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 urges parliament to ensure security of journalists
MISA Zimbabwe National Director Dr Tabani Moyo has written to the Parliament of Zimbabwe to ensure the safety and security of journalists covering the public hearings of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3. In his letter to Clerk of Parliament, Mr Kennedy Chokuda, Dr...
Landmark Resolution on Access to Information and the Right to a Healthy Environment
MISA Regional welcomes the adoption of Resolution ACHPR/Res.657(LXXXVI) 2026 on Access to Information and the Right to a Healthy Environment by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). The ACHPR adopted the Resolution during its 86th Ordinary...
MISA engages Eswatini government on expression and media freedom
Pic: Left to right, Bongani Mkhaliphi, the Senior Information Officer; Nqaba Matshazi, Fundraising and Regional Campaigns Coordinator; Prince Mshishimba A.S. Dlamini, Principal Secretary; Dr Tabani Moyo, MISA Regional Director; Ms Bongiwe Duma-Dlamini, Legal...
Veteran broadcaster Masuku will be sorely missed
When accepting the MISA Press Freedom Award in 2013, veteran Zimbabwean broadcaster John Masuku, in his otherwise unique and admirable humility, said: “When we do our work, we do not expect to receive any award. I am very excited and humbled to receive the MISA Press...
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