(a) How many easy-to-use toolkits produced and published by the Media Diversity and Development Agency in specific skills areas like marketing and advertising have been distributed to community radio stations and (b) in each case, (i) to which community radio stations where they distributed and (ii) on what date? NW3351E
MINISTRY: COMMUNICATIONSREPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER: 2878 of 2015
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 07 AUGUST 2015
MS V VAN DYK (DA) TO ASK THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS:
(a) How many easy-to-use toolkits produced and published by the Media Diversity and Development Agency in specific skills areas like marketing and advertising have been distributed to community radio stations and (b) in each case, (i) to which community radio stations where they distributed and (ii) on what date?NW3351E
REPLY: MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
MDDA developed and distributed 1500 toolkits for Media Advertising and Marketing for both radio and another 1500 for print. In addition the MDDA has also produced an “easy to use” Corporate Governance Toolkit
Participants at the workshops were all provided the toolkits:
Toolkits Workshops
Area
Beneficiaries
Period
Marketing and Advertising
Mpumalanga Provincial Workshop
6 Community Radio Stations and 7 Publishers
August 2011
Northern Cape Provincial Workshop
5 Community Radio Stations and 1 Publisher
August 2011
Gauteng Provincial Workshop
20 Community Radio Stations, 1 Community TV and 3 Publishers
August 2011
KwaZulu Natal Provincial Workshop
14 Community Radio Stations, 1 Community TV and 10 Publishers
August 2011
Corporate Governance
National Workshop
37 Publishers and 11 Community Radio Stations.
May 2012
National Workshop
10 community Radio Stations, 3 Community TV and 6 Publishers.
February 2013
Starting Your School Newspaper
Provincial Annual Media Literacy Workshops
100 Learners per annum
Annually since 2012 Limpopo, Free State, Northern Cape, KwaZulu Natal and Western Cape
These toolkits are subsequently distributed in all workshops and Learning Forum where MDDA beneficiaries participate.
MR NN MUNZHELELE
DIRECTOR GENERAL ACTING
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE:
MS AF MUTHAMBI (MP)
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS
DATE