29 Aug South African Human Rights Commission Investigation Into Discrimination In Advertising | The SA Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications

From: Mr B M Maneli, MP Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications

Background

Looking back at the structure of South African advertising, it has been argued that these structures and messages were traditionally dominated solely by white people in high leadership roles with their own political interests and rights to all broadcasting. This influenced the display of brands and products the broader public were exposed to as they demonstrated a one-sided narrative with conflicting cultural values. Read more…