The Media Institute of Southern Africa is an umbrella organisation representing MISA national chapters in the SADC region. MISA defends and promotes media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information.
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Report on Cybersecurity in SADC and its implications on human rights now available!
We are happy to release a report on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Laws in the SADC Region: Implications on Human Rights. Below is an excerpt from the Executive Summary; This report focuses on enacted and proposed cybersecurity and cybercrime laws in the SADC region and...
MISA Chapters meet in South Africa for Regional strategic planning
MISA Regional Governing Council (RGC) Chairperson, Mr. Golden Maunganidze (Zimbabwe), has met with the MISA RGC Deputy Chairperson, Mr. Nkoale Oetsi Tšoana (Lesotho) ahead of the MISA Regional Strategic Planning meeting currently underway in Rosebank, South Africa....
WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram down
Social media network, Facebook and Instagram and instant messaging tool, WhatsApp have been down since 5pm on Monday, disconnecting millions of people who rely on the services for communication. The cause of the outage, which had been going on until past 10 pm on...
MISA acting regional director Moyo elected into Global Forum for Media Development board
MISA Regional Secretariat acting director Tabani Moyo was elected into the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) Steering Committee (the board) at its elective Annual General Meeting held in Tirana, Albania, on 30 September 2021. Moyo, who is also the national...
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30 years later, media professionals and others weigh in on the state of Africa’s press. Read their thoughts and join the conversation at #WHK30