SACOMM 2026 Call for Abstracts

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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That is a Wrap!

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.

#SACOMM23 – Programme

The Local Organising Committee of AFDA in close collaboration with the Executive Committee of SACOMM have released the first preliminary programme for the upcoming Annual Conference. #SACOMM23 will be held from 27-29.09.2023, on the AFDA Johannesburg Campus, 41 Frost Avenue, 2092 Auckland Park. Presentation Guidelines:All presenters are urged to bring along their presentations in .ppt …

Executive Committee Elections – 2023

New stream leaders need to be elected for the next two years.Nominations for the new Deputy President also need to be made. The election for the new Executive Committee will take place during the AGM at the upcoming conference to be held at AFDA Johannesburg, from 27-29.09.2023. The current Executive Committee, with their stream descriptions …