South Africa needs to rethink its community media policy - 4 ways to close the gaps

By Franz Krüger, Associate researcher, University of the Witwatersrand

Community media have received support for around three decades, and yet South Africa’s information landscape remains deeply unequal.

The distribution of media closely matches the country’s socio-economic inequality. People in middle-class suburbs have access to an ever-growing range of information sources. Poorer areas and the countryside are often news deserts.

Sustained support for community media has undoubtedly led to growth in media…

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