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For all those who submitted abstracts for this year’s conference at Wits, please be advised that abstract review is still ongoing due to the extended deadline. Responses may now be expected in the next 2 weeks.

The SACOMM 2026 abstract submission has been extended to 20 May 2026. Responses to submissions should be expected after this new date.

The 2026 SACOMM conference will be hosted by the Wits Centre for Journalism at Wits University from 9 – 11 September. A pre-conference programme for emerging scholars will take place on 8 September. The theme for 2026 is Asserting the Human in the Time of Technofeudalism: Global South Perspectives.  Click here for details. Important dates: – Deadline for …

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Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa8–11 September 2025  The call for abstracts is now published. Click here

The SACOMM 2024 Conference programme has been updated. You can click below

Members who would like to post announcements or CFPs to the mailing list may send requests to collen.chambwera@wits.ac.za. While announcements may be posted on the same day, to avoid disappointment please allow for a day or two.

The Agenda for the 2024 AGM is now available under Annual General Meeting on this website. Also available on the same page for download is the SACOMM Values Statement and Minutes from the 2023 AGM.https://sacomm.org.za/annual-general-meeting/

To register for this year’s conference or request an invoice please use the link below https://evolve.eventoptions.co.za/register/sacomm2024

SACOMM 2023 ends at AFDA Johannesburg on Friday, 29 September 2023. With more than 160 delegates from over 15 Universities from across the continent, SACOMM 2023 drew to a close after three days of intense discussions, exchanges and social gatherings.