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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MISA launches Regional Media Lawyers Network
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has established a Regional Media Lawyers Network (RMLN), which will go a long way towards ensuring a much more organised and coordinated legal defence mechanism for press freedom in Southern Africa. The RMLN and its...
MISA Zimbabwe State of the Media Report 2025 – Now Available!
Introduction During the year under review, Zimbabwe retained a relatively stable media operating environment, riding on the back of an impressive reduction in cases of media freedom violations, as witnessed in previous years. However, this positive outlook was dented...
South Africa, Namibia lead as Tanzania, Zimbabwe slip in press freedom rankings
Despite some improvements in media freedom across Southern Africa, most countries in the region continue to be classified as problematic and difficult, according to the latest Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index report. South Africa and Namibia remain...
MISA launches sixth edition of the Southern Africa Press Freedom Report
MISA has officially launched the sixth edition of the Southern Africa Press Freedom Report 2026, a comprehensive assessment of 11 countries that reveals a critical inflection point for the region's media landscape. While constitutional guarantees of press freedom...
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