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== Criticism by the informal media in South Africa ==
South Africa won the bid to host the [[FIFA 2010]] soccer world cup. [http://www.fifa.com/en/worldcup/index/0,3360,WF2010,00.html?comp=WF&year=2010]
South Africa won the bid to host the [[FIFA 2010]] soccer world cup. [http://www.fifa.com/en/worldcup/index/0,3360,WF2010,00.html?comp=WF&year=2010]
== Criticism by the informal media in South Africa ==
It is widely believed that the South African Government controls the South African Media. Dr. Snuki Zikalala, the chief of SABC news and a member of the ruling ANC Government, is controlling the content of the news on the SABC. [http://www.news24.com/Rapport/Hoofartikels/0,,752-800_2013532,00.html]
The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) is seriously concerned about the state of media freedom in South Africa [http://www.fxi.org.za/pages/Home%20Page/Breaking%20News/PR_worldpressfreeday.html] According to the formal media in South Africa "Freedom of expression has limits." [http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?area=/insight/insight__columnists/&articleid=264715] The informal media believe this is used as an excuse to censor news which is not politically correct, or which does not serve the ruling political party's (political) agendas. It is also a method of the mainstream media to try and destroy opposition.
Therefore the public does not have access to uncencored news and information. The informal media is filling this gap by allowing individuals to post unedited information. The informal media (blogs) serves as an outlet for all of those individuals that have the need to say what they really think about the situation in South Africa, or on any other topic. [http://crimexposouthafrica.net/crimexp/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1558&Itemid=2]
The official South African media criticised the informal media, and questioned its professionalism, but some bloggers are actually reporters, or they have worked as reporters in the formal media. Some bloggers are highly intelligent, qualified and degreed, they run there our own successful companies and are well informed on the political situation in South Africa. [http://southafricasucks.blogspot.com/2007/05/taking-bull-out-of-bullard.html]
The formal media selects the information it wants to publish. When letters are received from the public, only certain letters are published. Not all letters can be published due to a lack of space in a newspaper, but this is not the case with the informal media. Furthermore the formal media selects which letters it wants to publish, according to the political affiliation or agendas of the newspaper. It may deliberately censor certain individuals or political views, or any other comments on any subject it doesn't support. Distorted points of view can also be provided by selectively deleting sections of any letter or comments made by individuals. It is easy for the informal media to expose politicians who are protected (even supported) by the mainstream media.
The informal media provided the individual with the means to express themselves, and for others to take note.
As an example, the “[[Why South Africa Sucks]]” website is one of the most popular South African Internet Blogs, critical of the [[crime]], [[Corruption]] & [[Genocide]] in South Africa. It was started on 13 Nov 2006. It recorded 222,006 hits since inception. There are 4 persons contributing to Articles on Why South Africa Sucks.[http://www.southafricasucks.blogspot.com/]
Other websites in the informal media is also critical of the government. The mainstream media tries to ignore these websites. They refuse to refer to them.
The website [[African Crisis]] reports on issues critical to South Africa. [http://www.africancrisis.co.za/Home.php]
Other informal websites critical of the situation in South Africa is:
* '''[[Crime Expo South Africa]] . Net''' [http://www.crimexposouthafrica.net/]
* '''[[The Right Perspective]]''' [http://www.therightperspectivepodcastblog.blogspot.com/]
The informal media in South Africa is not only critical about the situation in the country, but it also provides information on a wide range of subjects & different points of view.
== HIV and AIDS in South Africa ==
== HIV and AIDS in South Africa ==