leading SA’s inclusive digital transformation journey through creating an enabling environment towards a digital society to foster socio-economic growth.
Continue reading →National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
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 →Read Educational Trust (RET)
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 →Institute for The Advancement of Journalism (IAJ)
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 →Wireless Access Providers Association of South Afria (WAPA)
WAPA, established in 2006, is a non-profit trade association acting as a collective voice for the wireless industry. WAPA’s 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 →Southern African Communications Industries Association (SACIA)
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 →Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
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 →Department: Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS):
provides professional services,
sets and influences adherence to standards for an effective government communication system,
drives coherent government messaging,
proactively communicates with the public about government policies, plans programmes and achievements.