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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Policy Brief: Addressing The Gaps In The Data Protection, Privacy And Surveillance Legislation (Now Available!)
Executive Summary Zimbabwe has various pieces of legislation that affect data protection, privacy, and surveillance. The relevant pieces of legislation regarding data protection and privacy include, but are not limited to, the Cyber and Data Protection Act [Chapter...
Open Letter to the AU Heads of State and Government on the Endorsed Continental AI Strategy and African Digital Compact
Date: 22 July 2024 Your Excellencies, 1. This open letter is produced in response to the statement made on 17 June 2024 by the African Union Commission announcing the endorsement of the Continental Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and African Digital Compact by...
MISA will not be the same without Annie Musodza
MISA Zimbabwe’s long-serving Administration Officer, Annie Musodza, who died in the early hours of Saturday, 29 June 2024, was the organisation’s soul. Madam Admin, as she was affectionately known within the MISA family and beyond for the 20+ years she worked for the...
Condolence message on the passing on of journalist Lucy Yasini
The passing of senior journalist Lucy Yasini will undoubtedly create a void in the number of female journalists who report from the ‘frontlines’ in the otherwise male-dominated Zimbabwean media landscape. Yasini was always in the thick of things, toe-to-toe with her...
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